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Wayne Knight

RB · UCLA

Wayne Knight

RB · #3 · UCLA

Profile

Measurements: 5'7" · 193 lb
Seasons: 5
Recruiting: Unrated
Class rank: —
Hometown: Smyrna, DE
High school: Smyrna

Transferred in from James Madison.

Career

vs Power conferences · 12 games

Rushing145 CAR · 820 YDS · 5.7 AVG · 10 TD · 49 LONG

Receiving22 REC · 177 YDS · 8.0 AVG · 1 TD · 28 LONG

Fumbles1 FUM · 0 LOST · 0 REC

Defense1 TOT · 0 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD

Kick returns11 NO · 228 YDS · 20.7 AVG · 0 TD · 29 LONG

Punt returns2 NO · 15 YDS · 7.5 AVG · 0 TD · 16 LONG

2026

UCLA

Touchdowns and giveaways

Touchdowns

Total yds

101

200

135

115

137

Rushing yds100 total yds

177

100

103

109

Yds per carry

8.9

9.8

10.0

4.7

1.8

3.7

6.1

3.1

@ California

Purdue

@ Maryland

@ Oregon

Wisconsin

Michigan State

@ Minnesota

Illinois

@ Michigan

USC

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Fixtures still to play are faint — an empty column under a bold or plain opponent is a game he did not appear in. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 8 games

Rushing122 CAR · 695 YDS · 5.7 AVG · 10 TD · 47 LONG

Receiving16 REC · 136 YDS · 8.5 AVG · 1 TD · 28 LONG

Fumbles1 FUM · 0 LOST · 0 REC

Kick returns10 NO · 204 YDS · 20.4 AVG · 0 TD · 29 LONG

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	vs Illinois	W 22–14	18	56	3.1	0	17
10	@ Minnesota	W 34–20	18	109	6.1	1	31
8	vs Michigan State	W 28–10	15	56	3.7	1	9
7	vs Wisconsin	W 17–7	13	23	1.8	1	5
6	@ Oregon	W 17–15	22	103	4.7	1	35
4	@ Maryland	W 54–3	10	100	10.0	1	45
3	vs Purdue	W 52–38	18	177	9.8	2	47
1	@ California	W 45–24	8	71	8.9	3	31

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	vs Illinois	W 22–14	1	2	2.0	0	2
10	@ Minnesota	W 34–20	1	28	28.0	0	28
7	vs Wisconsin	W 17–7	3	6	2.0	0	5
6	@ Oregon	W 17–15	3	12	4.0	1	9
4	@ Maryland	W 54–3	3	35	11.7	0	20
3	vs Purdue	W 52–38	3	23	7.7	0	14
1	@ California	W 45–24	2	30	15.0	0	22

Fumbles

Wk	Opponent	Result	FUM	LOST	REC
8	vs Michigan State	W 28–10	1	0	0

Kick returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
11	vs Illinois	W 22–14	1	23	23.0	23
8	vs Michigan State	W 28–10	1	21	21.0	21
7	vs Wisconsin	W 17–7	1	19	19.0	19
6	@ Oregon	W 17–15	1	15	15.0	15
4	@ Maryland	W 54–3	1	18	18.0	18
3	vs Purdue	W 52–38	3	52	17.3	21
1	@ California	W 45–24	2	56	28.0	29

2025

James Madison

Total yds

128

Rushing yds100 total yds

110

Yds per carry

6.5

2.4

@ Oregon

@ Louisville

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 2 games

Rushing22 CAR · 122 YDS · 5.5 AVG · 0 TD · 49 LONG

Receiving6 REC · 41 YDS · 6.8 AVG · 0 TD · 12 LONG

Kick returns1 NO · 24 YDS · 24.0 AVG · 0 TD · 24 LONG

Punt returns2 NO · 15 YDS · 7.5 AVG · 0 TD · 16 LONG

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	@ Oregon	L 34–51	17	110	6.5	0	49
2	@ Louisville	L 14–28	5	12	2.4	0	6

Receiving

Wk	Opponent	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
17	@ Oregon	L 34–51	3	18	6.0	0	9
2	@ Louisville	L 14–28	3	23	7.7	0	12

Kick returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	@ Louisville	L 14–28	1	24	24.0	0	24

Punt returns

Wk	Opponent	Result	NO	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
2	@ Louisville	L 14–28	2	15	7.5	0	16

2024

James Madison

Total yds

Rushing yds100 total yds

Yds per carry

3.0

@ North Carolina

Week by week, oldest first. Home games are bold; away games read @ opponent. Every figure here is also in the game log below.

vs Power 4 · 1 game

Rushing1 CAR · 3 YDS · 3.0 AVG · 0 TD · 3 LONG

Rushing

Wk	Opponent	Result	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
4	@ North Carolina	W 70–50	1	3	3.0	0	3

2023

James Madison

No box-score line against a Power 5 opponent in 2023.

2022

James Madison

vs Power 5 · 1 game

Defense1 TOT · 0 SOLO · 0 TFL · 0 SACKS · 0 QB HUR · 0 PD · 0 TD

Defense

Wk	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	TFL	SACKS	QB HUR	PD	TD
10	@ Louisville	L 10–34	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

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