Amariyun Knighten
Amariyun Knighten
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Indiana State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Northern Illinois | 18 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Northern Illinois | 15 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 47 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jshawn Frausto-Ramos’s 2023 season.
Matches Jshawn on
Differs from Jshawn on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nolan Groulx's sophomore season at Charlotte (2022).
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