Running back, Purdue, 2014–⁠18

D.J. Knox

Number
No. 1
Height
5′7″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Fairburn, GA

D.J. Knox played running back at Purdue (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

152rushing yards, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 20183rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Ohio State, 20186catches, career hightwice; last vs. Bowling Green, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Purdue1084093.8242
2017Purdue905616.2241
2018Purdue1578835.6845
Career3551,8535.21245

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Purdue261897.3026
2017Purdue161489.3225
2018Purdue271806.7123
Career695177.5326

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Purdue2460
2017Purdue162930
2018Purdue2330
Career203720

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Purdue1RBRS
2015Purdue1RBFr.
2016Purdue1RBSo.
2017Purdue1RBJr.
2018Purdue1RBSr.5′7″210

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Purdue1360.0324th (n=268)0.123.818%0.05
2017Purdue1060.2378th (n=287)0.1224.012%0.11
2018Purdue1870.1037th (n=300)0.1518.920%0.19

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2018 Purdue 13 games, 883 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30vs.NorthwesternL 27–⁠3177711−10
Sep 8vs.Eastern MichiganL 19–⁠20211521140
Sep 15vs.MissouriL 37–⁠407230260
Sep 22vs.Boston CollegeW 30–⁠1320511–––
Sep 29atNebraskaW 42–⁠28158722210
Oct 13atIllinoisW 46–⁠71715003150
Oct 20vs.Ohio StateW 49–⁠201612831260
Oct 27atMichigan StateL 13–⁠2375105320
Nov 3vs.IowaW 38–⁠3693404200
Nov 10atMinnesotaL 10–⁠41103402110
Nov 17vs.WisconsinL 44–⁠47113905491
Nov 24atIndianaW 28–⁠21104201−30
Dec 28 ✦vs.AuburnL 14–⁠637150–––
2017 Purdue 13 games, 561 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 2vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠354250230
Sep 8vs.OhioW 44–⁠216140–––
Sep 16atMissouriW 35–⁠32210190
Sep 23vs.MichiganL 10–⁠28250–––
Oct 7vs.MinnesotaW 31–⁠1775602381
Oct 14atWisconsinL 9–⁠1773101200
Oct 21atRutgersL 12–⁠1413840120
Oct 28vs.NebraskaL 24–⁠2596601250
Nov 4vs.IllinoisW 29–⁠1014851160
Nov 11atNorthwesternL 13–⁠236220170
Nov 18atIowaW 24–⁠15430261
Nov 25vs.IndianaW 31–⁠2454801−40
Dec 27 ✦vs.ArizonaW 38–⁠351110113360
2015 Purdue 10 games, 409 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 6atMarshallL 31–⁠412210216360
Sep 12vs.Indiana StateW 38–⁠14169102120
Sep 19vs.Virginia TechL 24–⁠518160180
Sep 26vs.Bowling GreenL 28–⁠35194206540
Oct 3atMichigan StateL 21–⁠24240–––
Oct 10vs.MinnesotaL 13–⁠41136013100
Oct 17atWisconsinL 7–⁠24102402350
Nov 14atNorthwesternL 14–⁠21690230
Nov 21atIowaL 20–⁠407260140
Nov 28vs.IndianaL 36–⁠5453503270

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

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