Waden Charles

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

Projected WR-Z starter

199 2026 receiving yards
16 of 21 2026 catches
2 2026 TDs
4 Explosive plays
18 Career games (12 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSRec-Tgt Yards YPR TD
2026 UCF6616-21 199 12.4 2
2025 UCF12626-53 290 11.2 0

2026 Percentile vs WRs

Receiving yards per game 33.2 62
Yards per catch 12.4 47
Catch rate 76.2% 84
Receiving TDs 2 66

Around Waden

Projected 2026 starters · 2026 production
QB Alonza Barnett III QB · 344 pass yds · 2g
RB Duke Watson RB · 483 rush yds · 6g
WR-X Josh Derry WR · 304 rec yds · 6g
WR-SL DayDay Farmer WR · 147 rec yds · 6g
TE Dylan Wade TE · 53 rec yds · 6g

The situation

UCF 2026 offense ›
Explosive play rate 12.2% 62
Red zone TD rate 82.8% 91
Line yards per carry 2.0 14
Sack rate allowed 5.7% 51

2026 Game log

WeekOpponentTargets Receptions Receiving yards Receiving TDs RZ opps
W2 @ PITT5 4 41 1 1
W3 GAST4 3 46 1 1
W4 TCU3 3 14 0 0
W5 @ HOU6 4 68 0 0
W6 @ OKST3 2 30 0 0

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
#702 Chase Taylor LB · Stockbridge MICH
#702 Ty Redmond CB · Milton TENN
WRs in the class
#99 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
2026 · 62th pctile of WRs
Recruit · 78th pctile of class