Meet The 2026 UCF Knights: Countdown To Kickoff

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 53 days to go, let's meet UCF's offensive lineman LaParka Langston:

Who is LaParka Langston?
What did he do last season?
What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is LaParka Langston?

Happy 21st Birthday @LaparkaL!!
Big Dogs Gotta Eat!! 💯🦾🔥 pic.twitter.com/mor2jPUJ7E
— AJ Blazek (@CoachBlaz) April 12, 2026

Position: Offensive Lineman

Class: Redshirt Junior

Height/Weight: 6-foot-7 / 285 pounds

Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia

High School: Mundy's Mill High School

LaParka Langston, or "LP," according to his UCF Athletics profile page, made the jump to the Division I level last season after spending his freshman and sophomore years playing at the JUCO level for Northwest Mississippi Community College, which was also the old stomping grounds of former UCF wide receiver Jacoby Jones.

Before Langston made his way to Orlando, he was named a first-team NJCAA All-American after playing in 10 of the Rangers' 11 games, helping them to a 10-2 (6-0 MACCC North) record and 2,000 yards rushing and receiving.

2. What did he do last season?

Langston redshirted his first season as a Knight, playing in just one game against North Carolina A&T.

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

Thanks to redshirting last season, Langston had time to settle in at the Division I level and preserve two seasons of eligibility. Now, this offseason is set to be the culmination of his development over that year. Offensive line coach AJ Blazek did not mention him following an April 9 practice session, but he also said that he wanted "eight to nine guys" that he knows can play for the program.

With players already experienced in Division I football like Preston Cushman, Connor Meadows, Owen Spell, Tyler Gibson, Henry Tabansi, Cooper Terpstra and Brady Wayburn already in the picture, that just leaves two more spots for the size of the main rotation Blazek is looking for. So, this leaves Langston to battle it out with players like Jacob Maiava, Camp Lott and Justin Royes for the final one or two spots.

Considering Royes was out with an injury for most of last season and the way Blazek spoke of Maiava, Langston seems more likely on the outside looking in on this battle than not. However, there is still fall camp to go, giving him an opportunity to earn more snaps, and even if he ends up seeing the field only on limited occasions again in 2026, he still has one last season of eligibility in 2027.

So, while Langston has an uphill battle to earn regular playing time, his success at the JUCO level and time spent developing in Orlando can still at least give the Knights' offensive line a fallback option if the injury bug strikes.

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

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