UCF Knights
Big 12
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #76
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- -1.2 (#76)
- SP+ Offense
- 23.2
- SP+ Defense
- 24.0
- SRS
- -0.8
- FPI
- -0.8
- Elo
- 1448
- Talent
- 710
- Recruiting
- 194 (#66)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
5.4p10 3.0 — p90 7.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.0% | |
| Make CFP | 0.0% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.0% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 5.5–6.5
Schedule
70th
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
65th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
72nd
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsBethune-Cookman | FCS | 44-4* | +40.0 | 99% | — |
| 2 | @Pittsburgh | +8.4 | 19-34 | -14.5 | 19% | — |
| 3 | vsGeorgia State | -24.5 | 32-17 | +14.7 | 81% | — |
| 4 | vsTCU | +8.3 | 24-26 | -2.0 | 45% | — |
| 5 | @Houston | +7.4 | 22-33 | -10.8 | 26% | — |
| 6 | @Oklahoma State | -15.1 | 26-21 | +5.1 | 62% | — |
| 8 | vsBYU | +15.9 | 17-32 | -14.5 | 19% | — |
| 9 | vsBaylor | +1.4 | 25-28 | -3.7 | 41% | — |
| 10 | @Kansas | +4.1 | 19-32 | -12.7 | 22% | — |
| 11 | vsArizona State | +3.9 | 26-26 | -0.7 | 48% | — |
| 12 | vsIowa State | +9.9 | 22-27 | -4.7 | 39% | — |
| 13 | @Colorado | -8.3 | 23-25 | -1.5 | 46% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 4
2026 · 71
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Alonza Barnett III← James Madison | JR | 6'0" | 217 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Keyone Jenkins← Florida International | JR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Brock Hansel | JR | 5'10" | 160 | — |
| QB | — | Kaleb Annett← Boise State | FR | 6'3" | 183 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jaden Nixon | SR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Myles Montgomery | SR | 5'11" | 205 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Duke Watson← Louisville | SO | 6'0" | 180 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Agyeman Addae | FR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| RB | 5th | Tyler Wrenn | SR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| RB | — | Landen Chambers← Central Arkansas | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Duane Thomas Jr. | JR | 5'8" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Jonathan Bibbs← UL Monroe | FR | 6'2" | 175 | ★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Waden Charles | FR | 6'2" | 185 | — |
| WR | 4th | Chris Domercant | SR | 6'1" | 187 | — |
| WR | 5th | Marcus Burke | SR | 6'3" | 197 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 6th | Caleb Rollerson | FR | 6'2" | 205 | — |
| WR | 7th | Carl Jenkins Jr. | FR | 6'2" | 177 | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Jordyn Bridgewater | FR | 6'0" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Josh Derry← Monmouth | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Dylan Wade | JR | 6'2" | 240 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Grayson Brousseau← Oklahoma State | FR | 6'5" | 239 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Thomas Wadsworth | JR | 6'3" | 240 | — |
| TE | 4th | Dallan Coleman | SR | 6'6" | 210 | — |
Offensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Cameron Kinnie | SR | 6'3" | 315 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Brady Wayburn← UConn | SO | 6'5" | 300 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Henry Tabansi← Buffalo | SO | 6'5" | 310 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Tyler Gibson← Charlotte | JR | 6'5" | 310 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Thomas Collins← Oregon State | SO | 6'1" | 282 | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Josh Schell← Tennessee | JR | 6'4" | 265 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Artavius Jones← Miami | FR | 6'3" | 310 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Brad Gurley Jr.← Eastern Kentucky | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | RJ Jackson Jr. | JR | 6'3" | 310 | — |
| DT | 2nd | Horace Lockett | JR | 6'6" | 355 | — |
| DT | 3rd | Jeffson Lafontant | SO | 6'3" | 295 | — |
| DT | 4th | Trenton Turner | FR | 6'2" | 320 | — |
| EDGE | 1st | Bruno Dall← Akron | SO | 6'7" | 250 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Nyjalik Kelly | SR | 6'5" | 250 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 3rd | Dean Miller← Kansas | SR | 6'5" | 240 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 4th | Isaiah Nixon | SO | 6'4" | 240 | ★★★★ |
| EDGE | 5th | Sincere Edwards | SO | 6'3" | 240 | — |
| EDGE | 6th | Ken Talley← Arkansas | JR | 6'3" | 257 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 7th | Aymeric Koumba | SO | 6'5" | 260 | — |
| EDGE | 8th | Josh Dorsainvil | SR | 6'5" | 230 | — |
| EDGE | — | L A Jessie Harrold← Florida State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Lewis Carter | JR | 6'0" | 224 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Cole Kozlowski | SR | 6'2" | 230 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Jahleel Culbreath← Old Dominion | JR | 6'4" | 222 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | Rashad Henry← Massachusetts | SO | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Keli Lawson | SR | 6'4" | 223 | — |
