Usage Score
1.5
Player Dossier
2022-2025Indiana
Amariyun Knighten
DB • 6'0" • 174 lbs • Hollywood, FL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Amariyun Knighten shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Efficiency
9.4
Consistency
3.7
Season Value
5
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Indiana
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 5
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois • Indiana
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ball State
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Amariyun Knighten, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Indiana. Amariyun Knighten shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Indiana paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 9.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Northern Illinois, Indiana.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas State
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
9.4
Usage
1.5
Consistency
3.7
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 1. Boston College: 0. Nebraska: 0. Akron: 0. Ohio: 0. Eastern Michigan: 0. Central Michigan: 0. Ball State: 0. Western Michigan: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 0 by 10. Boston College: 2 by 8.3. Nebraska: 2 by 8.3. Akron: 1 by 4.2. Ohio: 3 by 12.5. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 4.2. Central Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Ball State: 5 by 20.8. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.2 · Games = 6 · +0.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -0.2 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · Games = 4 · -0.2 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas State
Best efficiency game
20.8 vs Ball State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Arkansas State | W 21-19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/15 | vs Western Michigan | W 24-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Ball State | L 17-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Central Michigan | L 31-37 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 20-13 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Ohio | W 23-13 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Akron | W 55-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Nebraska | L 11-35 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Boston College | W 27-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Northern Illinois
2022-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Indiana
2025
Final stop
Season Progression
20222023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 2 | 20.6 | 2.4 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 1 | 9.4 | 1.5 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 1 | 9.4 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 3 | 14 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Indiana | 0 | 4.2 | 0.9 | -3 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Ball State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Primary metric
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.5 takeover score.
#2
Notre Dame
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 44.4 takeover score.
#3
Toledo
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 40 takeover score.
#4
Buffalo
1
Primary metric
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.4 takeover score.
#5
Eastern Michigan
1
Primary metric
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Indiana
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.9 usage
35
#2
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
20.9
2 primary · 20.6 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
20.7
3 primary · 14 efficiency · 3.2 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2022 · Rating 0.8115
Deerfield Beach · Deerfield Beach, FL
- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Career Facts
2
Career teams
5
Seasons tracked
47
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 20 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.