Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-6vs Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-12@ Pittsburgh | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 0 | 35 | Season-high 52 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 44-30vs Georgia State | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Total | 7 | 80 | 11.8 | 0 | 35 |
#6
Ric'Darious Farmer
Sophomore wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 160 lb · Melbourne, FL
The numbers
80
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 rec, 52 yds, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore wide receiver for UCF. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to West Virginia in 2024.
- Transferred from West Virginia to UCF in 2025.
Ric'Darious Farmer
Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chad Scott and Scott Frost. One game to point at: 52 rec yds, 4 receptions against Pittsburgh — Week 2, 2026.
80 REC YDS · 7 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20247 games
- Signed with West Virginia4-star out of Melbourne Central Catholic
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
UCF
Coaching transition mid-career: Gus Malzahn → Scott Frost. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 7 | 80 | 11.4 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 134 | 10.3 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | UCF | 1 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | West Virginia | 2 | 6 | 21 | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 12 | 21 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Ric'Darious Farmer's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 73–6
6 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 67-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.
With T. Swint — 48 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · A. Barnett — 158 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 46.9 · 9 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 3&14 · Q3 · EPA +4.04(09:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete deep right to #6 R.Farmer caught at UCF45, for 35 yards to the Pitt40 (#14 J.Guerrier), 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +1.30(12:09) Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short middle to #6 R.Farmer caught at UCF34, for 9 yards to the UCF36 (#14 J.Guerrier; #32 J.Marcelin)
- Week 3 · Georgia State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +1.02(02:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 K.Jenkins pass complete short middle to #6 R.Farmer caught at GSU22, for 17 yards to the GSU17 (#16 K.Nelson), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.40(12:56) #6 R.Farmer rush left for 6 yards gain to the UCF48 (#18 S.Gay)
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +0.25(07:34) Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #6 R.Farmer caught at UCF20, for 6 yards to the UCF21, out of bounds at UCF21
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 3&13 · Q1 · EPA -0.15(10:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #6 R.Farmer caught at Pitt38, for 4 yards to the Pitt38 (#0 B.Lovelace)
- Week 1 · Bethune-Cookman · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +0.10(01:13) #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #6 R.Farmer caught at BCU47, for 5 yards to the BCU44 (#18 S.Gay)
- Week 2 · Pittsburgh · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA -0.09(11:41) Shotgun #14 A.Barnett III pass complete short right to #6 R.Farmer caught at Pitt35, for 4 yards to the Pitt35, End Of Play
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +17 receiving yards, +1 catch.
Season context · Team result + system
2024West Virginia6-7HC: Chad Scott · Run-leaning
2026UCF2-1HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 4.0 | 52.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 26.7 | 11.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Pass share
41.2%
70 pass / 100 run
Plays / game
56.7
3 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
78 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
The receiver room · UCF
- #7Duane Thomas Jr.528 receiving yards · 2025
- #3Jonathan Bibbs383 receiving yards · 2025
- #9Waden Charles290 receiving yards · 2025
- #13Caleb Rollerson67 receiving yards · 2025
- #6Ric'Darious Farmer3 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · UCF team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology