Teams UCF 2026 Roster ← 2025 2026 UCF roster 110 players: 39 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 20 juniors, 35 seniors. From 27 states and 7 other countries; the most from Florida (54) and Georgia (6). The 2026 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 14 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 21 Linebackers 12 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 6
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 26 Duke Watson RB Transfer from Louisville 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 185 Forsyth, GA 483 rushing yards, 3 TD 4 Taevion Swint RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 185 Kissimmee, FL 162 rushing yards, 2 TD 11 Landen Chambers RB Transfer from Central Arkansas 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 215 Fort Worth, TX 139 rushing yards, 3 TD 20 Kaj Baker RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′8″ 160 Miami, FL 30 rushing yards 35 Agyeman Addae RB So. 5′10″ 190 Miami, FL 74 rushing yards, 1 TD 24 Arthur Lewis IV RB Fr. 5′10″ 180 Palatka, FL 0 rushing yards 42 Chance Nixon RB Fr. 5′9″ 179 Oviedo, FL
Receivers 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 5 Joshua Derry WR Transfer from Monmouth Sr. 5′9″ 182 Baltimore, MD 28 catches, 304 yards, 2 TD 9 Waden Charles WR So. 6′2″ 195 Boynton Beach, FL 16 catches, 199 yards, 2 TD 6 Ric’Darious Farmer WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 160 Melbourne, FL 13 catches, 147 yards 2 Tyren Hornes WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 175 Bradenton, FL 10 catches, 111 yards, 1 TD 86 Chase Hinshaw WR Fr. 6′2″ 181 Lake Mary, FL 3 returns, 84 yards 3 Jonathan Bibbs WR Transfer from UL Monroe So. 6′1″ 180 Birmingham, AL 5 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD 13 Caleb Rollerson WR So. 6′2″ 210 Ocala, FL 4 catches, 38 yards, 1 TD 82 Jordyn Bridgewater WR So. 6′0″ 165 Winter Garden, FL 1 catch, 9 yards 7 Duane Thomas Jr. WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′8″ 175 Miami Gardens, FL 23 Jordan Nunuha WR Fr. 6′3″ 195 Nanakuli, HI 39 Andrea Parisi WR So. 5′11″ 195 Bergamo, Italy 80 Elijah Hardy WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Miami, FL 81 Zack Palmer WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Orlando, FL 85 Carson Hinshaw WR So. 5′10″ 165 Lake Mary, FL
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 18 Caden Piening TE Fr. 6′5″ 245 Cincinnati, OH 12 catches, 126 yards, 2 TD 0 Dylan Wade TE Sr. 6′2″ 240 Orlando, FL 8 catches, 53 yards 88 Grayson Brousseau TE Transfer from Oklahoma State 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′5″ 245 Lehi, UT 1 catch, 1 yard, 1 TD 47 Sam Powell TE Fr. 6′3″ 205 Naples, FL 83 Dylan Burk TE So. 6′7″ 255 Melbourne, FL 84 Thomas Wadsworth TE Sr. 6′3″ 245 Melbourne, FL 87 Brooks Hall TE Fr. 6′5″ 225 Platte City, MO
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 53 LaParka Langston OL Jr. 6′7″ 285 Atlanta, GA 54 Cooper Terpstra OL Transfer from Michigan State Jr. 6′4″ 305 Holland, MI 55 Jacob Maiava OL Fr. 6′2″ 280 Kahuku, HI 57 Camp Lott OL Fr. 6′6″ 290 Mccomb, MS 58 Connor Meadows OL Sr. 6′4″ 300 Trenton, TN 61 Owen Spell OL Sr. 6′8″ 305 Jesup, GA 66 Brady Wayburn OL Transfer from UConn Sr. 6′5″ 305 Gastonia, NC 67 Noah Senka OL So. 6′2″ 295 Seminole, FL 68 Ethan Higgins OL Jr. 6′6″ 270 Brooksville, FL 70 RaiShaun McHaney OL Fr. 6′8″ 270 Indianapolis, IN 71 Amahn Williams OL Fr. 6′4″ 280 Randolph, MA 72 Dominick Campbell OL Sr. 6′9″ 310 Scarborough, ME 73 Henry Tabansi OL Transfer from Buffalo Jr. 6′5″ 306 Staten Island, NY 74 Matthew Prigmore OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Weston, FL 75 Tyler Gibson OL Transfer from Charlotte Sr. 6′5″ 308 Atlanta, GA 76 Justin Royes OL Jr. 6′5″ 300 Suffolk, VA 77 Kasiyah Charlton OL Fr. 6′7″ 315 Brunswick, GA 78 Preston Cushman OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 St. Petersburg, FL 79 Daniel Marcellinus OL Fr. 6′11″ 275 Abia, Nigeria
