Teams Kentucky 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Kentucky roster 118 players: 36 freshmen, 22 sophomores, 11 juniors, 11 seniors, 6 fifth-year players, 32 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Kentucky (35) and Ohio (17). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 11 Receivers 16 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 10
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 13 Devin Leary QB Transfer from NC State 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 217 Sicklerville, NJ 2,746 passing yards, 25 TD 12 Kaiya Sheron QB 6′3″ 210 Somerset, KY 5 passing yards 2 Deuce Hogan QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Southlake, TX 5 Destin Wade QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Spring Hill, TN 19 Shane Hamm QB So. 5′11″ 209 North Jackson, OH
Running backs 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Ray Davis RB Transfer from Vanderbilt Sr. 5′10″ 216 San Francisco, CA 1,129 rushing yards, 14 TD 26 Ramon Jefferson RB 5th 5′10″ 210 Bronx, NY 184 rushing yards 4 Jutahn McClain RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′9″ 198 Fairfield, OH 138 rushing yards, 1 TD Demie Sumo RB Transfer from NC State Jr. 6′0″ 210 Willingboro, NJ 139 rushing yards, 1 TD 10 Jamarion Wilcox RB RS 5′10″ 191 Douglasville, GA 29 La’Vell Wright RB 5′11″ 215 Louisville, KY 33 Jaquez Keyes RB Fr. 6′0″ 214 Ironton, OH 36 Chy Rivers RB Fr. 5′8″ 179 Baton Rouge, LA 38 Henry Bennett RB Fr. 5′10″ 203 West Palm Beach, FL 47 Justice Dingle FB 3★ 3-star recruit 5th 6′3″ 261 Bowling Green, KY 48 Jack Varga FB Sr. 5′11″ 222
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 6 Barion Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Nashville, TN 43 catches, 539 yards, 4 TD 18 Dane Key WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 210 Lexington, KY 42 catches, 636 yards, 6 TD 9 Tayvion Robinson WR 5th 5′11″ 194 Virginia Beach, VA 41 catches, 552 yards, 4 TD 5 Anthony Brown WR Fr. 5′10″ 178 Springfield, OH 5 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD 5 Shamar Porter WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 210 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 1 Ardell Banks WR RS 6′4″ 195 Massillon, OH 3 Darius Cannon WR 5′9″ 180 Gainesville, GA 8 Brandon White WR Fr. 5′7″ 168 Cincinnati, OH 13 Dylan Gary WR RS 6′3″ 215 Suwanee, GA 20 Dekel Crowdus WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 170 Lexington, KY 27 Max DeGraff WR Fr. 5′11″ 167 Lexington, KY 29 Santos Alvarez WR Fr. 6′0″ 180 Cincinnati, OH 34 Trey Dennis WR Jr. 5′8″ 138 Lexington, KY 37 Spencer Leadbetter WR Fr. 6′3″ 198 Glenview, IL 39 Josh Terrell WR So. 5′10″ 189 Fort Worth, TX 86 Cole Lanter WR So. 5′11″ 195 Danville, KY
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Jordan Dingle TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 242 Bowling Green, KY 12 catches, 270 yards 84 Josh Kattus TE So. 6′4″ 247 Cincinnati, OH 8 catches, 108 yards, 2 TD 4 Izayah Cummings TE 6′4″ 240 Louisville, KY 4 catches, 98 yards 80 Brenden Bates TE 5th 6′5″ 251 Cincinnati, OH 4 catches, 89 yards 15 Khamari Anderson TE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 255 Detroit, MI 1 catch, 11 yards 83 Jack Monday TE So. 6′1″ 229 Lexington, KY 88 Tanner Lemaster TE Fr. 6′6″ 245 Washington Court House, OH
