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 61 days to go, let's meet UCF's offensive lineman Owen Spell:

Who is Owen Spell?
What did he do last season?
What role is he going to have in 2026?

1. Who is Owen Spell?

Position: Offensive Lineman

Class: Senior

Height/Weight: 6-foot-8 / 305 pounds

Hometown: Jesup, Georgia

High School: Wayne County High School

Spell is back for his second season in Orlando after transferring in from a school that is no longer in operation.

Two weeks after Spell's announcement that he was entering the transfer portal, Limestone University announced its closure, marking the end of its Division II football program after an 11-season existence. Spell played in 10 games in what became the school's final football season in 2024.

2. What did he do last season?

Spell spent the majority of the 2025 season as the backup left tackle behind Paul Rubelt. However, he still saw action in all 12 of the Knights' games at both left and right tackle. He even earned two starts at left tackle.

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

Spell getting a starting role on the offensive line in 2026 is not a certainty. Preston Cushman, who started at right tackle last season, is back, along with his backup, Connor Meadows, and new transfers like Henry Tabansi, who was the starting left tackle for Buffalo last season, and Tyler Gibson, who earned Charlotte's starting right tackle job during last season, making offensive tackle a crowded room with college football experience.

However, that's not to say that Spell cannot be a starter, since offensive line coach AJ Blazek said he was having a good spring and has helped push Tabansi in practice. Plus, with fewer new transfer arrivals that play at guard, Spell's versatility could help him earn an opportunity there.

Following an April 9 practice session, Blazek said he had used Spell as a guard the previous couple of days. So, depending on how that experiment turns out, Spell could either be shifted to become a guard and start there or become an even more versatile backup that can sub in at either tackle or guard.

"If kids know there's an opportunity, they show up every day because it might be theirs," Blazek said.

Whether Spell is a starter or a versatile backup in 2026, he is looking at another full season of work in his second year in a UCF uniform.

Catch up on the rest of the list below:

No. 13 Caleb Rollerson

No. 14 Alonza Barnett III and Kahmel Johnson

No. 15 Will Stone and Preston Hall


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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