Kentucky Wildcats
5-7 2025 record (2-6 conf)
Title odds (#33 board)
Win total (O -134)
43% Returning starter games
16th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesWill Stein Head Coach 1st year
Multiple Pro Style Offense
Multiple Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 30% | 20 / 67 | 4 / 15 | 13% |
| Offensive line | 73% | 33 / 45 | 6 / 8 | 69% |
| Defensive front | 42% | 33 / 79 | 9 / 22 | 37% |
| Secondary | 37% | 19 / 52 | 7 / 13 | 50% |
Back 27
Gone 33
Cutter Boley QB · 2,245 yds · 11g · to ASU 35%
New 22
Kenny Minchey QB · 280 yds · 6g · from ND 
CJ Baxter RB · 237 yds · 8g · from TEX 
Xavier Daisy WR · 177 yds · 11g · from UAB 
Nic Anderson WR · 106 yds · 10g · from LSU 
JacQai Long QB · 69 yds · 5g · from MRSH 
Jovantae Barnes RB · 61 yds · 4g · from OKLA 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 23.0 25
Explosive play rate 8.4% 4
Red zone TD rate 73.9% 74
Line yards per carry 2.3 35
Sack rate allowed 7.6% 24
Defense
Points allowed per game 26.4 45
Explosive rate allowed 10.8% 57
Red zone score rate allowed 86.4% 29
Line yards per carry allowed 2.4 59
Sack rate 6.7% 68
2025 Margin by Game
TOL
MISS
EMU
SCAR
UGA
TEX
TENN
AUB
FLA
TNTC
VAN
LOU
2026 schedule
16th-hardest path in FBS · 9 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs | Youngstown State Penguins | 8 | SEC Network+ | ||
| W2 | Sat 7:30 PM | vs |  Alabama | 11-4 | 57 | ABC | |
| W3 | Sat 7:30 PM | @ |  Texas A&M | 11-2 | 61 | ESPN Networks | |
| W4 | Sat 4:45 PM | vs |  South Alabama | 4-8 | 23 | SEC Network | |
| W5 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  South Carolina | 4-8 | 41 | ||
| W6 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  LSU | 7-6 | 52 | ||
| W7 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Oklahoma | 10-3 | 68 | ||
| W8 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Vanderbilt | 10-3 | 43 | ||
| W10 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Tennessee | 8-5 | 48 | ||
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Florida | 4-8 | 39 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Missouri | 8-5 | 44 | ||
| W13 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Louisville | 9-4 | 44 |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Kenny Minchey SR · #3 | JacQai Long JR · #16 | Matt Ponatoski FR · #9 |
| RB | CJ Baxter JR · #1 | Jovantae Barnes 5TH · #2 |  Jason Patterson JR · #26 |
| WR-X |  DJ Miller SO · #7 |  Hardley Gilmore IV #17 | Xavier Daisy JR · #18 |
| WR-Z | Nic Anderson 5TH · #4 |  Ja'Kayden Ferguson SO · #5 | Kenny Darby FR · #19 |
| TE |  Willie Rodriguez JR · #81 |  Henry Boyer 5TH · #87 |  Mikkel Skinner SO · #8 |
| LT |  Lance Heard SR · #53 |  Mark Robinson JR · #67 |  Jermiel Atkins SO · #74 |
| LG |  Olaus Alinen SR · #73 |  Aba Selm JR · #55 |  Jordan Knox SR · #57 |
| C |  Coleton Price 5TH · #72 |  Hayes Johnson JR · #75 | |
| RG |  Tegra Tshabola 5TH · #77 |  Jay Clark SO · #79 | |
| RT |  Malachi Wood SR · #71 |  Max Anderson JR · #50 |  Cameron Jones SR · #78 |
| WR-F | Shane Carr SR · #6 | Denairius Gray FR · #13 | Prince Jean FR · #83 |
Roster 110
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |  Martels Carter Jr. | RB | SO | 6'0" | 205 | Chattanooga, TN |
| 0 |  Bo Barnes | LB | SO | 6'1" | 244 | Dallas, TX |
| 1 | CJ Baxter | RB | JR | 6'1" | 227 | Boynton Beach, FL |
| 1 | Andre Clarke Jr. | DB | FR | 6'1" | 176 | Richmond, VA |
| 2 |  Sam Greene | OLB | SR | 6'2" | 251 | Washington, DC |
