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Yamir Knight
Yamir Knight

#8Yamir Knight

WR·James Madison·2024

Yamir Knight is a Slot Specialist WR for James Madison. Yamir's 2024 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 51 plays — a elite rate for the WR.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

  • Usage share (volume)0.47
    Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
  • EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
    Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
  • Total EPA (value)0.45
    Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Yamir Knight's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2024 Production

Receiving
52 Receptions605 Rec yards4 Rec TD11.6 Yards/rec
Returns
20 Punt returns145 PR yards0 PR TD

Performance Analysis · 2024 · vs WR peers

  • Efficiency100
  • Volume17
  • Explosiveness31
  • Consistency77
  • Pass-Down100
Player type
Slot Specialist WR

The offense's primary passing-down weapon — routes, separation, and reliability on 3rd down define this role.

3rd-down converterRoute technicianHigh passing-down share
Peer percentiles
Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)100th %ile · elite
Game-to-game consistency77th %ile · above avg
Key findings
  • ▸Top-10% efficiency among WRs — elite opponent-adjusted EPA rate.
  • ▸Limited usage share suggests a rotational or specialist role.
  • ▸High game-to-game consistency — reliable floor each week.
  • ▸9 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
  • ▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
  • ▸Production faded as the season progressed — 0.49 EPA/play decline from first to second half.
  • ▸Peak game: 2.10 EPA/play in Wk 2 vs Gardner-Webb.

NIL Market Tier· 2024

On3 valuation ↗
Elite

Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

PlayerTeamWEPA/playLine valTotal EPA
Quadree HendersonPittsburgh0.5301.633.4
DeAndre HughesAir Force0.4701.328.2
Keytaon ThompsonMississippi State0.4601.232.2
Bert Emanuel Jr.Central Michigan0.4601.624.4
Savion WilliamsTCU0.4501.125.2

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

+2.100−2.10Wk 1 vs Charlotte: -0.07 EPA/play1Wk 2 vs Gardner-Webb: +2.10 EPA/play2Wk 4 vs North Carolina: +1.55 EPA/play4Wk 5 vs Ball State: +1.83 EPA/play5Wk 6 vs UL Monroe: +0.84 EPA/play6Wk 7 vs Coastal Carolina: +0.32 EPA/play7Wk 8 vs Georgia Southern: +1.21 EPA/play8Wk 9 vs Southern Miss: +0.43 EPA/play9Wk 11 vs Georgia State: +1.01 EPA/play11Wk 12 vs Old Dominion: +1.31 EPA/play12Wk 13 vs App State: +0.49 EPA/play13Wk 14 vs Marshall: -0.23 EPA/play14
EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost
WkOpponentResultOpp SP+RecRec YdsAvgRec TDLongEPA/play
1@CharlotteW30-7-15.3144.004-0.07
2vsGardner-WebbW13-6—22311.50172.10
4@North CarolinaW70-505.058116.20481.55
5vsBall StateW63-7-19.844411.02201.83
6@UL MonroeL19-21-16.746716.80290.84
7vsCoastal CarolinaW39-7-6.95357.00140.32
8@Georgia SouthernL14-28-1.74389.50201.21
9vsSouthern MissW32-15-25.64215.30110.43
11vsGeorgia StateW38-7-17.946516.30291.01
12@Old DominionW35-32-6.0812115.11681.31
13@App StateL20-34-8.156012.01280.49
14vsMarshallL33-353.1284.007-0.23
20vsWestern KentuckyW27-17-2.24389.5014—

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy
Overall
6.0%
Passing plays
12.9%
Rushing plays
0.2%
Standard downs
4.4%
Passing downs
9.7%
EPA by down type
Standard downs
0.69
Passing downs
1.13
Pass / Rush EPA
0.94 / -0.47

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).

EPA = expected points added (opponent-adjusted). NIL estimates are model-based ranges, not reported deals. Data: CollegeFootballData. Not betting advice.