Miami football adding Jaylan Knighton on KOR adds explosiveness

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Naming Jaylan Knighton as the top kick returner for the Miami football team could be a boost that the Hurricanes need on special teams.

Freshman running back Jaylan Knighton who has been one of the most explosive Miami football players this season is listed as the top kick returner on the Hurricanes depth chart for the game Friday night at North Carolina State. Knighton has one kick return this season for 16 yards. Miami is 65th in KOR average at 19.57.

Miami is 95th averaging 22.8 kickoff return yards per game. Special teams coach Jonathan Patke appeared on Hurricane Hotline last week on WQAM to discuss his unit and stated putting Knighton on kickoff returns is being…