Former tight end at Ole Miss. 2018: 14 catches, 278 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Nashville, TN
The story
Former tight end at Ole Miss. 2018: 14 catches, 278 receiving yards.
Dawson Knox
Three seasons at Ole Miss, two different head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Matt Luke. One game to point at: 79 rec yds, 2 receptions against Kent State — Week 4, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Ole Miss, 599 receiving yards — drafted at #96 overall by Buffalo.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Matt Luke. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
BuffaloEntering 8th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (100th percentile). Concern: rec tds (5th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 32.4 | 16.5 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 29.0 | 20.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.4 | 33.2 | 18.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 28.0 | 17.9 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pete Golding
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-27@ Texas Tech | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | W 38-17vs Kent State | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 0 | 45 | Season-high 79 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 16-45@ LSU | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | W 70-21vs UL Monroe | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-33@ Arkansas | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 0 | 48 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-31vs Auburn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 44-48vs South Carolina | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 12 | L 29-36@ Vanderbilt | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 | |
| Wk 13 | L 3-35vs Mississippi State | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 14 | 278 | 18.4 | 0 | 48 |