# UCF Knights

Big 12 · Acrisure Bounce House, Orlando, FL
Head coach: Scott Frost · year 2 · 24-14 at UCF · 40-45 career over 9 seasons
Offense: Spread Option · Defense: 4-2-5

## 2026 outlook

- 2025 record: 5-7 (2-7 in conference)
- National title odds: +100000 (#49 on the futures board)
- Season win total: 5.5 (over priced -148)
- Returning starter games: 44%
- Schedule difficulty: 75th-hardest of 138 FBS teams

## Returning production by unit

| Unit | Returning games | Games back | Depth back |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skill offense | 50% | 35/70 | 5/16 |
| Offensive line | 22% | 12/54 | 11/23 |
| Defensive front | 28% | 23/83 | 8/20 |
| Secondary | 80% | 47/59 | 6/15 |

## Roster movement

- Key returning: Braeden Marshall (DB), Jayden Bellamy (DB), Demari Henderson (DB), Owen Spell (OL), Duane Thomas Jr. (WR)
- Key departures (with destination): Phillip Dunnam (SAF), Tayven Jackson (QB) – UNT, Malachi Lawrence (DE), Myles Montgomery (RB), Cole Kozlowski (LB)
- Key arrivals (with previous school): Alonza Barnett III (QB) – JMU, Keyone Jenkins (QB) – FIU, Jonathan Bibbs (WR) – ULM, Duke Watson (RB) – LOU, Dylan Burk (TE) – SHSU

## Depth chart

### Offense

- WR-X: Josh Derry, Jonathan Bibbs
- WR-Z: Waden Charles, Tyren Hornes, Caleb Rollerson
- WR-SL: Duane Thomas Jr., DayDay Farmer, Jordyn Bridgewater
- LT: Henry Tabansi, LaParka Langston
- LG: Owen Spell, Tyler Gibson
- C: Connor Meadows, Cooper Terpstra, Jacob Maiava
- RG: Brady Wayburn, Justin Royes
- RT: Preston Cushman, Kasiyah Charlton
- TE: Dylan Wade, Grayson Brousseau, Caden Piening, Thomas Wadsworth, Brooks Hall
- QB: Alonza Barnett III, Kaleb Annett, Keyone Jenkins, Rocco Marriott, Dante Carr
- RB: Landen Chambers, Duke Watson, Taevion Swint, Agyeman Addae, Kaj Baker

### Defense

- LDE: Sincere Edwards, Bruno Dall, L A Jessie Harrold
- LDT: Horace Lockett, Jeffson Lafontant, Brad Gurley Jr., Josh Schell
- RDT: RJ Jackson Jr., Thomas Collins, Artavius Jones
- RDE: Isaiah Nixon, Ken Talley, Aymeric Koumba
- WLB: Lewis Carter, Jahleel Culbreath, Rashad Henry
- MLB: Cole Kozlowski, Tackett Curtis, Jayden Jennings
- LCB: Antione Jackson, Jailen Duffie, Rukeem Stroud
- SS: Demari Henderson, Caleb Flagg, Kahmel Johnson
- FS: Jayden Williams, Ty Bartrum, TJ Branch
- RCB: Jayden Bellamy, DJ Bell
- NB: Braeden Marshall, Matt Irwin

### Special Teams

- PT: Atticus Bertrams, Mason Denaburg
- PK: Will Stone, Noah McGough
- KO: Will Stone, Noah McGough
- LS: Kyle Hicks, Rocklyn Kelley
- H: Atticus Bertrams, Mason Denaburg
- PR: Antione Jackson, Taevion Swint
- KR: Duane Thomas Jr., Kaj Baker

## 2026 schedule

| Week | Opponent | Site | TV | Spread |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (FCS) | Home | ESPN+ | UCF -41.5 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | Away | ESPN2 | – |
| 3 | Georgia State | Home | ESPN+ | – |
| 4 | TCU | Home | – | – |
| 5 | Houston | Away | – | – |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | Away | – | – |
| 8 | BYU | Home | – | – |
| 9 | Baylor | Home | ESPN | – |
| 10 | Kansas | Away | – | – |
| 11 | Arizona State | Home | – | – |
| 12 | Iowa State | Home | Fox Sports 1 | – |
| 13 | Colorado | Away | – | – |

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Source: SharpData OS – https://www.sharpdataos.com/cfb/teams/ucf
Depth chart updated 2026-08-11. Odds shown are point-in-time snapshots.