Josh Derry
UCF Knights
87
Great

Josh Derry

UCF KnightsAverage
WR-ZOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Monmouth
Projected Starter

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Josh Derry is the projected starter at WR-Z for UCF Knights.

Senior · #5 · 5'9", 182 lbs

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Depth at WR-Z · UCF Knights

  1. 1587Josh DerryStarter
  2. 2379Jonathan Bibbs
  3. 31357Caleb Rollerson
  4. 42353Jordan Nunuha

UCF Starting Lineup

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Top wide receivers in the Big 12

Braden PeganUtah · WR-ZKenny JohnsonTexas Tech · WR-XChris Hunter IIIArizona · WR-Z

Up next for UCF

UCF plays Kansas away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 03:45 PM ET.

The Story

The Playmaker

This season: 73 catches, 1,101 yards, 13 TD. That's 42% of the team's production at his spot and 96th-percentile production nationally — good for a 87 overall (Great tier).

Team Share42%Percentile96th
Baltimore, MD
Jersey
#5
Class
SR/TR
Height
5'9"
Weight
182 lbs
Transfer
Monmouth

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—73110113

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

High School
Concordia Prep
Hometown
Towson, MD

Why this rating?

On a 79-rated offense; 96th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.60 for competition level) put them +8 vs unit starters → 87.

Team offense (SP+)
79
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 96% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 49% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.60)
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 30LBAYYDS 70
CAR
1
YDS
8
AVG
8.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
70
AVG
23.3
TD
0

Final L 41-9

Oct 24WBYUYDS 54
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
6
YDS
54
AVG
9.0
TD
1

Final W 39-31 2OT

Oct 10LOKSTYDS 84
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
11
YDS
84
AVG
7.6
TD
1

Final L 42-28

Oct 3LHOUYDS 101
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
7
YDS
101
AVG
14.4
TD
1

Final L 27-17

Sep 26WTCUYDS 41
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
41
AVG
13.7
TD
0

Final W 21-13

Sep 19WGASTYDS 24
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
24
AVG
12.0
TD
0

Final W 44-30

Sep 12LPITTYDS 9
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
9
AVG
4.5
TD
0

Final L 12-7

Sep 3WBCUYDS 45
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
3
YDS
45
AVG
15.0
TD
0

Final W 73-6

Josh Derry's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Playmaker
73 rec · 1101 yds · 13 TD
Usage / Involvement100%
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