UCF football recruiting · Big 12
UCF recruiting: 13 commits for 2027, No. 79 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
132027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 792027 class score
491commits since 2002
The 2027 class
13 commitsIan McDuffie
★★★★★
Kaneilius Purdy
★★★★★
May 31
Omari St. Fort
★★★★★
Akhcuonam Augustin
★★★★★
Jamal Robinson Jr.
★★★★★
Ty MontsDeOca
★★★★★
Kash Kolbow
★★★★★
Noah Robinson
★★★★★
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Tanner Ehmen
★★★★★
May 15
Jonathan Barnes
★★★★★
Debonaire Johnson
★★★★★
Tyler Walker Jr.
★★★★★
Dontallis Render
★★★★★
Latest moves
2 movesOfficial visit Bryson Sanderson
★★★★★
Oct 30
Offered Bryson Sanderson
★★★★★
Oct 2
Offers, visits and commits we have logged in the last 120 days, newest first.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
99 offers · 2 here · 96 elsewhereBryson Sanderson
★★★★★
Memphis
Oct 2
Tyler Younger
★★★★★
Alabama
May 11
JJ Brown
★★★★★
Clemson
May 1
Kadin Fife
★★★★★
Louisville
Apr 3
David Parson
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Mar 30
Jayvon Dawson
★★★★★
Miami
Mar 25
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Joakim Gouda
★★★★★
Georgia
Mar 14
Drew Williams
★★★★★
Kentucky
Mar 14
Desmond Malpress
★★★★★
Clemson
Mar 13
Anthony Cavallaro
★★★★★
Florida State
Mar 13
Sam Faniel
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Mar 11
Anthony Jennings
★★★★★
Florida
Mar 9
Javian Jones-Priest
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Mar 5
Botond Varga
★★★★★
Syracuse
Mar 2
Jalen Welch
★★★★★
Syracuse
Feb 23
Za'Kari Johnson
★★★★★
Florida State
Feb 18
Zayden Gamble
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Feb 17
Bra'jon Melancon
★★★★★
Kansas State
Feb 17
Tanner Ehmen
★★★★★
Committed here
Feb 17
Ben Hynek
★★★★★
Kansas State
Feb 5
Mekhi Williams
★★★★★
Wisconsin
Feb 3
Bryce Woods
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 30
DaJohn Yarborough
★★★★★
California
Jan 29
Tyler Ford
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 27
Turmarian Moreland
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Jan 23
De'Voun Kendrick
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 23
Elias Pearl
★★★★★
Florida
Jan 20
Maleek Lee
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Jan 20
Hunter Mallinger
★★★★★
Wisconsin
Jan 19
Cole Reiter
★★★★★
Wisconsin
Jan 13
Carter Jones
★★★★★
Clemson
Jan 13
SaRod Baker
★★★★★
Texas Tech
Dec 6, 2025
Tyler Alexander
★★★★★
Texas
Nov 22, 2025
Alex Scott
★★★★★
NC State
Sep 30, 2025
Luke Starcevic
★★★★★
Clemson
Sep 13, 2025
Kyren Caldwell
★★★★★
Maryland
Sep 6, 2025
Niko Kampas
★★★★★
Tennessee
Aug 28, 2025
Jaxon Dollar
★★★★★
Georgia
Aug 25, 2025
Kamden Lopati
★★★★★
Michigan
Aug 24, 2025
Noah Roberts
★★★★★
Texas
Aug 22, 2025
Carson White
★★★★★
Oklahoma State
Jul 31, 2025
Kaiden Robinson-Vickers
★★★★★
North Carolina
Jul 14, 2025
Jayce Johnson
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Jun 15, 2025
Davion Crumitie
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
May 13, 2025
