Meet The 2026 UCF Knights: Countdown To Kickoff - No. 45 Quentin Hatch

With 45 days to go until the 2026 UCF football season kicks off, learn more about the player wearing the Knights' No. 45 jersey: EDGE Quentin Hatch.

Oct 11, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; UCF Knights head coach Scott Frost talks with his team on the sidelines in the game against the Cincinnati Bearcats in the second half at Nippert Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

Welcome to UCF Knights on SI's countdown to kickoff!

In this series, we are going to introduce you to every single player on the 2026 UCF football roster so that you can know what to expect from them or even pinpoint the ones you want to follow throughout the coming season. We are going to go through the Knights' roster in reverse jersey-number order, with the day each player's entry is published corresponding to the number of days remaining until UCF's season-opener on Sep. 3 at 7 p.m. against Bethune-Cookman.

So, with 45 days to go, let's meet UCF EDGE Quentin Hatch:

1. Who is Quentin Hatch?
2. What did he do last season?
3. What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is Quentin Hatch?

Position: EDGE

Class: Redshirt Senior

Height/Weight: 6-foot-1 / 225 pounds

Hometown: Orlando, Florida

High School: West Orange High School

After graduating from West Orange High School in Winter Garden, Hatch began his college football career at the Division II level at Lake Erie College in Ohio. After a season there in which he did not see the field, he transferred back to his hometown school.

Last summer, Hatch worked as a summer intern for the Greater Orlando Sports Commission while he pursued a degree in interdisciplinary studies. In fact, Hatch received his diploma for that degree back in May.

2. What did he do last season?

Hatch did not see the field in 2025 despite appearing in two games in 2024.

3. What role is he going to have in 2026?

Considering Hatch's lack of in-game experience since his arrival in Orlando, plus being in a position room featuring the likes of Isaiah Nixon, Sincere Edwards, Bruno Dall and Ken Talley, the odds of him appearing in many games this season look fairly small. However, given that only five of UCF's nine EDGEs have suited up for more college football games in their careers than Hatch, 2026 might be the best chance of his career to potentially earn some playing time should the injury bug strike. He would just have to compete with the young EDGEs: Alhassan Iddrissu, L A Jessie Harrold and Patrick Ryan.

However, even if Hatch does not end up getting such an opportunity, an appearance or two this season is still not out of the question. Senior Knight against Iowa State or the Knights' season-opener against Bethune-Cookman would be the most likely games he could see a few snaps, given his lack of on-field experience and it being his senior season. He also is no stranger to playing garbage time snaps, like when he came in during UCF's blowout of Arizona back in 2024.

Catch up on the rest of the list below:

No. 13 Caleb Rollerson

No. 14 Alonza Barnett III and Kahmel Johnson

No. 15 Will Stone and Preston Hall

No. 16 Dante Carr and TJ Branch	No. 17 Jailen Duffie	No. 18 Caleb Flagg and Caden Piening	No. 19 Rashad Henry	No. 20 Lewis Carter and Kaj Baker
No. 21 Ty Bartrum	No. 22 Amarion Queen	No. 23 Jordan Nunuha and Jayden Burnett	No. 24 Tackett Curtis and Arthur Lewis IV	No. 25 Rukeem Stroud
No. 26 Duke Watson and Elijah Keys	No. 27 Nicholas Antoine	No. 28 Matt Irwin	No. 29 Tyce Porcher	No. 30 Otis Hardy
No. 31 Noah McGough	No. 32 Matthew Occhipinti	No. 33 Phil Picciotti	No. 34 Jahleel Culbreath	No. 35 Agyeman Addae
No. 36 Dylan Bennett	No. 37 Rocklyn Kelley	No. 38 Jayden Jennings	No. 39 Andrea Parisi	No. 41 Bruno Dall
No. 42 Artavius Jones and Chance Nixon	No. 43 Cole Kozlowski	No. 44 Kyle Hicks	No. 45 Quentin Hatch	No. 47 Arthur Kingdom and Sam Powell
No. 49 Atticus Bertrams and Donnell Johnson III	No. 53 LaParka Langston	No. 54 Cooper Terpstra and Trenton Turner	No. 55 Jacob Maiava and Noah Mercer	No. 56 Patrick Ryan
No. 57 Camp Lott	No. 58 Connor Meadows	No. 61 Owen Spell	No. 66 Brady Wayburn	No. 67 Noah Senka
No. 68 Ethan Higgins	No. 70 RaiShaun McHaney	No. 71 Amahn Williams	No. 72 Dominick Campbell	No. 73 Henry Tabansi
No. 74 Matthew Prigmore	No. 75 Tyler Gibson	No. 76 Justin Royes	No. 77 Kasiyah Charlton	No. 78 Preston Cushman
No. 79 Daniel Marcellinus	No. 80 Elijah Hardy	No. 81 Zack Palmer	No. 82 Jordyn Bridgewater	No. 83 Dylan Burk
No. 84 Thomas Wadsworth	No. 85 Carson Hinshaw	No. 86 Chase Hinshaw	No. 87 Brooks Hall	No. 88 Grayson Brousseau
No. 90 Mujahid Jefferson	No. 91 Donteye Drew	No. 92 Jeffson Lafontant	No. 93 Brad Gurley	No. 94 L A Jesse Harrold
No. 95 RJ Jackson Jr.	No. 96 Anthony Coaxum	No. 97 Josh Schell and Mason Denaberg	No. 98 Alhassan Iddrissu	No. 99 Thomas Collins