IFL Vegas Knight Hawks

Knight Hawks to Take on Northern Arizona

Published on April 16, 2022 under Indoor Football League (IFL)
Vegas Knight Hawks News Release


The Vegas Knight Hawks travel to Findlay Toyota Center to take on the Northern Arizona Wranglers for the second time this season on April 16 at 6:05 p.m. PT.

NOTES

The Vegas Knight Hawks are 2-2 in their inaugural season in the Indoor Football League (IFL), where they sit in third place in the Western Conference.

The Knight Hawks offense is 11th in the league, scoring 133 points across four games, the sixth most scored in the league this season. The team has 19 touchdowns, 13 of those being passing touchdowns. The team has put up a total of 168 rushing yards and 512 passing yards for a total of 687 yards earned so far this season.

Wide Receiver Frank Brown leads the league with 20 receptions, 225 receiving yards, and is tied for first in receiving touchdowns with five. Brown has scored a touchdown in his last three games played.

Running Back Elad Covaliu is 19th in the IFL in rushing yards with 74 yards and three rushing touchdowns, averaging 18.5 yards per game. His other touchdown this season was a receiving touchdown.

The Knight Hawks have three additions to their roster: Wide Receiver Dez Epps, Offensive Lineman Anthony Barber, and Defensive Lineman Jared Gentry. Epps brings two years of pro experience, playing in 2019 for the AFL's Washington Valor and in 2018 for the Arizona Rattlers.

OPPOSITION UPDATE

The Northern Arizona Wranglers are 2-1 in their season, putting them in second in the Western Conference. Last time these two teams met, the Knight Hawks defeated the Wranglers in their Inaugural season home-opener at The Dollar Loan Center, 22-9.

The Wranglers have won their last two games, back-to-back at home, by at least 17 points and scoring more than 40 points in each of those games.

Linebacker Vada King leads the league in tackles, having 13 solo and seven assisted, as well as one sack in the two games he has appeared in this season. King also has four tackles for loss, three solo and one assisted.

Quarterback Kaleb Barker is seventh in the league with 340 total yards, 85 of those rushing yards and 255 of those passing yards. Barker has scored three rushing touchdowns and four passing touchdowns for his seven touchdowns on the season.

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