Dawson Knox with the Buffalo Bills, 2022
With the Buffalo Bills, 2022. Photo: Spc. Michael Schwenk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Tight end, Ole Miss, 2015–⁠18

Dawson Knox

Number
No. 9
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Nashville, TN
Born
Nov 14, 1996, in Brentwood, Tennessee

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Dawson Knox played tight end at Ole Miss (2015–⁠18). The Buffalo Bills took Knox in round 3, No. 96 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
321
Receiving yards, 2017 (Ole Miss, 6–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 96
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (Buffalo Bills)

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Ole Miss2432113.4040
2018Ole Miss1427819.9048
Career3859915.8048

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Ole Miss9TERS
2016Ole Miss9TEFr.
2017Ole Miss9TESo.
2018Ole Miss9TEJr.6′4″250

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
2017Ole Miss320.6672nd (n=507)0.5221.16%
2018Ole Miss201.25––25.13%

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

2018 Ole Miss 9 games, 14 catches, 278 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Texas TechW 47–⁠271606
Sep 22vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠17279045
Sep 29atLSUL 16–⁠451909
Oct 6vs.UL MonroeW 70–⁠211707
Oct 13atArkansasW 37–⁠33265048
Oct 20vs.AuburnL 16–⁠311505
Nov 3vs.South CarolinaL 44–⁠48243024
Nov 17atVanderbiltL 29–⁠36136036
Nov 22vs.Mississippi StateL 3–⁠35328019
2017 Ole Miss 8 games, 24 catches, 321 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 30atAlabamaL 3–⁠66228023
Oct 7atAuburnL 23–⁠44232031
Oct 21vs.LSUL 24–⁠40572040
Oct 28vs.ArkansasL 37–⁠38324010
Nov 4atKentuckyW 37–⁠34573026
Nov 11vs.LouisianaW 50–⁠22356026
Nov 18vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠31331021
Nov 23atMississippi StateW 31–⁠281505
2016 Ole Miss 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 12atTexas A&MW 29–⁠28––––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′4⅜″
Weight254 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size9¾″
Wingspan80½″W
40-yard dash4.59 s
10-yard split1.57 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s
20-yard shuttle4.27 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

8 seasons, 100 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Buffalo Bills15283882
2020Buffalo Bills11242883
2021Buffalo Bills15495879
2022Buffalo Bills15485176
2023Buffalo Bills10221862
2024Buffalo Bills14223111
2025Buffalo Bills16364174
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills46301
NFL career1002352,72428

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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