NOTE: 2026 rosters are nearly complete but not final. Only players with stats or recruiting/portal ratings are listed. Def Snap % are best estimates. DE/LB are mixed depending on the team.
Quarterbacks
| Player | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass | Run | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #14 Alonza Barnett III SR | 6'0"/217 | 216/370 (58%), 2806 Yds, 23 TD / 8 INT | 127 Car, 589 Yds, (4.6 YPC), 15 TD, 3 FUM | B- | A- | #91 | 919 (72%) | JMU ('26) | |
| #1 Keyone Jenkins SR | 6'0"/190 | 164/263 (62%), 1742 Yds, 9 TD / 6 INT | 52 Car, 114 Yds, (2.2 YPC), 5 TD, 5 FUM | C | D+ | #119 | 577 (45%) | FIU ('26) | |
| #17 Brock Hansel SR | 5'10"/160 | 1/3 (33%), 11 Yds, 0 TD / 1 INT | 0 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | F | C | 7 (1%) | NA | ||
| #00 Rocco Marriott FR | 6'4"/203 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Kane Archer FR | 6'1"/205 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Dante Carr FR | 6'3"/200 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #16 Kaleb Annett SO | 6'3"/183 | BSU ('26) |
Running Backs
| Player | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run | Rec | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Landen Chambers JR | 5'11"/215 | 242 Car, 1273 Yds, (5.3 YPC), 10 TD, 2 FUM | 27 Rec, 238 Yds, (8.8 YPR), 0 TD | A | A+ | 560 (44.25%) | UCA ('26) | ||
| #26 Duke Watson JR | 6'0"/180 | 49 Car, 158 Yds, (3.2 YPC), 1 TD, 2 FUM | 6 Rec, 49 Yds, (8.2 YPR), 1 TD | B- | B | #584 | 136 (10.5%) | LOU ('26) | |
| #35 Agyeman Addae SO | 5'10"/185 | 12 Car, 50 Yds, (4.2 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 7 Rec, 70 Yds, (10 YPR), 1 TD | C- | B | #466 | 59 (6%) | NA | |
| #4 Taevion Swint SO | 5'10"/185 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||||
| #00 Arthur Lewis FR | 5'9"/190 | 3* HS ('26) |
Wide Receivers
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec | Block | PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #19 Waden Charles SO | 6'2"/185 | 26 Rec, 290 Yds, (11.2 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 2 Yds, 0 TD | C | A- | #344 | 490 (32%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #7 Duane Thomas Jr. SR | 5'8"/175 | 53 Rec, 528 Yds, (10 YPR), 0 TD, 2 FUM | 14 Car, 45 Yds, 0 TD | A- | A- | #183 | 462 (30%) | CHAR ('25) | |
| #8 Jonathan Bibbs SO | 6'2"/175 | 26 Rec, 383 Yds, (14.7 YPR), 3 TD, 2 FUM | 11 Car, 58 Yds, 0 TD | A- | C | #263 | 330 (15.75%) | ULM ('26) | |
| #89 Caleb Rollerson SO | 6'2"/205 | 3 Rec, 67 Yds, (22.3 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, -5 Yds, 0 TD | C | A- | #672 | 85 (6%) | NA | |
| #82 Jordyn Bridgewater SO | 6'0"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 3 Yds, 0 TD | F | A+ | 21 (1%) | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #87 Dwartney Wortham SR | 6'0"/175 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B- | 4 (0%) | NA | ||
| #86 Chase Hinshaw SO | 6'2"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #81 Zack Palmer SO | 6'0"/185 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #85 Carson Hinshaw SO | 5'10"/170 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | |||
| #39 Andrea Parisi SO | 5'11"/167 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 1 (0%) | NA | |||
| #14 Joshua Derry SR | 5'9"/175 | 73 Rec, 1101 Yds, (15.1 YPR), 13 TD, 1 FUM | 5 Car, 49 Yds, 0 TD | MONM ('26) | |||||
| #00 Tyren Hornes FR | 6'0"/175 | 4* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #6 Ric'Darious Farmer JR | 6'0"/170 | WVU ('25) |
Tight Ends
