Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 19 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Total | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 1 | 19 |
#9
Waden Charles
Sophomore wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Boynton Beach, FL · Somerset Canyons
CFB Index 34 · #370 of 485 WRsHigh 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.
The numbers
41
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 10.3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 41 yds, 1 TD, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UCF in 2025.
Waden Charles
Moves the chains on third down. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at UCF. One game to point at: 41 rec yds, 4 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
41 REC YDS · 4 REC · 1 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
The week the volume broke through — put up 78 yds vs Oklahoma State.Oklahoma State · W 17-142025
202511 games
- Signed with UCF3-star out of Somerset Academy Canyons
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCF
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scott Frost — 6-8 over that span.
2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced
2026UCF1-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 41.0 YDS/g, 10.3 YPR, 1.0 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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #43 of 55 Big 12 WRs
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
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Landon Collins’s 2025 season.
78%match
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 1
Matches Landon on
Yards / reception
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from Landon on
TD rate (lower)
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Max Tomczak’s path through Youngstown State.
Matches Max on
Yards per reception
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Julien Lewis's freshman season at Louisiana Tech (2022).
80%match
Matches Julien on
Weight
Yards / reception
Differs from Julien on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Reception volume (higher)
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
- #82Jordyn Bridgewater2 games · 2025
9 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology