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UCLA - This talented redshirt freshman will compete for playing time at tailback ... Fast and very strong, he gained valuable experience during Spring Practice and should compete for playing time in the Fall.
2008 - Did not see game action in his first season in the program and has four seasons of eligibility remaining ... Offensive co-winner of UCLA's Charles Pike Memorial Award for Outstanding Scout Team Player.
HIGH SCHOOL - Played football at Birmingham High School in Lake Balboa, CA for coach Ed Croson ... Parade All-American ... EA Sports second-team All-American ... USA Today second-team All-American ... Earned four stars from rivals.com ... Earned four stars from scout.com ... Ranked No. 30 nationally and No. 4 in the West at running back by scout.com ... Cal-Hi Sports California Player of the Year and All-State first team ... L.A. Daily News Player of the Year ... L.A. Times Back of the Year ... As a senior, he rushed for 2,210 yards and 39 touchdowns while leading his school to a second straight City Section Championship ... Ran for 832 yards and 13 touchdowns in the playoffs ... In the City title game against Carson, he ran for 179 yards and three scores, including an 89-yard dash ... Rushed for 6,695 career yards and scored 103 touchdowns, both City Section records ... As a junior, he rushed for 2,374 yards and 29 touchdowns ... As a sophomore, he ran for 1,700 yards and 28 touchdowns ... Scored six touchdowns on receptions. ... Lettered in track, baseball and basketball.
PERSONAL - Full Name: Milton Knox, Jr. ... Born: January 25, 1990 in Pacoima, CA ... Parents: Milton Knox, Sr. and Cecila Penland ... Has one sister, Tinisha and three brothers, Dayon, Rodney and Troy ... Lists his biggest thrill in sports as winning three City championships ... Lists NFL standouts Maurice Jones-Drew, Barry Sanders and Emmitt Smith as the athletes he admires the most ... Hobbies include doing impressions of famous people ... Undeclared major.
