Tanner Knue is a Red Zone Weapon WR for Eastern Michigan. Tanner's 2022 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 60 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Top-3 player at position nationally. Collective + national brand deals.
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.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | 2016 | 63 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsEastern Kentucky | W42-34 | — | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 2 | 15 | 1.69 |
| 2 | @Louisiana | L21-49 | 2.0 | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 1 | 24 | 0.83 |
| 3 | @Arizona State | W30-21 | -4.1 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 | 42 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 3 · Rec Yds 40 · Avg 13.3 · Rec TD 0
| 0.88 |
| 4 | vsBuffalo | L31-50 | -9.2 | 3 | 106 | 35.3 | 1 | 67 | 1.99 |
| 5 | vsMassachusetts | W20-13 | -30.3 | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 1 | 39 | 1.08 |
| 7 | vsNorthern Illinois | L10-39 | -18.8 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | -0.48 |
| 8 | @Ball State | W20-16 | -14.9 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 13 | 0.47 |
| 9 | vsToledo | L24-27 | -3.7 | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 | 0.66 |
| 11 | @Akron | W34-28 | -23.4 | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 1 | 16 | 1.53 |
| 12 | @Kent State | W31-24 | -13.1 | 5 | 77 | 15.4 | 2 | 28 | 1.13 |
| 13 | vsCentral Michigan | W38-19 | -14.0 | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 1 | 28 | 0.52 |
| 1 | vsSan José State | W41-27 | -4.3 | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 0 | 21 | 0.86 |