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Daunte Culpepper leads UCF in career passing yards (11,412) and Kevin Smith in rushing yards (4,679). In College Football 27, the Knights' projected starters average 80.3 OVR, 50th of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: Big 12 ConferenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026
CFB 27 starter avg
80.3
50th of 138
Players 80+ OVR
15
0 rated 90+
Best unit
Tight end
87 avg · 9th nationally
Record books
10
career leaderboards

All-time career leaders

UCF football records

All UCF records
UCF Knights career record holders
RecordHolderTotalYears
Career Passing YardsDaunte Culpepper11,4121995–1998
Career Passing TouchdownsDaunte Culpepper841995–1998
Career Rushing YardsKevin Smith4,6792005–2007
Career Rushing TouchdownsKevin Smith452005–2007
Career ReceptionsDavid Rhodes2131991–1994
Career Receiving YardsDavid Rhodes3,6181991–1994
Career Receiving TouchdownsDavid Rhodes291991–1994
Career TacklesRick Hamilton4431989–1992
Career CompletionsDaunte Culpepper8891995–1998
Career PointsMatthew Wright3752015–2018

Across multiple leaderboards

Notable UCF players

  • Daunte Culpepper1995–1998

    No. 1 passing yards (11,412) · No. 1 passing touchdowns (84) · No. 1 completions (889)

  • McKenzie Milton2016–2018

    No. 3 completions (630) · No. 4 passing yards (8,683) · No. 4 passing touchdowns (72)

  • David Rhodes1991–1994

    No. 1 receptions (213) · No. 1 receiving yards (3,618) · No. 1 receiving touchdowns (29)

  • Ryan Schneider2000–2003

    No. 2 passing yards (10,976) · No. 2 passing touchdowns (82) · No. 2 completions (840)

  • Kevin Smith2005–2007

    No. 1 rushing yards (4,679) · No. 1 rushing touchdowns (45) · No. 6 points (276)

  • Darin Hinshaw1991–1994

    No. 2 passing touchdowns (82) · No. 3 passing yards (9,000) · No. 4 completions (614)

  • RJ Harvey2020–2024

    No. 2 rushing yards (3,792) · No. 2 rushing touchdowns (43) · No. 5 points (278)

  • Tre'Quan Smith2015–2017

    No. 3 receiving yards (2,748) · No. 4 receiving touchdowns (22) · No. 6 receptions (168)

  • Dillon Gabriel2019–2021

    No. 5 passing yards (8,037) · No. 5 passing touchdowns (70) · No. 6 completions (554)

  • Blake Bortles2011–2013

    No. 5 completions (585) · No. 6 passing yards (7,598) · No. 6 passing touchdowns (56)

  • Willie English1989–1993

    No. 3 rushing touchdowns (38) · No. 4 rushing yards (3,131) · No. 10 points (228)

  • J.J. Worton2011–2014

    No. 5 receiving touchdowns (21) · No. 6 receptions (168) · No. 9 receiving yards (2,360)

All-time series

UCF rivalries

UCF Knights rivalries and all-time series records
OpponentRivalryAll-time seriesFirst metStreak
South FloridaWar on I-4UCF leads 8–62005W6
UConnCivil ConFLiCTUCF leads 6–22013W5
Cincinnati—Cincinnati leads 6–52015L2

College Football 27

UCF in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster
Highest-rated UCF Knights players in College Football 27
PlayerPosClassOVR
Duke WatsonHBJr87
Dylan WadeTESr87
Jayden BellamyCBSr86
Duane Thomas Jr.WRSr85
Alonza Barnett IIIQBSr83
Demari HendersonSSSr83
Keyone JenkinsQBSr83
Horace LockettDTSr82

Planning a UCF dynasty? See the UCF CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

Tracked on CFB Clipboard

Public UCF dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with UCF as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

Conference

Big 12 programs

Big 12 overview

Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “EA roster mroster_434_206.db” roster update, imported 2026-11-09 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Nov 9, 2026.