Future UCF QB Davin Wydner Wins Florida 4A Prep Football POY

As UCF builds its roster, adding the Florida 4A State Player of the Year only helps the Knights moving forward.

Brian Smith | Feb 25, 2022

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COCOA, Fla. - After deciding to stay closer to home and play for UCF as a preferred walk-on, Davin Wydner recently found out some really good news about his senior season with the Cocoa Tigers.

Honored and humbled to have been chosen as @FlaHSFootball 4A Overall Player of the Year. This is merely a reflection of my family, my coaches & my teammates…without their sacrifices this award doesn’t exist. Preparation is already under way, let the next chapter begin…

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— Davin Wydner (@DavinWydner) February 25, 2022

So what is UCF really bringing in with Wydner’s skills? After seeing his film from multiple seasons, a few items to note:

Arm speed and overall passing velocity increased during his last two seasons of prep football.
He’s a definitive decision maker, i.e. he actually understands coverage concepts. That allows Wydner to make more advanced decisions than many other high school signal callers.
Despite a 6’5”, 225-pound frame, he’s also a capable runner when needed.
A competitor. He could have gone to a lower level to start his career and played with a scholarship. Wydner chose the more difficult path and came to UCF.

There’s no telling how Wydner’s journey will go. That’s college football. His awards from his senior season, however, should be considered nothing less than very impressive. The state of Florida continues to boast some of the best natural athletes in the land and he stood atop all of them by winning the 4A Player of the Year award.

With UCF moving to the Big XII in the near future, who knows, maybe Wydner will one day be leading the Knights to a comeback victory in Waco, Texas or Stillwater, Okla.

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