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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.
Kymani Morales, a three-star linebacker recruit, committed to UCF in March.As a junior, Morales recorded 126 tackles and helped lead American Heritage to a state championship.Morales is ranked as the No. 88 linebacker in the country by 247Sports.
PLANTATION — Somewhere between stopping for lunch and picking up a friend to go fishing, Kymani Morales unexpectedly made one of the biggest decisions of his life.
“My parents, they knew nothing. Nobody knew anything,” Morales said. “I’m in the car talking to (UCF linebackers coach Mark) D’Onofrio, and I was like, ‘I’m ready to do it, coach.’ As soon as I did it, the whole coaching staff texted me. I told my family, and they were happy for me. Then I told my homeboy (Aldarius Johnson Jr.), and he thought I was lying. Then he said, ‘Man, let’s do it.’
“From that point, we were happy, and then we caught some yellowtails and some red snapper.”
BREAKING: Class of 2026 3 ⭐️ LB Kymani Morales ( @Gonezer1_ ) has committed to UCF he tells me.
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Kymani Morales is a 6’1 (196 LBS) out of Plantation, FL. He has a total of 14 offers and chose UCF over Kentucky, Arkansas, Purdue and more.
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Let him know what’s the move??! ⬇️🤔 pic.twitter.com/kFduc2B0mo
— Steezo (@SteezoDsgn) March 2, 2025
Nearly three months have passed since his March 1 commitment to UCF, but Morales — a 6-foot-2, 205-pound rising senior linebacker at South Florida high school football powerhouse American Heritage — still has a hard time explaining how he felt in the moment. As of last week, though, he is the Knights’ longest-tenured 2026 pledge.
According to 247Sports, Morales is the No. 88 linebacker…
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Publish date : 2025-06-07 09:01:00
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