Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-59@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Holy Cross | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-35@ Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
#23
Amariyun Knighten
Senior defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 174 lb · Hollywood, FL · Deerfield Beach
CFB Index 11 · #529 of 538 safetiesLow confidenceTransferred Indiana → Miami (OH) for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
Signed with Northern Illinois
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back on Miami (OH)'s 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Northern Illinois in 2022.
- Transferred from Indiana to Miami (OH) in 2026.
Amariyun Knighten
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in five seasons, at three different programs. The receipt: 3 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
6 programs, one constant: he played.
20224 games
- Signed with Northern Illinois3-star out of Miami (OH)
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Miami (OH)
2025Indiana
2026Miami (OH)
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 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 | 52 | 35 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Amariyun Knighten's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Holy Cross
1 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Holy Cross.
With D. McComb — 234 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 94.5 · 12 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD · K. McLaughlin — 9 points · 24 long · 100 percent on field goals
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Northern Illinois3-9HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2023Northern Illinois7-6HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2024Northern Illinois8-5HC: Thomas Hammock · Run-leaning
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Miami (OH)1-2HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: passes defended (92nd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
47.9%
80 pass / 87 run
Plays / game
55.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.6%
90 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
11 · #529 of 538 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #529 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jshawn Frausto-Ramos’s 2023 season.
82%match
Matches Jshawn on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Differs from Jshawn on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Nolan Groulx's sophomore season at Charlotte (2022).
Matches Nolan on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Amariyun Knighten
Background
at Indiana: Appeared in two games at Northern Illinois: Appeared in 27 career games with 13 starts Played in 25 games with 13 starts over three seasons at Northern Illinois (2022-24) and redshirted initial collegiate season Made collegiate debut at Kentucky (9/24) in 2022 First collegiate start…
The secondary · Miami (OH)
- #24Mychal Yharbrough44 tackles · 2025
- #12Kaleb Martin31 tackles · 2025
- #21Toney Coleman Jr.21 tackles · 2025
- #6Adrian Walker Jr.20 tackles · 2025
- Amariyun Knighten1 tackle · 2025
17 more on the roster · Miami (OH) team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology