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Dawson Knox — fantasy football 2026

Every game, every stat category, and what the board says. 6.48 points per game in 2025, an ADP of 169.8, usage worth 5.8.

29 years old · 7 seasons of experience · 2019 draft class

Updated 2026-08-16 · free, no account, no paywall
Every figure below comes from our database. Where a stat is not held, the row is absent rather than zero.
ADP 169.8
Consensus across 1 books, 0 picks between cheapest and priciest. Cheapest on underdog, priciest on espn.
ESPN169.8
UNDERDOG215.8
FFA222

Draft-room facts

Goes aroundRound 15, pick 2 in a 12-team draft
Positional rankTE29

What we project for 2026

Our board has him at 79.9 points, 5.3 per game — 29.7 catches, 310 yards, 3.2 TDs. That is TE5, 216 overall.

The range runs from a floor of 2.5 points per game to a ceiling of 9.3, with the median at 5.3. Boom rate 75%, bust rate 53%. The spread is the actual bet, not the middle number.

He goes at 169.8 on consensus and our board has him 216. We rank him 46.2 picks worse than the room drafts him. At that distance it is a fade: we do not want him anywhere near his ADP.

The offense he plays in, 2026

Buffalo Bills returns 3 of 6 continuity slots, replacing wr1, hc, oc. Josh Allen at quarterback, Joe Brady as head coach, Pete Carmichael Jr. calling it. The offense projects to 31.5 pass attempts a game at medium confidence and 29.2 rushes.

In: Kyle Allen (qb2), DJ Moore (wr1), Skyler Bell (wr4), Trent Sherfield (wr7). Out: Curtis Samuel (wr4).

His own projected target share for 2026 is 7.4%, with a bear case of 6.4% and a bull case of 8.1% and a full range of 4.7% to 9.4%. That comes from 25 historical comparables, not from a depth chart.

The projected target split across the offense:

DJ Moore17.1%
Khalil Shakir16.8%
Dalton Kincaid14.4%
Keon Coleman11.7%
James Cook9.4%
Dawson Knox 7.4%

Our written view on this offense in 2026

What the offense looks like: This is a high powered offense centered around Josh Allen & James Cook. Over the past few years, the Bills have struggled to surround Allen with the weapons he needs in the passsing game. Kincaid HAS NOT made the leap or returned his 1st round draft capital despite what people say. The move to get DJ Moore was very intentional & GM Brandon Beane believes Moore is a locked in WR1 for Buffalo. Shakir is going to be a strong contributor but the DJ Moore trade likely hurts his value.

Key additions: Bills traded a 2nd round pick for to Bears for WR DJ Moore & extended on 4 year deal. C Lloyd Cushenberry 1 year deal. G/C Austin Corbett from Panthers (starter). WR Trent Sherfield from Minnesota (depth).

Key departures: David Edwards (starting LG), WR Curtis Samuel was released. Back up QB Mitch Trubisky signed with the Titans.

Notes: The Bills fired Sean McDermott following their loss to Denver in the playoffs in 2025. Joe Brady (standout OC) was promoted to HCThe Keon Coleman breakout may not ever happen. Bills traded for DJ Moore from Bears & under contract for 4 years. Large opportunity to emerge as main pass catcher in offense. Shakir reliable but no true ceiling yet. Allen 30 but still elite. Bills draft Skyler Bell WR from UConn 6 foor 192 LB 4.40 second 40 yard dash. Large opportunity for Bell in long run. Kincaid health remains a question. Opted to not get PCL surgery AGAIN & new HC Joe Brady says they will manage pain throughout 2026. James Cook will continue to produce as a top 10 PPR fantasy back IF he stays healthy. Very underrated runner.

How the volume number was reached: Same QB Josh Allen returning — anchor to 2025 actuals (29.1 att/g); Regressed 53% toward league mean 33.5, floored at 30 → 31.5 att/g; New OC Pete Carmichael Jr. — pass rate and tempo may shift; New HC Joe Brady.