Oluwasemilore Olubobola
★★★★★
Notre Dame
May 12, 2025
Jason Lewis
★★★★★
Syracuse
May 5, 2025
Censere Gaylord
★★★★★
Washington
Apr 30, 2025
Jamar Thompson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Mar 28, 2025
Amare Nugent
★★★★★
Florida
Mar 25, 2025
James Branch
★★★★★
Auburn
Mar 22, 2025
Bryce Williams
★★★★★
Nebraska
Mar 9, 2025
Taelyn Mayo
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Feb 23, 2025
Tramond Collins
★★★★★
Florida
Feb 4, 2025
Cooper Terwilliger
★★★★★
Penn State
Jan 30, 2025
Toa Satele
★★★★★
Oregon
Jan 27, 2025
Jackson Vaughn
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Jan 24, 2025
Amir Brown
★★★★★
Nebraska
Jan 23, 2025
Chance Thomas
★★★★★
Kansas
Jan 23, 2025
A'mir Sears
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 17, 2025
Sherrod Gourdine
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 17, 2025
Reed Ramsier
★★★★★
Auburn
Jan 9, 2025
Marquis Bryant
★★★★★
Kentucky
Nov 24, 2024
Christian Alexander
★★★★★
Mississippi State
Nov 13, 2024
Honor Fa'alave-Johnson
★★★★★
USC
Sep 18, 2024
JayQuan Snell
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Sep 14, 2024
Kaneilius Purdy
★★★★★
Committed here
Sep 7, 2024
Chase Johnson
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Sep 1, 2024
Adryan Cole
★★★★★
Georgia
Aug 15, 2024
Tranard Roberts
★★★★★
Uncommitted
Aug 14, 2024
Nigel Newkirk
★★★★★
Alabama
Aug 3, 2024
Jamarin Simmons
★★★★★
Clemson
Jun 13, 2024
Wonderful Monds IV
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Jun 9, 2024
Sean Tatum
★★★★★
Miami
Jun 6, 2024
Kamauri Whitfield
★★★★★
Florida
Jun 6, 2024
Mikahi Allen
★★★★★
Texas A&M
May 24, 2024
Semaj Stanford
★★★★★
Oregon
May 23, 2024
JaMarquis Hudson
★★★★★
Kansas
May 21, 2024
Larry Moon III
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 20, 2024
Kaden Henderson
★★★★★
Texas A&M
May 18, 2024
Ty Keys
★★★★★
Miami
May 16, 2024
Eric McFarland III
★★★★★
Texas A&M
May 15, 2024
Tyson Robinson
★★★★★
Michigan
May 13, 2024
Jaylen Scott
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 10, 2024
Joshua Sam-Epelle
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 7, 2024
Kelsey Adams
★★★★★
Georgia
May 7, 2024
Justin Murphy
★★★★★
Georgia State
May 6, 2024
Jaden Upshaw
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Mar 19, 2024
Ellis McGaskin
★★★★★
Florida
Feb 7, 2024
Jabarrius Garror
★★★★★
Texas
Feb 2, 2024
Trezavant Boyd
★★★★★
Illinois
Feb 2, 2024
Landen Williams-Callis
★★★★★
Texas
Jan 30, 2024
Jaylyn Jones
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 23, 2024
Gabe Jenkins
★★★★★
Colorado
Jan 20, 2024
Brayden Tyson
★★★★★
South Carolina
Oct 31, 2023
Quinterrius Gipson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Oct 10, 2023
David Segarra
★★★★★
LSU
Sep 10, 2023
George Lamons Jr.
★★★★★
Auburn
Aug 25, 2023
Omarii Sanders
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
Jul 21, 2023
T.K. Cunningham
★★★★★
Purdue
Apr 4, 2022
Every UCF class since 2002
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 6 in 2024. Best class by our class score: 2002 (No. 29).
