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Jersey Number 0
Amariyun Knighten
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 174
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Hollywood, Fla.
- High School:
- Deerfield Beach
- Prev School:
- Indiana/Northern Illinois
at Indiana:
at Nourthern Illinois:
High School:
- Appeared in two games
at Nourthern 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 came against Ball State (10/1) in 2022
- Logged first collegiate interception at Notre Dame (9/7) in 2024 to set up the game-winning field goal for NIU
High School:
- Defensive back for head coach Jevon Glenn at Deerfield Beach High School for his final prep season
- Played wide receiver and defensive back for two seasons for head coach Travis Harden at Stranahan High School
- Tabbed three-star prospect by ESPN
- Named team captain at SHS as a junior and DBHS as a senior
- Named all-state and All-Broward County as a senior ... Tabbed all-conference as a senior
- Career totals include 45 tackles, four interceptions and 19 pass breakups
- Participated in the Broward County Athletic Association North vs. South All-Star Game and Dade County vs. Broward County Postseason Game as a seniorÂ
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