Teams Western Kentucky 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Western Kentucky roster 103 players: 13 freshmen, 17 sophomores, 13 juniors, 60 with no class listed. From 14 states and 1 other country; the most from Kentucky (43) and Florida (15). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 8 Receivers 12 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 20 Linebackers 10 Defensive backs 20 Specialists 6
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 14 QB 6′4″ 225 Pembroke Pines, FL 4,177 passing yards, 26 TD 4 Drew Eckels QB Jr. 6′3″ 220 Daytona, FL 86 passing yards 6 Steven Duncan QB 6′6″ 246 Charleston, SC 2 passing yards 17 Graydon Kulick QB 6′3″ 195 Independence, MN
Running backs 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 32 D’Andre Ferby RB Jr. 6′1″ 230 Nashville, TN 373 rushing yards, 3 TD 3 Jakairi Moses RB 5′9″ 195 Palm Beach, FL 268 rushing yards, 2 TD 3 Quinton Baker RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′9″ 185 Ashland, KY 233 rushing yards, 1 TD 5 Marquez Trigg RB So. 6′0″ 220 Glasgow, KY 167 rushing yards, 2 TD 20 Marcelis Logan RB So. 5′9″ 185 Lexington, KY 0 rushing yards 5 Gaej Walker RB RS 6′0″ 195 Tampa, FL 33 Leon Allen RB 6′0″ 245 Bradenton, FL 34 Teawonn Ligon RB 5′9″ 185 Louisville, KY
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 1 Nacarius Fant WR 5′9″ 185 Bowling Green, KY 74 catches, 704 yards, 4 TD 23 Cameron Echols-Luper WR 6′0″ 195 Ennis, TX 42 catches, 473 yards, 4 TD 11 Lucky Jackson WR So. 6′1″ 185 Lexington, KY 39 catches, 600 yards, 3 TD 16 Quin Jernighan WR 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 210 LaVERGNE, TN 36 catches, 393 yards, 3 TD 9 Xavier Lane WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 205 Montgomery, AL 27 catches, 336 yards 8 Kylen Towner WR 5′8″ 175 Mobile, AL 18 catches, 286 yards, 2 TD 2 Jacquez Sloan WR Fr. 5′9″ 165 Atlanta, GA 12 catches, 182 yards, 2 TD 80 Jahcour Pearson WR 5′9″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 7 catches, 40 yards 18 Dalton Ponchillia WR 5′11″ 190 Nashville, TN 1 catch, 15 yards 13 Will Bush WR 5′11″ 195 Louisville, KY 81 Tariq Young WR 5′11″ 180 Lakeland, FL 83 Marcus Floyd WR So. 6′1″ 200 Frankfort, KY
Tight ends 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 19 Deon Yelder TE 6′4″ 255 Louisville, KY 52 catches, 688 yards, 7 TD 85 Mik’Quan Deane TE Jr. 6′4″ 240 Tulsa, OK 11 catches, 143 yards, 1 TD 42 Kyle Fourtenbary TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Opelika, AL 8 catches, 96 yards 11 Kris Leach TE 6′6″ 249 Bealton, VA 48 Steven Witchoskey TE Fr. 6′2″ 255 Plant City, FL
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 75 Jimmie Sims OL 6′4″ 295 New Orleans, LA 1 tackle 51 Brandon Ray OL 6′2″ 300 Madison, AL 52 Adam Raschilla OL 6′5″ 330 Northporth, AL 53 Caleb Etheridge OL 6′2″ 300 Forsyth, GA 55 Tyler Camp OL 6′3″ 310 Forsyth, GA 61 Jordan Meredith OL Fr. 6′3″ 300 Bowling Green, KY 63 Miles Pate OL So. 6′2″ 315 Lawrenceville, GA 64 Dennis Edwards OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 305 Snellville, GA 65 Nick True OL 6′4″ 285 Fort Thomas, KY 67 Seth Joest OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Versailles, KY 68 Parker Howell OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 290 Nashville, TN 69 Matt Nord OL 6′6″ 320 Louisville, KY 71 R.J. Scaife OL 6′5″ 295 Dade City, FL 73 Cullen Reynolds OL 2★ 2-star recruit 6′5″ 325 Madisonville, KY 75 Mason Brooks OL 6′6″ 315 Cedar Park, TX 76 Preston Mixon OL 6′4″ 290 Montgomery, AL 77 Hunter Holland OL 6′2″ 285 Buford, GA 78 Tyler Witt OL Fr. 6′2″ 305 Joliet, IL
Defensive line 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 42 Derik Overstreet DL 6′2″ 250 Paducah, KY 47 tackles, 3 sacks 3 Chris Johnson DL 6′1″ 285 Gulfport, MS 46 tackles, 1 sack 95 Heath Wiggins DL So. 6′2″ 250 Mayfield, KY 48 tackles 10 DeAngelo Malone DE 6′4″ 230 Atlanta, GA 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks 96 Julien Lewis DL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Madison, AL 29 tackles 55 Evan Sayner DL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Paducah, KY 18 tackles, 1 sack Jeremy Darvin DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 295 Nashville, TN 17 tackles 35 Nicholas Coffey DL So. 6′3″ 255 Dunnville, KY 9 tackles 90 Jaylon George DL So. 6′3″ 290 Atlanta, GA 4 tackles 20 DeVon Wharton DE Fr. 6′3″ 220 Hopkinsville, KY 3 tackles 43 Carson Jordan DL So. 6′2″ 255 Poplarville, MS 2 tackles 33 Anthony Robinson DL 6′3″ 235 Frankfort, KY 60 Bryce Chandler DT RS 6′2″ 290 Morganfield, KY 60 Dylan Ferguson DL 6′1″ 270 Mount Washington, KY 69 Devante Colton DE Fr. 6′1″ 250 Bowling Green, KY 90 Jack Thompson DL 6′1″ 255 Edmonton, KY 91 Trae Jones DL 6′0″ 300 Cusseta, GA 93 Robert Crawford DL Jr. 6′2″ 255 Nashville, TN 98 Marcus Bragg DE 6′5″ 262 North Miami, FL 99 Jalen Madden DT Fr. 6′1″ 310 Tuscaloosa, AL
