Kentucky Wildcats

Southeastern · Kroger Field · Lexington, KY

5-7 2025 record (2-6 conf)
Title odds (#17 board)
Win total (O -142)
32% Returning starter games
19th Hardest path of 138

Coaching

All coaches
Will Stein Head Coach 1st year
Multiple Pro Style Offense
Multiple Defense

Returning production

UnitRet gamesGamesDepthShare
Skill offense 30%20 / 674 / 1513%
Offensive line 0%0 / 606 / 1236%
Defensive front 54%43 / 7910 / 2249%
Secondary 37%19 / 527 / 1350%

Back 28

Ty Bryant DB · 8 INT+PD · 12g 40%
Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL · 12 havoc · 12g 15%
Alex Afari Jr. LB · 10 havoc · 10g 12%
Hayes Johnson OL · 11g 11%
Grant Grayton DB · 2 INT+PD · 9g 10%
Willie Rodriguez TE · 310 yds · 12g 5%

Gone 36

Cutter Boley QB · 2,245 yds · 11g · to ASU 35%
Jordan Lovett DB · 4 INT+PD · 9g · gone 20%
Seth McGowan RB · 851 yds · 11g · gone 13%
Daveren Rayner LB · 10 havoc · 12g · gone 12%
Jager Burton C · 12g · gone 12%
Shiyazh Pete OL · 12g · gone 12%

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

19th-hardest path in FBS · 6 title-contender games · 5 road
W1Sat 5:00 PMvs Youngstown State Penguins 8W 45-13SEC Network+
W2Sat 7:30 PMvs Alabama11-4 65L 17-45ABC
W3Sat 7:30 PM@ Texas A&M11-2 51W 31-21ESPN
W4Sat 4:45 PMvs South Alabama4-8 23W 45-21SEC Network
W5Sat 8:15 PM@ South Carolina4-8 38W 35-34SEC Network
W6Sat 11:00 PMvs LSU7-6 55W 35-34ESPN
W7Sat 11:30 PM@ Oklahoma10-3 58W 21-13SEC Network
W8Sat 11:30 PMvs Vanderbilt10-3 41 SEC Network
W10Sat 6:00 PM@ Tennessee8-5 50
W11Sat 6:00 PMvs Florida4-8 38
W12Sat 6:00 PM@ Missouri8-5 43
W13Sat 6:00 PMvs Louisville9-4 42

Depth chart

Confirmed unavailable players omitted · backups promoted Transfer First year
Starter2nd3rd
QB Kenny Minchey SR · #3 Callum Wither 5TH · #10 Matt Ponatoski FR · #9
RB CJ Baxter SR · #1 Jason Patterson JR · #26 Jovantae Barnes 5TH · #2
WR-X DJ Miller SO · #7 Brock Coffman SO · #12 Xavier Daisy JR · #18
WR-Z Nic Anderson 5TH · #4 Shane Carr SR · #6 Denairius Gray FR · #13
TE Willie Rodriguez JR · #81 Henry Boyer 5TH · #87 Mikkel Skinner SO · #8
LT Lance Heard SR · #53 Mark Robinson JR · #67
LG Olaus Alinen SR · #73 Aba Selm JR · #55 Hank Timon FR · #69
C Coleton Price 5TH · #72 Hayes Johnson JR · #75
RG Tegra Tshabola 5TH · #77 Jordan Knox SR · #57 Cameron Jones SR · #78
RT Malachi Wood SR · #71 Max Anderson JR · #50 Jermiel Atkins Jr. SO · #74
WR-F Kenny Darby FR · #19 Ja'Kayden Ferguson SO · #5 Prince Jean FR · #83

Roster 111

#PlayerPosClassHtWtHometown
0 Martels Carter Jr. RBSO6'0"205Chattanooga, TN
0 Bo Barnes LBSO6'1"244Dallas, TX
1 CJ Baxter RBSR6'1"227Boynton Beach, FL
1 Andre Clarke Jr. DBFR6'1"176Richmond, VA
2 Sam Greene OLBSR6'2"251Washington, DC
2 Jovantae Barnes RB5TH6'0"211Las Vegas, NV
3 Kenny Minchey QBSR6'2"211Hendersonville, TN
3 Aaron Gates DBSR6'0"199Newnan, GA
4 Antwan Smith LBJR6'3"226Atlanta, GA
4 Nic Anderson WR5TH6'4"208Katy, TX
5 Ja'Kayden Ferguson WRSO6'2"184Houston, TX
5 Jordan Castell DBSR6'2"211Orlando, FL
6 Shane Carr WRSR6'2"185Bakersfield, CA
6 Ahmad Breaux DTJR6'3"278Ruston, LA
7 DJ Miller WRSO6'3"208St. Louis, MO
7 Jamarrion Harkless DLSR6'3"346Lexington, KY
8 Lorenzo Cowan OLBJR6'3"250Savannah, GA
8 Mikkel Skinner TESO6'4"234Greer, SC
9 Alex Afari Jr. LBSR6'2"227Cincinnati, OH
9 Matt Ponatoski QBFR6'1"205Cincinnati, OH
10 Dyllon Williams DBSO6'2"191Demopolis, AL
10 Callum Wither QB5TH6'4"217Toronto, ON, CAN
11 Braxton Urquhart DBSR6'3"200Birmingham, AL
11 Lincoln Watkins TEFR6'4"234Fort Gratiot Township, MI
12 Brock Coffman WRSO6'0"181Lexington, KY
12 Hasaan Sykes DBJR6'0"192Atlanta, GA
13 Cyrus Reyes DBJR6'1"192Katy, TX
13 Denairius Gray WRFR6'2"181Boynton Beach, FL
14 Ty Bryant DBSR6'0"196Lexington, KY
14 Brennen Ward QBSO6'4"227Gahanna, OH
15 Carson Cruver QBSR6'3"203Austin, TX
15 CJ Works OLBSO6'5"247Dayton, OH
16 JacQai Long QBJR6'2"203Hurricane, WV
16 Jesse Anderson III DBSR6'0"185Fort Lauderdale, FL
17 Justyn Hartley LBFR6'1"192Hoover, AL
17 William Drakeford Jr. QBFR6'2"195Gaithersburg, MD
18 Mark Manfred III DBSO6'2"171Marietta, GA
18 Xavier Daisy WRJR6'3"212Norcross, GA
19 Kenny Darby WRFR6'1"180Bossier City, LA
19 Kevis Thomas DBSR6'0"181Perry, FL
20 Terhyon Nichols DBJR5'11"194Cincinnati, OH
21 Tovani Mizell RBJR6'0"213Fort Lauderdale, FL
21 Nasir Addison DBSR6'0"204Irvington, NJ
22 Grant Godfrey LBSR6'3"240Suwanee, GA
22 Delvecchio Alston II RBFR6'0"210Trussville, AL
23 Brian Robinson DLJR6'5"257Youngstown, OH
24 Jaden Smith DBSO6'3"205Charlotte, NC
25 Tavion Wallace LBSO6'1"241Jesup, GA
26 Andrew Purcell DBSO5'10"201Enterprise, AL
26 Jason Patterson RBJR5'10"204Sneads, FL
27 Isaiah McMillian DBFR6'1"176Katy, TX
28 Demarcus Gardner DBSO6'0"177Cedartown, GA
28 Ahmir Smith RBJR5'10"200Santee, SC
29 Jordan Colbert RBJR6'2"215Merced, CA
30 Grant Grayton DBSO6'3"194Laurel, MD
31 Quintavion Norman LBJR6'3"223Covington, GA
32 Devin Smith LBJR6'0"231Brunswick, GA
33 Rico Crowder WRJR6'4"201Glasgow, KY
33 Sam Brown III SAFFR5'11"172San Clemente, CA
34 Isaiah Jackson RBFR5'10"185Richmond, KY
35 Matthew Obermeier KFR5'11"160Carmel, IN
36 Andrew Weber DBJR6'0"179Cincinnati, OH
37 Spencer Leadbetter WRSR6'3"198Glenview, IL
38 Tyler Wright DBFR5'11"178Bixby, OK
39 Saxton Howard WRSO6'0"177Lexington, KY
40 Cole Marszalek LSSR5'11"197Goodyear, AZ
44 Justin Kattus TEJR6'1"216Cincinnati, OH
47 Spencer Radnoti LSJR6'3"237Canton, GA
48 Thomas O'Hara PSR6'1"201Melbourne,, AUS
50 Max Anderson OLJR6'5"311Frisco, TX
52 Cameron Miller Jr. OLFR6'5"341Hammond, IN
53 Lance Heard OLSR6'6"325Bonita, LA
53 Ben Reeves OLBJR6'2"242Edgewood, KY
55 Aba Selm OLJR6'4"327Independence, KY
57 Jordan Knox OLSR6'2"329Rock Hill, SC
59 Jack Wheeler LSFR6'4"248Charlotte, NC
60 Mason Howard OLFR6'4"321Fort Thomas, KY
61 Jason Ekperuoh OLSO6'6"354Montreal, QC, CAN
62 Ben Myers OLFR6'4"286Paducah, KY
64 Ryan Meeker OLFR6'1"311Wheelersburg, OH
66 Tino Merlo OLSR6'2"278Youngstown, OH
67 Mark Robinson OLJR6'5"328Altamonte Springs, FL
68 Alexander DiMartino OLSO6'4"306Fort Lauderdale, FL
69 Hank Timon OLFR6'6"318Guilford, IN
70 Rob Fogler OLSR6'7"325Cincinnati, OH
71 Malachi Wood OLSR6'8"329Richmond, KY
72 Coleton Price OL5TH6'3"308Bowie, TX
73 Olaus Alinen OLSR6'6"329Pori,, FIN
74 Jermiel Atkins Jr. OLSO6'8"329Dayton, OH
75 Hayes Johnson OLJR6'4"310Campbellsville, KY
77 Tegra Tshabola OL5TH6'3"329West Chester, OH
78 Cameron Jones OLSR6'6"335Weirton, WV
79 Jay Clark OLSO6'4"318Cleveland, OH
80 Ashton Cozart WRSR6'3"202Flower Mound, TX
81 Willie Rodriguez TEJR6'4"249Taylor Mill, KY
82 Kendall Tambling TEFR6'5"240Gainesville, FL
83 Prince Jean WRFR6'1"187Valdosta, GA
84 Davis McCray WRFR6'2"196San Antonio, TX
85 Elijah Brown TE5TH6'6"263Dayton, OH
87 Henry Boyer TE5TH6'6"270Chicago, IL
88 Adam Zouagui KSR5'11"191Reston, VA
89 Cash Harney WRFR5'9"177Covington, KY
90 Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace DL5TH6'4"271Cincinnati, OH
91 Jacob Kauwe KJR6'1"216Billings, MT
91 Jaden Williams DL5TH6'4"290Inglewood, CA
92 Ben Duncum DEFR6'5"224Austin, TX
93 Kalen Edwards DLSO6'4"335Dyersburg, TN
93 Wilson Berry P5TH6'4"206Maribyrnong,, AUS
94 Tavion Gadson DLSR6'5"303Savannah, GA
96 Dominic Wiseman DT5TH6'2"298Davenport, IA
97 Tyler Thomas DESR6'5"260Mobile, AL