Joshua Derry

Senior wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

WR · UCF · Sr. · #5

5′9″ · 182 lb · Baltimore, MD

Returning to UCF for 2026

Next upSat Sep 19 · 7 pm ETvs Georgia StateFBC Mortgage StadiumUCF by 18.5

How he plays

Yards / catch: 24th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

receiving yards · 2026

5 catches · 10.8 per catch

2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rec, 45 yds, vs Bethune-Cookman

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.

Signed with Monmouth in 2023.

His career, year by year

Joshua Derry

WR · UCF · Sr · #5

The receipt on tape: 45 rec yds, 3 receptions against Bethune-Cookman, Week 1, 2026.

54 REC YDS · 5 REC · 0 REC TD

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#44 / 57 · 24th pct

10.8

Long catch#46 / 57 · 20th pct

Rec TDs#47 / 57 · 10th pct

Rec yards#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Receptions#58 / 57 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 27.0 YDS/g, 9.8 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

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 · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	UCF	5	54	10.8	0	--
Career		5	54	10.8	0	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026

W 73–6

vs Bethune-Cookman

3 rec · 45 yds

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

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 2 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman	3	45	15.0	26	Season-high 45 yds
Wk 2	L 7-12@ Pittsburgh	2	9	4.5	6
Total		5	54	9.8	26

The receiver room · UCF

#7Duane Thomas Jr.WR · Sr.528 receiving yards · 2025
#3Jonathan BibbsWR · So.383 receiving yards · 2025
#9Waden CharlesWR · So.290 receiving yards · 2025
#13Caleb RollersonWR · So.67 receiving yards · 2025
#5Joshua DerryWR · Sr.2 games · 2026

9 more on the roster · UCF team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

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