ARI · RB
Bam Knight
Bam Knight is a running back for the Arizona Cardinals.
Scouting report
Bam Knight: the full picture
Bam Knight at a glance
Bam Knight is a 25-year-old running back for the Arizona Cardinals, listed at 5'11" and 209 pounds. Knight entered the league undrafted in 2022 out of N.C. State and is now in a 5th NFL season.
2026 projection
The Gridiron Value season model projects Knight for 47.0 PPR points in 2026, which ranks RB67 at the position and works out to 3.8 points per game over 17.0 projected games.
2026 season so far
Through 1 game of 2026, Knight has scored 2.4 PPR points, or 2.4 per game. That is 5.1% of the full-season projection; at the current rate Knight would finish with about 41 points, behind the 47.0 projected. It is a small sample, so expect that pace to settle. The best week so far is 2.4 points in Week 2 against SEA, the RB61 finish that week. Knight has cleared the 12-point mark we count as a usable RB start in 0 of 1 game, a 0% consistency rate.
Percentile profile
Measured against the 55 qualified running backs of 2025, Knight ranks in the 35th percentile in receptions, the 35th percentile in receiving yards and the 28th percentile in rush TDs. The softest mark is the 1st percentile in yards per carry.
Career track record
By season-long PPR scoring, Knight has finished as RB67 in 2022, RB124 in 2023 and RB50 in 2025. The high-water mark is 92.9 PPR points in 2025. Across 22 regular-season games on record, the totals read 606 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns, 36 receptions and 268 receiving yards.
Bam Knight by the numbers
Knight has finished in the top twelve 1 time. The career high is 16.8 PPR points, set in Week 13 of 2022 against MIN.
Contract
Knight is playing on a one-year, $1.2 million contract signed with the Arizona Cardinals in 2026, an average of $1.2 million per year with $25,000 guaranteed. The deal runs through the 2026 season.
Dynasty market
In dynasty formats Knight carries a GV stock price of 1,870, which ranks 406th overall and RB73 among running backs out of 940 priced players. In redraft the same model ranks Knight 479th overall. Value has moved down 3.3 since the previous model run. The closest profiles by the similarity model are Jaleel McLaughlin, Julius Chestnut and British Brooks. See where Knight sits on the trade value chart.
2026 projected stat line
- Projected PPR
- 47.0
- PPR / game
- 3.8
Bam Knight fantasy outlook
Bam Knight enters the 2026 season with ARI and ranks RB79 and #313 overall in the current Gridiron Value projection. The model projects 47.0 PPR points across 12.3 games, or 3.8 points per game, placing the expected outcome in a depth and watch-list tier. The preseason depth chart lists Bam Knight as RB3, so the opportunity forecast is tied to that current role rather than name value alone. In 2025, Bam Knight produced 92.9 PPR points in 12 games (7.7 per game), giving the projection a recent performance baseline. Projection confidence is 27%, with a 0% modeled chance of a Top-24 positional finish. The primary risk is earning enough weekly opportunity from a lower depth-chart position.
Week 1 projection
Bam Knight is projected for 1.5 PPR points on the road at LAC in week 1, with a likely range of 0.0 to 8.4.
Trade value
Gridiron Value prices every player from 0 to 100 within each league format. Value is down 3.3 since the previous model run (stable).
- Redraft
- 9.8
- Dynasty
- 18.1
- Superflex redraft
- 12.9
- Superflex dynasty
- 21.4
- TE premium dynasty
- 10.9
Career stats
| Season | Team | G | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | Tgt | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | PPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ARI | 1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | ARI | 12 | 82 | 269 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 160 | 1 | 92.9 |
| 2023 | DET | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3.1 |
| 2022 | NYJ | 7 | 85 | 300 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 100 | 0 | 59.0 |
Running backs ranked near Bam Knight
- Jonah Coleman RB64 · 52.5 PPR
- Eli Heidenreich RB65 · 51.6 PPR
- Trevor Etienne RB66 · 48.0 PPR
- Demond Claiborne RB68 · 44.8 PPR
- Isiah Pacheco RB69 · 43.3 PPR
- Phil Mafah RB70 · 43.0 PPR
Arizona Cardinals fantasy players
- Jacoby Brissett QB · 252.7 PPR
- Trey McBride TE · 244.2 PPR
- Jeremiyah Love RB · 167.2 PPR
- Michael Wilson WR · 163.9 PPR
- Marvin Harrison Jr. WR · 136.1 PPR
- Tyler Allgeier RB · 131.8 PPR
Projections are model estimates, not recorded results. Snapshot 2026-09-24.