Jaylan Knighton brings proven big-play juice, but WVU’s 2025 chapter is cloudy
Knighton is the kind of back who can flip field position in a hurry: he rushed for 1,193 yards and 10 touchdowns at Miami, then added 745 yards and seven scores at SMU before a knee injury cut his 2024 season short after two games[8][12]. The catch? His WVU stint was derailed by an academic eligibility issue in August 2025, and he was removed from the roster, so the fit question is less about talent than availability[2][4][9]. When healthy and eligible, he looks like an experienced, compact, change-of-pace runner with real production behind him[6][12].
