Syracuse · L 27-30
6 catches, 80 yards, 1 TD
The other 7 games average 63 yards. This one was 17 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Share of the team's total this season.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 11, middle 7, right 15.
Yamir Knight
Yamir Knight takes over from Jordan Hudson at SMU.
TEAM RECEIVING YARDS LEADER
523
Team leader in receiving yards (523).
SMU fans keep putting the player's case on trial, week to week.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Wins underneath on volume and route precision.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 44 | 523 | 11.9 | 3 | 33 |
| 2025 | SMU | 54 | 637 | 11.8 | 5 | 61 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 52 | 605 | 11.6 | 4 | 68 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 8 | 73 | 9.1 | 0 | 16 |
| Career | 158 | 1,838 | 11.6 | 12 | 68 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | SMU | 1 | −7 | 17 | 157 |
| 2025 | SMU | 1 | 2 | -- | 168 |
| 2024 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | -- | 145 |
| 2023 | James Madison | 1 | −1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 4 | −5 | 17 | 470 |
Last game (Wk 9): 80 receiving yards, 6 catches, 1 receiving TD.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| 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 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ No. 23 Louisville | 7 | 70 | 10.0 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 11 | 164 | 14.9 | 1 | 29 | Season-high 164 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 6 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-20vs California | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Syracuse | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 1 | 19 | |
| Total | 44 | 523 | 11.9 | 3 | 33 |
Oct. 31 · L 27-30 at Syracuse, play by play
6 catches for 80 yards and a touchdown. SMU threw to him on 7 of its 35 passes. He was 2 of 3 on third and fourth down.
19-yard catch on 3rd and 3. Third quarter, down 20-10. Converted.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 13. Third quarter, down 20-17.
3 catches for 25 yards. SMU threw to him on 6 of its 24 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 7-0.
10-yard catch. Third quarter, up 31-20.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 51 yards. SMU threw to him on 6 of its 36 passes. He was 2 of 4 on third and fourth down.
7-yard catch on 4th and 3. Second quarter, down 7-3. Converted.
6-yard catch on 3rd and 7. Second quarter, down 7-3.
7-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Fourth quarter, up 16-13. Converted.
17-yard catch on 3rd and 18. Fourth quarter, up 23-13.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 catches for 22 yards. SMU threw to him on 3 of its 29 passes.
Incomplete on 3rd and 8. Second quarter, down 10-6.
12-yard catch. Fourth quarter, up 19-10.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 catches for 164 yards and a touchdown, his most this season. SMU threw to him on 11 of its 38 passes. 125 of the 164 came before halftime.
29-yard catch. First quarter, tied 0-0.
27-yard catch on 3rd and 4. Second quarter, down 10-7. Converted.
28-yard touchdown on 3rd and 8. Fourth quarter, made it 28-18.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
7 catches for 70 yards and a touchdown. SMU threw to him on 8 of its 35 passes. He was 0 of 3 on third and fourth down.
4-yard catch on 3rd and 5. First quarter, tied 0-0.
19-yard touchdown. Second quarter, made it 14-14.
Incomplete on 3rd and 5. Third quarter, down 21-17.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
3 catches for 62 yards. SMU threw to him on 3 of its 32 passes. All of it came before halftime of a 56-10 win.
33-yard catch. Second quarter, up 14-0.
Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
6 catches for 49 yards.
Not drawn: the play-by-play has 0 catches for 0 yards, the box score 6 for 49, so no play is placed until they agree.
Week 3 · 2026
L 31-41
at Louisville
7 rec · 70 yds · 1 TD
With K. Jennings — 222 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 71.5 · 35 rush yds (9 car) · K. Raphael — 197 rush yds (24 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 11 yds
The plays that mattered most
64th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
4622% of team targetsCatch rate
83%38 of 46 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
83% catch rate on 46 targets · 22% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 64.8 | 12.7 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 6.3 | 66.3 | 10.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 69.7 | 12.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 52.5 | 10.8 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
49.4%
268 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
67.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
44 catches and 1 carry in 8 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #56 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #16 of 64 ACC 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%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Curt Cignetti, Bob Chesney and Rhett Lashlee.
