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2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: S Divaad Wilson, UCF,...A redshirt senior, Wilson is one of UCF's top two returning tacklers (72 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 ints. in 2021) for 2022. He earned second-team all-American Athletic Conference recognition last season by vote of league coaches. From Miami, Florida (Northwestern High School), Wilson was named to Athlon Sports' all-AAC second team on a preseason basis for 2022. - UCF Football

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FS Divaad Wilson, Central Florida
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07/28/22 - Deshawn Pace, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-1, 212 (DS#33 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY WATCHLIST: LB Deshawn Pace, Cincinnati,...University of Cincinnati linebackers, and brothers, Deshawn and Ivan Pace have each claimed a spot on the preseason Nagurski Award Watch List, presented annually to the nation's top overall defensive player. The pair also earned preseason Butkus Award recognition last week for being two of the top linebackers heading into 2022. Each played at Colerain High School. Deshawn played in eight games as a freshman reserve in 2020 before breaking out in 2021. Ivan played his first three years at Miami (Ohio) before transferring to UC following an elite campaign for the RedHawks last fall. - Cincinnati Football

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OLB Deshawn Pace, Central Florida
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07/28/22 - Deshawn Pace, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-1, 212 (DS#33 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Deshawn Pace, Cincinnati,...Deshawn did nearly everything for the Bearcats' No. 10 defense last fall, finishing sixth in the AAC with 94 tackles (nine for loss) and a team-high four interceptions. Two of those picks went for 39- and 27-yard returns against Indiana and Notre Dame, respectively, in consecutive games into the red zone. He had others against UCF and South Florida, while blocking a field goal at Navy that set up a 52-yard return and Alex Bales kick as time expired in the half. Pace finished with nine stops against No. 1 Alabama in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl. - Cincinnati Football

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OLB Deshawn Pace, Central Florida
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07/28/22 - Lokahi Pauole, rSr/2024, Central Florida, 6-3, 301 (DS#69 OG) + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: G Lokahi Pauole, UCF,...Pauole (6-4, 305 pounds) has made 21 career starts at UCF. He was a second-team all-American Athletic Conference selection in 2021 by vote of league coaches and by Phil Steele. He helped the Knights rank 28th nationally in rushing, the fourth straight season UCF averaged at least 196 yards per game. From Kapolei, Hawaii, Pauole on a 2022 preseason basis was listed on Lindy's and Phil Steele all-AAC first team and on the Athlon Sports second team. - UCF Football

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OG Lokahi Pauole, Central Florida
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07/25/22 - Kemore Gamble, rSr/2023, Central Florida, 6-4, 234 (DS#35 TE) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST: Ke'MORE GAMBLE, UCF,...Gamble, a transfer from Florida, caught 48 passes for 632 yards and seven touchdowns in 49 career games with the Gators (31 for 414 and four TDs in 2021). The 6-4, 243-pound redshirt senior started 12 games at tight end for Florida in 2021 and had one reception for 15 yards in the Gasparilla Bowl against UCF. He helped Miami (Florida) Southridge High School to the 2016 Florida 8A state championship. - Central Florida Football

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TE Kemore Gamble, Central Florida
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07/25/22 - Johnny Richardson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 5-07, 175 (DS#999 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Johnny Richardson (Jr.), UCF,… Running back Johnny "Rocket" Richardson (5-7, 170) is a speed burner - clocking 4.40 seconds in 40 yards in 2020 -- who can be used as a weapon multiple ways. As a freshman in 2020, Richardson's rushing statistics include 11 attempts, 65 yards, 5.9 average and one touchdown. His sophomore year saw a much bigger role with 104 attempts, 733 yards (team leader), 7.1 average (team leader) and three touchdowns. Very few running backs created as many explosive runs as Richardson. As a receiver, Richardson also had 25 receptions, 226 yards and one touchdown in 2021 and look for that number to grow in 2022, especially if he is split out as a receiver more often. - Frank Cooney, Draft Scout

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RB Johnny Richardson, Central Florida
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07/23/22 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-3, 247 (DS#999 QB) + More +

He's tightened up his 6-3, 242-pound body in the weight room. In leading Arkansas to a 9-4 season - their best since 2011 - KJ Jefferson completed 198 of 294 passes (67.3 %) for 2,676 yards and 21 touchdowns with only 4 interceptions. The dual-threat quarterback was also the team's leading rusher gaining 644 yards, although the Razorbacks had Trelon Smith, Raheim Sanders and Dominique Johnson rush for more than 500 yards each. There is an obvious difference in Jefferson from last year to Wednesday.

