Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-14vs Miami (OH) | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 17 | Season-high 53 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7vs UCF | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 7 | 73 | 10.3 | 1 | 17 |
#18
Malik Knight
5th-year wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 185 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Fort Lauderdale
Returning to Pittsburgh for 2026
The numbers
73
receiving yards · 2026
7 catches · 1 TD · 10.4 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 53 yds, 1 TD, vs Miami (OH)
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Pittsburgh. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Western Carolina in 2022.
Malik Knight
One game to point at: 53 rec yds, 5 receptions against Miami (OH) — Week 1, 2026.
73 REC YDS · 7 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Western Carolinaout of Fort Lauderdale
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Pittsburgh2-0HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 REC/g, 36.5 YDS/g, 10.3 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 12–7
vs UCF
2 rec · 20 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
With G. Russo — 40 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 51 LONG · M. Heintschel — 212 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.1 · 13 rush yds (7 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Pittsburgh
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Pittsburgh
Returning around him
- 40% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 1 Pittsburgh player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (16 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Pittsburgh · Last season: 8-5 (AP #24) · Talent rank #64 · 2026 recruiting class #44
Background
Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2026 following his transfer from Western Carolina. WESTERN CAROLINA (2022-25): Appeared in 28 games, making 12 starts at wide receiver for the Catamounts…Accumulated 72 receptions for 1,186 yards and eight touchdowns throughout his career…had th...
The receiver room · Pittsburgh
- #3Cataurus Hicks422 receiving yards · 2025
- #4Bryce Yates202 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Censere Lee86 receiving yards · 2025
- #84Cam Sapp7 receiving yards · 2025
- #18Malik Knight2 games · 2026
10 more on the roster · Pittsburgh team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology