Caden Knighten

RB · #11 · Baylor · SO · 5'11" · 211 · Wynnewood, OK

RB depth chart, 2nd

279 2026 rush yards
2 2026 total TDs
17% Team touch share
3 Explosive plays
18 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2026 Baylor6159 279 4.7 5 25 2
2025 Baylor120104 469 4.5 11 134 2

2026 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 46.5 67
Yards per carry 4.7 44
Receiving yards per game 4.2 39
Total TDs 2 42

Around Caden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB DJ Lagway QB · 1,116 pass yds · 4g
RB Dawson Pendergrass RB · 327 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Louis Brown IV WR · 327 rec yds · 6g
WR-Z Jadon Porter WR · 182 rec yds · 4g
WR-SL Gavin Freeman WR · 555 rec yds · 6g
TE Matthew Klopfenstein TE · 32 rec yds · 6g

The situation

Baylor 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.1% 12
Red zone TD rate 58.3% 9
Line yards per carry 2.1 20
Sack rate allowed 4.9% 62

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentCarries Rushing yards Rushing TDs Targets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W1 @ AUB12 33 0 2 1 6 0 3
W2Prairie View A&M Panthers12 66 1 1 1 11 0 2
W3 LT10 42 0 2 2 8 0 0
W4 COLO10 18 0 0 0 0 0 3
W5 @ ASU6 84 1 1 1 0 0 1
W7 TCU10 35 0 0 0 0 0 0

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#472 Jaquel Holman ATH · Blackville-Hilda SCAR
#473 Cyrus Polu LB · Desert HIlls UTAH
#474 Caden Knighten RB · Pauls Valley BAY
#477 Koby Howard WR · Chaminade-Madonna PSU
#478 Donovan Johnson RB · IMG Academy MICH
RBs in the class
#36 Greg Ard McKinney North BSU
#37 Harry Dalton III Dinwiddie County USC
#38 Caden Knighten Pauls Valley BAY
#39 Donovan Johnson IMG Academy MICH
#39 Raycine Guillory Jr. Aledo UTAH
2026 · 67th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 85th pctile of class