He's more confident and poised, but that was a work in progress all season. In the first half of the season opener against Rice, he was 2-of-5 passing for 14 yards and had an interception. In the second half, he was 10 of 16 for 114 yards and a touchdown, and it was like he never looked back. He was named MVP of the Outback Bowl. Now, the more mature Jefferson is ready for more growth, and that started this summer when he asked the janitor to leave the lights on so he and his teammates could work out on their own. - Northwest Arkansas Times

(DS#999 QB) rSr/2025 QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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07/22/22 - Isaiah Bowser, rSr/2023, Central Florida, 6-0, 217 (DS#31 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Isaiah Bowser (Sr.), UCF,...A fifth-year senior who transferred from Northwestern to UCF before the 2021 season. With this name, should have been a natural at Georgia, right? Last year he appeared in eight games, making five starts at running back during first season with the Knights. He was named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll once and earned CBS Sports National Game Ball of the Week once. Led the Knights with 159 rushing attempts, nine rushing touchdowns and 87.9 rushing yards per game and finished season with 703 yards rushing and an average of 4.4 yards per carry, showing this Bowser has a bite even if he isn't a Dawg. - UCF Football

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RB Isaiah Bowser, Central Florida
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07/22/22 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-3, 247 (DS#999 QB) + More +

KJ Jefferson pays attention to preseason lists and projections. Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said this spring that Jefferson's No. 14 ranking - out of 14 quarterbacks - by a media outlet last year was a motivator for him throughout the 2021 season. This year he is not as concerned about what people say. But he does believe he is underrated in the conference. "I am," Jefferson said in an interview with SEC Network host Peter Burns on Wednesday at SEC Media Days in Atlanta. "I feel like I am, but, I mean, I don't try to too much dwell on it. I mean, the only thing I'm worried about is playing ball and just getting back with my team and working." Jefferson finished last season with 2,676 passing yards, 21 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, and 664 yards rushing and 6 touchdowns. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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07/22/22 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-3, 247 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Jefferson, in a way, compares his style of play to that of former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2010. "Just the swagger that he brings to the quarterback position," Jefferson said. "I mean, there's nothing like it. That's what I bring. "Coming from where I come from, I've always been doubted. Adding it as fuel to the fire and keeping it pushing just knowing that I can't just keep dwelling on it and looking at it over and over again. The more I look at it my mind is not in the right spot and I need to be out there working."

Razorbacks safety Jalen Catalon understands where the Newtown comparisons come from, but he believes Jefferson simply wants to be his own player. "He wants to say I did it a mile away, for sure," Catalon said. "But KJ is a team player. KJ always wants to make sure he's right himself so he can be right for us. He's always holding everybody accountable and (in) workouts when we do skills and drills and stuff like that. "He's a great quarterback, great leader. And like I said, I know that's my quarterback." - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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07/19/22 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-3, 247 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DAVEY O'BRIEN NATIONAL QUARTERBACK AWARD WATCH LIST: KJ Jefferson, Arkansas, Jr., 6-3, 242, Sardis, Miss.,...Jefferson, who is one of seven SEC signal-callers on the watch list, helped lead the Hogs to a nine-win season in 2021 – their most wins in a year since 2011 – as well as their first New Year'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. The face of the Razorback offense, Jefferson threw just four interceptions on the year and completed 171 consecutive passes without an interception, the second-longest streak in program history. - Arkansas Football

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QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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07/18/22 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-3, 247 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD WATCH LIST: KJ Jefferson, Arkansas,...Jefferson, the face of the Razorback offense, helped lead the Hogs to a nine-win season in 2021 - their most wins in a year since 2011 - as well as their first New Year'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.

