
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
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ole Miss | 9 | TE | RS | ||
| 2016 | Ole Miss | 9 | TE | Fr. | ||
| 2017 | Ole Miss | 9 | TE | So. | ||
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 9 | TE | Jr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Ole Miss | 32 | 0.66 | 72nd (n=507) | 0.52 | 21.1 | 6% |
| 2018 | Ole Miss | 20 | 1.25 | – | – | 25.1 | 3% |
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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 47–27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 38–17 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 45 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 16–45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Oct 6 | vs. | W 70–21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 37–33 | 2 | 65 | 0 | 48 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 16–31 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | L 44–48 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 17 | at | L 29–36 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | L 3–35 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 19 |
2017 Ole Miss 8 games, 24 catches, 321 yards
2016 Ole Miss 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12 | at | W 29–28 | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′4⅜″ | |
| Weight | 254 lb | |
| Arm length | 33½″ | |
| Hand size | 9¾″ | |
| Wingspan | 80½″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.59 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.57 sW | |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.12 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 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.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 28 | 388 | 2 |
| 2020 | Buffalo Bills | 11 | 24 | 288 | 3 |
| 2021 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 49 | 587 | 9 |
| 2022 | Buffalo Bills | 15 | 48 | 517 | 6 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 10 | 22 | 186 | 2 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 14 | 22 | 311 | 1 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 16 | 36 | 417 | 4 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 6 | 30 | 1 |
| NFL career | 100 | 235 | 2,724 | 28 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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