How that share projection was built

25 historical comps for TEs age ~28, prior share 9.9%, same team, OC change. Distribution: median 8.0%, p25-p75 [5.1%, 9.9%], tails [0.0%, 13.7%]. Closest comps: Foster Moreau 2021→2022 (LV: 10.3%→11.4%); Jack Doyle 2020→2021 (IND: 11.8%→9.5%); Jack Doyle 2021→2022 (IND: 10.4%→0.0%). Adjustment: flat from opportunity_breakout (volume must hold)

self-anchored 58% to own 9.9% role (3yr), 42% to comp median 8.0%

The named comps are the closest historical matches and the arrow is what their share actually did the following season. That is the working, not a summary of it — if you disagree with the projection, this is the part to argue with.

Offensive environment: BUF rates 26.9 against a league average of 23, 3.9 points above it on opponent-adjusted least squares (multi-capture merge).

2026 schedule

Opponent-adjusted pass defense faced, against 2025 ratings. Positive is an easier slate.

Full season-2.3 · harder
Weeks 1–6-4.4 · harder
Weeks 12–17-1.6 · harder
Fantasy playoffs (15–17)+3.2 · easier

Read this narrowly. Our own testing found that season-long strength of schedule does not survive as a draft input — defensive quality is among the least stable team properties year to year, and a preseason slate is built on last year's identities. The playoff-weeks column is the only one we would let break a tie, and even then it is a tiebreaker rather than a reason. The finding.

What happened when he missed time

From the absence record rather than a depth chart — who actually gained when he was out.

SeasonGames missedMain beneficiaryTheir PPR gain
20203Tyler Kroft+9.1
20212Tommy Sweeney+2.4

Dynasty context not redraft

Everything in this section is about his dynasty trade value — what he is worth as a long-term asset in the trade market. It is not a forecast of his 2026 fantasy scoring. A player can be a fine redraft pick while his dynasty value falls, and the reverse. The redraft read is above; this is a different question with a different answer.

Where he sits in the dynasty value cycle

His dynasty value has moved +35.1% over the last twelve months. The market cycle classifies him as post-spike. The base rate that applies: after a +30% spike, TEs crash the following year 47% of the time (hold 53%). That puts the measured risk of his dynasty value falling sharply over the next year at 47% — a probability drawn from comparable historical seasons, not a prediction, and not a statement about his 2026 scoring.

For context on how long this lasts at the position: the average career at his position produces 1.3 elite seasons and 2.3 startable seasons.

The five most similar seasons, and what their dynasty value did next

Matched on production profile — production-driven (pedigree ignored). The last column is how that player’s dynasty value moved the following year — a market outcome, not a scoring one.

PlayerSeasonTheir PPGSimilarityNext year
Austin Hooper20246.475%-14.1%
Jonnu Smith20237.373%+126.8%
Will Dissly20247.372%-27.9%
Gerald Everett20237.466%-55.8%
Mike Gesicki20234.466%+118.3%

Of the 5 with a following season on record, 2 gained value, 3 lost it and 0 held roughly flat.

Four years of dynasty value

02,0004,000202120222023202420252026
Monthly superflex value, 2020-04 to 2026-07. Up 51% across the series, peaking at 3,739.

The player

Draft capital and athletic profile

Drafted2019, round 3, pick 96 by BUF
CollegeMississippi
Age at draft22
Height6′4″
Weight254 lb
Vertical34.5″
3-cone7.12s
Shuttle4.27s

Availability and volatility

Career PPR per game7.8
Week-to-week variation0.7
Boom rate19%
Bust rate17.5%
Games missed per season1.2
Injury historyConcussion, Calf, Hand, Foot, Wrist
Correlation between his posted line and his actual score-0.25

That correlation is how closely the books’ posted line tracked what he actually scored, week to week. A higher number means the market has him figured out and there is less to exploit; a lower one means his weeks are harder to price.

Injury type matters more than games missed. Measured across our injury database, knee and foot returns stay below a player’s pre-injury baseline for all three of the first games back, while hamstring returns over-recover by the third.

