Receiver, SMU (from James Madison), 2023–⁠26

Yamir Knight

Number
No. 8
Height
5′8″
Weight
186 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Smyrna, DE

Yamir Knight plays receiver for SMU, after James Madison (2023–⁠24). Last time out, against Virginia: 6 catches, 51 yards. Knight leads SMU in receiving yards this season.

2026 so far

35 catches, 418 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 6 catches, 51 yards vs. Virginia, W 23–⁠13

Next game: vs. California, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 49@FSU
  2. 62UCD
  3. 70@LOU
  4. 164MOST
  5. 22BC
  6. 51UVA

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Missouri State, 2026164receiving yards, career highvs. Missouri State, 20262receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ball State, 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023James Madison8739.1016
2024James Madison5260511.6468
2025SMU5463711.8561
2026SMU3541811.9233
Career1491,73311.61168

Returns

SeasonTeamPRYdsTD
2024James Madison201450
2025SMU161680
2026SMU121290
Career484420

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023James Madison8WRFr.
2024James Madison8WRSo.
2025SMU8WRJr.
2026SMU8WRSr.5′8″186

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
2023James Madison90.19––1.7–
2024James Madison540.9655th (n=581)0.9252.06%
2025SMU710.7086th (n=1040)0.4649.98%
2026SMU340.7283rd (n=829)0.4324.48%

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

2026 SMU 6 games, 35 catches, 418 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 7atFlorida StateW 27–⁠2464903
Sep 12vs.UC DavisW 56–⁠1036201
Sep 19atLouisvilleL 31–⁠4177011
Sep 26vs.Missouri StateW 34–⁠241116413
Oct 3vs.Boston CollegeW 25–⁠1622202
Oct 17vs.VirginiaW 23–⁠1365102
2025 SMU 13 games, 54 catches, 637 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 30vs.East Texas A&MW 42–⁠133−102
Sep 6vs.BaylorL 45–⁠48–––1
Sep 13atMissouri StateW 28–⁠1046502
Sep 20atTCUL 24–⁠355691–
Oct 4vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠1854111
Oct 11vs.StanfordW 34–⁠1041602
Oct 18atClemsonW 35–⁠2432902
Oct 25atWake ForestL 12–⁠1323202
Nov 1vs.MiamiW 26–⁠204471–
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠13716212
Nov 22vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠664411
Nov 29atCaliforniaL 35–⁠3842901
Jan 2 ✦vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠1971040–
2024 James Madison 13 games, 52 catches, 605 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Aug 31atCharlotteW 30–⁠7140–
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 13–⁠62230–
Sep 21atNorth CarolinaW 70–⁠505810–
Sep 28vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠744421
Oct 5atUL MonroeL 19–⁠2146702
Oct 10vs.Coastal CarolinaW 39–⁠753504
Oct 19atGeorgia SouthernL 14–⁠284380–
Oct 26vs.Southern MissW 32–⁠1542104
Nov 9vs.Georgia StateW 38–⁠746501
Nov 16atOld DominionW 35–⁠32812112
Nov 23atApp StateL 20–⁠3456013
Nov 30vs.MarshallL 33–⁠352802
Dec 18 ✦vs.Western KentuckyW 27–⁠1743801
2023 James Madison 6 games, 8 catches, 73 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDPR
Sep 2vs.BucknellW 38–⁠3––––
Sep 23atUtah StateW 45–⁠383260–
Oct 14vs.Georgia SouthernW 41–⁠13160–
Nov 4atGeorgia StateW 42–⁠141140–
Nov 18vs.App StateL 23–⁠26140–
Nov 25atCoastal CarolinaW 56–⁠142230–

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

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