Usage Score
15.6
Player Dossier
2025-2025Baylor
Caden Knighten
RB • 5'11" • 212 lbs • Pauls Valley, OK, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Caden Knighten leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.6 efficiency.
Efficiency
42.6
Consistency
43.6
Season Value
50.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Baylor
25
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 1
- Program Path
- Baylor
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma 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.
Caden Knighten, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · Baylor. Caden Knighten leans balanced backfield option traits and 42.6 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season
Baylor paired 603 primary output with 42.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 42.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Oklahoma State
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2025 Regular Season · Baylor
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
50.3
Efficiency
42.6
Usage
15.6
Consistency
43.6
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Auburn: 33. SMU: 37. Unknown: 62. Arizona State: 15. Oklahoma State: 120. Kansas State: 9. TCU: 42. Cincinnati: 10. UCF: 126. Utah: 22. Arizona: 100. Houston: 27
Volume vs Efficiency
Low volume / high quality
High volume / high quality
Low volume / lower quality
High volume / lower quality
Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Auburn: 7 by 49.9. SMU: 9 by 40.3. Unknown: 13 by 41.1. Arizona State: 5 by 20.3. Oklahoma State: 6 by 100. Kansas State: 6 by 6.3. TCU: 10 by 43.8. Cincinnati: 3 by 34.7. UCF: 22 by 54.8. Utah: 8 by 28.6. Arizona: 17 by 61.3. Houston: 9 by 29.7
Split Comparison
Wins73 · n=4 · +37.4 vs Losses
Losses35.6 · n=7 · -37.4 vs Wins
First Half46 · n=6 · -8.5 vs Second Half
Second Half54.5 · n=6 · +8.5 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Oklahoma State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Oklahoma State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs Houston | L 24-31 | 8 | 22 | 2.80 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Arizona100 rush yards | L 17-41 | 17 | 100 | 5.90 | 0 | — | — | 5.9 |
| Sun 11/16 | vs Utah | L 28-55 | 8 | 22 | 2.80 | 0 | — | — | 2.8 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs UCF100 rush yards | W 30-3 | 21 | 104 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 5.7 |
| Sat 10/25 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-41 | 3 | 10 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ TCU | L 36-42 | 10 | 42 | 4.20 | 0 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Kansas State | W 35-34 | 5 | -6 | -1.20 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 1.5 |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Oklahoma State | W 45-27 | 5 | 81 | 16.20 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 20 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Arizona State | L 24-27 | 4 | 5 | 1.30 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| Sat 9/13 | vs Unknown | — | 10 | 34 | 3.40 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 4.8 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ SMU | W 48-45 | 7 | 26 | 3.70 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 4.1 |
| Sat 8/30 | vs Auburn | L 24-38 | 6 | 29 | 4.80 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.7 |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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2025
Opening stop
Season Progression
2025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Regular Season | Baylor | 603 | 42.6 | 15.6 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Oklahoma State
Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
120
Primary metric
120 scrimmage yards and 9.5 usage.
#2
UCF
126
Primary metric
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
126 scrimmage yards and 32.4 usage.
#3
Arizona
100
Primary metric
Loss with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
100 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.
#4
Unknown
62
Primary metric
Game with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 18.3 usage.
#5
TCU
42
Primary metric
Loss with 42 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
42 scrimmage yards and 16.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2025 Regular Season · Baylor
603 primary output · 42.6 efficiency · 15.6 usage
50.3
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
4★
Class 2025 · Rating 0.8903
Pauls Valley · Pauls Valley, OK
- Committed To
- Baylor
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Career Facts
1
Career teams
1
Seasons tracked
603
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 1 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.