UCF soccer could must cross out title tags this week because the Knights get set to open spring camp on Tuesday.
Not solely are there 10 new coaches, together with head coach Scott Frost, however the roster options 38 newcomers, lots of whom arrived by means of the switch portal.
Quarterbacks Tayven Jackson (Indiana) and Cam Fancher (FAU), working again Jaden Nixon (Western Michigan), receivers Ric’Darious Farmer (West Virginia) and Marcus Burke (Florida) and offensive linemen Gaard Memmelaar (Washington) and Preston Cushman (Ole Miss) are among the many new offensive notables.
Edge rusher Honest Edwards (Pittsburgh), defensive tackles RJ Jackson Jr. (Tulsa) and Horace Lockett Jr. (Georgia Tech), and defensive backs Brandon Jacob (Maryland), Jaeden Gould (Syracuse) and Jayden Bellamy (Syracuse) are on the defensive facet.
The varsity launched its spring roster with uniform numbers on Monday.
Tight finish Kylan Fox, edge rusher Nyjalik Kelly and offensive lineman Shaheem Hill are the one gamers switching numbers, with Fox swapping No. 6 for No. 1, Kelly going from No. 11 to No. 9 and Hill taking No. 63 after sporting No. 64 final season.
CHANGED NUMBERS
# Earlier quantity in parentheses
1 — Kylan Fox, TE (6)
9 — Nyjalik Kelly, EDGE (11)
63 — Shaheem Hill, OL (64)
FRESHMEN
3 — Tony Williams, DB
4 — Taevion Swint, RB
12 — Carl Jenkins Jr., WR
15 — Santonyo Isaac, WR
18 — Caden Piening, TE
19 — Waden Charles, WR
25 — Rukeem Stroud, DB
35 — Agyeman Addae, RB
65 — Jaquez Joiner, OL
79 — Drew Fuentes, OL
TRANSFERS
0 — Keli Lawson, LB
0 — Dylan Wade, TE
2 — Tayven Jackson, QB
2 — Phillip Dunnam, DB
3 — Marcus Burke, WR
5 — Jaden Nixon, RB
5 — DJ Bell, DB
6 — Ric’Darious Farmer, WR
7 — Duane Thomas Jr., WR
9 — DJ Black, WR
10 — Honest Edwards, EDGE
11 — Jaeden Gould, DB
13 — Horace Lockett Jr., DT
14 — Cam Fancher, QB
15 — Jyaire Brown, CB
20 — Lewis Carter, LB
24 — Brandon Jacob, DB
29 — Jayden Bellamy, CB
33 — Phil Picciotti, LB
36 — Chase Jarrett, DB
39 — Andrea Parisi, WR
43 — Cole Kozlowski, LB
49 — Quinten Johnson, LB
52 — Carter Miller, OL
53 — Laparka Langston, OL
60 — Cody Walz, OL
64 — Gaard Memmelaar, OL
67 — Noah Senka, OL
71 — Thomas Gearity, OL
73 — Jakiah Leftwich, OL
76 — Justin Royes, OL
78 — Preston Cushman, OL
83 — Elijah Brown, TE
95 — RJ Jackson Jr., DT
Matt Murschel will be reached at mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com
