#5

Jaden Nixon

Senior running back for UCF. 2025: 554 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 17 catches.

RB · UCF · Sr. · #5

5′10″ · 185 lb · Irving, TX

CFB Index 58 · #89 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceReturning to UCF for 2026

How he plays

Wins in space out of the backfield.

Yards / carry: 98th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

88

receiving yards · 2025

17 catches · 5.2 per catch

Backed by 14 car · 112 yds · 3 TD -- top 1% rushing TDs game. -- Best game: vs North Carolina A&T

The play that turned itSwung Marshall from 35% to 86% to win.Western Michigan at Marshall · 27-20

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for UCF. 2025: 554 rushing yards, 7 rushing TD, 17 catches.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Oklahoma State in 2021.
  • Transferred from Western Michigan to UCF in 2025.
His career, year by year

Jaden Nixon

RB · UCF · Sr · #5

Wins in space out of the backfield. Jaden Nixon has played for three head coaches across five seasons and three programs. He has three of these now, the latest Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week in 2025. The receipt on tape: 156 rush yds, 2 rush TD against North Carolina A&T, Week 2, 2025.

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

  • positional archetype classification
  • head-coach lineage
  • recognition record
  • game log
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology