Receiver, Purdue, 2012–⁠14

B.J. Knauf

Number
No. 83
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Winter Haven, FL

B.J. Knauf played receiver at Purdue (2012–⁠14).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Michigan State, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013Purdue141369.7119
2014Purdue151067.1120
Career292428.3220

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013Purdue1019504200
2014Purdue–––2260
Career1019506460

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Purdue83WR
2013Purdue83WR
2014Purdue83WR5′10″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013Purdue270.47––12.66%
2014Purdue180.56––10.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2014 Purdue 4 games, 15 catches, 106 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Western MichiganW 43–⁠344520–––
Sep 6vs.Central MichiganL 17–⁠383190––2
Oct 4atIllinoisW 38–⁠27160–––
Oct 11vs.Michigan StateL 31–⁠457291–––
2013 Purdue 8 games, 14 catches, 136 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31atCincinnatiL 7–⁠42160233–
Sep 7vs.Indiana StateW 20–⁠141190––1
Sep 14vs.Notre DameL 24–⁠314511268–
Sep 21atWisconsinL 10–⁠41130––1
Sep 28vs.Northern IllinoisL 24–⁠552160––2
Nov 2vs.Ohio StateL 0–⁠561160457–
Nov 9vs.IowaL 14–⁠382160237–
Nov 16atPenn StateL 21–⁠45290–––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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