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 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Lewis Carter
Senior linebacker for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Tampa, FL · Tampa Catholic
CFB Index 62 · #183 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to 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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
QB hurries: 96th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
15
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 10 tackles, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Oklahoma in 2023.
- Transferred from Oklahoma to UCF in 2025.
Lewis Carter
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 10 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20235 games
- Signed with Oklahoma4-star out of Tampa Catholic
202511 games
The role got bigger.
- 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.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Oklahoma10-3HC: Brent Venables · Balanced
2024Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning
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
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (96th 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: 7.5 TKL/g, 0.2 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 · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #26 of 73 Big 12 LBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 0 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
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UCF
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · 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
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Johnathan Youngblood’s 2020 season.
78%match
Matches Johnathan on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Class year
Differs from Johnathan on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Wesley Steiner's senior season at Auburn (2023).
Matches Wesley on
Class year
Hurry rate
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Lewis Carter
The linebacker corps · UCF
- #20Lewis Carter95 tackles · 2025
- #43Cole Kozlowski81 tackles · 2025
- #34Jahleel Culbreath71 tackles · 2025
- #19Rashad Henry51 tackles · 2025
- #24Tackett Curtis25 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology