Usage / Role
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Regular offensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2022-2025James Madison
Wayne Knight
RB • 5'7" • 190 lbs • Smyrna, DE, USA
Workhorse runnerBig-play efficiency
Wayne Knight leans workhorse runner traits and 67.8 efficiency.
Impact Production
79
High-end production for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- James Madison
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Player Story
Wayne Knight built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Smyrna, DE wearing No. 3, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Wayne Knight's career was his backfield work: 1,837...
Read the storyWayne Knight, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · James Madison. Wayne Knight leans workhorse runner traits and 67.8 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,446
- Rushing yards
- 1,837
- Receiving yards
- 609
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Wayne Knight quick answers
- Latest team and position
- James Madison · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,446
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · James Madison
- Top game
- Troy
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Junior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 1,770 scrimmage yards · RB 4th (top 1%) · Sun Belt 1st (top 1%) · National 4th (top 1%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 7 | 55 | -8 | 63 | 0 | 20.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 1 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 13 | 47 | 22 | 25 | 0 | 46.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 13 | 540 | 427 | 113 | 4 | 46.7 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 14 | 128 | 110 | 18 | 0 | 83.3 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 14 | 1,642 | 1,263 | 379 | 10 | 83.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | James Madison to UCLA | G5/FCS to P4 | 78.9 | Jan 7, 2026 |
Wayne Knight played RB for James Madison. Across 4 tracked seasons, Wayne Knight recorded 1,837 rushing yards, 609 receiving yards, and 3 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
James Madison paired 1,770 primary output with 67.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 67.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Troy
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · James Madison
Games
14
Scrimmage Yards / G
126.4
Efficiency
67.8
Usage
30.6
Consistency
77.6
Best Game by takeover score
Troy
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon: 128. Weber State: 109. Louisville: 35. Liberty: 116. Georgia Southern: 186. Georgia State: 95. Louisiana: 134. Old Dominion: 101. Texas State: 117. Marshall: 166. App State: 149. Washington State: 126. Coastal Carolina: 85. Troy: 223
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon: 20 by 67.1. Weber State: 10 by 95.4. Louisville: 8 by 33.2. Liberty: 20 by 56.9. Georgia Southern: 23 by 83.4. Georgia State: 16 by 65.6. Louisiana: 25 by 57. Old Dominion: 14 by 68.6. Texas State: 15 by 55.6. Marshall: 18 by 77.3. App State: 22 by 64.9. Washington State: 15 by 85. Coastal Carolina: 18 by 49.2. Troy: 23 by 90.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins133.9 · Games = 12 · +52.4 vs Losses
Losses81.5 · Games = 2 · -52.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Troy
Best efficiency game
95.4 vs Weber State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/21 | @ Oregon100 rush yards | L 34-51 | 17 | 110 | 6.50 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 6.4 |
| Sat 12/6 | vs Troy100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-14 | 21 | 212 | 10.10 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9.7 |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 59-10 | 18 | 85 | 4.70 | 0 | — | — | 4.7 |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Washington State100 rush yards | W 24-20 | 15 | 126 | 8.40 | 1 | — | — | 8.4 |
| Sat 11/15 | vs App State | W 58-10 | 16 | 94 | 5.90 | 1 | 6 | 55 | 6.8 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Marshall150 scrimmage yards · 2+ TD | W 35-23 | 14 | 87 | 6.20 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 9.2 |
| Wed 10/29 | @ Texas State | W 52-20 | 13 | 48 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 7.8 |
| Sat 10/18 | vs Old Dominion | W 63-27 | 12 | 74 | 6.20 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 7.2 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Louisiana100 rush yards | W 24-14 | 20 | 111 | 5.60 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 5.4 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Georgia State | W 14-7 | 13 | 85 | 6.50 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5.9 |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Georgia Southern100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 35-10 | 19 | 151 | 7.90 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 8.1 |
| Sat 9/20 | @ Liberty | W 31-13 | 17 | 89 | 5.20 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 5.8 |
| Fri 9/5 | @ Louisville | L 14-28 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 4.4 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Weber State | W 45-10 | 7 | 89 | 12.70 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 10.9 |
Player Story
Wayne Knight story
Wayne Knight built his college career from 2022 through 2025 as a running back from Smyrna, DE wearing No. 3, spending time with James Madison. The clearest part of Wayne Knight's career was his backfield work: 1,837 rushing yards, 293 carries, 11 rushing touchdowns, and 609 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 609 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 355 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Wayne Knight's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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James Madison
2022-2025
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
202220232024202420252025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 55 | 36.8 | 2.2 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | James Madison | 34 | 64.3 | 9.4 | -21 |
| 2024 Postseason | James Madison | 587 | 58 | 11.8 | 553 |
| 2024 Regular Season | James Madison | 587 | 58 | 11.8 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | James Madison | 1,770 | 67.8 | 30.6 | 1,183 |
| 2025 Regular Season | James Madison | 1,770 | 67.8 | 30.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 87 Troy
Week 15 · W 31-14 · Conference game
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
223
Scrimmage Yards
96.8 takeover
223 scrimmage yards and 44.2 usage.
#2
vs No. 103 Georgia Southern
Week 5 · W 35-10 · Conference game
186
Scrimmage Yards
88.9 takeover
Win with 186 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
186 scrimmage yards and 37.7 usage.
#3
@ No. 86 Marshall
Week 11 · W 35-23 · Conference game
166
Scrimmage Yards
83.9 takeover
Win with 166 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
166 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.
#4
vs Southern Miss
Week 9 · W 32-15 · Conference game
102
Scrimmage Yards
80.8 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 15.8 usage.
#5
vs No. 61 Washington State
Week 13 · W 24-20
126
Scrimmage Yards
80.5 takeover
Win with 126 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
126 scrimmage yards and 36.6 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · James Madison
1,770 primary output · 67.8 efficiency · 30.6 usage
83.3
#2
2025 Regular Season · James Madison
83.3
1,770 primary · 67.8 efficiency · 30.6 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · James Madison
48.3
34 primary · 64.3 efficiency · 9.4 usage
Milestones
5
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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