He threw just four interceptions on the year and completed 171 consecutive passes without an interception, the second-longest streak in program history. He finished the season as one of only five FBS quarterbacks to total 20 or more touchdown passes with four or fewer interceptions. Jefferson also rushed for a team-leading 664 yards on 146 carries with six scores on the ground. He was one of eight FBS quarterbacks with 2,500+ passing yards, 20+ passing touchdowns, 500+ rushing yards and 5+ rushing scores on the year. - Arkansas Football

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QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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07/13/22 - KJ Jefferson, rSr/2025, Central Florida, 6-3, 247 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Three of Arkansas' leaders will join Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman at SEC Media Days next week. Quarterback KJ Jefferson, linebacker Bumper Pool and safety Jalen Catalon will be Arkansas' player representatives at the event in Atlanta, which begins July 18. The Razorbacks are scheduled to appear July 20. Pittman, who led Arkansas to a 9-4 mark in 2021, will make his second appearance at SEC Media Days. Jefferson finished last season with 2,676 passing yards and 21 touchdowns against 4 interceptions, and also rushed for 664 yards and 6 scores. He completed 67.3% of his pass attempts in 13 games. - Northwest Arkansas Times

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QB KJ Jefferson, Central Florida
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07/06/22 - Marlon Williams, Sr/2021, Central Florida, 5-11, 209 (DS#37 WR) + More +

Former UCF wide receiver Marlon Williams helped the Birmingham Stallions capture the inaugural USFL championship 33-30 over the Philadelphia Stars on Sunday night at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. Williams, who played for UCF from 2017-20, caught 7 passes for a game-high 105 receiving yards, including a 41-yard touchdown reception in the first half. "It was really awesome to have a game like that," Williams told the Orlando Sentinel. "I expect that from myself every game. Anytime you're playing for a championship, it's a great opportunity." The long touchdown catch by Williams gave the Stallions a 17-9 lead with less than a minute to play in the second quarter. Birmingham led 20-9 at halftime following a field goal.

The Stars made it a one-possession game in the third quarter before eventually taking their first lead of the night when quarterback Case Cookus hit Devin Gray for a 12-yard catch in the end zone. Birmingham marched down the field with less than seven minutes remaining as quarterback Alex McGough connected with Williams twice on the late-game drive. The Stallions regained the lead, 26-23, with 3:16 left when McGough threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Victor Bolden Jr. Birmingham linebacker Scooby Wright sealed the comeback win for the Stallions by returning an interception for a touchdown with 2:53 left. - Orlando Sentinel

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WR Marlon Williams, Central Florida
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07/01/22 - Nyjalik Kelly, rSr/2026, Central Florida, 6-5, 256 (DS#27 DE) + More +

Dolphins legend Jason Taylor doesn't often talk publicly in his new role as a defensive analyst on the Miami Hurricanes football staff. But when he does speak -- usually on his sister Joy's show or with his buddy and former Dolphins broadcast partner Joe Rose -- there's considerable insight. Appearing with Rose on WQAM in recent days, Taylor spoke of the upside of the two defensive line jewels in this incoming Hurricanes freshman class: four-star prospects Cyrus Moss and Nyjalik Kelly.

"We have a young guy on our team that couldn't play in the spring, a local guy out of Dillard named Nyjalik Kelly; he got hurt last year when we [St. Thomas Aquinas] beat Dillard last year," Taylor said, having worked on the Aquinas staff last year. "[He] didn't have a chance to go through spring and [I] didn't have a chance to see him and scout him a whole lot. But now that he is back healthy and I am able to watch him, holy [cow]! I told him the other day-and I actually told his mother-how special he can be. An elite talent, a kid that can do anything. "He can bend, he can run, he can twist, he's athletic, change of direction, plays with good pad level, he is flexible. He can be the entire package. The crazy thing is Nyjalik had a birthday a few days ago, just turned 18. Early enrollee. The sky is the limit for somebody like him." - Miami Herald

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DE Nyjalik Kelly, Central Florida
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