Usage Score
0.9
Player Dossier
2022-2025Northern Illinois
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
4.2
Consistency
100
Season Value
35
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
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 4.2 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: Unknown
Game with 0 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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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Indiana
Games
1
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.9
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
Unknown
Not enough games exist for the full explorer. The summary cards stay available so the season still reads clearly.
Game-by-Game Trend
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Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
1 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Unknown
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs Unknown
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 9/12 | vs Unknown | — | 1 | 0 | — | 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.