Teams Kentucky 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Kentucky roster 123 players: 15 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 15 juniors, 14 seniors, 57 with no class listed. From 17 states and 1 other country; the most from Kentucky (28) and Ohio (24). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 10 Receivers 18 Tight ends 6 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 18 Defensive backs 21 Specialists 9
Running backs 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 24 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB 5′11″ 224 Mcdonough, GA 785 rushing yards, 11 TD 10 Asim Rose RB Sr. 6′1″ 214 Cleveland, OH 666 rushing yards, 2 TD 8 Kavosiey Smoke RB 5′9″ 215 Wetumpka, AL 226 rushing yards, 1 TD 33 Travis Tisdale RB 5′9″ 173 Valdosta, GA 10 tackles 4 Jutahn McClain RB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 5′9″ 198 Fairfield, OH 62 rushing yards 26 Torrance Davis RB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Cleveland, OH 2 tackles 25 Michael Drennen II RB 5′11″ 208 Hilltop, OH 3 catches, 26 yards 32 Tyler Markray RB So. 5′10″ 220 West Bloomfield, MI 39 Dillon Wheatley FB So. 6′1″ 215 48 Jack Varga FB Fr. 5′11″ 222
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 6 Josh Ali WR 6′0″ 193 Hollywood, FL 52 catches, 477 yards, 1 TD 4 DeMarcus Harris WR 6′1″ 178 Vero Beach, FL 14 catches, 87 yards 89 Allen Dailey WR 6′3″ 208 Pinson, AL 14 catches, 139 yards, 1 TD 25 Brett Slusher WR Sr. 6′2″ 200 Fort Mitchell, KY 5 tackles 3 Isaiah Epps WR 6′2″ 190 Jenks, OK 8 catches, 63 yards Akeem Hayes WR 5′9″ 170 Hollywood, FL 4 catches, 54 yards, 1 TD 14 Kalil Branham WR Fr. 6′1″ 202 Columbus, OH 1 tackle Bryce Oliver WR 6′1″ 215 Fort Lauderdale, FL 2 catches, 14 yards 2 Clevan Thomas WR 5′11″ 193 Miami, FL 1 catch, 3 yards 13 Earnest Sanders IV WR RS 6′1″ 216 Flint, MI 27 Rayshad Lewis WR Sr. 5′10″ 177 Orlando, FL 31 Darren Edmond WR Jr. 5′11″ 195 Norman, OK 35 Kaleb Cheek WR Fr. 5′10″ 190 Asheboro, NC 37 Luke Leeper WR So. 5′11″ 192 Louisville, KY 40 Wesley Johnson WR Sr. 6′1″ 208 45 Manny Harper WR Jr. 5′8″ 198 Louisville, KY 80 Rahsaan Lewis WR 5′11″ 190 Orlando, FL 82 Tae Tae Crumes WR Fr. 6′1″ 187 Louisville, KY
Tight ends 6 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 6 Keaton Upshaw TE 6′7″ 245 Lima, OH 16 catches, 198 yards, 3 TD 84 Joey Gatewood TE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 245 Jacksonville, FL 62 rushing yards 83 Justin Rigg TE 6′6″ 263 Springboro, OH 12 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD 4 Izayah Cummings TE 6′4″ 240 Louisville, KY 1 tackle 80 Brenden Bates TE 6′5″ 251 Cincinnati, OH 1 catch, 14 yards 11 Nik Ognenovic TE 6′5″ 255 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 79 OG Jr. 6′6″ 300 Sylvania, OH 1 tackle 51 Nick Lewis OL So. 6′8″ 345 Jacksonville, FL 52 Drake Jackson C Sr. 6′2″ 292 Versailles, KY 56 Deondre Buford OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Detroit, MI 60 Quintin Wilson OL So. 6′1″ 295 Cincinnati, OH 61 Austin Dotson OG Jr. 6′6″ 313 Belfry, KY 62 Tyler Couch C Jr. 6′1″ 258 Paintsville, KY 65 Naasir Watkins OT So. 6′6″ 320 Laurel, MD 67 Landon Young OT 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′7″ 321 Lexington, KY 68 Kenneth Horsey OL So. 6′3″ 311 Sanford, FL 70 OT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′5″ 345 Knoxville, TN 71 John Young OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 324 Louisville, KY 72 Josh Jones OL RS 6′6″ 325 Columbus, GA 72 Sawyer Carrier C So. 6′5″ 303 73 Matthew Napier OL So. 6′6″ 343 Nicholasville, KY 74 Ryan Bryant OG So. 6′5″ 292 75 Eli Cox OL RS 6′4″ 311 Nicholasville, KY 77 Jeremy Flax OL Fr. 6′6″ 325 Detroit, MI
