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Draft Scout College Football Player News: Central Florida
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UCF's wide receiver depth could be put to the test in Saturday's tricky trip to Florida Atlantic. Wide receiver Kobe Hudson missed last week's game against Louisville, a late scratch due to a personal matter, Knights head coach Gus Malzahn said. Ryan O'K eefe - the team's leading receiver in 2021 - exited just before halftime with an apparent hamstring injury. - Daytona Beach News-Journal
rSr/2025  WR Kobe Hudson, Central Florida
News Source: Daytona Beach News-Journal
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KJ Jefferson threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another 62 yards and another score to lead No. 19 Arkansas past No. 23 Cincinnati, 31-24, on Saturday. Jefferson ran for the first touchdown of the game in the first quarter, threw a jump- pass touchdown to Trey Knox in the second and found Jadon Haselwood for another score in the third. Cincinnati was held scoreless in the first half despite four of its seven drives reaching Arkansas territory. Bearcats kicker Ryan Coe missed two field go als, from 25 and 48 yards, and Ben Bryant threw an interception at the Arkansas 20 that ultimately turned into the Razorbacks' first trip to the end zone.Bryant was better in the second half, leading Cincinnati to scoring drives on its first two p ossessions of the half. But trailing by seven points and with the ball on the Razorbacks 39, he was strip-sacked by Jordan Dominick and Arkansas recovered. Jefferson threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to Knox two plays later for his fourth score of the game. Arkansas running back Rocket Sanders ran for 117 yards on 20 carries for the sophomore's second career 100-yard game. Knox caught six passes for 75 yards and the two touchdowns. Bryant, a transfer from Eastern Michigan who wasn't announced as the starte r until before kickoff, was 26 of 43 passing for 325 yards and two touchdowns with the one interception. His 15-yard throw to Leonard Taylor with 5:49 left created the final margin. Jefferson completed 18 of his 26 throws to reach his 223-yard mark. - Ar kansas/AP College Football
rSr/2025 QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
News Source: Arkansas/AP College Football
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John Rhys Plumlee threw four touchdown passes, the UCF defense allowed less than 100 yards, and the Knights defeated FCS South Carolina State 56-10 in a season opener on Thursday night. In addition to Plumlee's TD passes, he ran for a fifth score, Isaiah Bowser ran for two and Quadric Bullard recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for UCF's eighth touchdown. The Knights outgained the Bulldogs 600 yards to 91. Central Florida had 308 passing yards, 292 rushing yards and 29 first downs. South Carolina S tate managed 56 passing yards, 35 rushing yards and nine first downs. Plumlee completed 20 of 31 passes for 308 yards. He was the game's leading rusher with 99 yards on 13 carries and Bowser had 21 carries for 80 yards. South Carolina State's touchdown c ame on a 26-yard pass from Corey Fields to Shaquan Davis. - AP College Football
rSr/2024 QB John Rhys Plumlee, Central Florida
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2022 PRESEASON WUERFFEL TROPHY (COMMUNITY SERVICE) WATCHLIST: Isaiah Bowser, UCF, Sr., RB,...During his collegiate tenure, Bowser has participated in numerous community service events, highlighted most recently by a Down Syndrome bowling event and a Sick le Cell event where UCF football players visited patients at a local center. - Central Florida Football
rSr/2023 RB Isaiah Bowser, Central Florida
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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 32. KJ Jefferson, QB, Arkansas, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 2,676 yards, 31 TDs. Last year's ranking: NR. One of the breakout stars a year ago in the SEC, Jefferson played the quarterback po sition with the mentality of a linebacker. He's down from 250 to 240 pounds this season and should be even better in his second season as the starter. He was one of five FBS quarterbacks a year ago to total at least 20 touchdown passes with four or fewer interceptions and revels in running over defenders down on the goal line. - ESPN.com
rSr/2025 QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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2022 PRESEASON MANNING AWARD PRESEASON WATCH LIST: KJ Jefferson, Jr., Arkansas,...Jefferson, who is one of 30 quarterbacks on the watch list, led the Hogs to a nine-win season in 2021 - their most wins in a year since 2011 - as well as their first New Ye ar's Day bowl game win since the 2000 Cotton Bowl. The Sardis, Miss., native started all 13 games at quarterback, completing 198-of-294 (67.3%) passes for 2,676 yards and 21 touchdowns. - Arkansas Football
