Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#92
Jeffson Lafontant
Junior defensive tackle on UCF's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 295 lb · North Miami Beach, FL · North Miami Beach Senior
Returning to UCF for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 TFL · 5 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 3 tackles, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on UCF's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Bethune-Cookman in 2023.
- Transferred from Bethune-Cookman to UCF in 2025.
Jeffson Lafontant
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Jeffson Lafontant arrived at UCF from Bethune-Cookman. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Pittsburgh, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Bethune-Cookmanout of North Miami Beach
20256 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
UCF
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scott Frost — 6-8 over that span.
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
Elite: tackles for loss (85th percentile). Strength: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 1.0 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
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCF
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · 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
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Rashard Perry’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Rashard on
Height
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Junior Poyser's junior season at Buffalo (2025).
75%match
All-MAC
Matches Junior on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jeffson Lafontant
The defensive line · UCF
- #41Bruno Dall8 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Thomas Collins4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Sincere Edwards4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Isaiah Nixon3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Jeffson Lafontant2 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology