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Dawson Knox Buffalo Bills · #88

Tight End · 6' 4", 254 lbs · Brentwood, TN · Age 30

Dawson Knox is a Tight End for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 96th overall, 2019. In 2026 he caught 6 passes for 30 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Tight EndDrafted 96th overall8-yr veteran
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Season avg6 rec · 30 yds · 1 td
Career avg235 rec · 2,724 yds · 28 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
6rec
30yds
1td
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Scouting report

Dawson Knox — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Tight End · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Dawson Knox is a Tight End for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 96th overall, 2019. In 2026 he caught 6 passes for 30 yards and 1 touchdowns.
C+
Receiving
C-
Big-play
B+
Scoring
C
Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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B-
Volume
Strong · offense
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B+
Scoring
Excellent · offense
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C-
Big-play
Average · offense
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C+
Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Dawson Knox stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #575 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
242Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Dawson Knox — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Receiving
30 YDS
drill in ↓
A+
Volume
6 REC
drill in ↓
C-
Big-play
5.0 Y/R
drill in ↓
A+
Scoring
1 TD
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Dawson Knox

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
17
rec
5–29
187
rec yds
33–342
2
td
1–3
23
targets
5–40
10
games
5–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 6 → projected 17 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+12.7
Age curve
-1.7
Net vs last season+11.0 rec
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
auto
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
+dev
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Position aging curve
age 30 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
+ctx
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Availability signal
games last 3: 16 / 17 / 4
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Dawson Knox career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2019152838825013.9
2020122428834412.0
2021154958797112.0
2022154851766510.8
202313221862368.5
2024162231113314.1
2025173641744911.6
2026 in progress · 4 games4630165.0
Career1072352,72428354
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
86off index
99def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Dawson Knox

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1996-11-14

The beginning

Dawson Knox is a Tight End for the Buffalo Bills, in his 8th NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 96th overall, 2019 as a Tight End.

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Dawson Knox is a Buffalo Bills tight end, drafted 96th overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has caught 235 passes for 2,724 yards and 28 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 6 passes for 30 yards and 1 touchdown in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 4"
Weight
254 lbs
Draft
96th overall, 2019
Born
Brentwood, TN
Age
30
Jersey
#88
Background

Dawson Knox is from Brentwood, TN and is 30 years old. He was drafted 96th overall, 2019 and plays tight end at 6' 4", 254 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has caught 235 passes for 2,724 yards and 28 touchdowns. Knox is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Dawson Knox is a starting tight end who has caught 235 passes for 2,724 yards and 28 touchdowns across 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Receiving235 career receptions for 2,724 yards and 28 touchdowns.
Best season49 catches for 587 yards in 2021.
Draft pedigree96th overall, 2019.
Durability107 career games played.
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FAQ

Dawson Knox — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dawson Knox, answered.

What position does Dawson Knox play?
Dawson Knox is a Tight End for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Dawson Knox drafted?
Dawson Knox was drafted 96th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Dawson Knox played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Dawson Knox's career stats?
He has caught 235 passes for 2,724 yards and 28 touchdowns.
Dawson Knox career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
TE2
behind the starter
Snap share
69%
of offensive snaps
Target share
5%
WOPR 0.09

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ HOU
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
43
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 10
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
54
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ HOUW2 vs DETW3 vs LACW4 vs NEW5 @ LAW6 @ LVW7 · BYEW8 vs BALW9 @ MINW10 @ NYJW11 vs MIAW12 vs KCW13 @ NEW14 @ GBW15 vs CHIW16 @ DENW17 @ MIAW18 vs NYJ

Each week grades Dawson Knox's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
15
since 2019
Games missed
7
listed Out
Lower-body
9
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
1
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk18 · Knee2025 Wk17 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk2 · Hip2024 Wk10 · Ankle2024 Wk9 · Ankle2024 Wk8 · Ankle

Home surface: a_turf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 7 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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Dawson Knox head-to-head

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