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| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 13 | 0 | No. 79 | Ian McDuffie LB, Kaneilius Purdy ATH |
| 2026 | 13 | 0 | No. 51 | Tyren Hornes WR, Rocco Marriott QB |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | No. 82 | Taevion Swint RB, Tony Williams S |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | No. 33 | Jaylen Heyward S, Kylan Fox TE |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | No. 45 | John Walker DL, Andrew Harris LB |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | No. 62 | Nikai Martinez CB, Quan Lee WR |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 | No. 60 | Titus Mokiao-Atimalala ATH, Anthony Hundley DL |
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| 2020 | 21 | 0 | No. 77 | Ja'Cyais Credle WR, Paul Rubelt OT |
| 2019 | 24 | 0 | No. 60 | Tre'Mon Morris-Brash WDE, Keenan Hester DT |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | No. 68 | Ke'von Ahmad WR, Eriq Gilyard OLB |
| 2017 | 28 | 0 | No. 49 | Cordarrian Richardson RB, Mike Hughes CB |
| 2016 | 21 | 0 | No. 66 | Dredrick Snelson WR, Aaron Dowdell OG |
| 2015 | 15 | 0 | No. 57 | Tristan Payton WR, Rashard Causey CB |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | No. 70 | Kyle Gibson S, Chris Williams S |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 | No. 82 | Micah Reed RB, Mario Mathis ILB |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 | No. 96 | Chester Brown OT, Drico Johnson WR |
| 2011 | 25 | 0 | No. 61 | Leilon Willingham OLB, Bruce Dukes CB |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 | No. 57 | Joshua Reese WR, Torrian Wilson OG |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 | No. 62 | Jonathan Davis OLB, Josh Robinson ATH |
| 2008 | 17 | 0 | No. 56 | Toby Jackson SDE, Chris Martin DT |
| 2007 | 26 | 0 | No. 57 | Kamar Aiken ATH, Alphonso Bryant WR |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 | No. 98 | Terry Mayo PRO, Keith Houston WR |
| 2005 | 22 | 0 | No. 66 | Jason Peters RB, Richard Clark OG |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 | No. 87 | Jason Venson CB, Johnell Neal CB |
| 2003 | 25 | 0 | No. 68 | Mike Walker WR, Steven Moffett PRO |
| 2002 | 20 | 0 | No. 29 | DeMarcus Johnson DT, Chad Mascoe ILB |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where UCF recruits come from
56% of UCF's 491 commits since 2002 came from home-state Florida.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsMiami Central
9 commits
Seminole
8 commits
Miami Southridge
7 commits
Lake Brantley
6 commits
Edgewater
6 commits
First Coast
5 commits
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Southwest Mississippi C.C.
4 commits
Lake Wales
4 commits
St. Thomas Aquinas
4 commits
Reedley College
4 commits
Dr. Phillips
4 commits
Tucker
3 commits
Who UCF offered, and who won them
Of the 891 players we have on record as UCF offers (2002-2025), 129 signed here (14%). The program that beat them most often: Miami, 30 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0% | Georgia 1, Texas 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 0% | Auburn 2, Florida 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0% | South Carolina 3, Alabama 2 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0% | Ohio State 2, Jackson State 1 |
| 2016 | 31 | 2 | 6% | Miami 6, LSU 2 |
| 2015 | 88 | 6 | 7% | Florida 5, Florida State 5 |
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| 2014 | 79 | 9 | 11% | Florida 5, Kentucky 5 |
| 2013 | 99 | 9 | 9% | Florida 5, South Carolina 4 |
| 2012 | 93 | 8 | 9% | Georgia 5, North Carolina 5 |
| 2011 | 85 | 14 | 16% | Louisville 5, South Florida 4 |
| 2010 | 59 | 11 | 19% | LSU 4, Louisville 3 |
| 2009 | 63 | 10 | 16% | Florida State 4, Ole Miss 4 |
| 2008 | 44 | 11 | 25% | Miami 5, Rutgers 2 |
| 2007 | 52 | 12 | 23% | Florida 3, South Carolina 2 |
| 2006 | 34 | 7 | 21% | South Florida 3, Michigan State 3 |
| 2005 | 47 | 15 | 32% | West Virginia 2, Florida State 2 |
| 2004 | 17 | 1 | 6% | UConn 2, Michigan 1 |
| 2003 | 28 | 7 | 25% | UAB 2, Mississippi State 2 |
| 2002 | 22 | 7 | 32% | Auburn 2, Louisville 2 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2002-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there30 players
30 players
24 players
24 players
24 players
20 players
The coaches who signed them
Scott Frost has signed 26 commits since the 2026 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Frost 2025-2026 · 5-7 | 26 | 3.08 | 0 |
| Gus Malzahn 2021-2024 · 28-24 | 42 | 3.29 | 0 |
| Josh Heupel 2018-2020 · 28-8 | 65 | 3.00 | 0 |
| Scott Frost 2016-2017 · 19-7 | 55 | 2.88 | 0 |
| George O'Leary 2004-2015 · 81-68 | 238 | 2.69 | 0 |
| Mike Kruczek 2001-2003 · 16-17 | 65 | 2.26 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsMike Dawson
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Brandon Harris
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kenny Martin
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Alex Grinch
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Shawn Clark
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
McKenzie Milton
3 commits
3.33 avg stars
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Mark D'Onofrio
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Danny Hope
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jimmy Beal
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Sean Beckton Sr.
