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 96 days to go, let's meet UCF defensive end Anthony Coaxum:

Who is Anthony Coaxum?
What did he do last season?
What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is Anthony Coaxum?

Feels great to be a knight 🟡⚫️ pic.twitter.com/dzh32wFAjB
— AnthonyCoaxum (@anthony1k2) July 29, 2025

Position: Defensive End

Class: Fifth Year

Height/Weight: 6-foot-4 / 270 pounds

Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Fun Fact: Coaxum is the only player on the UCF roster who is listed as a defensive end.

2. What did he do last season?

All or nothing, thank you Heavenly Father for all the blessings that I have received. I am more than grateful for the upcoming blessings I will receive 🙏🏾❤️#goknights #chargeon pic.twitter.com/6WYO3vxcHj
— AnthonyCoaxum (@anthony1k2) December 27, 2025

After four seasons bouncing around Division II schools and one NAIA school, Coaxum walked on to UCF's squad last season. He did not see the field, but he did work with the scout team and earned two "Scout Team Players of the Week" honors from the Knights, according to an X post by Coaxum.

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

Given his role on the scout team last season and background as a Division 2 player, Coaxum is not likely to get regular playing time during the 2026 season. Considering his pair of nominations as a Scout Team Player of the Week, he is likely going to be a presence on the bench and in practice for his teammates, especially with the defensive line.

However, given that this is his fifth year and likely his final season of college football, he could get the opportunity to take the field for a Division 1 football team for the first time late in the Knights' season-opener against Bethune-Cookman, should they build a large enough lead by the fourth quarter. This would not be the first time UCF's defensive line has done something like this, since redshirt senior EDGE Josh Dorsainvil made his only appearance of last season against North Carolina A&T and recorded a single tackle.

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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