The record, season by season

2025 · BUF · 16 games

His best game was Week 15 against NE — 18.7 PPR on 4 targets and a 15.4% target share, in a game that finished 35-31. His worst was Week 4 against NO at 0, on 1 targets, final score 31-19. Across 16 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 11 times. In the 8 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 7.8; in the 8 decided by more, 5.2. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.8 points per game. He scored 6.48, 12% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1BAL41-404222004.4%56%
2NYJ30-103.92519020%55%
4NO31-19001004.5%41%
5NE20-233.5221506.7%56%
6ATL14-248.9121917.7%81%
8CAR40-92.5111504.3%43%
9KC28-214113004%48%
10MIA13-306.73437010.3%68%
11TB44-323.31323010%77%
12HOU19-234.73417012.5%86%
13PIT26-75.83428017.4%72%
14CIN39-3417.36793025.9%55%
15NE35-3118.73437215.4%64%
16CLE23-2021210011.1%68%
17PHI12-1385530015.2%63%
18NYJ35-810.4222417.1%5%

Production

Receptions36
Targets49
Receiving yards417
Touchdowns4
Points per game6.48
Yards per target8.51
Catch rate73.47%

Role

Snap share58.63%
Target share11.03%
Air-yards share12.36%
WOPR0.251
RACR1.591

Efficiency

Average depth of target6.7
Yards after catch per reception5.1
Yards before catch per reception6.5
Total YAC183
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted109
Receiving EPA per game1.09

Scoring position

Red-zone targets13
Red-zone target share15.7%
End-zone target share25%
Expected receiving TDs4
Actual receiving TDs4
Receiving TD luck0

Who else ate

The offense threw it 495 times. He took 10.23% of the targets. 1 team-mate cleared the competing-target threshold.

Khalil Shakir19.83%
Keon Coleman12.32%
Dawson Knox 10.23%
Dalton Kincaid10.23%
James Cook8.35%
Josh Palmer7.72%

By quarterback

He caught passes from 2 quarterbacks that season, and the splits are not close.

QBGamesTargetsPPGY/TTgt%
Josh Allen15476.228.3611.29%
Mitchell Trubisky1210.4127.1%

Blowouts against close games

5 of his 16 games were blowouts, 28.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 5.86 in those and 7.78 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2024 · BUF · 14 games

His best game was Week 6 against NYJ — 8.2 PPR on 1 targets and a 4.3% target share, in a game that finished 23-20. His worst was Week 4 against BAL at 1, on 1 targets, final score 10-35. Across 14 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 12 times. In the 6 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 4.1; in the 8 decided by more, 4.3. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 4.1 points per game. He scored 4.22, 2% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1ARI34-283.3122308.7%58%
3JAX47-101.712706.7%52%
4BAL10-35111003.7%46%
6NYJ23-208.2111214.3%61%
7TEN34-101.513509.4%56%
8SEA31-107225006.3%54%
9MIA30-271.512505.6%65%
10IND30-206234008.6%70%
11KC30-2184640015.8%84%
13SF35-107.62256011.1%48%
14LA42-441.511502.7%82%
15DET48-426.2234209.4%73%
16NE24-214.2222207.4%56%
17NYJ40-141.4134011.1%49%

Production

Receptions22
Targets33
Receiving yards311
Touchdowns1
Points per game4.22
Yards per target9.42
Catch rate66.67%

Role

Snap share61%
Target share7.91%
Air-yards share10.39%
WOPR0.192
RACR0.919

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.8
Yards after catch per reception4.3
Yards before catch per reception9.9
Total YAC94
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0%
Passer rating when targeted94.4
Receiving EPA per game0.72

Scoring position

Red-zone targets7
Red-zone target share9.7%
End-zone target share9.4%
Expected receiving TDs1.69
Actual receiving TDs1
Receiving TD luck-0.69

Who else ate

The offense threw it 520 times. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Khalil Shakir20.2%
Dalton Kincaid15.15%
Keon Coleman11.52%
Mack Hollins10.1%
Curtis Samuel9.29%
James Cook7.68%

Blowouts against close games

6 of his 14 games were blowouts, 34.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 3.37 in those and 4.15 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2023 · BUF · 10 games

His best game was Week 18 against MIA — 10.2 PPR on 3 targets and a 8.1% target share, in a game that finished 21-14. His worst was Week 3 against WAS at 2.1, on 3 targets, final score 37-3. Across 10 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 7 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 5.8; in the 3 decided by more, 4.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 5.6 points per game. He scored 5.46, 5.3% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ16-225.53425010.3%84%
2LV38-10103510113.9%71%
3WAS37-32.1131109.4%60%
4MIA48-202.2111204%50%
5JAX20-254.73617016.7%70%
6NYG14-94.73617020.7%75%
7NE25-294131007.7%63%
14KC20-176.6333608.3%47%
16LAC24-224.6222609.5%47%
18MIA21-1410.2232218.1%47%

Production

Receptions22
Targets36
Receiving yards186
Touchdowns2
Points per game5.46
Yards per target5.17
Catch rate61.11%

Role

Snap share61.4%
Target share10.86%
Air-yards share7.48%
WOPR0.215
RACR1.261

Efficiency

Average depth of target7
Yards after catch per reception4.4
Yards before catch per reception4.1
Total YAC96
Broken tackles1
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted69.9
Receiving EPA per game-1.13

Scoring position

Red-zone targets10
Red-zone target share13.5%
End-zone target share16.7%
Expected receiving TDs2.97
Actual receiving TDs3
Receiving TD luck0.03

Who else ate

The offense threw it 579 times. He took 6.61% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs29.36%
Dalton Kincaid16.7%
Gabe Davis14.86%
James Cook9.91%
Khalil Shakir8.26%
Dawson Knox 6.61%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 10 games were blowouts, 26.2% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 4.77 in those and 5.76 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2022 · BUF · 15 games

His best game was Week 15 against MIA — 21.8 PPR on 8 targets and a 21.1% target share, in a game that finished 32-29. His worst was Week 13 against NE at 0, on 1 targets, final score 24-10. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 1 time and came in under 8 points 6 times. In the 9 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 10.6; in the 6 decided by more, 6.8. He scored more when the game was live.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.9 points per game. He scored 9.05, 17.4% above it. The engine classified the season as lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 6 against 3.45 expected, a gap of 2.6.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1LA31-101.512506.5%86%
2TEN41-78.14541012.8%69%
3MIA19-216.5442507%71%
4BAL23-2073640017.6%75%
6KC24-2012.7333717.9%85%
8GB27-1792310112%88%
9NYJ17-205.53425012.1%85%
10MIN30-339.74657014.6%81%
11CLE31-23147770029.2%80%
12DET28-253.7221705.1%78%
13NE24-10001003%84%
14NYJ20-1214.14741125.9%86%
15MIA32-2921.86898121.1%82%
16CHI35-1312.83538120%75%
18NE35-239.3221316.5%81%

Production

Receptions48
Targets65
Receiving yards517
Touchdowns6
Points per game9.05
Yards per target7.95
Catch rate73.85%

Role

Snap share80.4%
Target share13.42%
Air-yards share11.25%
WOPR0.28
RACR1.453

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.9
Yards after catch per reception4
Yards before catch per reception6.8
Total YAC193
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted108.3
Receiving EPA per game1.37

Scoring position

Red-zone targets14
Red-zone target share14.3%
End-zone target share25.6%
Expected receiving TDs3.45
Actual receiving TDs6
Receiving TD luck2.55

Who else ate

The offense threw it 574 times. He took 11.8% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs27.95%
Gabe Davis16.88%
Isaiah McKenzie11.8%
Dawson Knox 11.8%
Devin Singletary9.44%
James Cook5.81%

Blowouts against close games

3 of his 15 games were blowouts, 16.5% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 7.47 in those and 10.56 in close games — his scoring did not depend on garbage time.

