Jaylan Knighton

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

2024 SMU 2 games, 43 rushing yards

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Aug 24	atNevada	W 29–⁠24	4	8	0	2	26	0
Sep 6	vs.BYU	L 15–⁠18	8	35	0	2	16	0

2023 SMU 12 games, 745 rushing yards, 7 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 2	vs.Louisiana Tech	W 38–⁠14	17	64	0	2	6	0
Sep 9	atOklahoma	L 11–⁠28	15	76	0	3	27	0
Sep 23	atTCU	L 17–⁠34	8	42	0	1	8	0
Sep 30	vs.Charlotte	W 34–⁠16	11	150	2	1	0	0
Oct 12	atEast Carolina	W 31–⁠10	11	26	0	–	–	–
Oct 20	atTemple	W 55–⁠0	15	64	1	–	–	–
Oct 28	vs.Tulsa	W 69–⁠10	6	34	1	–	–	–
Nov 4	atRice	W 36–⁠31	11	55	0	1	28	0
Nov 10	vs.North Texas	W 45–⁠21	17	129	1	–	–	–
Nov 18	atMemphis	W 38–⁠34	2	5	1	–	–	–
Dec 2	atTulane	W 26–⁠14	15	75	1	1	1	0
Dec 28 ✦	vs.Boston College	L 14–⁠23	8	25	0	4	19	1

2022 Miami 10 games, 423 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 10	vs.Southern Miss	W 30–⁠7	6	19	0	–	–	–
Sep 17	atTexas A&M	L 9–⁠17	14	77	0	1	6	0
Sep 24	vs.Middle Tennessee	L 31–⁠45	2	1	0	1	−3	0
Oct 8	vs.North Carolina	L 24–⁠27	4	13	0	2	56	0
Oct 15	atVirginia Tech	W 20–⁠14	10	27	0	–	–	–
Oct 22	vs.Duke	L 21–⁠45	7	26	0	3	6	0
Nov 5	vs.Florida State	L 3–⁠45	4	60	0	1	7	0
Nov 12	atGeorgia Tech	W 35–⁠14	16	118	1	–	–	–
Nov 19	atClemson	L 10–⁠40	8	10	0	–	–	–
Nov 26	vs.Pittsburgh	L 16–⁠42	7	72	0	1	10	0

2021 Miami 8 games, 561 rushing yards, 8 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 30	vs.Virginia	L 28–⁠30	15	44	0	–	–	–
Oct 16	atNorth Carolina	L 42–⁠45	17	92	2	2	73	1
Oct 23	vs.NC State	W 31–⁠30	21	83	0	6	83	1
Oct 30	atPittsburgh	W 38–⁠34	17	80	2	5	11	0
Nov 6	vs.Georgia Tech	W 33–⁠30	32	162	1	–	–	–
Nov 13	atFlorida State	L 28–⁠31	16	32	0	2	64	1
Nov 20	vs.Virginia Tech	W 38–⁠26	14	17	2	2	20	0
Nov 27	atDuke	W 47–⁠10	13	51	1	3	29	0

2020 Miami 9 games, 209 rushing yards, 1 TD

Date	Opponent	Result	Car	Rush yds	Rush TD	Rec	Rec yds	Rec TD
Sep 10	vs.UAB	W 31–⁠14	9	59	0	–	–	–
Sep 19	atLouisville	W 47–⁠34	4	9	1	1	75	1
Sep 26	vs.Florida State	W 52–⁠10	5	28	0	3	35	0
Oct 10	atClemson	L 17–⁠42	1	0	0	1	−1	0
Oct 17	vs.Pittsburgh	W 31–⁠19	7	25	0	5	27	0
Oct 24	vs.Virginia	W 19–⁠14	12	37	0	1	−1	0
Nov 6	atNC State	W 44–⁠41	5	13	0	–	–	–
Nov 14	atVirginia Tech	W 25–⁠24	7	27	0	–	–	–
Dec 5	atDuke	W 48–⁠0	2	11	0	–	–	–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.