Player Career

Caden Knighten Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Caden Knighten story

Caden Knighten built his college career in 2025 as a running back from Pauls Valley, OK wearing No. 22, spending time with Baylor. The clearest part of Caden Knighten's career was his backfield work: 469 rushing yards, 104 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 134 receiving yards across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2025 with Baylor. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 134 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Baylor.

The arc is straightforward: Caden Knighten moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Baylor

    2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2025 Regular SeasonBaylor60342.615.6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs No. 76 UCF

Week 10 · W 30-3 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

126

Scrimmage Yards

82.5 takeover

126 scrimmage yards and 32.4 usage.

#2

@ No. 121 Oklahoma State

Week 5 · W 45-27 · Conference game

120

Scrimmage Yards

74.1 takeover

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 9.5 usage.

#3

@ No. 28 Arizona

Week 13 · L 17-41 · Conference game

100

Scrimmage Yards

71.1 takeover

Loss with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#4

vs Samford

Week 3 · W 42-7

62

Scrimmage Yards

47.5 takeover

Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.

#5

@ No. 37 TCU

Week 8 · L 36-42 · Conference game

42

Scrimmage Yards

41 takeover

Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

42 scrimmage yards and 16.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2025 Regular Season · Baylor

603 primary output · 42.6 efficiency · 15.6 usage

57.7

Milestones

2

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games