Cocoa High School Quarterback Davin Wydner Talks Recruitment, UCF Visit

One of the best prep quarterbacks from the state of Florida will visit UCF on Friday.

Brian Smith | Jan 27, 2022

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ORLANDO - The Knights will be hosting one of the most interesting recruits in the state of Florida on Friday. His name is Davin Wydner. Playing for Cocoa (Fla.) High School certainly exposed Wydner to some elite competition in practice and during games all throughout the 2021 season, and one would think a FBS offer would be available for the 6’5”, 225-pound signal caller.

Not any longer.

With the Transfer Portal, all bets are off. The schools that Wydner was holding offers from like Georgia Tech and Maryland, either found a high school player at quarterback, or a player from the Transfer Portal to fulfill their quarterback recruiting needs. So what does Wydner do now?

Excited for my scheduled visit tomorrow to @UCFFootball #KnightNation #UCF @ChipLindsey11 @CoachGusMalzahn @Cocoa_Schneider pic.twitter.com/xJwJzDmttY
— Davin Wydner (@DavinWydner) January 27, 2022

Like many players, he’s caught up in the scholarship numbers crunch that’s been thrown on the 2022 recruits across the country. Does he walk-on at UCF, or perhaps another school like Rutgers? He will take an official visit to see the Scarlet Knights this weekend. New Jersey is where Wydner comes from, so at least it’s a homecoming of sorts.

There are also some other intriguing options for Wydner in one of the most bizarre recruiting stories anyone is going to come across. Sit back and listen to the following podcast as Wydner defines what it’s like playing with the Cocoa Tigers, going up against elite players like John Walker from Osceola High School, and attempting to navigate back-to-back visits on Friday and then Saturday/Sunday. Where will this young man end up playing college football? Could he end up a member of the Knights?

Inside The Knights will follow up with Wydner next week no matter how his situation plays out. The Second National Signing Day will be next Wednesday, Feb. 2. There will be additional coverage about the recruits that do or do not sign on that day as well.

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