Meet The 2026 UCF Knights: Countdown To Kickoff - No. 74 Matthew Prigmore
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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 74 days to go, let's meet UCF offensive lineman Matthew Prigmore:
1. Who is Matthew Prigmore?
Position: Offensive Lineman
Class: Redshirt Junior
Height/Weight: 6-foot-3 / 315 pounds
Hometown: Weston, Florida
High School: Cypress Bay High School
Following Prigmore's senior season at Cypress Bay High School, in which he was team captain, according to his UCF Athletics profile page, he signed on with the Knights as a preferred walk-on. He is pursuing a degree in integrated business, according to his LinkedIn profile.
2. What did he do last season?
Prigmore spent the 2025 season with the scout team, though he did see action in one game against North Carolina A&T.
3. What role is he going to have in 2026?
While Prigmore signing with UCF as a walk-on does not eliminate the possibility of him earning playing time, it does make the road to earning it all the steeper, especially since he is going to have to compete with new transfers like Tyler Gibson, Henry Tabansi, Cooper Terpstra and Brady Wayburn.
However, he has now become an upperclassman, so his seniority could help him earn at least a few snaps this season, especially in the Knights' season-opener against Bethune-Cookman.
Even if Prigmore does spend most of 2026 with the scout team, however, he can still serve as a mentor figure and help nurture the group's underclassmen like Amahn Williams, Kasiyah Charlton, Raishaun McHaney, Camp Lott and Jacob Maiava.
Catch up on the rest of the list below:
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Bryson Turner is a sports journalist who covers UCF Athletics. Turner has contributed to the Black and Gold Banneret, the home for UCF Athletics on SB Nation. He has called the Orlando area home since the age of 8 and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from UCF.
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