Horace Lockett

#13 · DT · R-Sr. · UCF6′6″ · 355 lb · Atlanta, GA · Westlake

Sacks1.5279th of 780 defensive linemen Last gameL 9–41vs Baylor · Oct 30

Nextat KansasSat Nov 7 · 3:45 pm ET

3 tackles for loss in 7 games; their best was 1.5 at Pittsburgh.

2026 games, tackles for loss per game. W and L: the team’s results.

This week

RecordUCF is 4-4.
Last gameOct. 30 · a loss to Baylor, 1 tackles for loss.
Next gameat Kansas · Sat Nov 7

What’s being said

4 stories in the last 60 days, from 2 outlets.

Stories per week. W and L: the team’s results.

UCF football DT Horace Lockett made official return from injury vs. B-CU - Daytona Beach News-Journal

Daytona Beach News-Journal Sep 7

All 10 stories this season

Horace Lockett

DT · UCF

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Brent Key and Scott Frost. A game that shows it: 8 tackles and 1 sack against Baylor — Week 9, 2026.

28 tackles · 1.5 sacks

Style of play

Play style

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Samuel ByersAir Force · 2016 · 79% season match
Matt GodinMichigan · 2016 · 78% season match
Nazair JonesNorth Carolina · 2016 · 75% season match
Michai BoireauFlorida · 2024 · 72% season match
Ian GeffrardArkansas · 2024 · 41% season match

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	UCF	28	10	3.0	1.5	1
2025	UCF	11	7	2.0	1.0	2
2023	Georgia Tech	20	7	1.0	0.0	--
Career		59	24	6.0	2.5	3

Last game (Wk 9): 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss, 8 tackles.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 2	L 7-12@ Pittsburgh	2	1	1.5	0.5	—	0
Wk 3	W 44-30vs Georgia State	4	3	0.5	0.0	—	1
Wk 4	W 21-13vs TCU	2	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 17-27@ No. 20 Houston	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 28-42@ No. 18 Oklahoma State	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 39-31vs No. 2 BYU	5	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 9-41vs Baylor	8	3	1.0	1.0	—	0	Season-high 8 tackles
Total		28	10	3.0	1.5	—	1

The latest game

Oct. 30 · L 9-41 vs Baylor, play by play

8 tackles, including 1 sack. He hurried the quarterback once.

8 tackles
1 for loss
1 sack
1 QB hurry

Second quarterbegan down 7-0
1st & 10●Sack, 1 yds1
Fourth quarterbegan down 34-9
2nd & 5·Hurry
FinalL 9-41

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

1
Sacked the quarterback for a 1-yard loss. Second quarter, down 14-3.

His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 7 games with play by play.

How UCF’s defense played that day

Baylor’s 14 drives: 7 stopped · 7 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 5.

The season, game by game

L 9-41 vs BaylorOct. 308 tkl1 TFL, 1 skPlay by play just above

W 39-31 vs BYUOct. 245 tkl0 TFL

5 tackles.

FinalW 39-31

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry

5 more games, with the play by play

L 28-42 at Oklahoma StateOct. 102 tkl0 TFL

2 tackles.

FinalL 28-42

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 17-27 at HoustonOct. 35 tkl0 TFL

5 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.

5 tackles
1 QB hurry

Fourth quarterbegan up 17-14
2nd & 12·Hurry
FinalL 17-27

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 21-13 vs TCUSept. 262 tkl0 TFL

2 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.

2 tackles
1 QB hurry

FinalW 21-13

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 44-30 vs Georgia StateSept. 194 tkl0 TFL

4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.

4 tackles
1 pass broken up

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
1st & 10○Broken up
FinalW 44-30

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 7-12 at PittsburghSept. 122 tkl1 TFL

2 tackles, including 1 more for loss.

2 tackles
1 for loss

Third quarterbegan tied 0-0
3rd & 4●Sack, 7 yds1
FinalL 7-12

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.

1
Sacked the quarterback for a 7-yard loss on 3rd and 4. Third quarter, tied 0-0.

Signature game

Week 9 · 2026

L 9-41

vs Baylor

1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles

Where he ranks

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -9 to +17 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

TFL rate

11%3 TFL

Sack rate

5%2 sacks

Hurry rate

11%3 hurries

28 tackles · 3 for loss · 1.5 sacks.

Teams and coaches

2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning

2025UCF5-7HC: Scott Frost · Balanced

2026UCF4-4HC: Scott Frost · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 85 (#21 of 300). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

85All-Conference level #21 of 300?

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (88th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#228 / 2515 · 88th pct

Sacks#469 / 2515 · 79th pct

1.5

Tackles for loss#591 / 2515 · 73rd pct

3.0

Tackles#793 / 2515 · 67th pct

Passes defended#852 / 2515 · 53rd pct

Forced fumbles#24 / 440 · 47th pct

Solo tackles#1351 / 2515 · 43rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.2
Road3g	3.0	0.5	0.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.3	0.1	0.2
Weeks 8+2g	6.5	0.5	0.5	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Scott Frost

Pass share

48.3%

248 pass / 265 run

Plays / game

64.1

8 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

280 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Starter

28 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

85 · #21 of 300 interior linemen

Three-star recruit. Now #21 at the position.

Horace Lockett

This week

What’s being said

Style of play

Similar players

In the news in the last 60 days

In the news this season

What they’re talking about

Week by week

What was said at each stop

In the news across his career

What fans said

Named in

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Starter

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2022

2025 4 games

2026 8 games