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2026 season · RB · #20 · 5th season

20Bam Knight

Age 25 · 5'11" · 210 lb · N.C. State · Undrafted (2022). Listed RB3 on the 3WR 1TE depth chart. Snap share 17% across 8 games.

No injury listingRB3Cardinals players
ARICardinals offense17% of snaps
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Carries
28
3.5 per game
T-62nd of 70
Rush yards
168
6.0 per carry
43rd of 70
Rush TD
0
6 first downs
T-56th of 70
Targets
9
6 catches · 43 yds
T-51st of 70
Touches / game
4.6
37 total
70th of 70
EPA / touch
-0.22
-8.2 total
57th of 70
Explosive
5
10+ run · 20+ catch
T-35th of 70
Snap share
17%
offensive snaps
68th of 70
The short version
  • How goodKnight's -8.2 EPA is 42nd of 70 backs.
  • Where it comes fromThe biggest share comes after the catch (+1.0, 4th percentile per target).
  • Fantasy3.2 standard points a game, RB61 of 109.3.7 half-PPR points a game, RB62 of 109.4.2 PPR points a game, RB63 of 109.
  • How he's usedShort yardage goes elsewhere: 2% of those touches against 7% overall.
  • LatelyTouches are climbing: 11.3 a game over his last three against 4.6 for the season.
  • This weekA tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 10th vs the run, allowing -0.11 EPA per designed carry.

How good is hehis line against the league at his position

Scorecard · among 70 backs with 30 touches+League percentiles
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Yards per carry6.02nd of 70
98th
Rush EPA per carry-0.1240th of 70
44th
EPA per targetreceiving, 5+ targets-0.5260th of 64
7th
Broken tacklesper touch0%38th of 70
24th
Explosive rate10+ run, 20+ catch per touch14%5th of 70
94th
StatValueRankLeaguePctl
Touches per game4.670th of 70
1st
Receiving sharetargets per touch24%20th of 70
72nd
Yards per touch5.75th of 70
94th
Success rate30%64th of 70
9th
Total EPA-8.242nd of 70
41st
How this is measured

Each bar is the league at his position; the marker is him. Right is better, the dashed line is the median. Ranks are out of the qualifying pool, ties shown as T-, and move every week as the pool changes.

Fantasy · points, rank, range and the next matchup

Knight scores 3.2 standard points a game, RB61 of 109 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.0 and 6.3; 0 boom weeks (12+) and 4 busts (under 5). This week the Seahawks allow the 15th-fewest standard points to RBs, 17.1 a game.

Points a game3.2RB61 of 109
Season19.1RB64 · 6 games
Most weeks0.0–6.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 412+ · under 5

Knight scores 3.7 half-PPR points a game, RB62 of 109 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.3 and 7.8; 0 boom weeks (16+) and 4 busts (under 6.5). This week the Seahawks allow the 15th-most half-PPR points to RBs, 19.7 a game.

Points a game3.7RB62 of 109
Season22.1RB63 · 6 games
Most weeks0.3–7.8his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 416+ · under 6.5

Knight scores 4.2 PPR points a game, RB63 of 109 RBs with enough games. Most weeks land between 0.8 and 9.3; 0 boom weeks (20+) and 4 busts (under 8). This week the Seahawks allow the 14th-most PPR points to RBs, 22.2 a game.

Points a game4.2RB63 of 109
Season25.1RB64 · 6 games
Most weeks0.8–9.3his middle 60% of games
Booms · busts0 · 420+ · under 8
How this is measured

Fantasy points are nflverse's standard and full-PPR scoring (6 points for a rushing or receiving touchdown, 4 for a passing touchdown, minus 2 for an interception or a lost fumble); half PPR is the average of the two. Ranks are points a game among players at his position with at least half the most games played. Most weeks is his 20th to 80th percentile game. Bars are green on a boom week and red on a bust; the dashed line is the starter line, the points a game of the RB24 in a 12-team league. The format you pick is remembered on this device.