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 4 Joshua Paschal DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 278 Prince Georges Metro C, MD 32 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 92 Phil Hoskins DT Sr. 6′5″ 315 Toledo, OH 30 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 50 Marquan McCall NT 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 379 Detroit, MI 22 tackles, 0.5 sacks 52 Justin Rogers DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 346 Detroit, MI 9 tackles, 1 sack 95 Quinton Bohanna DT Sr. 6′4″ 357 Cordova, TN 10 tackles 59 Kordell Looney DE Sr. 6′3″ 290 Springfield, OH 9 tackles 7 Isaiah Gibson DL 6′4″ 320 Springfield, OH 5 tackles 17 Jerquavion Mahone DL 6′4″ 290 Manchester, GA 3 tackles 97 Josaih Hayes DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 322 Horn Lake, MS 2 tackles 8 Octavious Oxendine DL RS 6′1″ 278 Radcliff, KY 63 Alex Bascom DT So. 6′5″ 264 64 Richard Bascom DT So. 6′5″ 269 69 Collin Hartmann DE Jr. 6′4″ 262 Somerset, KY 90 Tre’Vonn Rybka DL RS 6′4″ 276 Dickson, TN 91 Samuel Anaele DE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′4″ 287 Deerfield Beach, FL 94 Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald DT Jr. 6′6″ 296 Lakeland, FL 98 Isaiah Beasley DL Fr. 5′11″ 292 Radcliff, KY
Linebackers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 44 LB Jr. 6′4″ 234 Ludowici, GA 102 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 INT 15 Jordan Wright LB 6′5″ 231 Fort Lauderdale, FL 45 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 INT 5 DeAndre Square LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 221 Detroit, MI 60 tackles 31 Jamar Watson LB Sr. 6′3″ 244 Forestville, MD 40 tackles, 5 sacks, 1 INT 13 J.J. Weaver LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Louisville, KY 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks 11 Marquez Bembry LB So. 6′2″ 242 Stone Mountain, GA 27 tackles 8 Jared Casey LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Louisville, KY 20 tackles 54 D’Eryk Jackson LB 6′1″ 245 Dublin, GA 4 tackles, 1 INT 47 K.D. McDaniel LB 6′2″ 230 Tifton, GA 1 tackle 22 Chris Oats LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 232 Cincinnati, OH 32 Cody Goatley LB 6′2″ 218 Mayfield, KY 38 William Nalty LB So. 6′0″ 220 Metairie, LA 39 Tyler Malin LB Fr. 6′1″ 209 Westlake, OH 40 Jackson High LB Sr. 5′11″ 240 Union, KY 43 Darren Green LB Fr. 6′1″ 218 Vine Grove, KY 45 Jase Bruner LB RS 6′2″ 227 Science Hill, KY 46 Braxton Eiserman LB So. 6′1″ 226 49 Shawn Lawson LB Jr. 6′3″ 232 Jonesboro, GA
Defensive backs 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 29 Yusuf Corker DB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 197 Mcdonough, GA 77 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 26 Brandin Echols DB Sr. 5′11″ 178 Memphis, TN 54 tackles, 1 INT 6 Tyrell Ajian DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 193 Mansfield, OH 48 tackles, 1 INT 1 DB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′1″ 192 Baton Rouge, LA 25 tackles, 4 INT 9 Davonte Robinson DB 6′2″ 213 Lexington, KY 27 tackles 21 Quandre Mosely DB Jr. 6′2″ 185 Brunswick, GA 19 tackles 28 Zach Johnson DB 5′10″ 193 Cincinnati, OH 11 returns, 228 yards 5 Cedrick Dort Jr. CB 5′11″ 183 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 10 tackles 6 Vito Tisdale DB 5′11″ 175 Bowling Green, KY 10 tackles 14 Carrington Valentine DB Fr. 6′0″ 194 Cincinnati, OH 9 tackles 2 Jalen Geiger S 6′1″ 205 