Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Total | 6 | 63 | 9.2 | 0 | 35 |
#6
Ric'Darious Farmer
Sophomore wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 160 lb · Melbourne, FL
Returning to UCF for 2026
The numbers
63
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 10.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 52 yds, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to West Virginia in 2024.
- Transferred from West Virginia to UCF in 2025.
Ric'Darious Farmer
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chad Scott and Scott Frost. One game to point at: 52 rec yds, 4 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
63 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20247 games
- Signed with West Virginia4-star out of Melbourne Central Catholic
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024West Virginia6-7HC: Chad Scott · Run-leaning
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec 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: 3.0 REC/g, 31.5 YDS/g, 9.2 YPR, 0.0 TD/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
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 6 | 63 | 10.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 117 | 9.8 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 21 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 12 | 21 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
6 rush yds (1 car)
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
2026 Outlook
UCF
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · UCF
Returning around him
- 25% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 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
The receiver room · UCF
- #7Duane Thomas Jr.528 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Jonathan Bibbs383 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Waden Charles290 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Caleb Rollerson67 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ric'Darious Farmer2 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