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SMU · Through Week 8

Yamir Knight

#8 · WR · Fr. · 5'8" · 185 lbs · Smyrna, DE

#87

of 368 wide receivers · Top 23%

+0.86

points added per game vs an average WR

Receiving +0.866 games
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What the numbers say about Yamir

  • •Top 4% of wide receivers in target success rate (63.9%).
  • •Cooling off: +0.44 points per play over his last three games, down from +0.72 for the season.
  • •Ranks #87 of 368 wide receivers (top 24%) with +0.86 points added per game.

Against every FBS WR

Where he ranks among qualified players at his position.

  • EPA per target0.64Top 26%
  • Target success rate63.9%Top 4%
  • Catch rate83.3%Top 4%
  • Yards per target9.5Top 28%
  • Average depth of target5.4Bottom 18%
  • Yards after catch5.8Top 28%
  • Target share19.2%Top 36%

What he does best

  • Target success rate (Top 4%)
  • Catch rate (Top 4%)

What to work on

  • Yards per target (Top 28%, his lowest mark)
  • Yards after catch (Top 28%, his lowest mark)
  • Standard downs (+0.38 per play, vs +0.84 passing downs)

No true weak spots at his position, so these are his lowest marks.

Coaching notes

  • Standard vs passing downs. Best: passing downs (+0.84 per play). Toughest: standard downs (+0.38).
  • By down. Best: 3rd/4th down (+0.85 per play). Toughest: 1st down (+0.47).
  • Against top defenses. Best: vs top-40 defenses (+0.80 per play). Toughest: vs everyone else (+0.57).
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The closest matches at his position across every stat, not just the total.

Situational splits

Points added per play (adjusted for opponents) and success rate in each situation.

By down

  • 1st down+0.47 EPA · 92% succ · 13 plays
  • 2nd down+0.63 EPA · 58% succ · 12 plays
  • 3rd/4th down+0.85 EPA · 36% succ · 11 plays

Standard vs passing downs

  • Passing downs+0.84 EPA · 45% succ · 20 plays
  • Standard downs+0.38 EPA · 88% succ · 16 plays

Red zone

  • Red zone+0.42 EPA · 20% succ · 5 plays

Against top defenses

  • vs everyone else+0.57 EPA · 68% succ · 25 plays
  • vs top-40 defenses+0.80 EPA · 55% succ · 11 plays

Short vs deep

  • Short targets+0.55 EPA · 62% succ · 34 plays
  • Deep targets+2.09 EPA · 100% succ · 2 plays

Season stats

TgtRecCatch%Rec YdsY/TgtRec TDaDOTYACTgt Shr
363083.3%3439.515.45.819.2%

Game log

WkOpponentReceivingEPA/play
2vsUC Davis3/3, 62 yds, 0 TD+1.79
3atLouisville7/8, 70 yds, 1 TD+1.02
4vsMissouri State9/10, 113 yds, 0 TD+0.21
5vsBoston College2/3, 22 yds, 0 TD+0.19
7vsVirginia6/6, 51 yds, 0 TD+1.19
8vsCalifornia3/6, 25 yds, 0 TD-0.07