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ORLANDO — National Signing Day passed on Wednesday, effectively closing the book on a turbulent 2025 football recruiting cycle for the UCF Knights.
New coach Scott Frost completed his coaching staff hires, delved into the NCAA transfer portal, added a handful of under-the-radar high school prospects and learned the order of opponents ahead of UCF’s third Big 12 season within his first two months back on the job.
Let’s take a quick look back and a glance at what is to come for UCF following the first day of the traditional signing period.
How many high school/JUCO players did UCF sign?
Lutheran High School Raishaun Mchaney (76) protects the quarterback as the Lutheran Saints took on the Monrovi Bulldogs in IHSAA football, Oct 4, 2024; Indianapolis, IN, USA; at Lutheran High School.
UCF’s final count, as of Thursday morning, stands at 15 players.
The Knights landed 11 recruits in the middle of their coaching search. The full list, in alphabetical order, from the early signing period in December is:
Malakhi Boone, LB, South Sumter
Waden Charles, WR, Somerset Canyons
Santonyo Isaac, WR, Tampa Bay Tech
Carl Jenkins Jr., WR, St. Augustine
Jaquez Joiner, IOL, Cocoa
Laparka Langston, OT, Northwest Mississippi C.C.
RyShawn Perry, DT, Newton (Ga.)
Caden Piening, TE, Anderson (Ohio)
Rukeem Stroud, CB, Tampa Bay Tech
Taevion Swint, RB, Osceola
Tony Williams, DB, Miami Central
Frost’s staff was busier than expected patching roster holes Wednesday with the addition of four more high school seniors. They are:
Camp Lott, IOL, Parklane Academy (Miss.)
Jacob Maiava, IOL, Kahuku (Hawai’i)
Raishaun McHaney, OT, Indianapolis Lutheran (Ind.)
Trenton Turner, DT, Lakeland
How did UCF’s recruiting class fare in the rankings?
Osceola running back Taevion Swint (4) shakes off Buchholz Jackson Islam (8) and runs for a touch down during the first half of an FHSAA 6A…
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Publish date : 2025-02-07 10:07:00
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