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 13 days to go, let's meet UCF wide receiver Caleb Rollerson:

Who is Caleb Rollerson?
What did he do last season?
What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is Caleb Rollerson?

Game-winner with gassers on the line… pic.twitter.com/IycaBPCYuM
— UCF Football (@UCF_Football) April 21, 2026

Position: Wide Receiver

Class: Redshirt Sophomore

Height/Weight: 6-foot-2 / 210 pounds

Hometown: Ocala, Florida

High School: Hawthorne High School

Rollerson produced one of the highlights of the Knights' spring practice with a leaping touchdown catch on a pass from quarterback Kaleb Annett that gave the offense the win over the defense in a "competition day" practice.

2. What did he do last season?

Rollerson played in all of the Knights' final seven games, though they account for all but one of the total games he took the field in last season. Despite getting opportunities to take the field later in the season, they did not lead to much in the way of receptions, since he ended up just pulling in three for 67 yards last season. Of those three, two of them came in UCF's blowout victory over West Virginia.

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

Rollerson has a deep stable of wide receivers to contend with for playing time in 2026, from returners Duane Thomas Jr. and Waden Charles to transfers like Josh Derry and Jonathan Bibbs.

However, Rollerson has set himself apart from these receivers with his versatility, based on comments from wide receivers coach Sean Beckton following an April 18 spring practice session.

"Caleb Rollerson is kind of that swing guy for me," Beckton said. "I can play him pretty much everywhere."

So, while Rollerson might not be a starter in 2026, his capabilities as a Swiss Army knife receiver means he could serve as a go-to backup for any of them at the very least. However, this also puts him in prime position to earn more looks if he has a standout fall camp, the injury bug strikes, or both.

Rollerson may not be at the top of the depth chart, but he is at least going to be waiting in the wings in 2026.

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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