Wayne Knight
UCLA Bruins
91
Elite

Wayne Knight

UCLA BruinsContender
RBOffenseEliteTRANSFER · James Madison
Projected Starter

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Wayne Knight is the projected starter at RB for UCLA Bruins.

Redshirt senior · #3 · 5'7", 193 lbs

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Depth at RB · UCLA Bruins

  1. 1391Wayne KnightStarter
  2. 2676Anthony Woods
  3. 32172Jaivian Thomas

UCLA Starting Lineup

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The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

This season: 1,373 rushing yards, 9 rush TD. That's 81% of the team's production at his spot and 97th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Team Share81%Percentile97th
Smyrna, DE
Jersey
#3
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
5'7"
Weight
193 lbs
Transfer
James Madison

Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
—13739

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Smyrna
Hometown
Smyrna, DE

Why this rating?

On a 90-rated offense; 97th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.86 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team offense (SP+)
90
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 97% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.86)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WOREYDS 103
CAR
22
YDS
103
AVG
4.7
TD
1
REC
3
YDS
12
AVG
4.0
TD
1

Final W 17-15

Sep 26WMDYDS 100
CAR
10
YDS
100
AVG
10.0
TD
1
REC
3
YDS
35
AVG
11.7
TD
0

Final W 54-3

Sep 20WPURYDS 177
CAR
18
YDS
177
AVG
9.8
TD
2
REC
3
YDS
23
AVG
7.7
TD
0

Final W 52-38

Sep 12WSDSUYDS 97
CAR
13
YDS
97
AVG
7.5
TD
3
REC
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0

Final W 28-10

Sep 6WCALYDS 71
CAR
8
YDS
71
AVG
8.9
TD
3
REC
2
YDS
30
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final W 45-24

Wayne Knight's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
1373 rush yds · 9 TD · 55% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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