Player Dossier

2023-2025

SMU

Yamir Knight

WR • 5'8" • 186 lbs • Smyrna, DE, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Yamir Knight reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage Score

19.1

Efficiency

67.7

Consistency

50.2

Season Value

59.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · James Madison

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
James Madison • SMU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Yamir Knight, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · James Madison. Yamir Knight reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Yamir Knight played WR for James Madison and SMU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Yamir Knight recorded 2 rushing yards, 1,315 receiving yards, and 9 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with James Madison.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

James Madison paired 605 primary output with 68.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 67.7 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across James Madison, SMU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Boston College

Win 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 Postseason · SMU

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

49

Efficiency

67.7

Usage

19.1

Consistency

50.2

Best Game by takeover score

Boston College

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 104. East Texas A&M: -1. Baylor: 0. Missouri State: 65. TCU: 69. Syracuse: 41. Stanford: 16. Clemson: 29. Wake Forest: 32. Miami: 47. Boston College: 162. Louisville: 44. California: 29

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. Arizona: 7 by 99. East Texas A&M: 3 by 0. Missouri State: 4 by 100. TCU: 5 by 92. Syracuse: 5 by 54.7. Stanford: 4 by 26.7. Clemson: 3 by 64.4. Wake Forest: 2 by 100. Miami: 4 by 78.3. Boston College: 7 by 100. Louisville: 6 by 48.9. California: 4 by 48.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins56.3 · Games = 9 · +23.8 vs Losses
Losses32.5 · Games = 4 · -23.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Boston College

Best efficiency game

100 vs Boston College

Result
Sat 1/3vs Arizona100 receiving yardsW 24-19710414.914.90022
Sun 11/30@ CaliforniaL 35-384297.37.3009
Sat 11/22vs LouisvilleW 38-66447.37.30113
Sat 11/8@ Boston College100 receiving yardsW 45-13716223.123.10161
Sat 11/1vs MiamiW 26-2044711.811.80128
Sat 10/25@ Wake ForestL 12-132321616021
Sat 10/18@ ClemsonW 35-243299.79.70010
Sat 10/11vs StanfordW 34-104164408
Sat 10/4vs SyracuseW 31-185418.28.20115
Sat 9/20@ TCUL 24-3556911.813.80134
Sat 9/13@ Missouri StateW 28-1046516.316.30018
Sat 9/6vs BaylorL 45-48
Sun 8/31vs East Texas A&MW 42-133-1-0.3-0.3004

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    James Madison

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    SMU

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonJames Madison7358.96.6
2024 PostseasonJames Madison60568.622532
2024 Regular SeasonJames Madison60568.6220
2025 PostseasonSMU63767.719.132
2025 Regular SeasonSMU63767.719.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Old Dominion

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

121

Primary metric

121 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Boston College

162

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

162 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Arizona

104

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.

#4

North Carolina

81

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

UL Monroe

67

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

67 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · James Madison

605 primary output · 68.6 efficiency · 22 usage

61.1

#2

2024 Regular Season · James Madison

61.1

605 primary · 68.6 efficiency · 22 usage

#3

2025 Postseason · SMU

59.2

637 primary · 67.7 efficiency · 19.1 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

1,315

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 32 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.