Shaleak Knotts is a wide receiver who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Maryland.
Knotts beats you over the top. Four seasons in the Maryland receiving corps to date. On tape: 139 receiving yards and 8 receptions against Michigan State, Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
Money down · 3rd-down role
Catch rate says one thing, EPA says another
11 of 27 caught on third down (40.7%) — EPA/target 0.71 vs 0.37 elsewhere (9 conversions).
Catch rate is disclosed context only, never the gate — conversions and EPA/target are. Interception targets carry no attribution row at any source, so EPA/target here is unfixably, slightly inflated.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 39-7vs Florida Atlantic | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 1 | 29 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-9vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 3 | W 44-17vs Towson | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-10@ Wisconsin | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 2 | 62 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 6 | L 20-24vs Washington | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-34vs Nebraska | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-20@ UCLA | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 0 | 32 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-35@ Rutgers | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | L 6-24@ Illinois | 4 | 62 | 15.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-45vs No. 18 Michigan | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 31 | |
| Wk 14 | L 28-38vs Michigan State | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 1 | 47 | Season-high 139 yds |
| Total | 44 | 717 | 16.3 | 6 | 62 |
Week 14 · 2025
L 28-38
vs Michigan State · neutral site
8 rec · 139 yds · 1 TD
With M. Washington — 459 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.8 · 18 rush yds (7 car) · B. McFerson — 42.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
8117% of team targetsCatch rate
53%43 of 81 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
53% catch rate on 81 targets · 17% of the team's targets · 25% catch rate on 12 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
4 seasons under Mike Locksley — 24-26 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 61.5 | 16.8 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 52.2 | 16.7 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 61.2 | 17.8 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 70.0 | 15.6 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Pass share
61.9%
491 pass / 302 run
Plays / game
66.1
12 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
505 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #108 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #13 of 61 Big Ten WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
A stat line in 29 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Locksley.
