UCF Knights football recruiting: Analyzing Scott Frost’s 2026 class
The UCF Knights have received eight verbal commitments, including from six players from Florida high schools, for their 2026 recruiting class.
Elijah Keys, a junior defensive back at Fletcher High, committed to UCF on March 29.Keys allowed only four receptions and had six pass breakups during his junior season.Keys has family ties to Orlando, and his father coached current UCF running back Myles Montgomery.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH — At the end of January, just before the pre-National Signing Day recruiting contact period closed, Fletcher High coach Ciatrick Fason instructed junior defensive back Elijah Keys to arrive to the weight room early and dress in a presentable fashion. A team jacket, gray sweatpants and black Under Armour shoes sufficed.
Keys had a visitor planning to make a special trip into Duval County, incoming UCF defensive backs coach Brandon Harris. From the start of the year, the 6-foot-2, 175-pound cornerback stood out as a priority recruit on the perimeter for the Knights.
“He knew he wanted a ballplayer,” Keys said. “It just felt right. That connection, knowing that’s the first player he wanted for a position group at a new school, I just knew he meant straight business.”
And following a few spring trips to Orlando, and gaining a sense for Harris’ style in position-group meetings and film study, Keys made a business decision of his own — choosing UCF among his 17 reported Division I offers on March 29.
Here are five things to know about UCF’s coveted corner commit.
1. Elijah Keys allowed only 4 catches during junior season
Keys earned All-Gateway Conference honors at cornerback during his junior year, recording six pass breakups. He allowed…
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