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- UCF tight end Dylan Wade was named to the 2026 John Mackey Award preseason watch list after earning All-Big 12 honorable mention in 2025. - Wade produced the best tight-end season in UCF history with 43 catches for 523 yards and five touchdowns, finishing second on the team in receiving. - Wade played through a shoulder injury for much of 2025 but still delivered four catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns in the 17-14 win over Oklahoma State. - The senior also entered 2026 on the East-West Bowl watch list and Athlon's preseason fourth-team All-Big 12 offense.

- Pick/market: This is a nice honor for UCF's QB to start the season, as the Maxwell Award is an annual award presented to "the most outstanding player in college football." The team loves him and...

- Top Betting/Intel Takeaways - Scott Frost is intentionally avoiding a public post-spring depth chart to keep competition alive through summer and fall camp. - The hosts think UCF still knows its internal pecking order, especially on offense, but wants player-led summer work and continued competition to build usable depth. - Offensively, the hosts believe several spots are close to settled: Alonza Barnett at QB, Dylan Wade as the top tight end, wide receiver largely sorted, and likely four of five OL spots known. - Frost's first-team-vs-first-team practice approach was praised because it forces starters to see conference-level speed and physicality before games.