Meet The 2026 UCF Knights: Countdown To Kickoff - No. 84 Thomas Wadsworth

With 84 days to go until the 2026 UCF football season kicks off, learn more about the player wearing the Knights' No. 84 jersey: tight end Thomas Wadsworth.

Sep 20, 2025; Orlando, Florida, USA; UCF Knights head coach Scott Frost looks on during warmups before the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Bounce House Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images | Mike Watters-Imagn Images

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 84 days to go, let's meet UCF tight end Thomas Wadsworth:

1. Who is Thomas Wadsworth?

Position: Tight End

Class: Redshirt Senior

Height/Weight: 6-foot-3 / 245 pounds

Hometown: Melbourne, Florida

High School: Melbourne High School

Originally joining the Knights in 2022 as a walk-on, Wadsworth is one of four redshirt seniors on the roster, all central Florida natives, who are set to spend all five seasons of their college football career in Orlando.

2. What did he do last season?

Wadsworth played in eight games for the Knights in 2025 and recorded his first collegiate reception against North Carolina A&T. He caught two more passes against Cincinnati for a grand total of 27 yards for the season.

With Dylan Wade's return to the Knights in 2026, Wadsworth's chances to earn a starting nod in his senior season look unlikely, barring an injury to Wade. However, having been with the program since he walked on to the team in 2022, his presence and leadership off the field cannot be understated.

In a tight end room whose most-experienced non-senior player is redshirt sophomore Grayson Brousseau, Wadsworth has the opportunity to help mentor the next UCF starting tight end. His influence can even go beyond his position room, considering new tight ends coach Cooper Bassett called him "a glue to the offense" and a vocal leader.

While he might not get on the field too many times, at least in a receiving capacity, the fact that Wadsworth caught three passes last season shows he could get a few looks in 2026 so he can end his college football career with a bang. The most likely chances for them would be the season-opener against Bethune-Cookman and Senior Knight against Iowa State.

Catch up on the rest of the list below:

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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