Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 4/4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 | 60.0 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4/4 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 | 60.0 |
#12
Keyone Jenkins
Senior quarterback for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 200 lb · Opa Locka, FL · Miami Central
CFB Index 28 · #125 of 146 QBsHigh confidenceWatch-list name (model)Transferred Florida International → 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.
The numbers
42
passing yards · 2026
1 TD · 0 INT · 10.5 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 42 pass yds, 1 TD, vs Bethune-Cookman
The play that turned itSwung Florida International from 8% to 56% to win.New Mexico State at Florida International · 34-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Florida International in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida International to UCF in 2026.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Hype = tape
-12aura tax
Fans rank this player in the 4th percentile of QBs; the tape says
16th pctl our passing-value metric (wEPA) QBs · 160 qualified, n=8
— the discourse is fair.Aura — fan perception4th pctl
Production — on-field16th pctl
n=8 mentions · cohort: QBs · 160 qualified · perception = conversation volume, production = our passing-value metric (wEPA)
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
4thattention percentile · vs QBs
16thproduction percentile · vs QBs
Keyone Jenkins
Operates within the system without forcing anything. Keyone Jenkins has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. 2024 brought the first one: Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. The receipt: 42 pass yds, 1 pass TD against Bethune-Cookman — Week 1, 2026.
42 PASS YDS · 1 PASS TD · -2 RUSH YDS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
202311 games
- Signed with Florida International3-star out of Miami Central
202510 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
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.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to UCF
2025Florida International
2026UCF
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Balanced
2024Florida International4-8HC: Mike MacIntyre · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Florida International7-6HC: Willie Simmons · Balanced
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Elite: completion % (100th percentile). Strength: yards / att (92nd percentile). Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 21.0 YDS/g, 0.5 TD/g, 10.5 YPA, 0.0 INT/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 · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 4 | 4 | 100.0% | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 270.7 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 164 | 263 | 62.4% | 1,742 | 6.6 | 9 | 6 | 124.7 | 44 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 188 | 304 | 61.8% | 2,557 | 8.4 | 22 | 8 | 151.1 | 69 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 194 | 332 | 58.4% | 2,422 | 7.3 | 11 | 11 | 124.0 | 27 | -- | -- |
| Career | 550 | 903 | 60.9% | 6,763 | 7.5 | 43 | 25 | 134.0 | 47 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Florida International | 52 | 114 | 2.2 | 5 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida International | 75 | 130 | 1.7 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Florida International | 117 | 50 | 0.4 | 6 | -- |
| Career | 245 | 292 | 1.2 | 13 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
42 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 60.0
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
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Pocket Passer
Balanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile.
QB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Skyler Locklear’s 2024 season.
78%match
Matches Skyler on
Total pass EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Height
Differs from Skyler on
Rush usage (lower)
Class year (higher)
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Devon Dampier’s path through Utah.
88%match
All-Big 12
Matches Devon on
Yards per attempt
Completion %
Height
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylen Raynor's junior season at Arkansas State (2025).
Matches Jaylen on
Rush yards / carry
Differs from Jaylen on
Weight (lower)
Total pass EPA (college ability) (lower)
Rush usage (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Keyone Jenkins
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #127
Peaked at #127 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology