#24Tanner Knue

WR·Eastern Michigan·2023

Tanner Knue is a Versatile WR for Eastern Michigan. Tanner's 2023 season ranks in the 80th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 72 plays — a above-average rate for the WR.

What projects, and what doesn't · WRs · held out 2019-2025

How well one season predicts the next, measured on seasons the model never trained on. 1.00 would be perfectly predictable; 0.00 means last year told us nothing.

Usage share (volume)0.47
Beats guessing the WR average by 16%. n=6,302 WR seasons
EPA per play (efficiency)0.09
Not projectable — we do not forecast this. n=5,767 WR seasons
Total EPA (value)0.45
Beats guessing the WR average by 12%. n=5,767 WR seasons

Across all positions, usage carries year to year at 0.47 and efficiency at 0.07. So Tanner Knue's projection is a projection of opportunity — how much of the offense he runs through. How well he converts it is something this model does not claim to know a year in advance, and the number above is why.

2023 Production

Receiving

50 Receptions479 Rec yards3 Rec TD9.6 Yards/rec

Performance Analysis · 2023 · vs WR peers

Efficiency80
Volume34
Explosiveness17
Consistency56
Pass-Down100

Player type

Versatile WR

Balanced profile without a single dominant trait — contributes across multiple dimensions.

Balanced usageMulti-role

Peer percentiles

Opponent-adjusted EPA (WEPA/play)80th %ile · above avg

Game-to-game consistency56th %ile · average

Key findings

▸Above-average efficiency for the WR position (80th percentile).
▸3 high-impact games (EPA/play > 0.4) this season — elite ceiling.
▸Particularly dangerous on passing downs — efficiency spikes in obvious pass situations.
▸Peak game: 0.71 EPA/play in Wk 7 vs Kent State (SP+ -26).

NIL Market Tier· 2023

On3 valuation ↗

Star

Top-10 nationally. Multiple mid-to-large collective deals expected.

Tier is a model estimate based on position, school brand, performance rank, and usage — not a reported deal. NIL deals are private. For a real market valuation, see On3's NIL profile, which factors in social following and actual deal tracking.

Historical Comparables · WR · efficiency + volume + value

Players from 2013–2025 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.

Player	Team	Yr	Plays	WEPA/play	Line val	Total EPA
Malik Dunner	Ball State	2017	76	0.290	0.4	22.0
Noah Short	Army	2024	69	0.300	0.5	20.7
Xavier White	Texas Tech	2020	62	0.300	0.5	18.6
Chris Tyree	Notre Dame	2020	76	0.310	0.6	23.6
Ainias Smith	Texas A&M	2020	55	0.310	0.5	17.0

Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.

Game Log · box score + EPA, week by week

EPA per play · x-axis: weekabove 0 = added points · below = lost

Wk	Opponent	Result	Opp SP+	Rec	Rec Yds	Avg	Rec TD	Long	EPA/play
1	vsHoward	W33-23	—	8	73	9.1	1	20	0.56
2	@Minnesota	L6-25	0.4	4	21	5.3	0	7	0.25
3	vsMassachusetts	W19-17	-17.5	3	25	8.3	0	11	-0.23
5	@Central Michigan	L23-26	-19.1	7	68	9.7	1	24	0.67
6	vsBall State	W24-10	-14.9	3	23	7.7	0	11	-0.15
7	vsKent State	W28-14	-26.3	5	85	17.0	1	34	0.71
8	@Northern Illinois	L13-20	-7.5	2	10	5.0	0	10	0.38
9	vsWestern Michigan	L21-45	-15.9	5	66	13.2	0	39	0.18
11	@Toledo	L23-49	3.7	3	22	7.3	0	16	-0.01
12	vsAkron	W30-27	-21.6	8	79	9.9	0	34	0.40
13	@Buffalo	W24-11	-15.2	2	7	3.5	0	5	-0.24

Usage & Situational · Pro

Snap-share proxy

Overall

11.8%

Passing plays

24.6%

Rushing plays

0.3%

Standard downs

10.3%

Passing downs

15.0%

EPA by down type

Standard downs: 0.09
Passing downs: 0.66
Pass / Rush EPA: 0.33 / -0.34

Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).