Player Dossier

2022-2025

Indiana

Amariyun Knighten

DB • 6'0" • 174 lbs • Hollywood, FL, USA

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Amariyun Knighten shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage / Role

42%

Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

30

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

31

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Northern Illinois • Indiana
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ball State

Player Story

Amariyun Knighten built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a defensive back from Hollywood, FL wearing No. 23, spending time with Indiana and Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Amariyun Knighten's...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8115

Deerfield Beach · Deerfield Beach, FL

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Amariyun Knighten, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Amariyun Knighten shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

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Latest team and position
Indiana · DB
Career Tackles
47
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
Best season
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Top game
Ball State
Recruit profile
3-star · Deerfield Beach · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline
Deerfield Beach · 43 FBS recruits · 5 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 23 · Junior
2025 Tackles rank
1 tackles · DB 881st (top 91%) · Big Ten 626th (top 80%) · National 4,894th (top 79%)

Amariyun Knighten played DB for Northern Illinois and Indiana. Across 4 tracked seasons, Amariyun Knighten recorded 47 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.

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