Dylan Wade

Named to the John Mackey Award Watch List in the preseason · Named to Athlon Sports' Preseason All-Big 12 Fourth Team Offense · Named to the 2026 Shriners Children's 1,000 Watch List during the preseason Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention · Hauled in 43 catches for 523 yards and five touchdowns on the season, all career highs · His receptions, yards and touchdowns stand as the most for a UCF tight end in a single season in the program's FBS history (since 1996) as of the end of the 2025 slate · His five touchdowns led the UCF receiving core in 2025 · Was UCF's second-leading receiver in 2025 in both receptions and yards · Played in 11 of UCF's 12 games on the campaign · Posted his most impressive stat line of his career in UCF's 17-14 comeback win over Oklahoma State (Nov. 22), hauling in a pair of touchdowns on four catches for 145 yards; one catch was an 83-yard touchdown reception on the first play after halftime, the longest reception of his career and tied for the sixth-longest reception in UCF's history; he also posted a 50-yard reception on the drive that eventually led to the game winning-field goal · Caught the first UCF touchdown of the 2025 season, a 39-yard completion to tie the game at 10 against Jacksonville State on Aug. 28, an eventual 17-10 win for the Knights · Added touchdowns at No. 6 Texas Tech (Nov. 15) and at No. 11 BYU (Nov. 29) · Tallied five or more catches in five games, including a season-high six against Houston (Nov. 7) and at No. 6 Texas Tech (Nov. 15) · Named to 2025 Big 12 All-Academic Team Career-day vs. Rutgers (11/16), hauling in seven receptions for a team-high 92 yards, including a career-long 44 · Two receptions for 28 yards at Minnesota (10/26) · Four catches for 26 yards with a long of 16 vs. USC (10/19) · 17-yard grab on third down vs. Northwestern (10/11) · Caught highlight-reel TD pass off a tipped pass at Indiana (9/28), finished the game with three catches for 15 yards · Set a new career-high in long reception with a 37-yard grab vs. Villanova (9/21) · Two catches for 44 yards, including career-long 36 yard reception, at Virginia (9/14) · Caught a 28-yard touchdown pass on the first play of the fourth quarter in career-day vs. Michigan State (9/7) · Drew first career start vs. UConn (8/31), caught two passes for a career-high 38 yards with a career-long 25 yard reception Appeared in 10 games · Tallied four receptions for 21 yards and two touchdowns · Caught a touchdown to make it 21-0 at the end of the first quarter of the TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30) · Caught a touchdown on first career reception in win over Indiana (9/30) Helped Jones go 11-3 and made the state semifinals of the Sunshine State's new 3M playoffs in 2022 · Carried the ball 49 times for 255 yards and 8 TD while catching 15 passes for 147 yards and 2 TD in 2022, while 34 tackles and 3 sacks to go along with an interception and a fumble recovery on defense · Caught 25 passes for 331 yards (13.2 yards per catch) and three touchdowns in 2021, while recording 11 tackles, two tackles for loss, and one sack as an edge rusher · Also played basketball and did shot put in track and field