| 2 | Jovantae Barnes | RB | 5TH | 6'0" | 214 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 3 | Kenny Minchey | QB | SR | 6'2" | 211 | Hendersonville, TN |
| 3 |  Aaron Gates | DB | SR | 6'0" | 199 | Newnan, GA |
| 4 |  Antwan Smith | LB | JR | 6'3" | 226 | Atlanta, GA |
| 4 | Nic Anderson | WR | 5TH | 6'4" | 208 | Katy, TX |
| 5 | Ja'Kayden Ferguson | WR | SO | 6'2" | 184 | Houston, TX |
| 5 |  Jordan Castell | DB | SR | 6'2" | 211 | Orlando, FL |
| 6 | Shane Carr | WR | SR | 6'2" | 185 | Bakersfield, CA |
| 6 |  Ahmad Breaux | DT | JR | 6'3" | 278 | Ruston, LA |
| 7 | DJ Miller | WR | SO | 6'3" | 208 | St. Louis, MO |
| 7 |  Jamarrion Harkless | DL | SR | 6'3" | 346 | Lexington, KY |
| 8 |  Lorenzo Cowan | OLB | JR | 6'3" | 250 | Savannah, GA |
| 8 | Mikkel Skinner | TE | SO | 6'4" | 234 | Greer, SC |
| 9 | Matt Ponatoski | QB | FR | 6'1" | 205 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 10 |  Dyllon Williams | DB | SO | 6'2" | 191 | Demopolis, AL |
| 10 | Callum Wither | QB | 5TH | 6'4" | 217 | Toronto, ON, CAN |
| 11 | Braxton Urquhart | DB | SR | 6'3" | 200 | Birmingham, AL |
| 11 | Lincoln Watkins | TE | FR | 6'4" | 234 | Port Huron, MI |
| 12 |  Brock Coffman | WR | SO | 6'0" | 181 | Lexington, KY |
| 12 |  Hasaan Sykes | DB | JR | 6'0" | 192 | Tucker, GA |
| 13 |  Cyrus Reyes | DB | JR | 6'1" | 192 | Katy, TX |
| 13 | Denairius Gray | WR | FR | 6'2" | 181 | Boynton Beach, FL |
| 14 |  Ty Bryant | DB | SR | 6'0" | 196 | Lexington, KY |
| 14 |  Brennen Ward | QB | SO | 6'4" | 227 | Gahanna, OH |
| 15 |  Carson Cruver | QB | SR | 6'3" | 203 | Austin, TX |
| 15 | CJ Works | OLB | SO | 6'5" | 247 | Dayton, OH |
| 16 | JacQai Long | QB | JR | 6'2" | 203 | Hurricane, WV |
| 16 |  Jesse Anderson III | DB | SR | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 17 | Justyn Hartley | LB | FR | 6'1" | 192 | Hoover, AL |
| 17 | William Drakeford Jr. | QB | FR | 6'2" | 195 | Gaithersburg, MD |
| 18 |  Mark Manfred III | DB | SO | 6'2" | 171 | Marietta, GA |
| 18 | Xavier Daisy | WR | JR | 6'3" | 212 | Norcross, GA |
| 19 | Kenny Darby | WR | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Bossier City, LA |
| 19 |  Kevis Thomas | DB | SR | 6'0" | 181 | Perry, FL |
| 20 |  Terhyon Nichols | DB | JR | 5'11" | 194 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 21 | Tovani Mizell | RB | JR | 6'0" | 213 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 21 |  Nasir Addison | DB | SR | 6'0" | 204 | Irvington, NJ |
| 22 |  Grant Godfrey | LB | SR | 6'3" | 240 | Suwanee, GA |
| 22 | Delvecchio Alston II | RB | FR | 6'0" | 210 | Trussville, AL |
| 23 |  Brian Robinson | DL | JR | 6'5" | 257 | Youngstown, OH |
| 24 |  Jaden Smith | DB | SO | 6'3" | 205 | Charlotte, NC |
| 25 |  Tavion Wallace | LB | SO | 6'1" | 241 | Jesup, GA |
| 26 |  Andrew Purcell | DB | SO | 5'10" | 201 | Enterprise, AL |
| 26 | Jason Patterson | RB | JR | 5'10" | 204 | Sneads, FL |
| 27 | Isaiah McMillian | DB | FR | 6'1" | 176 | Katy, TX |
| 28 |  Demarcus Gardner | DB | SO | 6'0" | 177 | Cedartown, GA |
| 28 | Ahmir Smith | RB | JR | 5'10" | 200 | Santee, SC |
| 29 | Jordan Colbert | RB | JR | 6'2" | 215 | Merced, CA |
| 30 |  Grant Grayton | DB | SO | 6'3" | 194 | Laurel, MD |
| 31 |  Quintavion Norman | LB | JR | 6'3" | 223 | Covington, GA |
| 32 |  Devin Smith | LB | JR | 6'0" | 231 | Brunswick, GA |
| 33 |  Rico Crowder | WR | JR | 6'4" | 201 | Glasgow, KY |
| 33 | Sam Brown III | SAF | FR | 5'11" | 172 | San Clemente, CA |
| 34 | Isaiah Jackson | RB | FR | 5'10" | 185 | Richmond, KY |
| 35 | Matthew Obermeier | K | FR | 5'11" | 160 | Carmel, IN |
| 36 | Andrew Weber | DB | JR | 6'0" | 179 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 37 |  Spencer Leadbetter | WR | SR | 6'3" | 198 | Glenview, IL |
| 38 | Tyler Wright | DB | FR | 5'11" | 178 | Bixby, OK |
| 39 |  Saxton Howard | WR | SO | 6'0" | 177 | Lexington, KY |
| 40 |  Cole Marszalek | LS | SR | 5'11" | 197 | Goodyear, AZ |
| 44 |  Justin Kattus | TE | JR | 6'1" | 216 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 48 |  Thomas O'Hara | P | SR | 6'1" | 201 | Melbourne,, AUS |
| 50 | Max Anderson | OL | JR | 6'5" | 311 | Frisco, TX |
| 52 | Cameron Miller Jr. | OL | FR | 6'5" | 341 | Hammond, IN |
| 53 | Lance Heard | OL | SR | 6'6" | 325 | Bonita, LA |
| 53 | Ben Reeves | OLB | JR | 6'2" | 242 | Edgewood, KY |
| 55 | Aba Selm | OL | JR | 6'4" | 327 | Independence, KY |
| 57 | Jordan Knox | OL | SR | 6'2" | 329 | Rock Hill, SC |
| 59 | Jack Wheeler | LS | FR | 6'4" | 248 | Charlotte, NC |
| 60 | Mason Howard | OL | FR | 6'4" | 321 | Fort Thomas, KY |
| 61 |  Jason Ekperuoh | OL | SO | 6'6" | 354 | Montreal, QC, CAN |
| 62 | Ben Myers | OL | FR | 6'4" | 286 | Paducah, KY |
| 64 | Ryan Meeker | OL | FR | 6'1" | 311 | Wheelersburg, OH |
| 66 |  Tino Merlo | OL | SR | 6'2" | 278 | Youngstown, OH |
| 67 | Mark Robinson | OL | JR | 6'5" | 328 | Altamonte Springs, FL |
| 68 | Alexander DiMartino | OL | SO | 6'4" | 306 | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 69 | Hank Timon | OL | FR | 6'6" | 318 | Guilford, IN |
| 70 |  Rob Fogler | OL | SR | 6'7" | 325 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 71 | Malachi Wood | OL | SR | 6'8" | 329 | Richmond, KY |
| 72 | Coleton Price | OL | 5TH | 6'3" | 308 | Bowie, TX |
| 73 | Olaus Alinen | OL | SR | 6'6" | 329 | Pori,, FIN |
| 74 | Jermiel Atkins Jr. | OL | SO | 6'8" | 329 | Dayton, OH |
| 75 | Hayes Johnson | OL | JR | 6'4" | 310 | Campbellsville, KY |
| 77 | Tegra Tshabola | OL | 5TH | 6'3" | 329 | West Chester, OH |
| 78 | Cameron Jones | OL | SR | 6'6" | 335 | Weirton, WV |
| 79 | Jay Clark | OL | SO | 6'4" | 318 | Cleveland, OH |
| 80 |  Ashton Cozart | WR | SR | 6'3" | 202 | Flower Mound, TX |
| 81 | Willie Rodriguez | TE | JR | 6'4" | 249 | Taylor Mill, KY |
| 82 | Kendall Tambling | TE | FR | 6'5" | 240 | Gainesville, FL |
| 83 | Prince Jean | WR | FR | 6'1" | 187 | Valdosta, GA |
| 84 | Davis McCray | WR | FR | 6'2" | 196 | San Antonio, TX |
| 85 |  Elijah Brown | TE | 5TH | 6'6" | 263 | Dayton, OH |
| 87 | Henry Boyer | TE | 5TH | 6'6" | 270 | Chicago, IL |
| 88 |  Adam Zouagui | K | SR | 5'11" | 191 | Reston, VA |
| 89 | Cash Harney | WR | FR | 5'9" | 177 | Covington, KY |
| 90 |  Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace | DL | 5TH | 6'4" | 271 | Cincinnati, OH |
| 91 |  Jacob Kauwe | K | JR | 6'1" | 216 | Billings, MT |
| 91 |  Jaden Williams | DL | 5TH | 6'4" | 290 | Inglewood, CA |
| 92 | Ben Duncum | DE | FR | 6'5" | 224 | Austin, TX |
| 93 |  Kalen Edwards | DL | SO | 6'4" | 335 | Dyersburg, TN |
| 93 |  Wilson Berry | P | 5TH | 6'4" | 206 | Maribyrnong,, AUS |
| 94 |  Tavion Gadson | DL | SR | 6'5" | 303 | Savannah, GA |
| 96 |  Dominic Wiseman | DT | 5TH | 6'2" | 298 | Davenport, IA |
| 97 |  Spencer Radnoti | LS | JR | 6'3" | 237 | Canton, GA |
| 97 |  Tyler Thomas | DE | SR | 6'5" | 260 | Mobile, AL |