Player Dossier

2022-2025

Maryland

Shaleak Knotts

WR • 6'3" • 194 lbs • Monroe, NC, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Shaleak Knotts reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

22%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

70

High-end production for a receiver

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Reliability

69

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

80

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Maryland
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Player Story

Shaleak Knotts built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Monroe, NC wearing No. 4, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Shaleak Knotts' career was his receiving role: 67...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.9157

Monroe · Monroe, NC

Committed To
Maryland
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Shaleak Knotts, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · Maryland. Shaleak Knotts reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
963
Receptions
67
Touchdowns
7

Quick Answers

Shaleak Knotts quick answers

Latest team and position
Maryland · WR
Career Receiving Yards
963
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 29 games
Best season
2025 Regular Season · Maryland
Top game
Michigan State
Recruit profile
4-star · Monroe · Maryland
High school pipeline
Monroe · 8 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 4 · Senior
2025 Receiving yards rank
717 receiving yards · WR 101st (top 10%) · Big Ten 13th (top 5%) · National 103rd (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2022 PostseasonMaryland5118019.3
2022 Regular SeasonMaryland5412019.3
2023 PostseasonMaryland617037.5
2023 Regular SeasonMaryland6648037.5
2024 Regular SeasonMaryland711161133.6
2025 Regular SeasonMaryland1144717679.3

Related Context

Shaleak Knotts played WR for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Shaleak Knotts recorded 7 rushing yards, 963 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Maryland.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

Maryland paired 717 primary output with 86.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 86.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Michigan State

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2025 Regular Season · Maryland

Games

11

Receiving Yards / G

65.2

Efficiency

86.6

Usage

16.1

Consistency

76.6

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Florida Atlantic: 59. Northern Illinois: 58. Towson: 79. Wisconsin: 80. Washington: 29. Nebraska: 62. UCLA: 54. Rutgers: 13. Illinois: 62. Michigan: 82. Michigan State: 139

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida Atlantic: 5 by 78.7. Northern Illinois: 2 by 100. Towson: 4 by 100. Wisconsin: 3 by 100. Washington: 4 by 48.3. Nebraska: 5 by 82.7. UCLA: 3 by 100. Rutgers: 2 by 43.3. Illinois: 4 by 100. Michigan: 4 by 100. Michigan State: 8 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins69 · Games = 4 · +6 vs Losses
Losses63 · Games = 7 · -6 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Michigan State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Michigan State

Result
Sun 11/30@ Michigan State100 receiving yards · High volumeL 28-38813917.417.40147
Sat 11/22vs MichiganL 20-4548220.520.50031
Sat 11/15@ IllinoisL 6-2446215.515.50019
Sat 11/8@ RutgersL 20-352136.56.50011
Sat 10/18@ UCLAL 17-203541818032
Sat 10/11vs NebraskaL 31-3456212.412.40022
Sat 10/4vs WashingtonL 20-244297.37.30014
Sat 9/20@ Wisconsin2+ TDW 27-1038026.726.70262
Sat 9/13vs TowsonW 44-1747919.819.80133
Fri 9/5vs Northern IllinoisW 20-92582929142
Sat 8/30vs Florida AtlanticW 39-755911.811.80129

Player Story

Shaleak Knotts story

Shaleak Knotts built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a wide receiver from Monroe, NC wearing No. 4, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Shaleak Knotts' career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 963 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 7 rushing yards across 29 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 rushing yards and 3 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Shaleak Knotts' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Maryland

    2022-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

202220222023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2022 PostseasonMaryland3037.55
2022 Regular SeasonMaryland3037.550
2023 PostseasonMaryland5553.9625
2023 Regular SeasonMaryland5553.960
2024 Regular SeasonMaryland16161.66.4106
2025 Regular SeasonMaryland71786.616.1556

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ No. 82 Michigan State

Week 14 · L 28-38 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

139

Receiving Yards

90.1 takeover

139 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Minnesota

Week 9 · L 23-48 · Conference game

70

Receiving Yards

75.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

70 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Towson

Week 3 · W 44-17

79

Receiving Yards

73.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

79 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs No. 25 Michigan

Week 13 · L 20-45 · Conference game · Ranked opponent

82

Receiving Yards

73.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Virginia

Week 3 · W 42-14

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Receiving Yards

72.6 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Maryland

717 primary output · 86.6 efficiency · 16.1 usage

79.3

#2

2023 Postseason · Maryland

37.5

55 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 6 usage

#3

2023 Regular Season · Maryland

37.5

55 primary · 53.9 efficiency · 6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games