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 51 Tanner Bowles OL Transfer from Alabama 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′5″ 306 Glasgow, KY 1 tackle 62 Jager Burton OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 323 Lexington, KY 1 tackle 68 Kenneth Horsey OL 5th 6′3″ 311 Sanford, FL 1 tackle 50 Koby Keenum OL RS 6′3″ 313 Florence, AL 52 Ben Christman OL Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 321 Akron, OH 57 Max Ishmael OL Fr. 6′3″ 316 Lexington, KY 58 Lucas Padgett OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Birmingham, AL 60 Braiden Myers OL Fr. 6′3″ 274 Somerset, KY 60 Nick Pearson OL RS 6′3″ 305 Milton, GA 65 Grant Bingham OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 321 Paintsville, KY 66 Tino Merlo OL Fr. 6′2″ 278 Youngstown, OH 67 Paul Rodriguez OL So. 6′5″ 324 Mason, OH 69 Marques Cox OL Transfer from Northern Illinois 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 311 Peoria, IL 70 Nikolas Hall OL Fr. 6′6″ 314 Austin, TX 71 Malachi Wood OL Fr. 6′8″ 329 Richmond, KY 73 Dylan Ray OL So. 6′6″ 320 Noblesville, IN 75 Eli Cox OL Jr. 6′4″ 311 Nicholasville, KY 77 Courtland Ford OL Transfer from USC 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 315 Peoria, IL 77 Jeremy Flax OL Sr. 6′6″ 325 Detroit, MI
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Deone Walker DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 345 Detroit, MI 55 tackles, 7.5 sacks 27 Keaten Wade DE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′4″ 235 Spring Hill, TN 36 tackles, 1 sack 97 Josaih Hayes DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 322 Horn Lake, MS 24 tackles, 1.5 sacks 90 Tre’Vonn Rybka DL Jr. 6′4″ 276 Dickson, TN 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Octavious Oxendine DL Jr. 6′1″ 278 Radcliff, KY 19 tackles, 2.5 sacks 92 Kahlil Saunders DL 6′5″ 293 Huntsville, AL 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Keeshawn Silver DT Transfer from North Carolina 5★ 5-star recruit So. 6′4″ 330 Rocky Mount, NC 17 tackles 44 Darrion Henry DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 295 Cincinnati, OH 10 tackles, 1.5 sacks 55 Jamarius Dinkins DL So. 6′5″ 305 Columbus, OH 8 tackles 13 Noah Matthews DE Fr. 6′5″ 255 Bridgeville, DE 5 tackles 96 Tommy Ziesmer DL 6′2″ 300 Danville, KY 2 tackles, 1 sack 94 Tavion Gadson DL Fr. 6′5″ 303 Savannah, GA 2 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Kendrick Gilbert DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 271 Indianapolis, IN 3 tackles 59 Lincoln Billiter DL Fr. 6′3″ 272 Virgie, KY 63 Edric Simmons DL Fr. 6′2″ 276 Nashville, TN 64 Jackson Bunn DL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Oxford, AL 76 Austin Ramsey DT Fr. 6′4″ 309 Philadelphia, PA 98 Isaiah Beasley DL Sr. 5′11″ 292 Radcliff, KY
Linebackers 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 54 D’Eryk Jackson LB 6′1″ 245 Dublin, GA 89 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 32 Trevin Wallace LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′2″ 241 Jesup, GA 80 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 1 INT 13 J.J. Weaver LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 255 Louisville, KY 44 tackles, 6 sacks 3 Alex Afari Jr. LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 227 Cincinnati, OH 49 tackles, 1 sack 7 Daveren Rayner LB Transfer from Northern Illinois 6′2″ 217 Indianapolis, IN 30 tackles 44 Martez Thrower LB Jr. 6′2″ 224 Rochelle, GA 14 tackles 30 Jayvant Brown LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 220 Deerfield Beach, FL 7 tackles 7 Tyreese Fearbry LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 252 Pittsburgh, PA 6 tackles 40 Luke Fulton LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 225 Youngstown, OH 2 tackles 45 Jase Bruner LB Jr. 6′2″ 227 Science Hill, KY 1 tackle 10 Hayden Dawahare LB RS 6′4″ 245 Lexington, KY 22 Grant Godfrey LB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 240 Suwanee, GA 33 Carson Wright LB Fr. 5′10″ 205 Pikeville, KY 43 Landon Marcum LB Fr. 6′2″ 195 Winchester, KY 49 Jai Williams LB Jr. 6′5″ 214 Lake Forest, IL