rSr/2025 QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 94. Deshawn Pace, LB, Cincinnati, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 95 tackles (45 solo), 4 INT. Last year's ranking: NR. At 6-2, 215 pounds, the junior combines all the best aspects of both a nic kel back and outside linebacker. He made 14 run stops at or behind the line, and when he dropped into coverage, he picked off four passes and allowed just six completions for 45 yards. - ESPN.com
rSr/2025 OLB Deshawn Pace, Central Florida
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Ja'Varrius Johnson's decision to enter the transfer portal on Feb. 2 seemed a considerable blow to an Auburn position group that was already going to lack experience heading into 2022. The receiver logged the fourth-most snaps of anyone in the receiver r oom last fall. Of those four, Kobe Hudson had already transferred to UCF nearly a month prior and Demetris Robertson was NFL Draft-bound, leaving Shedrick Jackson and Johnson as Auburn's only receivers with more than 150 snaps from 2021. "I had a hard ti me going on," Johnson said Wednesday of his decision to enter the portal. "It was just a decision that I made with my family, and I took some time off and thought about it." But after thinking about it, Johnson made up his mind, and as spring practices r olled around in March, he'd withdrawn from the portal and returned to the Tigers because "This is where I wanted to be," he said. "I've been here, going onto my fourth year now, and you know, the connection I had with each player on the team, so that was like the biggest thing too, for me, was just not like leaving my boys because I've been here for a while and made connections with them," Johnson said. - Opelika-Auburn News
rSr/2025 WR JaVarrius Johnson, Central Florida
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UCF coach Gus Malzahn has named John Rhys Plumlee the team's starting quarterback, Malzahn announced on social media Sunday afternoon. Plumlee beat out sophomore Mikey Keene and true freshman Thomas Castellanos to earn the job. "All the way back to sprin g, I've watched every scrimmage - the ones that were live and the other ones that weren't - just trying to put [together] all of the information to make the best decision," Malzahn said Saturday before the announcement. Prior to training camp, the UCF co ach aimed to name a starting quarterback following the second scrimmage but an extra week was needed to make the choice.Malzahn previously said it's one of the most important decisions the coaching staff will make. "That's probably the biggest cha llenge," he said a week ago. "The good thing is we've got two guys we can win with. I don't know how many programs around the country can say that, so we feel really strong about that." Although Plumlee and Keene each offer their own strengths and weakne sses, Malzahn knew a decision had to be made at one point. "We've got to name a starter," Malzahn said Saturday. "That will help our team and help our chemistry." The Ole Miss transfer brought great speed and athleticism with him from the SEC. "Coach Mal zahn is the type of offensive mind that can use a good skillset. My skillset is pretty unique with my running ability," Plumlee said at the team's media day. "He's had success in the past [at Auburn] with Nick Marshall and guys that have similar abilitie s to me." - Orlando Sentinel
rSr/2024 QB John Rhys Plumlee, Central Florida
News Source: Orlando Sentinel
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The Orlando Sentinel previously reported that defensive end Landon Woodson has not been practicing with the team and at times has worn a knee brace on his left leg. Malzahn shared Saturday that Woodson is expected to miss the entire season with a knee in jury. "He is going to be not with us as far as playing but he is going to be assisting us in every possible [way]," Malzahn said. "He's a big part of our team." Malzahn said Woodson, who appeared in 12 games last season, will take part in senior-day fest ivities at the end of the regular season. "He's one of the unsung leaders, so he'll be helping the defense with all kinds of different things," the UCF coach said. "His knee is just not allowing him to be able to play but he'll be with us." - Orlando Sen tinel
rSr/2023  DE Landon Woodson, Central Florida
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Trent Whittemore has shown steady progress at receiver in each of his first three seasons with the Florida football team. Whittemore could carve out a bigger role in the offense for the Gators this upcoming season. He's been consistent throughout camp an d is emerging as one of the leaders in a position group that will look to make more big plays under first-year coach Billy Napier. "We have a lot of good leadership in the room," Whittemore said. "Guys who have played some ball. (Justin) Shorter and Xzav ier Henderson are guys that provide great leadership … along with myself in that room. I think we'll be ready to surprise some people during the season." Whittemore played mostly in the slot the last two seasons under former head coach Dan Mullen. In 2 9 games over the last two seasons, Whittemore has posted 29 catches for 338 yards and 2 TDs.The 6-foot-3, 206-pound Whittemore is preparing this fall camp to play any of the three receiver spots on the field. "Coach Napier is going to put everybod y in the right spot to make optimal plays," Whittemore said. "So I don't want to limit myself to any direct spot on the field. I just go wherever I'm placed that week as far as game plan goes. And like I said, Coach Napier is a great offensive mind and I think he'll change up some looks throughout the year and that will be to our benefit." Rather than focus on anything specific, Whittemore said his offseason development consisted of working on his all-around game. He's caught most targets thrown to him in individual drills, including some nifty one-handed catches on sideline routes. - Gainesville Sun
