Vegas Knight Hawks
Current season
Established 2021
Play in Henderson, Nevada
at the Dollar Loan Center
KnightHawksFootball.com
League/conference affiliations
Indoor Football League (2022–present)
  • Western Conference (2022-present)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, red, gold, and white
       
Personnel
Owner(s)Bill Foley
Head coachMike Davis
Team history
  • Vegas Knight Hawks (2022–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Vegas Knight Hawks are a professional indoor football team based in Henderson, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. A member of the Indoor Football League (IFL), the Knight Hawks began play in 2022 at Dollar Loan Center. The Knight Hawks are owned by Bill Foley, owner of the National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights.[1]

The Knight Hawks are the fourth football team to play in the Las Vegas metropolitan area following the arrival of the National Football League's Las Vegas Raiders, the XFL Las Vegas Outlaws, and the Canadian Football League's Las Vegas Posse, as well as being the fourth arena/indoor football team to play in Vegas following the defunct Las Vegas Sting, Las Vegas Gladiators, and Las Vegas Outlaws, all from the also defunct Arena Football League.

History

In May 2021, the Indoor Football League (IFL) announced that Bill Foley, owner of the National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights, and Chuck Brennan, the founder and CEO of the Dollar Loan Center, had purchased an IFL franchise to compete at the new Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nevada.[2] The Dollar Loan Center was built to be the home of the Golden Knights' American Hockey League affiliate, the Henderson Silver Knights, with an expected completion in early 2022.[3] On August 23, 2021, the team announced their name and logo, as well as introducing former Nebraska Danger head coach Mike Davis as the team's first head coach.[1]

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct as of the 2022 Indoor Football League season.

Name Season Regular season Playoffs Awards
WLTWin%WL
Mike Davis20226100.37500
20235100.33300

Roster

Vegas Knight Hawks roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Joe Mancuso
  • -- Jorge Reyna

Running backs

  • -- Taurean Taylor
  • -- Antonio Wimbush

Wide receivers

  • -- Justin Collins
  • 22 Malik Honeycutt
  • 13 Jonathan Johnson
  • -- Bryce Murphy
  •  4 Quentin Randolph
 Offensive linemen
  • -- Desmond Bland
  • -- Eric Douglas
  • 77 Moses Mallory
  • -- Bryant Nolan Jr.
  • -- Brandon Unangst
  • 78 Kory Woodruff

Defensive linemen

  • -- Nick Andrews
  • -- Tay Berry
  • -- Taishan Holmes
  • -- Maurice Jacksons
  • -- Keshaun Moore
  • -- C.J. Wright
 Linebackers
  • -- Markel Calhoun
  • -- Eteva Mauga-Clements
  • 10 Gabe McCoyTyrone Williams

Defensive backs

  • -- Roderick Chapman
  • -- Jaylen Floyd
  • -- D.J. Ford
  • -- Josh Hayes
  • -- Derrick Jones

Kickers

  • -- Kevin Macias
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated November 10, 2023
30 Active, 0 Inactive

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Vegas Knight Hawks Are The Newest Franchise In The IFL". Our Sports Central. August 23, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Vegas Golden Knights buy Indoor Football League expansion franchise". KSNV-TV. May 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "AHL Silver Knights to end 2021-22 schedule in new home". Las Vegas Review-Journal. July 23, 2021.
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