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D.J. Knox is a Explosive Back for Purdue. D.J.'s 2017 season ranks in the 8th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 106 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
2017 Production
Rushing
561 Rush yards2 Rush TD90
D.J. Knox is a Explosive Back for Purdue. D.J.'s 2017 season ranks in the 8th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 106 plays — a developing rate for the RB.
Elite per-carry efficiency — breaks big runs and creates chunk plays at a top rate while in a limited role.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Car | Rush Yds | Avg | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsLouisville | L28-35 | 19.2 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 2 | vsOhio | W44-21 | 3.3 | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | @Missouri | W35-3 | 11.1 | 2 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Car 11 · Rush Yds 101 · Avg 9.2 · Rush TD 1
| 21 |
| 10.5 |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 9 |
| 0 |
| 0.61 |
| 4 | vsMichigan | L10-28 | 19.6 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | — | — | — | -0.35 |
| 6 | vsMinnesota | W31-17 | 0.4 | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 0.91 |
| 7 | @Wisconsin | L9-17 | 26.8 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 8 | @Rutgers | L12-14 | -5.5 | 13 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.08 |
| 9 | vsNebraska | L24-25 | 2.5 | 9 | 66 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 10 | vsIllinois | W29-10 | -7.4 | 14 | 85 | 6.1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 11 | @Northwestern | L13-23 | 11.2 | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -0.07 |
| 12 | @Iowa | W24-15 | 9.8 | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | -0.20 |
| 13 | vsIndiana | W31-24 | 10.2 | 5 | 48 | 9.6 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -0.17 |
| 1 | vsArizona | W38-35 | 3.7 | 11 | 101 | 9.2 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0.79 |