Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#4
Braeden Marshall
Senior defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Lake Mary, FL · Lake Mary
CFB Index 41 · #357 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to UCF for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 475 nationally · Signed with UCF
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on UCF's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2023.
Braeden Marshall
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Braeden Marshall has played for two head coaches in four seasons at UCF. The receipt: 4 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20239 games
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Lake Mary
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCF
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #357 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #357 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #30 of 42 Big 12 DBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCF
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · UCF
Returning around him
- 1 UCF player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -3 net (32 in / 35 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UCF · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #66 · 2026 recruiting class #66
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Wilson’s 2022 season.
Matches Jeremiah on
Height
Tackle volume
Class year
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Manny Stokes Jr.'s junior season at Coastal Carolina (2022).
89%match
Matches Manny on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Braeden Marshall
The secondary · UCF
- #8Demari Henderson61 tackles · 2025
- #7Antoine Jackson39 tackles · 2025
- #1Jayden Bellamy27 tackles · 2025
- #4Braeden Marshall22 tackles · 2025
- #5DJ Bell17 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology