Knighten attended Pulaski Academy in Little Rock, Arkansas, where he helped lead his school to a state tittle in 2011.
[2] Coming out of high school, he committed to play college football for the Arkansas State Red Wolves.
[5] Knighten finished his career with the Red Wolves appearing in 41 games where he completed 442 of his 776 pass attempts for 5,371 yards, and 46 touchdowns to 18 interceptions.
[6] Knighten got his first coaching job in 2016 as a graduate assistant with the Maryland Terrapins, and joined the Florida State Seminoles in 2018 in the same role.
[7] Before the 2022 season, Knighten got his first NFL coaching job, where he was hired as an offensive assistant by the Cincinnati Bengals.