Defensive back for Auburn. 2021: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 46 tackles.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Leander, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
2021 defensive back for Auburn. 2021: 2 interceptions, 2 pass breakups, 46 tackles.
Recruiting
S recruit
Signed with Southeast Missouri State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonBydarrius Knighten
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Bydarrius Knighten arrived at Auburn from Southeast Missouri State. The receipt on tape: 9 tackles against Georgia, Week 6, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Auburn, 46 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles for loss (18th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Unranked recruit. Now #234 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Auburn | 46 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 46 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2021
W 31–20
vs Ole Miss
1 PD · 7 SOLO · 8 TOT
With B. Nix — 276 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.9 · 30 rush yds (8 car) · 2 TD · O. Chapman — 56 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 65 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 60-10vs Akron | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-0vs Alabama State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-19@ LSU | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-34vs Georgia | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 38-23@ Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-20vs Ole Miss | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-21@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs Alabama | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Cedric Stone’s 2021 season.
Matches Cedric on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Baylen Buchanan's junior season at Louisiana Tech (2021).
Matches Baylen on
Player DNA