Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 51 | — |
| Target share | 20.7% | 145th / 534 |
| Catch rate | 84.3% | 19th / 534 |
| Success rate per target | 62.7% | 43rd / 534 |
| Yards per target | 9.8 | 119th / 534 |
| Explosive catches | 9.8% | 315th / 534 |
| Deep-target rate | 5.9% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 15 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 6 | — |
Charting
Where Knight's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted40 targets charted
2025 charting · SMU
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (6 of Knight’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted35 targets charted
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  SMU#29 · 6-2 | 8 | 68% | 44 | 523 | 3 | 20.7% |
| 2025 | SMU#20 · 9-4 | 13 | 57% | 54 | 637 | 5 | 15.9% |
| 2024 |  James Madison#46 · 9-4 | 13 | 69% | 53 | 605 | 4 | 13.8% |
| 2023 | James Madison#22 · 11-2 | 6 | 18% | 8 | 73 | 0 | 4.7% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Yamir Knight's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Yamir Knight's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 | @ Florida State | W 27–24 | 2.8 | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 18 | · | · | 3 | 7 | · |
| 2 |  UC Davis | W 56–10 | 7.0 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 33 | · | · | 1 | 14 | · |
| 3 | @ Louisville | L 31–41 | 7.6 | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 | · | · | 1 | 5 | · |
| 4 |  Missouri State | W 34–24 | 9.0 | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 1 | 29 | · | · | 3 | 29 | · |
| 5 |  Boston College | W 25–16 | 6.0 | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | · | · | 2 | 28 | · |
| 7 |  Virginia | W 23–13 | 7.2 | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 | · | · | 2 | 46 | · |
| 8 |  California | W 59–20 | 6.0 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 | · | · | 2 | 24 | · |
| 9 | @ Syracuse | L 27–30 | 7.5 | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 4 | · |
| 2026 · 8 games | 6.6 | 44 | 523 | 11.9 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 157 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 1 | — |
| Yards | -7 | 1454th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | -7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 0 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 44 | 34th / 2089 |
| Yards | 523 | 62nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 11.9 | 261st / 460 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 127th / 914 |
| Long | 33 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 2 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 1 | — |
| Yards | 17 | — |
| Average | 17 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Punt returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 16 | — |
| Yards | 157 | — |
| Average | 9.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 26 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Florida State | — | 67 | ~53 (35–65) | 8 | · | 4 | 79% |
| Wk 2 · UC Davis | ✓ WR | 55 | ~31 (10–42) | 3 | · | 1 | 56% |
| Wk 3 · Louisville | ✓ WR | 79 | ~59 (39–72) | 8 | · | 1 | 75% |
| Wk 4 · Missouri State | ✓ WR | 78 | ~64 (42–78) | 11 | 1 | 3 | 82% |
| Wk 5 · Boston College | — | 63 | ~23 (7–31) | 3 | · | 2 | 37% |
| Wk 7 · Virginia | ✓ WR | 69 | ~52 (34–63) | 7 | · | 2 | 75% |
| Wk 8 · California | — | 68 | ~42 (28–51) | 6 | · | 2 | 62% |
| Wk 9 · Syracuse | — | 67 | ~46 (30–56) | 7 | · | 3 | 69% |
| Season | 4 GS | 546 | 370 (310–431) | 53 | 1 | 18 | 68% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the SMU roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Yamir Knight | WR | SR | 44 | 523 | 3 | 16% | +0.73 |
| 3 | Yannick Smith | WR | JR | 27 | 437 | 2 | 15% | +0.62 |
| 10 | Jalen Cooper | WR | SO | 27 | 389 | 1 | 14% | +0.63 |
| 2 | Jalen Hale | WR | SR | 16 | 258 | 3 | 7% | +0.86 |
| 0 | Derrick McFall | WR | JR | 9 | 167 | 3 | 5% | +0.43 |
| 16 | Jakai Anderson | WR | FR | 3 | 26 | 0 | 7% | +0.23 |
| 11 | Carterrious Brown | WR | SO | 2 | 23 | 0 | 4% | +0.32 |
| 22 | Jordyn Adams | WR | FR | 2 | 9 | 0 | 6% | -0.07 |
| 15 | Aljour Miles II | WR | FR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3% | +2.63 |
| 13 | Daylon Singleton | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | David Kniffen Jr. | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Siler Cooke | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Tyrone Crethers | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.96 |
| 83 | X'Zavier Barnett | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. SMU depth chart →