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 DB So. 6′1″ 186 West Bloomfield, MI 66 tackles, 5 INT 11 Zion Childress DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 195 New Caney, TX 58 tackles, 1 sack 23 Andru Phillips DB Jr. 6′0″ 187 Mauldin, SC 48 tackles 25 Jordan Lovett DB 6′2″ 208 Radcliff, KY 30 tackles, 3 INT 14 Ty Bryant DB Fr. 6′0″ 196 Lexington, KY 40 tackles 6 J.Q. Hardaway DB Transfer from Cincinnati 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 193 Columbus, GA 29 tackles 9 Jordan Robinson DB So. 6′4″ 210 Columbia, SC 13 tackles 10 Jantzen Dunn DB Transfer from Ohio State 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 185 Bowling Green, KY 9 tackles, 1 sack 2 Jalen Geiger S 6′1″ 205 Columbia, SC 9 tackles 21 Nasir Addison DB Fr. 6′0″ 204 Irvington, NJ 6 tackles 8 Avery Stuart DB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 204 Montgomery, AL 1 tackle 11 Elijah Reed CB Fr. 6′3″ 200 Louisville, KY 1 tackle 0 Jarard Mosely DB Fr. 6′2″ 185 Riviera Beach, FL 22 Jaremiah Anglin Jr. DB 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′1″ 185 Lake Wales, FL 29 Jackson Schulz DB So. 6′2″ 210 Louisville, KY 36 Da’min Green DB Fr. 5′10″ 190 Lexington, KY 38 Cannon Coffee DB Fr. 5′11″ 167 Indianapolis, IN
Specialists 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 16 Alex Raynor PK Transfer from Georgia Southern 6′0″ 185 Kennesaw, GA 10 of 11 field goals 93 Wilson Berry P 6′4″ 206 Melbourne, VIC 55 punts, 41.4 average 12 Chance Poore PK 5th 6′2″ 213 Anderson, SC 16 Heath Jehu P Fr. 6′1″ 176 Birmingham, AL 37 Michael Bernard PK Sr. 6′3″ 205 Clayton, MO 43 Jackson Smith PK Fr. 5′10″ 215 Danville, KY 46 Jackson Moore PK Fr. 5′11″ 170 Waxhaw, NC 46 Ronald Gaines LS Sr. 6′5″ 250 Chicago, IL 55 Clay Perry LS Sr. 6′0″ 199 Upton, KY 56 Walker Himebauch LS Fr. 6′1″ 225 Monument, CO
Hayden Dawahare, Ty Bryant, Dane Key, Dekel Crowdus, Max DeGraff, Trey Dennis, Da’min Green, Max Ishmael, Jager Burton, Jack Monday Alex Afari Jr., Brandon White, Santos Alvarez, Darrion Henry, Brenden Bates, Josh Kattus Izayah Cummings, Elijah Reed, J.J. Weaver, Jackson Schulz, La’Vell Wright Jordan Dingle, Jantzen Dunn, Justice Dingle Shamar Porter, Barion Brown, Edric Simmons Daveren Rayner, Cannon Coffee, Kendrick Gilbert Octavious Oxendine, Jordan Lovett, Isaiah Beasley Kaiya Sheron, Jase Bruner, Braiden Myers Khamari Anderson, Jeremy Flax, Deone Walker Jackson Smith, Cole Lanter, Tommy Ziesmer Jalen Geiger, Jordan Robinson Destin Wade, Keaten Wade Dylan Gary, Grant Godfrey Heath Jehu, Lucas Padgett Luke Fulton, Tino Merlo Marques Cox, Courtland Ford Jarard Mosely Ardell Banks Maxwell Hairston Ray Davis Deuce Hogan Darius Cannon Jutahn McClain Anthony Brown J.Q. Hardaway Tyreese Fearbry Avery Stuart Keeshawn Silver Tayvion Robinson Jamarion Wilcox Zion Childress Chance Poore Devin Leary Noah Matthews Alex Raynor Nasir Addison Jaremiah Anglin Jr. Andru Phillips Ramon Jefferson Jayvant Brown Trevin Wallace Carson Wright Jaquez Keyes Chy Rivers Michael Bernard Spencer Leadbetter Henry Bennett Josh Terrell Landon Marcum Martez Thrower Jackson Moore Ronald Gaines Jai Williams Koby Keenum Tanner Bowles Ben Christman D’Eryk Jackson Clay Perry Jamarius Dinkins Walker Himebauch Nick Pearson Jackson Bunn Grant Bingham Paul Rodriguez Kenneth Horsey Nikolas Hall Malachi Wood Dylan Ray Eli Cox Austin Ramsey Tanner Lemaster Tre’Vonn Rybka Kahlil Saunders Tavion Gadson Josaih Hayes Demie Sumo KY 35 OH 17 GA 11 AL 6 TN 6 Hometowns of the 2023 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 35 Ohio 17 Georgia 11 Tennessee 6 Alabama 6 Florida 5 Illinois 5 Michigan 4 Top counties Fayette County, Kentucky pop. 324,000 10 Hamilton County, Ohio pop. 831,000 6 Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 5 Wayne County, Michigan pop. 1.8 million 3 Marion County, Indiana pop. 976,000 3 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’ 2023 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.
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