| LB | 6th | Tackett Curtis← Wisconsin | JR | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Jayden McDonald | SR | 6'4" | 232 | ★★★ |
| LB | 8th | Troy Ford Jr. | SO | 6'2" | 235 | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | — | Jailen Duffie← North Dakota State | SO | 5'11" | 172 | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | Demari Henderson | JR | 6'0" | 170 | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Antione Jackson | JR | 6'1" | 175 | — |
| DB | 3rd | Phillip Dunnam | SR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
| DB | 4th | Jayden Bellamy | JR | 6'1" | 180 | ★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Braeden Marshall | JR | 5'10" | 175 | ★★★ |
| DB | 6th | DJ Bell | JR | 6'2" | 180 | ★★★ |
| DB | 7th | Donnell Johnson | SO | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Caleb Flagg← Missouri | SR | 5'10" | 202 | ★★★ |
| S | — | TJ Branch← Colorado | FR | 6'3" | 170 | ★★★ |
| S | — | Kahmel Johnson← Wayne State College | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | — | Matt Irwin← Idaho | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | — | Ty Bartrum← Harvard | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | — | Will Stone← Texas | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★ |
| LS | — | Kyle Hicks← Tennessee State | — | — | — | — |
| P | 1st | Anthony Venneri | JR | 6'0" | 225 | — |
| P | 2nd | Atticus Bertrams← Wisconsin | JR | 6'3" | 237 | ★★ |
| PK | 1st | Noe Ruelas | SR | 6'1" | 197 | — |
| PK | — | Noah McGough | FR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
5.5
Exp. Losses
6.5
Toss-ups
4
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
23.229
Off PPA
+0.1543
Pass PPA
+0.1931
Rush PPA
+0.1460
Success
40%26
Explosive
1.3793
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.15 | +0.11 |
| Passing | +0.19 | +0.14 |
| Rushing | +0.14 | +0.12 |
| 1st Down | +0.00 | +0.02 |
| 2nd Down | +0.14 | +0.02 |
| 3rd Down | +0.39 | +0.35 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
24.3
PPG Against
23.6
Differential
+0.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 5-7
- Home
- 5-2
- Away
- 0-5
- Conference
- 2-7
- Non-Conference
- 3-0
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-2
- Avg Margin
- +0.8
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-2 | 32.6 | 15.7 |
| Away | 0-5 | 12.8 | 34.6 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 15.0 | 44.5 |
| Conference | 2-7 | 19.2 | 28.6 |
| Non-conference | 3-0 | 39.7 | 8.7 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 9 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 2-7 | #76 | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 2-7 | #61 | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 3-6 | #57 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 9-4 | 6-3 | #35 | #17 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #62 | — | 1-0 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 5-3 | #18 | — | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 9-3 | 6-2 | #14 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 12-0 | 9-0 | #18 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 12-0 | 9-0 | #22 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #76 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 0-12 | 0-8 | #113 | — | — |
| 2014 | 9-3 | 7-1 | #53 | — | 0-1 |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 0-5 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-7 |
| ATS | 4-833% |
| Over / Under | 6-6 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-3 |
| As underdog | 1-5 |
| Home | 3-4 |
| Away | 1-4 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #60 · 17 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★135 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #66 | 194 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2025 | #79 | 171 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2024 | #35 | 213 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | #50 | 197 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 | #53 | 186 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2021 | #55 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 | #71 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2019 | #59 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | #62 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2017 | #55 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 32net -3Out 35
Portal avg stars (in / out)2.9 / 3.1
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Duke Watson | RB | 3★ | ← Louisville |
| ▲ | L A Jessie Harrold | EDGE | 3★ | ← Florida State |
| ▲ | Henry Tabansi | OT | 3★ | ← Buffalo |
| ▲ | Artavius Jones | DL | 3★ | ← Miami |
| ▼ | Jaeden Gould | S | 4★ | → Temple |
| ▼ | Jacurri Brown | QB | 4★ | → Rice |
| ▼ | John Walker | DL | 3★ | → Ohio State |
| ▼ | Horace Lockett | DL | 3★ | → — |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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