Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 33 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Total | 9 | 111 | 14.4 | 0 | 33 |
#8
Yamir Knight
Senior wide receiver for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′8″ · 186 lb · Smyrna, DE
CFB Index 63 · #111 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to SMU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
111
receiving yards · 2026
9 catches · 12.3 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Backed by 7 rec · 162 yds · 1 TD -- top 1% receiving yards game. -- Best game: 6 rec, 49 yds, at Florida State
The play that turned itSwung SMU from 29% to 66% to win.Miami at SMU · 26-20
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for SMU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with James Madison in 2023.
- Transferred from James Madison to SMU in 2025.
Yamir Knight
Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Yamir Knight has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 62 rec yds, 3 receptions against UC Davis — Week 2, 2026.
111 REC YDS · 9 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 162 yds at Boston College.Boston College · W 45-132025
20236 games
- Signed with James Madisonout of Smyrna
202513 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Played his entire career under Rhett Lashlee.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023James Madison11-2HC: Damian Wroblewski · Balanced
2024James Madison9-4HC: Bob Chesney · Run-leaning
2025SMU9-4HC: Rhett Lashlee · Balanced
2026SMU2-0HC: Rhett Lashlee · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (6)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 REC/g, 55.5 YDS/g, 14.4 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #16 of 64 ACC WRs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 9 | 111 | 12.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | SMU | 54 | 637 | 11.8 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 52 | 605 | 11.6 | 4 | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 123 | 1,426 | 11.6 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | -- | -- | -- | 21 | -- |
| 2025 | SMU | 1 | 2 | -- | 168 | -- |
| 2024 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | -- | 145 | -- |
| 2023 | James Madison | 1 | -1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 2 | -- | 334 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 27–24
6 rec · 49 yds
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.
With K. Jennings — 430 yds · 3 TD · 2 INT · QBR 95.6 · 33 rush yds (5 car) · D. Green — 43 rush yds (13 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
SMU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · SMU
Returning around him
- 57% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 SMU player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -11 net (15 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
SMU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #25) · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #32
DNA match
Player DNA
Slot Technician
Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Yamir Knight’s 2024 season.
81%match
Matches Yamir on
Reception volume
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Yamir on
Class year (higher)
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Jeremiah Miller’s path through Stephen F. Austin.
99%match
#2
Ryan Flournoy
NFL Rd 6
98%
Matches Jeremiah on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Barnes's junior season at App State (2025).
78%match
Matches Jaden on
Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Differs from Jaden on
Weight (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Yamir Knight
The receiver room · SMU
- #8Yamir Knight637 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Yannick Smith583 receiving yards · 2025
- #10Jalen Cooper321 receiving yards · 2025
- Derrick McFall160 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Carterrious Brown25 receiving yards · 2025
9 more on the roster · SMU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology