{"id":5230,"date":"2026-06-24T17:06:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5230"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:06:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:06:51","slug":"ucf-position-preview-running-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5230","title":{"rendered":"UCF position preview: Running back"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>The second in a position-by-position preview of the UCF football team heading into fall camp:<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5228\">UF position preview: Running back<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>TODAY: RUNNING BACKS<\/h4>\n<p><strong>What to expect<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Knights\u2019 rushing attack had its moments last season, but never quite developed an identity as a unit. The departures of starters Myles Montgomery and Jaden Nixon, who exhausted their eligibility, meant the program would need to find fresh new faces to fill the depth chart.<\/p>\n<p>Enter Duke Watson and Landen Chambers.<\/p>\n<p>The 5-foot-11, 185-pound Watson demonstrated an explosive running style during his time at Louisville, averaging 8.9 yards per carry as a freshman in 2024. While a lower-body injury limited the Georgia native to just 158 yards in seven games last season, Watson is healthy and ready to make an impact.<\/p>\n<p>Chambers is coming off a career season at Central Arkansas, where he rushed for 1,273 yards on 242 carries with 10 touchdowns. At 215 pounds, the Texas native has a different running style than his counterpart, making him the perfect complement to Watson in the backfield. Chambers will be relied on heavily in short-yardage situations as the bruising running back.<\/p>\n<p>The duo will join returners Taevion Swint, Agyeman Addae and Chance Nixon.<\/p>\n<p>Swint, a former four-star recruit from Osceola High School, is back after missing all of last season after tearing his meniscus during fall camp. Before his injury, the Orlando native was battling for snaps not only in the backfield but on special teams in the return game.<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: outstream_video--><\/p>\n<p>Addae, a walk-on, impressed coaches with his work ethic and versatility, particularly late in the season. He became a valuable asset out of the backfield as a receiver and even tossed a touchdown pass on a trick play in a game last season.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5226\">Alleged Central Florida Ponzi schemer, Chris Delgado, to plead guilty<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also joining the group are freshmen Kaj Baker and Arthur Lewis IV. Baker is considered one of the fastest players of the group, while Lewis is known for being one of the strongest.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What they\u2019re saying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, we were just trying to figure out who we were. Now we kind of have more of an identity and are trying to figure out little wrinkles that we can fix with that.\u201d \u2014 UCF running backs coach Jimmy Beal.<\/p>\n<p> <!--Ad-Slot: cube_article--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Returnees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Taevion Swint<br \/>\nAgyeman Addae<br \/>\nChance Nixon<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arrivals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duke Watson (Louisville), junior<br \/>\nLanden Chambers (Central Arkansas), redshirt junior<br \/>\nKaj Baker (Somerset Academy), freshman<br \/>\nArthur Lewis IV (Bartram Trail High), freshman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Departures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Myles Montgomery (eligibility): 705 yards rushing, 4 TDs; 182 yards receiving<br \/>\nJaden Nixon (eligibility): 554 yards rushing, 7 TDs; 88 yards receiving<br \/>\nStacy Gage (transfer to LSU): 63 yards rushing, TD; 5 yards receiving<br \/>\nTyler Wrenn: 8 yards rushing; 11 yards receiving<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projected depth chart<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RB1 \u2014 Duke Watson<br \/>\nRB2 \u2014 Landen Chambers<br \/>\nRB3 \u2014 Taevion Swint<br \/>\nRB4 \u2014 Agyeman Addae<\/p>\n<h4>Previous position breakdown<\/h4>\n<p>Quarterback<\/p>\n<p><em>Please find me on X, Bluesky or Instagram @osmattmurschel. Email: mmurschel@orlandosentinel.com. Sign up for the Sentinel\u2019s Knights Weekly newsletter for a roundup of all our UCF coverage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orlandorelocationreport.com\/?p=5224\">TFA teammates David Coleman Jr., JP Furtado to join forces at Bowling Green<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the additions of Duke Watson and Landen Chambers, the Knights have one of the most talented running backs units in the Big 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-sports","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>UCF position preview: Running back - 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