Receiver, Marshall, 2013–⁠16

Josh Knight

Number
No. 8
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Fort Pierce, FL

Josh Knight played receiver at Marshall (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Charlotte, 2016128receiving yards, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Akron, 2016

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2014

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Marshall2136.507
2015Marshall34414.7021
2016Marshall6263110.2565
Career6768810.3565

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Marshall8WR
2014Marshall8WR
2015Marshall8WR
2016Marshall8WR6′1″

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
2014Marshall30.47––1.4–
2015Marshall50.84––4.2–
2016Marshall710.239th (n=489)0.5216.511%

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

2016 Marshall 11 games, 62 catches, 631 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Morgan StateW 62–⁠0124024
Sep 17vs.AkronL 38–⁠657118239
Sep 24vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠592605
Oct 1atPittsburghL 27–⁠43649115
Oct 15vs.Florida AtlanticW 27–⁠219128165
Oct 22vs.CharlotteL 24–⁠271094023
Oct 29atSouthern MissL 14–⁠24647021
Nov 5atOld DominionL 14–⁠38634020
Nov 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 42–⁠17673130
Nov 19atFlorida InternationalL 14–⁠31642018
Nov 26vs.Western KentuckyL 6–⁠60316016
2015 Marshall 2 games, 3 catches, 44 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Nov 14vs.Florida InternationalW 52–⁠0237021
Dec 26 ✦vs.UConnW 16–⁠101707
2014 Marshall 2 games, 2 catches, 13 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 6vs.Rhode IslandW 48–⁠71707
Sep 20atAkronW 48–⁠171606

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

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