4-star WR Waden Charles commits to UCF

Boynton Beach (Fla.) Palm Beach Central four-star wide receiver Waden Charles has committed to UCF.

He chose the in-state Knights following his decommitment from Miami on May 30.

Charles is the No. 352 overall prospect and No. 53 wideout in the 2025 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He’s also the No. 48 player in Florida.

Gus Malzahn and the UCF staff got Charles on campus for an official visit on June 14. The 6-foot-1.5, 180-pounder had his sights set on the Knights after backing off his pledge to the Hurricanes and now joins his teammate, four-star safety Tony Williams, on the pledge list in Orlando.

“I like that school a lot, cause they have a great coaching staff, a lot of young players that come in and make an instant impact,” Charles told On3’s Phillip Dukes in May. “The stuff that they’ve done in the receiving room last year, the receivers they have in the draft, so I feel like if I ever go there I’ll be able to do the same thing, even better.”

“Tony, he talks to me every day about coming to UCF. He just tries to show me the same vision that he sees, and I’m starting to see it, definitely. Tony, he’s definitely on me hard about coming to play for UCF,” he said.