2026 UCF Knights

[Leonardfan]

The Central Florida Knights have started 10, 10, 13, 12, 7, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4 and 5 white athletes. In 2026 the Knights are projected to start 6.

This team can certainly trend lighter due to the depth. Frost has been a generational disappointment as a head coach. Might be worthwhile to highlight these ex-White athletes that become coach to try and understand the mentality behind their adherence to the caste system.

Players to look out for are QB Kaleb Annett, TE Grayson Brousseau Oklahoma State Transfer, OG Tyler Gibson, OG Cooper Terpstra, DE Josh Schell Tennessee Transfer 3rd team, LB Arthur Kingdom (European), LB Tackett Curtis, FS Matt Irwin Idaho Transfer, FS Ty Bartrum

Offense
LG Owen Spell
OC Connor Meadows,
RG Brady Wayburn Connecticut Transfer
RT Preston Cushman Ole Miss Transfer

Defense
DE Bruno Dall Akron Transfer (European)
LB Cole Kozlowski


Collaboration with @Truthteller

 

[Freethinker]

I knew the name Tackett Curtis was a familiar one, so I looked him up. Started at USC as a true freshman. Then transferred to Wisconsin for some reason. After 2 seasons there, in which he lost his starting role, he now ends up here. And after that resume, he’s stuck on the bench? A strange case that could be a Caste screw job or simply a kid who declined / didn’t live up to expectations or maybe made some questionable transfer decisions? I don’t know but there are more cases of the former than the latter.

 

[Truthteller]

UCF depth charts are all over the place. When I originally looked it up in mid-July they had three projected White starters on defense. Dall, Curtis and Bartrum. Ourlads is at just one, currently -- Kozlowski.

A.I. has Ty Bartrum, a coveted Harvard transfer and son of longtime ex-NFL tight end/long snapper, as an absolute lock to start:

Ty Bartrum is projected and positioned as a lock to start at safety alongside Demari Henderson for the UCF Knights entering the 2026 season following his transfer from Harvard

Bruno Dall was a highly regarded transfer, who carries an estimated N.I.L. value up to one million? How can he be considered anything other than a starter? Some compare him to a young Maxx Crosby. Obviously, the Crosby comparison is based on athletic ability, size and body-type, with the MAC background mixed in. He's 6'7" and from Hamburg. Let's hope he's a European Crosby, or close!

Tackett Curtis, as FT noted, should be an almost slam dunk starter for a school like UCF? Hard to believe how fast he's fallen since starting as a teen at USC?

Below is some bad news: Local beat reporter has Zero projected White starters on UCF's defense

https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/sports/college/ucf/2026/08/04/ucf-knights-football-2026-depth-chart-roster-predictions/91080618007/

Speaking of Euro's. In addition to rooting for Dall, I'll be looking out for Arthur Kingdom, from the United Kingdom:

Kingdom, standing at 6-foot-4 and weighing 229 pounds, is coming off a landmark first season in the European League of Football (ELF), during which he was named the league's Defensive Rookie of the Year. He recorded 85 tackles, five for a loss, 2.5 sacks, two interceptions, three pass breakups, and one forced fumble in 11 games, 10 of them starts, with the Prague Lions.

UCF Brings In Linebacker From Across The Pond

Spring practice may be in the books, but the UCF Knights are not done adding new faces to their 2026 roster just yet. The Knights officially announced the signi

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