Receiver, UCF, 2025–⁠26

Waden Charles

Number
No. 9
Height
6′2″
Weight
195 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Boynton Beach, FL

Waden Charles plays receiver for UCF. Last time out, at Oklahoma State: 2 catches, 30 yards.

2026 so far

16 catches, 199 yards, 2 TD

Last game: 2 catches, 30 yards at Oklahoma State, L 28–⁠42

Next game: vs. BYU, Oct 24

Game by game this season, receiving yards
  1. 41@PITT
  2. 46GAST
  3. 14TCU
  4. 68@HOU
  5. 30@OKST

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

6catches, career highvs. Oklahoma State, 2025

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2025UCF2629011.2030
2026UCF1619912.4235
Career4248911.6235

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025UCF9WRFr.
2026UCF9WRSo.6′2″195

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025UCF470.3330th (n=1040)0.4615.76%
2026UCF210.3742nd (n=829)0.437.77%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 UCF 5 games, 16 catches, 199 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 12atPittsburghL 7–⁠12441119–
Sep 19vs.Georgia StateW 44–⁠30346130–
Sep 26vs.TCUW 21–⁠1331407–
Oct 3atHoustonL 17–⁠27468035–
Oct 10atOklahoma StateL 28–⁠42230026–
2025 UCF 11 games, 26 catches, 290 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 28vs.Jacksonville StateW 17–⁠10118018–
Sep 6vs.North Carolina A&TW 68–⁠731807–
Sep 20vs.North CarolinaW 34–⁠91606–
Sep 27atKansas StateL 20–⁠34–––––
Oct 4vs.KansasL 20–⁠27334018–
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 11–⁠201−100–
Oct 18vs.West VirginiaW 45–⁠13340019–
Nov 7vs.HoustonL 27–⁠30213092
Nov 15atTexas TechL 9–⁠48234030–
Nov 22vs.Oklahoma StateW 17–⁠14678026–
Nov 29atBYUL 21–⁠41450016–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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