Linebackers 10 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 4 Joel Iyiegbuniwe LB 6′1″ 230 Bowling Green, KY 117 tackles, 2 sacks 25 Masai Whyte LB Jr. 6′0″ 225 Shelbyville, KY 63 tackles 44 Ben Holt LB 5′11″ 225 Bowling Green, KY 34 tackles, 1.5 sacks 54 Daeshawn Bertram LB 5′8″ 225 Louisville, KY 37 tackles 36 Kyle Bailey LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 215 Carrollton, GA 18 tackles, 1 INT 28 Demetrius Cain LB 6′0″ 245 Princeton, KY 7 tackles, 1 sack 4 Der’Quione Mobley LB Jr. 6′1″ 240 Louisville, KY 6 tackles 45 Tyler Obee LB 5′11″ 200 Flossmoor, IL 58 DeVon Quincy LB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′1″ 250 Lexington, KY 59 Jarrett Sippola LB 6′0″ 215 Carrollton, GA
Defensive backs 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 2 Devon Key DB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Lexington, KY 91 tackles, 1 INT 9 Drell Greene DB Jr. 5′11″ 200 Alma, GA 74 tackles, 2 INT 15 Ta’Corian Darden DB So. 5′9″ 190 Russellville, KY 71 tackles 22 DeAndre Farris DB 2★ 2-star recruit Jr. 5′10″ 195 Shelbyville, KY 54 tackles, 1 INT 7 Joe Brown DB 5′10″ 195 Louisville, KY 36 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 14 Juwan Gardner DB 6′0″ 195 Louisville, KY 28 tackles, 1 INT 31 Antwon Kincade DB 5′11″ 200 Valdosta, GA 28 tackles, 1 INT 1 Leverick Johnson DB 6′0″ 185 Miami, FL 23 tackles, 1 INT 20 Roger Cray CB 5′9″ 170 Lake City, FL 14 tackles 8 Marcus Ward DB 6′3″ 220 Birmingham, AL 4 tackles 26 Dionte Ruffin DB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Kenner, LA 2 tackles 85 Devin Nixon DB Jr. 6′0″ 190 Melbourne, FL 1 return, −2 yards 6 De’Andre Simmons DB 5′11″ 195 Royal Palm Beach, FL 17 Canon Jackson DB So. 6′1″ 220 Louisville, KY 20 Nathan Roush DB 6′1″ 185 Louisville, KY 21 Jordon Gonzalez DB So. 5′11″ 180 Louisville, KY 27 Martavius Mims DB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Muscle Shoals, AL 27 Omari Alexander DB RS 5′10″ 180 Louisville, KY 42 KiShawn Walker DB Fr. 6′2″ 190 Owensboro, KY 45 Anthony Polite DB Fr. 5′11″ 190 Elizabethtown, KY
Der’Quione Mobley, Joe Brown, Will Bush, Juwan Gardner, Canon Jackson, Deon Yelder, Nathan Roush, Jordon Gonzalez, Omari Alexander, Teawonn Ligon, Jake Collins, Daeshawn Bertram, Matt Nord Nacarius Fant, Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Ben Holt, Jordan Meredith, Devante Colton Dalton Ponchillia, D’Andre Ferby, Parker Howell, Robert Crawford, Jeremy Darvin Devon Key, Lucky Jackson, Marcelis Logan, DeVon Quincy Jacquez Sloan, DeAngelo Malone, Jaylon George Xavier Lane, Preston Mixon DeAndre Farris, Masai Whyte Anthony Robinson, Marcus Floyd Kyle Bailey, Jarrett Sippola Derik Overstreet, Evan Sayner Brandon Ray, Julien Lewis Caleb Etheridge, Tyler Camp Miles Pate, Dennis Edwards Leverick Johnson Chris Johnson Jakairi Moses Quinton Baker Drew Eckels Gaej Walker Marquez Trigg De’Andre Simmons Steven Duncan Kylen Towner Marcus Ward Drell Greene Kris Leach Ryan Nuss Mike White Ta’Corian Darden Quin Jernighan Graydon Kulick DeVon Wharton Roger Cray Cameron Echols-Luper Dionte Ruffin Martavius Mims Demetrius Cain Antwon Kincade Leon Allen Nicholas Coffey Alex Rinella KiShawn Walker Kyle Fourtenbary Carson Jordan Anthony Polite Tyler Obee Steven Witchoskey Jared Nash Bryce Chandler Dylan Ferguson Nick True Seth Joest R.J. Scaife Cullen Reynolds Jimmie Sims Mason Brooks Hunter Holland Tyler Witt Ben Reeder Jahcour Pearson Tariq Young Devin Nixon Mik’Quan Deane Jack Thompson Trae Jones Heath Wiggins Marcus Bragg Jalen Madden KY 43 FL 15 GA 13 AL 10 TN 7 Hometowns of the 2017 Western 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 43 Florida 15 Georgia 13 Alabama 10 Tennessee 7 Mississippi 2 South Carolina 2 Texas 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 13 Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 5 Warren County, Kentucky pop. 141,000 5 Fayette County, Kentucky pop. 324,000 4 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 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’ 2017 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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