2 commits
3.50 avg stars
Cooper Bassett
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
AJ Blazek
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
David Overstreet II
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Alex Farah
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Sean Beckton
47 commits
2.83 avg stars
Addison Williams
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Darin Hinshaw
3 commits
3.33 avg stars
Herb Hand
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Trovon Reed
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Steve Cooper
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Tim Harris Jr
1 commits
4.00 avg stars
Ernie Sims
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kam Martin
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ross Newton
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ted Roof
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Kenny Ingram
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Willie Martinez
11 commits
3.00 avg stars
Shane Burnham
8 commits
3.00 avg stars
Corey Bell
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Glen Elarbee
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Randy Shannon
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Darrell Wyatt
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Anthony Tucker
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Alex Golesh
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jeff Lebby
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Joey Halzle
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jovan Dewitt
8 commits
2.57 avg stars
Travis Fisher
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Troy Walters
5 commits
2.80 avg stars
Ryan Held
3 commits
3.33 avg stars
Greg Austin
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Mario Verduzco
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Brent Key
24 commits
2.83 avg stars
Danny Barrett
12 commits
2.92 avg stars
Lorenzo Costantini
11 commits
3.00 avg stars
Allen Mogridge
6 commits
3.00 avg stars
Chuck Bresnahan
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Keegan Kennedy
0 commits
Andrew Thacker
0 commits
Kirk Callahan
9 commits
3.00 avg stars
Tyson Summers
5 commits
2.80 avg stars
Charlie Taaffe
4 commits
2.75 avg stars
Jim Fleming
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Blaise Winter
3 commits
2.50 avg stars
Jim Panagos
10 commits
2.78 avg stars
David Kelly (Resigned mid-season)
3 commits
2.67 avg stars
Al Seamonson
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
John Skladany
7 commits
2.33 avg stars
David Kelly
3 commits
2.33 avg stars
George Godsey
1 commits
2.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (32 coaches)
Scott Frost
Head Coach
Steve Cooper
Offensive coordinator
Alex Grinch
Defensive coordinator/Safeties
Pete Alamar
Special teams coordinator
Sean Beckton Sr.
Associate head coach/Wide receivers
Alex Farah
Asst. Offensive line
David Overstreet II
Cornerbacks
Brandon Harris
Defensive backs coach
Mike Dawson
Defensive run game coordinator/Edge
Kenny Martin
Defensive tackles
Danny Hope
Interim Co-offensive line coach
Mark D'Onofrio
Linebackers
AJ Blazek
Offensive line
Shawn Clark
Offensive line coach
McKenzie Milton
Quarterbacks
Jimmy Beal
Running backs
Cooper Bassett
Tight ends
Ryan Callaghan
Senior Dir. of FB Operations & Recruiting
Brian Lund
Associate AD. Head Football Athletic Trainer, Sports Medicine
Austin Seymour
Associate Director, Equipment
Andrew Strop
Associate Director, Sports Performance
Brad Helton
Asst. AD, Video Operations
Diarmuid Christie
Asst. Athletic Trainer
Kyle Flora
Asst. Athletic Trainer
Lauryn Ford
Asst. Dir. of Operations
Schuyler Silverglate
Asst. Director, Equipment Operations
Elisabeth Bird
Athletic Trainer
Jeris McIntyre
Director of high school relations
Zach Duval
Director, Sports Performance
Trent Mossbrucker
General Manager of Football Player Personnel, Acquisitions and Roster Management
Kefense Hynson
Pass game coordinator
Deshon Lawrence
Senior Director of Player Development
Quick answers
How many commits does UCF have in the 2027 class?
UCF has 13 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Ian McDuffie, a 3-star LB from Wayne.
What was UCF's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2002 class (No. 29 nationally): 20 commits, 0 five-stars and 3 four-stars.
Where does UCF recruit the most?
Florida: 277 of UCF's 491 commits since 2002 came from there.