Waden Charles
UCF Knights
80
Good

Waden Charles

UCF KnightsAverage
WR-ZOffenseGood
Projected Starter

Is Waden Charles starting?

Waden Charles is the projected starter at WR-Z for UCF Knights.

Sophomore · #9 · 6'2", 195 lbs

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Depth at WR-Z · UCF Knights

  1. 1980Waden CharlesStarter
  2. 2263Tyren Hornes
  3. 38657Chase Hinshaw

UCF Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Somerset Academy Canyons, ranked #700 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 26 catches, 290 yards, 0 TD. That's 11% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #700 NatlTeam Share11%
Boynton Beach, FL
Jersey
#9
Class
SO
Height
6'2"
Weight
195 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
2025262900

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8783
National Rank
#700
High School
Somerset Academy Canyons
Hometown
Boynton Beach, FL

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated offense; 62th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them +1 vs unit starters → 80.

Team offense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 62% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+1 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10LOKSTYDS 30
REC
2
YDS
30
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final L 42-28

Oct 3LHOUYDS 68
REC
4
YDS
68
AVG
17.0
TD
0

Final L 27-17

Sep 26WTCUYDS 14
REC
3
YDS
14
AVG
4.7
TD
0

Final W 21-13

Sep 19WGASTYDS 46
REC
3
YDS
46
AVG
15.3
TD
1

Final W 44-30

Sep 12LPITTYDS 41
REC
4
YDS
41
AVG
10.3
TD
1

Final L 12-7

Waden Charles's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Team Role

26 rec · 290 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement26%
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