Waden Charles

WR · #9 · UCF · SO · 6'2" · 195 · Boynton Beach, FL

Projected WR-Z starter

290 2025 receiving yards
26 of 53 2025 catches
0 2025 TDs
2 Explosive plays
12 Career games (6 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2025 UCF12626-53 290 11.2 0

2025 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 24.2 55
Yards per catch 11.2 37
Catch rate 49.1% 19
Receiving TDs 0 0

Around Waden

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Alonza Barnett III QB · 2,806 pass yds · 14g · at JMU
RB Landen Chambers RB · no college stats
WR-X Josh Derry WR · no college stats
WR-SL Duane Thomas Jr. WR · 528 rec yds · 12g
TE Dylan Wade TE · 523 rec yds · 11g

The situation

UCF 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.1% 49
Red zone TD rate 68.1% 43
Line yards per carry 2.3 38
Sack rate allowed 5.0% 71

2025 Game log

WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 JVST 2 1 18
W2North Carolina A&T Aggies 5 3 18 3
W4 UNC 2 1 6
W5 @ KSU 2
W6 KU 5 3 34 1
W7 @ CIN 5 1 -1
W8 WVU 4 3 40
W10 @ BAY 4 1
W11 HOU1 4 2 15
W12 @ TTU 2 2 34
W13 OKST 9 6 78
W14 @ BYU 9 4 50

Recruiting

2025 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2025 board
#692 Joshua Blackston IOL · Dunbar RUTG
#692 Jace Brown WR · Long Beach Poly UCLA
#700 Waden Charles WR · Somerset Academy Canyons UCF
#700 Sharlandiin Strange EDGE · Miami Carol City WKU
#702 Chase Taylor LB · Stockbridge MICH
WRs in the class
#101 Kamren Flowers West Bloomfield TOL
#102 Jace Brown Long Beach Poly UCLA
#103 Waden Charles Somerset Academy Canyons UCF
#104 Leyton Stone Wolfforth Frenship TTU
#105 Carterrious Brown Arlington Seguin SMU
2025 · 55th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 78th pctile of class