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Player Dossier
2013-2016Marshall
Josh Knight
WR • 6'1" • Fort Pierce, FL, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Josh Knight reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
58
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Marshall
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Marshall
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Josh Knight built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Fort Pierce, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Josh Knight's career was his receiving role: 67...
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- Committed To
- Marshall
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Josh Knight, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Marshall. Josh Knight reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 688
- Receptions
- 67
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Josh Knight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Marshall · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 688
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Marshall
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Fort Pierce Central · Marshall
- High school pipeline
- Fort Pierce Central · 12 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2016
- 2016 Receiving yards rank
- 631 receiving yards · WR 145th (top 15%) · Conference USA 16th (top 8%) · National 157th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 40.1 |
| 2015 Postseason | Marshall | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 11 | 62 | 631 | 5 | 75.1 |
Related Context
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Josh Knight played WR for Marshall. Across 4 tracked seasons, Josh Knight recorded 688 receiving yards and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Marshall.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Marshall paired 631 primary output with 62.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 62.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Marshall
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
57.4
Efficiency
62.3
Usage
24.6
Consistency
56.2
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Morgan State: 24. Akron: 118. Louisville: 6. Pittsburgh: 49. Florida Atlantic: 128. Charlotte: 94. Southern Miss: 47. Old Dominion: 34. Middle Tennessee: 73. Florida International: 42. Western Kentucky: 16
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. Morgan State: 1 by 100. Akron: 7 by 100. Louisville: 2 by 20. Pittsburgh: 6 by 54.4. Florida Atlantic: 9 by 94.8. Charlotte: 10 by 62.7. Southern Miss: 6 by 52.2. Old Dominion: 6 by 37.8. Middle Tennessee: 6 by 81.1. Florida International: 6 by 46.7. Western Kentucky: 3 by 35.6
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins75 · Games = 3 · +24.3 vs Losses
Losses50.8 · Games = 8 · -24.3 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
100 vs Akron
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Western Kentucky | L 6-60 | — | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Florida International | L 14-31 | — | 6 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs Middle Tennessee | W 42-17 | — | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 1 | 30 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Old Dominion | L 14-38 | — | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 5.70 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Southern Miss | L 14-24 | — | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 7.80 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs CharlotteHigh volume | L 24-27 | — | 10 | 94 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Florida Atlantic100 receiving yards · High volume | W 27-21 | — | 9 | 128 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 1 | 65 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Pittsburgh | L 27-43 | — | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 1 | 15 |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Louisville | L 28-59 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Akron100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 38-65 | — | 7 | 118 | 16.9 | 16.90 | 2 | 39 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Morgan State | W 62-0 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
Player Story
Josh Knight story
Josh Knight built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a wide receiver from Fort Pierce, FL wearing No. 8, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Josh Knight's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 688 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 15 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Marshall. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 15 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Marshall.
The arc is straightforward: Josh Knight moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Marshall
2013-2016
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Marshall | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Marshall | 13 | 43.4 | 5.3 | 13 |
| 2015 Postseason | Marshall | 44 | 73.4 | 8.1 | 31 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Marshall | 44 | 73.4 | 8.1 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Marshall | 631 | 62.3 | 24.6 | 587 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 7 · W 27-21 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
128
Receiving Yards
98.3 takeover
128 receiving yards with a 94.8 efficiency score.
#2
vs Akron
Week 3 · L 38-65
118
Receiving Yards
87.6 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Florida International
Week 11 · W 52-0 · Conference game
37
Receiving Yards
79.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Charlotte
Week 8 · L 24-27 · Conference game
94
Receiving Yards
78.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 62.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 11 · W 42-17 · Conference game
73
Receiving Yards
77.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
73 receiving yards with a 81.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Marshall
631 primary output · 62.3 efficiency · 24.6 usage
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#2
2015 Postseason · Marshall
41.9
44 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 8.1 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Marshall
41.9
44 primary · 73.4 efficiency · 8.1 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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