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 88 days to go, let's meet new UCF tight end Grayson Brousseau:

Who is Grayson Brousseau?
What did he do last season?
What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is Grayson Brousseau?

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Position: Tight End

Class: Redshirt Sophomore

Height/Weight: 6-foot-5 / 245 pounds

Hometown: Lehi, Utah

High School: Lehi High School

Grayson Brosseau is not the only college football player in his family.

During his time at Lehi High School, Brousseau and his brother, Jackson, were teammates on the football team, boys' basketball teams and, just for the 2021 season only, even the baseball team.

While both Brousseaus have been attending separate institutions since their collegiate athletic careers began, the 2026 season marks the first time the brothers are going to be living on different coasts of the country. While Grayson is less than an hour's drive away from the Atlantic Ocean at UCF, Jackson is a short drive from the Pacific Ocean thanks to transferring to Cal over the offseason.

Jackson, a quarterback at Colorado State last season, threw for 1,354 yards and nine touchdowns in nine games last season.

2. What did he do last season?

Brousseau played in all 12 of Oklahoma State's games last season and started in two of them. He caught seven passes for 45 yards.

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

As long as Dylan Wade is healthy, Brousseau is not going to be the Knights' starting tight end in 2026. However, that does not mean this next season is going to be a lost one for him.

While Wade finishes up his career, the competition is going to be on for who he is going to pass the starting role to in 2027. Brousseau currently has an edge over freshmen Caden Piening and Brooks Hall when it comes to experience. Brousseau also has an advantage over other tight ends in the room due to his rapport with new UCF tight ends coach Cooper Bassett, whom he followed from Utah State to Oklahoma State and now to Orlando.

"I know exactly what I'm getting out of [Brousseau], and he's a great teammate, a great worker, so he's a great addition," Bassett said following a spring practice session on April 14.

Barring an injury to Wade, Brousseau is at least going to be a contender in one of the more underrated backup position battles during fall camp.

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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