Dawson Knox

TE · Ole Miss 2018 · #9

Last confirmed: Ole Miss, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′4″ · 250 lb · Nashville, TN

Dawson Knox: TE · Ole Miss · #9.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Ya'Keem GrinerFlorida International · 2014 · 87% season match
Kyle SlavinColorado · 2014 · 85% season match
Akil Dan-FodioFlorida International · 2015 · 84% season match
Kyle FourtenbaryWestern Kentucky · 2017 · 83% season match
David NjokuMiami · 2015 · 77% season match

Dawson Knox

TE · Ole Miss · Jr · #9

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Three seasons at Ole Miss, two different head coaches: Hugh Freeze and Matt Luke. One game to point at: 79 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Kent State — Week 4, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Ole Miss in the news

Four-star TE commits to Ole MissOct 19

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Ole Miss	14	278	19.9	0
2017	Ole Miss	24	321	13.4	0
2016	Ole Miss	--	--	--	--
Career		38	599	15.8	0

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 47-27@ Texas Tech	1	6	6.0	6
Wk 4	W 38-17vs Kent State	2	79	39.5	45	Season-high 79 yds
Wk 5	L 16-45@ No. 5 LSU	1	9	9.0	9
Wk 6	W 70-21vs UL Monroe	1	7	7.0	7
Wk 7	W 37-33@ Arkansas	2	65	32.5	48
Wk 8	L 16-31vs Auburn	1	5	5.0	5
Wk 10	L 44-48vs South Carolina	2	43	21.5	24
Wk 12	L 29-36@ Vanderbilt	1	36	36.0	36
Wk 13	L 3-35vs No. 22 Mississippi State	3	28	9.3	19
Total		14	278	19.9	48

Signature game

Week 7 · 2018

W 37-33

at Arkansas

2 rec · 65 yds

Edged out Arkansas on the road in a shootout.

With J. Ta'amu — 387 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · 141 rush yds (17 car) · 1 TD · O. Cooley — 2 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · Arkansas · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.06Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 48 yds to the Ark 29 for a
Week 12 · Vanderbilt · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +4.06Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 36 yds to the Vandy 23 for a
Week 4 · Kent State · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.79Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 45 yds to the KntSt 8 for a
Week 13 · Mississippi State · 2nd and 15 · Q1 · EPA +3.13Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 19 yds to the MisSt 46 for a
Week 4 · Kent State · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.93Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 34 yds to the Miss 46 for a
Week 8 · Auburn · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.78Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 6 yds to the Aub 48 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Texas Tech · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +1.71Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 6 yds to the Miss 40 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 2nd and 11 · Q3 · EPA +1.66Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 24 yds to the SCaro 17 for a
Week 13 · Mississippi State · 4th and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.25Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 5 yds to the MisSt 20 for a
Week 10 · South Carolina · 2nd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +0.70Jordan Ta'amu pass complete to Dawson Knox for 19 yds to the SCaro 17 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Ole Miss5-7HC: Hugh Freeze · Balanced

2017Ole Miss6-6HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

2018Ole Miss5-7HC: Matt Luke · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (99th percentile). Strength: explosive rate (97th percentile). Concern: td rate (9th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#8 / 702 · 99th pct

1.25

Explosive rate#20 / 702 · 97th pct

25.0%

Yards / catch#30 / 702 · 96th pct

18.9

Catch rate#183 / 702 · 73rd pct

75.0%

TD rate#580 / 702 · 9th pct

0.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#1 / 109 · 100th pct

19.9

Long catch#24 / 109 · 78th pct

Rec yards#46 / 109 · 58th pct

278

Receptions#85 / 109 · 17th pct

Rec TDs#100 / 109 · 5th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

75th → 99th percentile

Explosive rate

74th → 97th percentile

Catch rate

65th → 73rd percentile

TD rate

9th → 9th percentile

Yards / catch

56th → 96th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	32.4	16.5	0.0
Road3g	1.3	36.7	25.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.4	33.2	18.8	0.0
Weeks 8+4g	1.8	28.0	17.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Matt Luke

Pass share

51.2%

433 pass / 412 run

Plays / game

70.4

12 games

Team sack rate

6.4%

482 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

14 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Dawson Knox

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Ole Miss in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

14 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Ole Miss, drafted

2019