Defensive line 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 6 Isaiah Nixon DE 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 245 Saint Petersburg, FL 22 tackles, 2.5 sacks 92 Jeffson Lafontant DT Jr. 6′3″ 295 North Miami Beach, FL 18 tackles, 2 sacks 10 Sincere Edwards DE 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 250 Orlando, FL 15 tackles, 1 sack 0 Horace Lockett DT Sr. 6′6″ 355 Atlanta, GA 15 tackles, 0.5 sacks 11 Ken Talley DE Transfer from Arkansas Sr. 6′3″ 260 Philadelphia, PA 13 tackles, 0.5 sacks 12 Aymeric Koumba DE Jr. 6′5″ 245 Bordeaux, France 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks 99 Thomas Collins DT Transfer from Oregon State Jr. 6′1″ 295 Gothenburg, Sweden 10 tackles, 0.5 sacks 93 Brad Gurley DT Transfer from Eastern Kentucky Sr. 6′2″ 300 Bowling Green, KY 9 tackles 97 Josh Schell DT Transfer from Tennessee Sr. 6′4″ 300 Mount Pleasant, MI 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 56 Patrick Ryan DE Fr. 6′4″ 220 Lake Mary, FL 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 Quentin Hatch DE Sr. 6′1″ 225 Orlando, FL 3 tackles 54 Trenton Turner DT Fr. 6′2″ 320 Lakeland, FL 3 tackles 42 Artavius Jones DT Transfer from Miami 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 325 Blountstown, FL 2 tackles 95 R.J. Jackson DT Sr. 6′3″ 310 Choctaw, OK 2 tackles 96 Anthony Coaxum DE So. 6′4″ 270 Fort Lauderdale, FL 1 tackle 41 Bruno Dall DE Transfer from Akron Jr. 6′7″ 260 Hamburg, Germany 55 Noah Mercer DT Fr. 6′5″ 290 Key West, FL 90 Mujahid Jefferson DT Fr. 6′3″ 280 Orlando, FL 91 Donteye Drew DT Sr. 6′2″ 240 Tampa, FL 94 L.A. Jessie Harrold DE Transfer from Florida State 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 260 Tampa, FL 98 Alhassan Iddrissu DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 250 Oakdale, CT
Linebackers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 24 Tackett Curtis LB Transfer from Wisconsin 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 230 Many, LA 39 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 34 Jahleel Culbreath LB Transfer from Old Dominion Sr. 6′4″ 222 Virginia Beach, VA 30 tackles, 0.5 sacks 20 Lewis Carter LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 225 Tampa, FL 24 tackles 38 Jayden McDonald LB Sr. 6′4″ 235 Salem, VA 13 tackles 19 Rashad Henry LB Transfer from Massachusetts Jr. 6′2″ 220 Miami, FL 8 tackles 33 Phil Picciotti LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 Perkasie, PA 4 tackles 32 Matthew Occhipinti LB Fr. 6′3″ 235 Saddle Brook, NJ 3 tackles 23 Jayden Burnett LB Fr. 6′2″ 210 Sarasota, FL 1 tackle 43 Cole Kozlowski LB Sr. 6′2″ 230 Spring Lake, NJ 1 tackle 15 Preston Hall LB Fr. 6′3″ 220 Missouri City, TX 36 Dylan Bennett LB Fr. 5′11″ 210 West Palm Beach, FL 47 Arthur Kingdom LB Jr. 6′4″ 230 Leicestershire, England
