Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 23 | — |
| Target share | 17.7% | 219th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 56.5% | 389th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 43.5% | 330th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 7.2 | 329th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 4.3% | 445th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 26.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 2 | — |
Charting
Where Knight's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted22 targets charted
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Game Log
Malik Knight's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 |  Miami (OH) | W 59–14 | 7.2 | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 1 | 17 |
| 2 |  UCF | W 12–7 | 5.4 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 |
| 3 |  Syracuse | W 27–13 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 4 |  Bucknell | W 59–0 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 5 | @ Virginia Tech | W 35–33 | — | no stats recorded | ||||
| 6 |  North Carolina | L 17–21 | 6.8 | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 0 | 40 |
| 7 | @ Boston College | L 21–27 | 5.9 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 · 4 games | 6.3 | 13 | 165 | 12.7 | 1 | 40 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 13 | 424th / 1995 |
| Yards | 165 | 445th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 12.7 | — |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 40 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Miami (OH) | ✓ WR | 75 | ~50 (33–61) | 7 | 2 | 67% |
| Wk 2 · UCF | ✓ WR | 71 | ~48 (32–58) | 3 | · | 68% |
| Wk 6 · North Carolina | — | 85 | ~60 (39–73) | 7 | · | 71% |
| Wk 7 · Boston College | ✓ WR | 64 | ~47 (31–57) | 6 | · | 73% |
| Season | 3 GS | 498 | 205 (173–242) | 23 | 2 | 41% |
Position Room
15 WRs on the Pittsburgh roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cataurus Hicks | WR | SR | 26 | 500 | 4 | 19% | +0.38 |
| 10 | Censere Lee | WR | SR | 20 | 212 | 4 | 12% | +0.50 |
| Bryce Yates | WR | 17 | 245 | 1 | 9% | +0.61 | ||
| 7 | Malik Knight | WR | SR | 13 | 165 | 1 | 16% | +0.29 |
| 24 | Tyreek Robinson | WR | JR | 5 | 78 | 1 | 5% | +1.04 |
| 87 | Demetrice McCray | WR | FR | 5 | 97 | 2 | 6% | +1.11 |
| 2 | Tony Kinsler | WR | SO | 4 | 39 | 0 | 5% | -0.00 |
| Dylan Wester | WR | 2 | 19 | 0 | 4% | +0.88 | ||
| 22 | Bryan Hamilton | WR | FR | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4% | +1.87 |
| 14 | Benny Haselrig | WR | SR | — | — | — | 2% | -1.05 |
| 23 | Jake Sassic | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Jack Lesniewicz | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Amah Agwu | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 81 | Rodney Dunbar | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 84 | Cam Sapp | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Pittsburgh depth chart →