Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2025West Virginia
Jaylan Knighton
RB • 5'10" • 185 lbs • Lauderhill, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Jaylan Knighton leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
29
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
13
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Miami • SMU • West Virginia
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina
Player Story
Jaylan Knighton built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Lauderhill, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Miami, SMU, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Jaylan Knighton's career...
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- Committed To
- Miami
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Jaylan Knighton, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Miami. Jaylan Knighton leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,609
- Rushing yards
- 1,981
- Receiving yards
- 628
- Touchdowns
- 22
Quick Answers
Jaylan Knighton quick answers
- Latest team and position
- West Virginia · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,609
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Miami
- Top game
- North Carolina
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Deerfield Beach · Miami
- High school pipeline
- Deerfield Beach · 43 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 22 · Senior
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 9 | 344 | 209 | 135 | 2 | 44.2 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 8 | 841 | 561 | 280 | 11 | 77.9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 10 | 505 | 423 | 82 | 1 | 54 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 44 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 69.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 790 | 720 | 70 | 7 | 69.1 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 2 | 85 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 47.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU to West Virginia | P4 to P4 | 77.5 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 2023 | Miami to SMU | P4 to P4 | 80.3 | Dec 7, 2022 |
Jaylan Knighton played RB for Miami, SMU, and West Virginia. Across 6 tracked seasons, Jaylan Knighton recorded 1,981 rushing yards, 628 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Miami.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Miami paired 841 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Miami, SMU, West Virginia.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Loss with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
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Season Explorer
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2024 Regular Season · SMU
Games
2
Scrimmage Yards / G
42.5
Efficiency
42.4
Usage
14.9
Consistency
93.3
Best Game by takeover score
BYU
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nevada: 34. BYU: 51
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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Wins34 · Games = 1 · -17 vs Losses
Losses51 · Games = 1 · +17 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
2 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
BYU
Best efficiency game
48.6 vs BYU
Player Story
Jaylan Knighton story
Jaylan Knighton built his college career from 2020 through 2025 as a running back from Lauderhill, FL wearing No. 22, spending time with Miami, SMU, and West Virginia. The clearest part of Jaylan Knighton's career was his backfield work: 1,981 rushing yards, 423 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 628 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 628 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 118 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jaylan Knighton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Miami
2020-2022
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
West Virginia
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202120222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Miami | 344 | 44 | 11.1 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Miami | 841 | 43.4 | 35.5 | 497 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami | 505 | 50.9 | 16.4 | -336 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 834 | 52.4 | 20.7 | 329 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 834 | 52.4 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 85 | 42.4 | 14.9 | -749 |
| 2025 Regular Season | West Virginia | 0 | — | — | -85 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ North Carolina
Week 7 · L 42-45 · Conference game
Loss with 165 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
165
Scrimmage Yards
89.8 takeover
165 scrimmage yards and 35.2 usage.
#2
vs Charlotte
Week 5 · W 34-16 · Conference game
150
Scrimmage Yards
88.7 takeover
Win with 150 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
150 scrimmage yards and 23.1 usage.
#3
@ Georgia Tech
Week 11 · W 35-14 · Conference game
118
Scrimmage Yards
85.2 takeover
Win with 118 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
118 scrimmage yards and 27.6 usage.
#4
vs Georgia Tech
Week 10 · W 33-30 · Conference game
162
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
162 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#5
vs NC State
Week 8 · W 31-30 · Conference game
166
Scrimmage Yards
83.4 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
166 scrimmage yards and 42.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Miami
841 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 35.5 usage
77.9
#2
2023 Postseason · SMU
69.1
834 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 20.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · SMU
69.1
834 primary · 52.4 efficiency · 20.7 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
4
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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