Columbia, SC 3 tackles 13 Joel Williams DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 203 Baton Rouge, LA 3 tackles 30 Taj Dodson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 203 Union City, GA 2 tackles 11 Moses Douglass S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 200 Springfield, OH 1 tackle 12 Jamari Brown CB 6′3″ 205 Sunrise, FL 1 tackle 12 M.J. Devonshire DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 190 Aliquippa, PA 1 tackle 23 Andru Phillips DB 6′0″ 187 Mauldin, SC 1 tackle 6 Rickey Hyatt Jr. DB 6′0″ 199 Westerville, OH 24 Zac Berezowitz DB Jr. 6′0″ 178 Lexington, KY 30 Ben Drake DB So. 6′1″ 199 Charlottesville, VA 37 Aaron Welch DB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Brock, TX
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 96 Matt Ruffolo PK So. 5′11″ 211 Centerville, OH 12 of 14 field goals 93 Max Duffy P Sr. 6′1″ 190 Perth, Australia 42 punts, 45.1 average 94 Colin Goodfellow P So. 6′2″ 225 Cleveland, OH 10 punts, 47.7 average 12 Chance Poore PK 6′2″ 213 Anderson, SC 1 of 1 field goal 46 Cade Degraw LS So. 5′11″ 213 1 tackle 39 Sam Babbush PK RS 5′10″ 160 Beachwood, OH 54 Jordan Morrow LS So. 6′1″ 226 Louisville, KY 55 Clay Perry LS Fr. 6′0″ 199 Upton, KY 97 Graham Wald PK Fr. 6′0″ 170 Lexington, KY
Izayah Cummings, Jared Casey, J.J. Weaver, Luke Leeper, Manny Harper, Jordan Morrow, John Young, Tae Tae Crumes Carrington Valentine, Chris Oats, Brett Slusher, Zach Johnson, Quintin Wilson, Brenden Bates DeAndre Square, Marquan McCall, Justin Rogers, Deondre Buford, Jeremy Flax Davonte Robinson, Beau Allen, Zac Berezowitz, Landon Young, Graham Wald Asim Rose, Patrick Delahunty, Torrance Davis, Sam Babbush, Colin Goodfellow Nik Scalzo, Nik Ognenovic, Jordan Wright, Bryce Oliver Isaiah Gibson, Moses Douglass, Kordell Looney Octavious Oxendine, Darren Green, Isaiah Beasley Kelvin Joseph, Joel Williams Josh Ali, Akeem Hayes Chris Rodriguez Jr., Yusuf Corker Rayshad Lewis, Rahsaan Lewis Jase Bruner, Collin Hartmann Nick Lewis, Joey Gatewood Matthew Napier, Eli Cox Clevan Thomas Jalen Geiger Isaiah Epps Terry Wilson DeMarcus Harris Jutahn McClain Cedrick Dort Jr. Keaton Upshaw Rickey Hyatt Jr. Tyrell Ajian Vito Tisdale Kavosiey Smoke Marquez Bembry Chance Poore Jamari Brown M.J. Devonshire Sawyer Smith Earnest Sanders IV Kalil Branham Johnathan Mosley Jerquavion Mahone Quandre Mosely Andru Phillips Michael Drennen II Brandin Echols Ben Drake Taj Dodson Darren Edmond Jamar Watson Cody Goatley Tyler Markray Travis Tisdale Kaleb Cheek Aaron Welch William Nalty Tyler Malin Jackson High Jamin Davis K.D. McDaniel Shawn Lawson Drake Jackson D’Eryk Jackson Clay Perry Austin Dotson Tyler Couch Naasir Watkins Kenneth Horsey Darian Kinnard Josh Jones Luke Fortner Justin Rigg Allen Dailey Tre’Vonn Rybka Samuel Anaele Phil Hoskins Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald Quinton Bohanna Matt Ruffolo Josaih Hayes KY 28 OH 24 FL 18 GA 12 MI 7 Hometowns of the 2020 Kentucky roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Kentucky 28 Ohio 24 Florida 18 Georgia 12 Michigan 7 Tennessee 4 Louisiana 3 South Carolina 3 Top counties Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 8 Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 8 Cuyahoga County, Ohio pop. 1.2 million 6 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 5 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 5 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2020 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
Luke Fortner OG
Darian Kinnard OT4-star recruit
Jamin Davis LB
Kelvin Joseph DB4-star recruit