Keyone Jenkins

#12 · QB · Sr. · UCF6′0″ · 200 lb · Opa Locka, FL · Miami Central

ZPR4278th of 119 QBsLast gameL 9–41vs Baylor · Oct 30
Nextat KansasSat Nov 7 · 3:45 pm ET

Last pass vs Baylor came in the third quarter; Alonza Barnett finished the game.

Last game: L 9-41 vs Baylor, Oct 30 · 14 of 21 for 82 yards, an interception · 4 carries for -15 yards

UCF’s next game: at Kansas, Sat Nov 7, 3:45 p.m. ET · ESPN2

UCF is 3-3 in the six games with 10 or more passes thrown. A short-game passer.

Weakest: 8% of throws gain 20 or more yards, 24th lowest of 158 starters.

Passing yards

1,181

122 of 180, 68%

TD–INT

11–4

6.6 per throw

NCAA rating

138.6

64th of 119

ZPR

42

78th of 119

How ZPR works

Graded Great against BYU, the last full game; shaky or worse in 4 of 6 graded games.

  • 1-2 against ranked teams, 270 passing yards a game.

Best by our grade: BYU. Lowest: Baylor, with 1 interception and sacked 3 times. Biggest game: BYU, No. 2. Best play: Completion for 25 yards, touchdown, against BYU, overtime 0:00. Win chance 16% to 54%.

Tap a game for its plays

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Bethune-Cookman

W 73–6·FCS

Came on in Q3

Came on in the third quarter for Alonza Barnett · 42 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT · No rushes · Sacked 0

at Pittsburgh

L 7–12·Unranked

Came in late

First throw came after halftime · 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · Rush 1 for -2 · Sacked 1

Season

Fades after halftime

How to read this

Each column is a quarter. Blue and up is a good stretch for the quarterback, red and down a bad one, hatched means the game was already decided. A red cross is a turnover and a black dot a touchdown. The word on the right grades the whole game. A gold line means the r/CFB game thread kept naming the quarterback. Dashed outlines on the Season row are last season’s average. Tap a game to open its plays: each bar is one of the quarterback’s plays, up helped the team’s chance of winning and down hurt it, and the grey line is that chance.

The word grades the game against every FBS quarterback start, from Rough to Great, using the same throws as the season Zeitgeist Passer Rating and adjusting for the defense faced. Bars are points added per throw in that quarter. The Season row leaves out quarters after a game was decided.

Style of play

Short-game passer

Also: mobile, yards after catch

Why this word
Runs5.5 a gameRarelyA lot
Throws6.8 yards past the lineShortDeep
Completes66% by play-by-playFewerMore
Takes sacks6% of dropbacksRarelyOften

The dot is this quarterback, among this season’s starters; the tick is the middle.

Throws shorter than most and runs some. 5.5 carries a game. Closest matches: Brown, McCown, Sellers, Boley ’25.

Where the throws go

Behind the line24%typical 17%
Short47%typical 47%
Middle19%typical 22%
Deep10%typical 14%

Runs 5.5 times a game; 63% of starters run less.

Closest in style

BrownMcCownSellersBoley ’25This QB

Nearer the middle means more alike.

  • Brown Iowa · Short-game passer
    1,190 yards, 8 TD, 3 INT so far. Both complete a lot and hit few big plays.
  • McCown UTSA · Rhythm passer
    1,751 yards, 10 TD, 4 INT so far. Both throw short and hit few big plays.
  • Sellers South Carolina · Dual-threat
    1,849 yards, 16 TD, 7 INT so far. Both score a lot and hit few big plays.
  • Boley ’25 Kentucky 2025 · Short-game passer
    2,160 yards, 15 TD, 12 INT. Both throw short and complete a lot.

Compared with the 158 FBS starters this season for throws and running, and with 219 quarterbacks across 2 seasons for the matches, on how they play and how they have done.

This week

  • RecordUCF is 4-4.

What’s being said

3 stories this week, from 3 outlets.

Oct 29: 2Oct 31: 1L 9-41 vs BaylorLOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Oct 29: 2Oct 31: 1L 9-41 vs BaylorLOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

UCF QB Alonza Barnett returns after Keyone Jenkins injury vs. Baylor - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Daytona Beach News-Journal Oct 31

All 52 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Keyone Jenkins spent three seasons at Florida International before this one.

His most important play this season

  1. Q2, 4:58 · UCF down 3, takes the leadKeyone Jenkins finds Caden Piening for a 19-yard touchdownTCU at UCF, week 4Q2, 4:58 · UCF 14, TCU 10UCF took the lead in the second quarterUCF took the lead in the second quarterK.Jenkins pass complete short middle to C.Piening caught at TCU04, for 19 yards to the TCU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playCFB ON FOX

All 11 of his plays on video

Keyone Jenkins

QB · UCF · #12

Played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The first one came in 2024: Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 293 passing yards and 35 rushing yards against BYU — Week 8, 2026.

1,181 passing yards · 11 passing TD · 76 rushing yards