How he's usedhis fingerprint, where the ball finds him and when

Playstylehow he is used, against the league at his positionamong 70 backs

Short yardage goes elsewhere: 2% of those touches against 7% overall. He gets to the edge: only 32% of his carries go inside (league 52%). His share of the team's touches is 7%: on third down it falls to 3%; inside the 20 it holds at 8%. RPOs are rare for him: 0% of his carries (league 7%).

Not the short-yardage backShort-yardage share 2% · 2nd pctlBounces outsideInside runs 32% · 4th pctlNot the third-down back3% on third down · 7% overall
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Inside runscarries at guard or tackle
32%
4th
Shotgun runscarries from the gun
25%
24th
Receiving sharetargets per touch
24%
72nd
Third-down shareof team touches on 3rd down
3%
12th
TraitLeague · line is the medianHimPctl
Red-zone shareof team touches inside the 20
8%
14th
Short-yardage shareof team touches, 2 or fewer to go
2%
2nd
RPOcarries on run-pass options
0%
9th
Motiontouches with pre-snap motion
59%
69th
How this is measured

Every trait is a share of his own touches, so volume does not move it. The marker is him among the league's qualifying backs; the dashed line is the median. Styles are not grades: a high or low percentile is a description, not a verdict. Play action, screen, RPO, motion and blitz flags come from FTN charting and read low in a week it has not published.

Week by weekthe shape of his season, the game log and the defenses behind it

This weekWeek 9 · at SeahawksSun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
The game
SEAat Seahawks
Sun Nov 8 · 4:25 PM EST
Lumen Field
SEA −11.5 · O/U 44.5
The defense vs the run
10th vs the run
allow -0.11 EPA per designed carry, league -0.08
a tough matchup
His history
vs top-10 defenses: 3 games, 6.3 touches a game, 41 yards a game
Week 2 vs SEA: 2 carries for 24
His status
No listing
Snap share, last 3: 40%

A tough matchup: the Seahawks rank 10th vs the run, allowing -0.11 EPA per designed carry. He has averaged 41 yards a game against top-10 defenses this season, and he went 2 carries for 24 against them in Week 2.

Careerseason by season, back to his rookie year

Career · regular season4 seasons
26Games
198Carries
750Rush yards
6TD
42Receptions
2022 to 2026 · 4 seasons · 3 teams

His best year was 2025, 429 scrimmage yards in 12 games. This season's 42.2 a game puts him on pace for 717 over 17, a career high.

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SeasonTeamGCarYdsYPCTDTgtRecRec ydsEPA/touch
2022NYJ7853003.511413100-0.10
2023DET23134.30118+0.10
2025ARI12822693.353122160-0.13
2026ARI5281686.009643-0.22
Career3 tm261987503.865542311-0.13
Career highsRush yards 300 · 2022TD 5 · 2025Carries 85 · 2022
How this is measured

Regular season only, from nflverse weekly stats back to 1999. This season is partial and drawn hollow; the pace is his per-game rate over 17 games. Bold cells are career highs.

Intel & playsthe report, his best snaps, his teammates

IntelWeek 8
Depth chart
RB3 · 3WR 1TE
Injury report
clean
Red zone touches
…
Third down
…
Explosive plays
…
Drops
1 on 9 targets
Broken tackles
0
Passer rating when targeted
84.4
Play action
…
Contested
…
Best plays · by EPA
    Teammates · share of the ball
    PlayerTouchesYdsEPA
    22Tyler AllgeierRB94451 · 3 TD-3.9
    4Jeremiyah LoveRB90304 · 2 TD-12.9
    85Trey McBrideTE86544 · 5 TD+25.2
    14Michael WilsonWR84514 · 2 TD+1.0
    17Kendrick BourneWR38263+6.8
    7Jacoby BrissettQB3094 · 1 TD+16.2
    84Elijah HigginsTE18151 · 1 TD+2.7
    86Jalen BrooksWR1781-3.6