CFB Zeitgeist Score
64
Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by rec yards at the 77th percentile.
Yamir Knight
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
637 REC YDS · 54 REC · 5 REC TD
2026 Outlook
Returning to SMU for 2026
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · SMU
Returning around him
- 50% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (14 in / 25 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #25 · 2026 recruiting class #31
WR · SMU · ACC
Yamir Knight
- 3
- #8
- 5-8 | 186 lb
- Smyrna, DE
Heisman Heat
#2155
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP WR AWARD
Biletnikoff
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CONSENSUS
All-American
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Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. A locked-in starting role.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2023–2025+773%
Up 773% from first season to most-recent.
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| No recruiting profile is on file for this player. | ||
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | James Madison -> SMU | 3-star | 0.8600 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Yamir Knight
Fan sentiment ·
Belief Meter
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Awaiting per-cohort signal
Top Take
“”
Trajectory
Per-cohort trajectory lands when historical bucket data is aggregated.
Cohort divergence map
- National · n=2
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Yamir Knight
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
2025 Signature · 2025 season
Receiving yards (total)
637
yds
All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions
National rank #121 of 531
Percentile vs All FBS WRs, min 20 receptions 77th
Why it matters
#121 of 531 All FBS WRs in receiving yards — 637 yards on 54 receptions.
Vs cohort
This player 637 (77th)
HIGH · n=54 cohort 531
- Also strong
- Receiving TDs#98 / 531
- Yards per reception#300 / 531
Signature Moment
Week 11 at Boston College — 162 receiving_yards_total
Result W 45-13
The week the volume broke through — put up 162 yds at Boston College.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the receiving totals stand
Through 13g
637Rec yards
54Receptions
5Rec TDs
Per game
49Rec yards
4Receptions
0Rec TDs
Final
637Rec yards
54Receptions
5Rec TDs
What made this player interesting
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Yamir Knight's story is about how role and output meet each other. For SMU, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
WR season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Target magnet | All-purpose weapon against FBS receiving peers.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Receiving
REC
54 92nd
YDS
637 88th
YPR
11.8 49th
TD
5 91st
Rushing
CAR
1 35th
YDS
2 24th
YPC
2.0 28th
TD
0 81st
Returns
PR YDS
168 88th
PR AVG
10.5 69th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 13 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-13vs East Texas A&M | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 2 | L 45-48vs Baylor | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-10@ Missouri State | 4 | 65 | 16.3 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ TCU | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-18vs Syracuse | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-10vs Stanford | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-24@ Clemson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-13@ Wake Forest | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-20vs Miami | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-13@ Boston College | 7 | 162 | 23.1 | 1 | 61 | Season-high 162 yds |
| Wk 13 | W 38-6vs Louisville | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-38@ California | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Bowl | W 24-19vs Arizona | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 22 | |
| Total | 54 | 637 | 11.0 | 5 | 61 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2023James Madison11-2HC: Damian Wroblewski · Balanced
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | 54 | 637 | 11.8 | 5 | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 62 | 710 | 11.5 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | 1 | 2 | -- | 168 | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 1 | -1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 loaded seasons | 2 | 1 | -- | 168 | -- |
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
The player's share of a team's passing-game involvement. It is the fastest way to see whether the receiver is a true focal point or more of a complementary piece.
A blended workload view that accounts for catches, designed touches, and any return-game involvement that shapes the overall profile.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receiving | Receptions | 54 | #94/1110 | 92nd pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving yards | 637 | #129/1107 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving TD | 5 | #96/1111 | 91st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Yards / catch | 11.8 | #562/1106 | 49th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return yards | 168 | #28/224 | 88th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Pass share | 14.8% | #255/1137 | 78th pct | Air-game usagevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing LONG | 2 | #314/346 | 10th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rushing yards | 2 | #302/397 | 24th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Yards / carry | 2.0 | #283/393 | 28th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Carries | 1 | #264/407 | 35th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Rushing | Rush TD | 0 | #81/411 | 81st pct | Scoringvs FBS WR |
| Receiving | Receiving LONG | 61 | #167/1105 | 85th pct | Metricvs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt returns | 16 | #35/237 | 86th pct | Volumevs FBS WR |
| Returns | Punt return avg | 10.5 | #69/222 | 69th pct | Efficiencyvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Passing-down usage | 10.9% | #189/1137 | 83rd pct | Known-passing sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 3rd-down usage | 10.8% | #181/1137 | 84th pct | Money-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Role share | 8.1% | #208/1137 | 82nd pct | Share of team offensevs FBS WR |
| Usage | 2nd-down usage | 8.0% | #228/1137 | 80th pct | Middle-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | 1st-down usage | 7.0% | #239/1137 | 79th pct | Early-down loadvs FBS WR |
| Usage | Standard-down usage | 6.9% | #226/1137 | 80th pct | Base-situation sharevs FBS WR |
| Usage | Rush share | 0.3% | #332/1137 | 71st pct | Ground-game usagevs FBS WR |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 4.1 | 35.9 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 64.3 | 14.4 | 0.3 |
Win vs Loss
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins9g | 4.8 | 56.3 | 10.6 | 0.4 |
| Losses4g | 2.8 | 32.5 | 12.4 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.0 | 42.0 | 9.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.3 | 57.2 | 12.5 | 0.5 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
64Solid starter
Elite: receptions (82nd). Concern: rush yards (22nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · WR · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Yamir KnightSMURyan DavisUtah· 93% simDevin VoisinSouth Alabama· 91% simJordan HudsonSMU· 91% sim
Receptions
Rec TDs
Rec yards
Long catch
Rush TDs
Yards / catch
Rush yards
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Roderic Burns’s 2021 season.
Roderic Burns
80%match
#2
Tre Tucker
NFL Rd 3 · Pk 37
79%
#3
Nate Mccollum
78%
#4
Yusuf Ali
72%
#5
Brandon Bowling
72%
Matches Roderic on
EPA / play (adj)
Class year
Height
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to T.J. Vasher’s path through Texas Tech.
T.J. Vasher
100%match
#2
Amon-Ra St. Brown
NFL Rd 4
99%
#3
Christian Richmond
98%
#4
Ian Duarte
98%
#5
Xavier Lane
98%
Matches T.J. on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Barnes's junior season at App State (2025).
Jaden Barnes
78%match
#2
Dashaun Davis
77%
#3
Michael Mathison
75%
#4
Dante Wright
All-AAC
74%
#5
Malik Rutherford
74%
Matches Jaden on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Jaden on
Weight (higher)
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
53.7%
460 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
5.4%
333 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
2025
Rhett Lashlee
SMU
Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownSmyrna, DE
Height5'8"
Weight186 lb
Class3
PositionWR
Jersey8
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamSMU
ConferenceACC
Joined2025
Career arc3 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | James Madison | WR3 | #2155 | #1842 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Sun Belt |
| 2023 | James Madison | WR3 | #1769 | #1588 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Sun Belt |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU | ACC | WR | 3 | No. 8 | 5-8 | 186 lb | Smyrna, DE |
| 2024 | James Madison | Sun Belt | WR | 3 | No. 8 | 5-8 | 186 lb | Smyrna, DE |
| 2023 | James Madison | Sun Belt | WR | 3 | No. 8 | 5-8 | 186 lb | Smyrna, DE |