Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 66 | — |
| Success rate | 37.9% | 268th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 7.6% | 288th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 16.7% | 196th / 332 |
| First downs | 13 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 11 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 3 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 6 | — |
| Target share | 4.4% | — |
| Catch rate | 83.3% | — |
| Success rate per target | 16.7% | — |
| Yards per target | 4.2 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Charting
Where Knighten's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction72 carries
2025 charting · Baylor
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Knighten’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted5 targets charted
Run direction57 carries
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Baylor#34 · 5-3 | 8 | 29% | 74 | 334 | 4.5 | 3 | 37.9% | 5 | 25 | 0 | 4.4% |
| 2025 | Baylor#70 · 5-7 | 12 | 32% | 104 | 469 | 4.5 | 1 | 48.9% | 11 | 134 | 1 | 3.6% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Caden Knighten's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Caden Knighten's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Rushing | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long |
| 1 | vs Auburn | L 16–17 | 4.5 | 12 | 33 | 2.8 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Prairie View A&M | W 44–3 | 7.3 | 12 | 66 | 5.5 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 |  Louisiana Tech | W 36–19 | 5.7 | 10 | 42 | 4.2 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 |  Colorado | W 23–13 | 2.6 | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | @ Arizona State | W 55–19 | 7.5 | 6 | 84 | 14.0 | 1 | 75 |
| 7 |  TCU | L 6–17 | 4.5 | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | @ Kansas | L 24–25 | 4.4 | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | @ UCF | W 41–9 | 5.9 | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 1 | 15 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.3 | 74 | 334 | 4.5 | 3 | 75 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 74 | — |
| Yards | 334 | 189th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 4.5 | 175th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 192nd / 683 |
| Long | 75 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 5 | 1122nd / 2089 |
| Yards | 25 | 1442nd / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 11 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 3 | — |
| Yards | 78 | — |
| Average | 26 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 36 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Special teams | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Auburn | 98 | ~29 (20–38) | 14 | · | 30% |
| Wk 2 · Prairie View A&M | 84 | ~27 (18–35) | 13 | 1 | 32% |
| Wk 3 · Louisiana Tech | 67 | ~21 (14–27) | 13 | · | 31% |
| Wk 4 · Colorado | 74 | ~23 (16–30) | 10 | 2 | 31% |
| Wk 5 · Arizona State | 79 | ~17 (12–22) | 7 | · | 22% |
| Wk 7 · TCU | 86 | ~30 (20–39) | 10 | · | 35% |
| Wk 8 · Kansas | 66 | ~18 (12–23) | 7 | · | 27% |
| Wk 9 · UCF | 66 | ~16 (11–21) | 7 | · | 24% |
| Season | 620 | 181 (144–224) | 81 | 3 | 29% |
Position Room
5 RBs on the Baylor roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Dawson Pendergrass | RB | SR | 94 | 339 | 3.6 | 2 | 6 | +0.08 |
| 11 | Caden Knighten | RB | SO | 74 | 334 | 4.5 | 3 | 5 | +0.06 |
| Michael Turner | RB | 49 | 202 | 4.1 | 0 | 7 | +0.03 | ||
| 25 | Ryelan Morris | RB | FR | 45 | 295 | 6.6 | 1 | 5 | +0.12 |
| 33 | HD Davis | RB | FR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.50 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Baylor depth chart →