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2026 8 Demari Henderson DB Sr. 6′0″ 185 Sanford, FL 30 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 2 Jayden Williams DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 Valrico, FL 27 tackles, 1 INT 1 DB Sr. 6′1″ 190 Freehold, NJ 16 tackles, 1 INT 7 Antoine Jackson DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 185 Lauderhill, FL 13 tackles, 1 INT 21 Ty Bartrum DB Transfer from Harvard Sr. 6′1″ 205 Pomeroy, OH 18 tackles 4 Braeden Marshall DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 200 Lake Mary, FL 16 tackles 18 Caleb Flagg DB Transfer from Missouri Sr. 5′10″ 200 Houston, TX 13 tackles 5 D.J. Bell DB Sr. 6′2″ 185 Pensacola, FL 10 tackles 14 Kahmel Johnson DB Transfer from Wayne State College So. 6′2″ 200 Jacksonville, FL 5 tackles 25 Rukeem Stroud DB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 165 Plant City, FL 4 tackles 17 Jailen Duffie DB Transfer from North Dakota State 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 175 Waukegan, IL 1 tackle 26 Elijah Keys DB Fr. 6′2″ 180 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 28 Matt Irwin DB Transfer from Idaho Jr. 5′11″ 180 Meridian, ID 1 tackle 29 Tyce Porcher DB Fr. 6′1″ 190 West Palm Beach, FL 1 tackle 16 Antonio Branch Jr. DB Fr. 6′3″ 175 Miami, FL 22 Amarion Queen DB Fr. 6′2″ 185 Stuart, FL 27 Nicholas Antoine DB Sr. 6′4″ 205 Daytona Beach, FL 30 Otis Hardy DB Fr. 6′0″ 180 Orlando, FL 49 Donnell Johnson DB Jr. 180
Dylan Wade, Sincere Edwards, Otis Hardy, Quentin Hatch, Zack Palmer, Mujahid Jefferson Antonio Branch Jr., Rashad Henry, Kaj Baker, Agyeman Addae, Elijah Hardy Braeden Marshall, Patrick Ryan, Carson Hinshaw, Chase Hinshaw Horace Lockett, LaParka Langston, Tyler Gibson Isaiah Nixon, Noah Senka, Preston Cushman Ric’Darious Farmer, Dylan Burk, Thomas Wadsworth Lewis Carter, Donteye Drew, L.A. Jessie Harrold Duane Thomas Jr., Keyone Jenkins Kahmel Johnson, Elijah Keys Tyce Porcher, Dylan Bennett Jayden Bellamy Jayden Williams Tyren Hornes Jonathan Bibbs Taevion Swint D.J. Bell Joshua Derry Antoine Jackson Demari Henderson Rocco Marriott Waden Charles Kaleb Annett Ken Talley Landen Chambers Caleb Rollerson Alonza Barnett Preston Hall Will Stone Dante Carr Jailen Duffie Caden Piening Caleb Flagg Ty Bartrum Amarion Queen Jayden Burnett Jordan Nunuha Arthur Lewis IV Tackett Curtis Rukeem Stroud Duke Watson Nicholas Antoine Matt Irwin Noah McGough Matthew Occhipinti Phil Picciotti Jahleel Culbreath Rocklyn Kelley Jayden McDonald Artavius Jones Chance Nixon Cole Kozlowski Kyle Hicks Sam Powell Cooper Terpstra Trenton Turner Jacob Maiava Noah Mercer Camp Lott Connor Meadows Owen Spell Brady Wayburn Ethan Higgins RaiShaun McHaney Amahn Williams Dominick Campbell Henry Tabansi Matthew Prigmore Justin Royes Kasiyah Charlton Jordyn Bridgewater Brooks Hall Grayson Brousseau Jeffson Lafontant Brad Gurley R.J. Jackson Anthony Coaxum Josh Schell Mason Denaburg Alhassan Iddrissu FL 54 GA 6 TX 6 NJ 3 PA 3 Hometowns of the 2026 UCF roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Florida 54 Georgia 6 Texas 6 New Jersey 3 Pennsylvania 3 Virginia 3 Missouri 2 North Carolina 2 Top counties Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 8 Orange County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 7 Seminole County, Florida pop. 481,000 6 Hillsborough County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 5 Brevard County, Florida pop. 633,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2026 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
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