TE#88
Dawson Knox
gsis_id 00-0035689
BUF
Next Gen Stats
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 weekly average
- Separation
- 4.25 yd
- Cushion
- 4.62 yd
- YAC above expectation
- -0.04
- Avg YAC
- 7.01
- Share of intended air yards
- 14.5%
- Catch rate
- 71.8%
Advanced charting
Source: Pro Football Reference advanced2025 season total / average
- Broken tackles (rec)
- 0
- Drops
- 2
- Drop rate
- 3.9%
- Passer rating when targeted
- 93.3
- Interceptions on targets
- 2
Season by season
Aggregated from real weekly rows in nflverse_player_stats_weekly.
| Season | G | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | TD | Rec EPA | Tgt share | WOPR | Rush yds | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 57 | 42 | 479 | 4 | 18.8 | 0.110 | 0.25 | 0 | 115.9 |
| 2024 | 17 | 39 | 26 | 356 | 1 | 9.9 | 0.080 | 0.20 | 0 | 67.6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 39 | 24 | 199 | 3 | -9.1 | 0.098 | 0.20 | 0 | 63.9 |
| 2022 | 17 | 77 | 56 | 602 | 7 | 22.3 | 0.137 | 0.28 | 0 | 158.2 |
| 2021 | 17 | 80 | 56 | 685 | 11 | 41.3 | 0.136 | 0.29 | 4 | 192.9 |
Bio & status
- Height
- 6'4"
- Weight
- 254 lb
- College
- Mississippi (Southeastern Conference)
- Draft
- 2019 · Rd 3 · Pk 96 · BUF
- Rookie season
- 2019
- Experience
- 8 yr
- Status
- ACT
Source: nflverse injury report
2025 Wk 18 · no game status listed · practice: Full Participation in Practice
Cross-source coverage
Source: Highlightly box scoresmatched via name+birth_date
96 games with stored box-score lines (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).
Play-by-play drill-down
Loaded on demand, one season at a time.
Similar players
Position-matched comparables scored on real Next Gen Stats season data.
Source: nflverse Next Gen Stats2025 · TE cohort of 35
Each of separation, cushion, yac over expected, share of air yards, catch rate is z-scored across every qualified TE in 2025; distance is the root-mean-square z gap, so lower means more alike. Only same-position players are compared.
Cade OttonTE · TB · distance 0.42
- Separation
- 3.50
- Cushion
- 5.56
- YAC over expected
- 0.73
- Share of air yards
- 9.0
- Catch rate
- 72.8
Jonnu SmithTE · PIT · distance 0.48
- Separation
- 3.77
- Cushion
- 5.50
- YAC over expected
- -0.00
- Share of air yards
- 7.1
- Catch rate
- 70.4
Dalton SchultzTE · HOU · distance 0.58
- Separation
- 3.77
- Cushion
- 5.43
- YAC over expected
- 0.10
- Share of air yards
- 14.6
- Catch rate
- 77.4
Jake TongesTE · SF · distance 0.64
- Separation
- 3.59
- Cushion
- 4.87
- YAC over expected
- -0.17
- Share of air yards
- 5.9
- Catch rate
- 73.9
Colby ParkinsonTE · LA · distance 0.69
- Separation
- 3.55
- Cushion
- 5.72
- YAC over expected
- 0.44
- Share of air yards
- 4.9
- Catch rate
- 76.8
Dawson Knox baseline
- Separation
- 3.64
- Cushion
- 5.32
- YAC over expected
- 0.28
- Share of air yards
- 10.0
- Catch rate
- 73.5