2021 · BUF · 15 games

His best game was Week 4 against HOU — 20.7 PPR on 8 targets and a 25.8% target share, in a game that finished 40-0. His worst was Week 17 against ATL at 0, on 2 targets, final score 29-15. Across 15 games he cleared 20 points 2 times and came in under 8 points 5 times. In the 4 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 9.5; in the 11 decided by more, 11.5. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 8.2 points per game. He scored 10.94, 37.9% above it. The engine classified the season as very_lucky. On receiving touchdowns specifically he finished 8 against 5.32 expected, a gap of 2.7.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1PIT16-238.1444108.3%56%
2MIA35-09.72317110.3%83%
3WAS43-2114.94549111.6%78%
4HOU40-020.75837225.8%81%
5KC38-2020.734117116.7%96%
6TEN31-347.5332506.7%79%
10NYJ45-172.7111703.6%84%
11IND15-411461080025.6%98%
12NO31-618.23332211.5%91%
13NE10-143.42614020%97%
14TB27-33197960117.6%96%
15CAR31-147.84538016.1%90%
16NE33-219.1231117%100%
17ATL29-15002008.3%88%
18NYJ27-108.33549011.1%91%

Production

Receptions49
Targets71
Receiving yards587
Rushing yards4
Touchdowns9
Points per game10.94
Yards per target8.27
Catch rate69.01%

Role

Snap share87.2%
Target share13.35%
Air-yards share11.51%
WOPR0.281
RACR2.087

Efficiency

Average depth of target7.4
Yards after catch per reception5.7
Yards before catch per reception6.3
Total YAC277
Broken tackles3
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted127.8
Receiving EPA per game2.21

Scoring position

Red-zone targets21
Red-zone target share16.4%
End-zone target share19.7%
Expected receiving TDs5.32
Actual receiving TDs8
Receiving TD luck2.68

Who else ate

The offense threw it 655 times. He took 11.41% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs26.37%
Cole Beasley18.01%
Emmanuel Sanders11.58%
Dawson Knox 11.41%
Gabe Davis10.13%
Devin Singletary8.04%

Blowouts against close games

9 of his 15 games were blowouts, 71.3% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 13 in those and 9.5 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

2020 · BUF · 11 games

His best game was Week 13 against SF — 12.7 PPR on 4 targets and a 10.8% target share, in a game that finished 34-24. His worst was Week 5 against TEN at 2.5, on 3 targets, final score 16-42. Across 11 games he cleared 20 points 0 times and came in under 8 points 8 times. In the 3 games decided by 8 points or fewer he averaged 3.3; in the 8 decided by more, 7.1. He scored more when the game was not close.

Earned against scored

His usage that season was worth 7.2 points per game. He scored 6.07, 5.5% below it. The engine classified the season as neutral.

WkOppScorePPRRecTgtYdsTDTgt%Snap%
1NYJ27-174.6232606.7%64%
2MIA31-282.6133608.6%36%
4LV30-233.6231609.4%48%
5TEN16-422.5131506.7%35%
10ARI30-323.6241608.9%70%
12LAC27-177.211214.2%61%
13SF34-2412.74427110.8%67%
14PIT26-155.44734016.7%80%
15DEN48-1911.62436110.5%55%
16NE38-98.13451010.5%64%
17MIA56-264.92829021.6%72%

Production

Receptions24
Targets44
Receiving yards288
Touchdowns3
Points per game6.07
Yards per target6.55
Catch rate54.55%

Role

Snap share59.27%
Target share10.42%
Air-yards share8.26%
WOPR0.215
RACR1.024

Efficiency

Average depth of target8.2
Yards after catch per reception6.7
Yards before catch per reception5.3
Total YAC160
Broken tackles0
Drop rate0.1%
Passer rating when targeted88.1
Receiving EPA per game-0.02

Scoring position

Red-zone targets16
Red-zone target share15.4%
End-zone target share15.8%
Expected receiving TDs5.18
Actual receiving TDs5
Receiving TD luck-0.18

Who else ate

The offense threw it 595 times. He took 7.72% of the targets. 2 team-mates cleared the competing-target threshold.

Stefon Diggs29.12%
Cole Beasley18.77%
Gabe Davis10.88%
John Brown9.12%
Devin Singletary8.77%
Dawson Knox 7.72%

Blowouts against close games

4 of his 11 games were blowouts, 40.6% of his snaps coming in them. He averaged 6.78 in those and 3.27 in close games — a meaningful share of his scoring came with the game already decided.

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