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 67 days to go, let's meet UCF's offensive lineman Noah Senka:

Who is Noah Senka?
What did he do last season?
What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is Noah Senka?

Position: Offensive Lineman

Class: Redshirt Sophomore

Height/Weight: 6-foot-2 / 295 pounds

Hometown: Seminole, Florida

High School: Indian Rocks Christian School

Like some of his teammates, football was just one of multiple teams Senka played for during his high school career. He also played on the soccer team as a goalkeeper and specialized in throws on the track and field team, even making the FHSAA State Championship in the shot put as a senior in spring 2024.

During his time at Indian Rocks Christian School, Senka was coached in the weight room by Ben O'Donnell, a former guard on the Knights' basketball team who transitioned to the strength and conditioning staff. Nowadays, he is the director of performance for the Florida State men's basketball team. He is also the younger brother of Mike O'Donnell, a storied UCF guard who is currently a college basketball play-by-play announcer.

2. What did he do last season?

Senka was mainly with the scout team in 2025, though he did see action in one game when the Knights took on North Carolina A&T.

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

With Senka still an underclassman and the experience of transfer portal arrivals like Henry Tabansi and Tyler Gibson, it looks most likely that Senka is going to remain with the scout team for at least the majority of the 2026 season. Considering he saw action in the Knights' 2025 game against an FCS opponent, their season-opener against Bethune-Cookman this season presents the best opportunity for him to see the field again.

Should Senka see the field in more games in 2026, it would likely come thanks to his work ethic, something that UCF offensive line coach AJ Blazek said was the biggest thing his unit needed to accomplish during spring practice. When Senka was named Iron Eagle of the Month in December 2023, O'Donnell said he "never had to coach Noah on his effort" and that "he always displays his leadership through consistent work ethic everyday," according to an Indian Rocks Christian School Athletics Facebook post.

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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