| Player | H/W | Receiving | Rec | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Dylan Wade SR | 6'2"/240 | 43 Rec, 523 Yds, (12.2 YPR), 5 TD, 0 FUM | A | F | C- | 384 (52%) | MD ('25) | |
| #85 Grayson Brousseau SO | 6'5"/239 | 7 Rec, 45 Yds, (6.4 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | B | C | 241 (24.75%) | OKST ('26) | |
| #18 Caden Piening SO | 6'5"/245 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | C+ | C- | 64 (9%) | 3* HS ('25) | |
| #84 Thomas Wadsworth SR | 6'3"/240 | 3 Rec, 27 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B+ | C+ | B- | 37 (5%) | NA | |
| #88 Grant Stevens SR | 6'4"/225 | 3* HS ('22) | ||||||
| #00 Brooks Hall FR | 6'5"/225 | 3* HS ('26) |
Offensive Line
| Player | H/W | Grade | Run Blk | Pass Blk | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #73 Henry Tabansi (T) JR | 6'5"/310 | B | A- | B- | 828 (77.4%) | BUFF ('26) | |
| #78 Preston Cushman (T) SR | 6'5"/305 | B | C+ | B- | 753 (78%) | MISS ('25) | |
| #74 Tyler Gibson (T) SR | 6'5"/310 | D+ | D | B | 377 (35.1%) | CHAR ('26) | |
| #61 Owen Spell (T) SR | 6'8"/310 | C | C | B- | 202 (21%) | LIM ('25) | |
| #73 Jacob Maiava (T) SO | 6'2"/275 | A- | A | 9 (1%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||
| #76 Justin Royes (T) JR | 6'5"/310 | C- | D+ | B- | 3 (0%) | VIR ('25) | |
| #53 LaParka Langston (T) SR | 6'7"/305 | C- | D+ | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #70 RaiShaun McHaney (T) SO | 6'8"/260 | C | C | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #68 Ethan Higgins (T) JR | 6'6"/280 | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #57 Camp Lott (T) SO | 6'6"/250 | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #00 Amahn Williams (OT) FR | 6'6"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #00 Kasiyah Charlton (OT) FR | 6'6"/295 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||
| #66 Brady Wayburn (G) JR | 6'5"/300 | A- | A+ | C- | 445 (41.4%) | CONN ('26) | |
| #58 Connor Meadows (G) SR | 6'4"/300 | D+ | D | C | 270 (28%) | TNST ('25) | |
| #75 Andrew Phelan (G) JR | 6'3"/250 | C | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #71 Thomas Gearity (G) SO | 6'4"/312 | C | C+ | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #67 Noah Senka (G) SO | 6'2"/270 | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #66 Colin Cook (G) GR | 6'3"/310 | B- | B- | 3 (0%) | NA | ||
| #54 Cooper Terpstra (C) JR | 6'4"/313 | A | A+ | C+ | 71 (6.3%) | MSU ('26) | |
| #74 Matthew Prigmore (C) JR | 6'3"/320 | C | C+ | 6 (1%) | NA |
Defensive Line
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #41 Bruno Dall (DE) JR | 6'7"/250 | 44 Tac, 17 Solo, 8 TFL, 4 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 6 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A+ | A- | 628 (54.9%) | AKR ('26) | |
| #6 Isaiah Nixon (DE) JR | 6'4"/240 | 24 Tac, 13 Solo, 4 TFL, 1 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B | B+ | F | 289 (28%) | 4* HS ('23) | |
| #10 Sincere Edwards (DE) JR | 6'3"/240 | 13 Tac, 9 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | B+ | B- | 124 (12%) | PITT ('25) | |
| #12 Aymeric Koumba (DE) JR | 6'5"/260 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | D | C+ | 29 (3%) | MICH ('25) | |
| #11 Ken Talley (DE) SR | 6'3"/257 | 3 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | 21 (1.8%) | ARK ('26) | ||
| #00 Alhassan Iddrissu (DE) FR | 6'6"/240 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #98 Thomas Collins (DT) JR | 6'1"/282 | 30 Tac, 11 Solo, 5 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- | B- | B- | 476 (72%) | ORST ('26) | |
| #95 RJ Jackson Jr. (DT) SR | 6'3"/310 | 24 Tac, 13 Solo, 3 TFL, 2 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B- | C | 456 (77%) | NA | |
| #92 Jeffson Lafontant (DT) JR | 6'3"/295 | 10 Tac, 3 Solo, 2 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B | C+ | 115 (19%) | BCU ('25) | |
| #13 Horace Lockett (DT) SR | 6'6"/355 | 11 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A+ | B- | 113 (19%) | GT ('25) | |
| #97 Josh Schell (DT) SR | 6'4"/265 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C- | C+ | 21 (3.6%) | TENN ('26) | |
| #54 Trenton Turner (DT) SO | 6'2"/320 | 2 Tac, 2 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | B+ | 8 (1%) | NA | ||
| #42 Artavius Jones (DT) SO | 6'3"/310 | B | C+ | 4 (0.9%) | MIAMI ('26) | ||||
| #00 Jayden Curtis (DL) FR | 6'3"/260 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Isaiah McNish (DL) FR | 6'3"/265 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Noah Mercer (DL) FR | 6'4"/235 | 3* HS ('26) |
Linebackers
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #20 Lewis Carter SR | 6'0"/224 | 95 Tac, 55 Solo, 4 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- | A- | B+ | 692 (67%) | OKLA ('25) | |
| #34 Jahleel Culbreath SR | 6'4"/222 | 71 Tac, 27 Solo, 10 TFL, 3 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B+ | B | 626 (45.75%) | ODU ('26) | |
| #19 Rashad Henry JR | 6'2"/230 | 51 Tac, 12 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ | F | D+ | 390 (28.5%) | UMASS ('26) | |
| #4 Tackett Curtis SR | 6'2"/235 | 25 Tac, 14 Solo, 1 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | B | D | 321 (23.25%) | WIS ('26) | |
| #45 Quentin Hatch SR | 6'1"/215 | C+ | 1 (0%) | NA | |||||
| #00 Preston Hall FR | 6'2"/215 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Matthew Occhipinti FR | 6'3"/225 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #33 Phil Picciotti JR | 6'3"/245 | OKLA ('25) |
Secondary
| Player | H/W | Stats | Pass D | Run D | Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #29 Jayden Bellamy (CB) SR | 6'1"/180 | 27 Tac, 20 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 8 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | B+ | A+ | 666 (55%) | SYR ('25) | |
| #7 Antione Jackson (CB) SR | 6'1"/175 | 39 Tac, 27 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A | C | B | 557 (46%) | ECU ('24) | |
| #4 Braeden Marshall (CB) SR | 5'10"/175 | 22 Tac, 20 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | B+ | D+ | B- | 476 (39%) | 3* HS ('23) | |
| #2 Jailen Duffie (CB) JR | 5'11"/172 | A+ | D | A- | 391 (24%) | NDSU ('26) | |||
| #5 DJ Bell (CB) SR | 6'2"/180 | 17 Tac, 11 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 4 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ | F | A- | 314 (26%) | MEM ('25) | |
| #25 Rukeem Stroud (CB) SO | 5'11"/160 | C+ | D | 20 (2%) | 3* HS ('25) | ||||
| #00 Elijah Keys (CB) FR | 6'2"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #00 Amarion Queen (CB) FR | 6'2"/185 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #8 Demari Henderson (S) SR | 6'0"/170 | 61 Tac, 43 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- | B | B+ | 700 (54%) | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #21 Ty Bartrum (S) GR | 6'1"/195 | A+ | B- | A+ | 570 (33%) | HARV ('26) | |||
| #28 Matt Irwin (S) JR | 5'11"/180 | 8 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D | C | C- | 398 (23.25%) | IDHO ('26) | |
| #4 Caleb Flagg (S) GR | 5'10"/202 | 4 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- | A- | 33 (2.25%) | MIZ ('26) | ||
| #00 Ja'Cari Jackson (S) FR | 5'11"/175 | 3* HS ('26) | |||||||
| #22 TJ Branch (S) SO | 6'3"/170 | COLO ('26) |
Kickers
| Player | H/W | FG | XP | Pts | FG G | KO G | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Will Stone GR | 6'0"/195 | F | TEX ('26) | |||||
| #97 Mason Denaburg SO | 6'4"/195 | NA | ||||||
| #31 Noah McGough SO | 5'11"/175 | 1/1 | 1 Pts | C | C | NA |
Punters
| Player | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #40 Anthony Venneri SR | 6'0"/225 | 48, 1952 YDS (40.7 YPP), Long 58 YDS | 20 In 20, 4 TB | B+ | C+ | OSU ('25) | |
| #49 Atticus Bertrams SR | 6'3"/237 | 35, 1463 YDS (41.8 YPP), Long 54 YDS | 16 In 20, 2 TB | B+ | C+ | WIS ('26) |
FR ATH - No Position Yet
| Player | H/W | Rating | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| #00 Kaj Baker FR | 5'7"/158 | 3* HS ('26) |
Roster & Program Overview
HC Scott Frost returnsOC Steve Cooper returnsDC Alex Grinch returns
Players with Starting experience3214 off • 18 def
Team Talent660#80 in CFB
Avg Talent / Player0.86Blue-chip 6.67%
Roster Size9544 portal (39.3%)
Talent Off: 260.12 (51)
Talent Def: 285.18 (38)
Talent ST: 14.28 (5)
New Portal In: 32 (28.6%)
Portal Losses: 36
Unrated/No Stats: 17
Total Team Snaps: 17758
Elite: 0
Top 100: 0
Top 250: 5
Top 100 Pos: 36
JAG: 28
Low JAG: 2
JAG-: 1
FR Snaps: 0 (0%)
SO Snaps: 1557 (9%)
JR Snaps: 5437 (31%)
SR Snaps: 10027 (56%)
GR Snaps: 737 (4%)
91% Snaps by Upperclassmen
17 players on roster have not played, have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings.
Class Breakdown
| Category | GR | SR | JR | SO | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters Returning | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Portal Starters 2026 portal | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Experienced Depth | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Off Starters Returning | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Off Depth Returning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Starters Returning | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Def Depth Returning | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Positions Summary
Unit
Returning
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Portal Adds
(starters/exp'd depth)
(starters/exp'd depth)
Snaps
(total/portal/return%)
(total/portal/return%)
Outlook
Experience - Production - Notes
Experience - Production - Notes
QBQB
0 (0)
2 (0)
1503(1496)0% returning
Exp 100% • Prod 100% — UCF lost their starting QB from last year. Alonza Barnett III & Kaleb Annett from the portal could compete for the job.
RBHB
0 (0)
1 (0)
755(696)8% returning
Exp 61% • Prod 92% — UCF lost their top 2 Rushers from last year.
WR/TEWR + TE
3 (0)
0 (2)
2128(571)73% returning
Exp 42% • Prod 100% — TE Dylan Wade and #1 WR Duane Thomas Jr. return
OLT + G + C
1 (2)
1 (2)
2988(1721)42% returning
T 100% • G 35% • C 7% — UCF OL: 1 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience. Portal OL: 2 potential starters from '26 Portal, 1 more portals have experience.
DLDE + DT
1 (3)
2 (0)
2284(1150)50% returning
DE 50% • DT 96% — DL experience and continuity summary.
LBLB
1 (0)
1 (2)
2030(1337)34% returning
LB 55% — LB experience and continuity summary.
SecondaryCB + S
3 (2)
0 (3)
4125(1392)66% returning
CB 96% • S 56% — Secondary experience and continuity summary.
Team Snaps: Offense 7374 (4484 portal) 39% returning, (61% via Portal) • Defense 8439 (3879 portal) 54% returning, (46% via Portal)
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge
Note: The units rarely add up to a full team of starters/depth in preseason, as inexperienced depth/portals will need to emerge