rSr/2025 WR Trent Whittemore, Central Florida
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The Miami Hurricanes still don't have clarity on who might start on the defensive line when they open the season next month against the FCS Bethune-Cookman Wildcats and they like it this way. The defensive line, by all accounts from people there, was one of the highlights of Miami's first preseason scrimmage Saturday in Coral Gables, with enough bodies to rotate three full lines worth of potential contributors and Chantz Williams said not to discount one freshman trying to bust his way into the rotation . Nyjalik Kelly, the defensive lineman said, is "very young, but he's a freak of nature." "I see Nyjalik making noise sooner than most people expect," added Williams, who's playing the same position as Kelly in training camp. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound fres hman from Dillard was one of the prizes of the Hurricanes' Class of 2022 and coach Mario Cristobal's first major recruiting win after he returned to Miami late last year.On the first day of the early signing period in 2021, Kelly picked the Hurric anes over the Oregon Ducks during a ceremony at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale and immediately became the top-ranked player in Miami's 2022 recruiting class. After the dust settled in the 2022 recruiting cycle and Cristobal added a few more prosp ects, Kelly still wound up as the No. 2 player in the Hurricanes' class - he was the nation's No. 90 overall player, according to the 247Sports composite rankings for the 2022 class - and now he's on the short list of freshmen fighting to play a major ro le for Miami this year. "He's fast and long, and just twitchy and just lanky," said fellow defensive lineman Jared Harrison-Hunte, who made a point to emphasize Kelly's speed. "He's going to be a freak in the future. Just give him a few years. He's going to be good." - Miami Herald
rSr/2026 DE Nyjalik Kelly, Central Florida
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Arkansas' football team is ranked 19th in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 Poll that was released Monday. The Razorbacks' ranking is higher than where they finished last season, when they were ranked 21st following a 24-10 victory over Penn State in the Outback Bowl that improved their record 9-4. Arkansas is ranked in the AP preseason poll for the first time since 2015. Cincinnati is ranked 23rd in the preseason poll. The Razorbacks are scheduled to open the season with a game against the Bearcats on Sept. 3 in Fayetteville. Six SEC teams are ranked in the preseason poll, led by top-ranked Alabama. Georgia (3), Texas A&M (6), Kentucky (20) and Ole Miss (21) are also ranked. Arkansas is scheduled to play Texas A&M on Sept. 24 in Arlington, Texas, and is scheduled to host games in Fayetteville against Alabama on Oct. 1 and Ole Miss on Nov. 19. The Razorbacks are also scheduled to play a non-conference game at No. 25 BYU on Oct. 15. Arkansas opponents LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn and South Caroli na received votes in the AP poll but were unranked. - Northwest Arkansas Times
rSr/2025 QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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UCF defensive coordinator Travis Williams already has moved on from the first training camp scrimmage when he witnessed his defense dominate. "You've got to have the mindset of being greedy," he said Tuesday. "Whatever happened Sunday was Sunday. We've g ot to get better tomorrow. That's what I tell the players." For defensive tackle Ricky Barber, "being greedy" means never being satisfied. "Just because you made a couple of plays, there's still work that needs to be done so keep going," he said.W illiams wants his side to focus on the next play and the rest will come their way. "Let's get better, enjoy the process and once we look up at the end of the season see where we're at," he said. "I want them to continue to get to the ball with bad intent ions and communicate." Barber is one player who has the mindset required. Last year, the transfer from Western Kentucky finished tied for fourth on the team with 5.5 tackles for loss to go with 3 sacks which tied for third. "He's our guy up front," Willi ams said. "He's our leader and get's everybody going. He has a really good skill set. He's a guy we trust and I'm happy he's here. "I could go on and on about Ricky Barber." - Orlando Sentinel
rSr/2025 DT Ricky Barber, Central Florida
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