Teams Western Kentucky 2019 Roster ← 2018 2020 → 2019 Western Kentucky roster 100 players: 13 freshmen, 10 sophomores, 14 juniors, 13 seniors, 50 with no class listed. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from Kentucky (34) and Georgia (19). The 2019 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 7 Receivers 13 Tight ends 4 Offensive line 15 Defensive line 16 Linebackers 11 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 4 Ty Storey QB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 225 Charleston, AR 2,567 passing yards, 14 TD 6 Steven Duncan QB 6′6″ 246 Charleston, SC 790 passing yards, 5 TD 12 Davis Shanley QB 6′1″ 205 Duluth, GA 16 rushing yards 8 Kavaris Thomas QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 260 Lakeland, FL 6 passing yards 15 Sean McCormack QB Jr. 6′5″ 225 Darien, IL
Receivers 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 11 Lucky Jackson WR Sr. 6′1″ 185 Lexington, KY 94 catches, 1,133 yards, 4 TD 80 Jahcour Pearson WR 5′9″ 180 Fort Lauderdale, FL 76 catches, 804 yards, 7 TD 2 Jacquez Sloan WR Jr. 5′9″ 165 Atlanta, GA 34 catches, 297 yards, 1 TD 16 Quin Jernighan WR 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 210 LaVERGNE, TN 32 catches, 341 yards, 2 TD 19 Dayton Wade WR 5′9″ 175 Atlanta, GA 3 returns, 69 yards 3 Tyler Smith WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 185 Ellenwood, GA 1 catch, 10 yards 9 Xavier Lane WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 205 Montgomery, AL 1 catch, 12 yards 7 Terez Traynor WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 195 Louisville, KY 17 Dalvin Smith WR 6′2″ 188 Glasgow, KY 21 Jeremiah Fails WR RS 5′11″ 195 Orlando, FL 81 Oliver Parker WR RS 6′0″ 180 Princeton, KY 83 Marcus Floyd WR Sr. 6′1″ 200 Frankfort, KY 88 Matthew Smith WR Fr. 6′2″ 195 Louisville, KY
Offensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 78 Tyler Witt OL Jr. 6′2″ 305 Joliet, IL 1 tackle 53 Gunner Britton OL RS 6′6″ 312 Conway, SC 53 Rusty Staats OL RS 6′5″ 320 Watertown, TN 55 Daylen Powell OL RS 6′4″ 285 Hendersonville, TN 61 Jordan Meredith OL Jr. 6′3″ 300 Bowling Green, KY 63 Miles Pate OL Sr. 6′2″ 315 Lawrenceville, GA 64 Bryson Canada OL So. 6′4″ 290 Lexington, KY 65 Jack Randolph OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Franklin, KY 67 Seth Joest OL Jr. 6′3″ 295 Versailles, KY 68 Parker Howell OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 290 Nashville, TN 70 Cole Spencer OL RS 6′4″ 300 Louisville, KY 71 Garrett Nickelson OL So. 6′4″ 290 League City, TX 72 Woodford Lankford OL So. 6′4″ 285 Paris, KY 73 Wes Dorsey OL 6′7″ 315 Knoxville, TN 75 Mason Brooks OL 6′6″ 315 Cedar Park, TX
Defensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 10 DeAngelo Malone DE 6′4″ 230 Atlanta, GA 99 tackles, 11 sacks 34 Juwuan Jones DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 275 Sugar Hill, GA 56 tackles, 7 sacks 90 Jaylon George DL Sr. 6′3″ 290 Atlanta, GA 33 tackles, 0.5 sacks Jeremy Darvin DT 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 295 Nashville, TN 19 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 99 Jalen Madden DT Jr. 6′1″ 310 Tuscaloosa, AL 28 tackles, 1 sack 43 Carson Jordan DL Sr. 6′2″ 255 Poplarville, MS 16 tackles 5 Ricky Barber DT 6′3″ 295 Louisville, KY 7 tackles, 1 sack 92 Deporess Schletty DL Fr. 6′2″ 270 Alpharetta, GA 4 tackles 98 Marcus Bragg DE Fr. 6′5″ 262 North Miami, FL 4 tackles 20 DeVon Wharton DE Jr. 6′3″ 220 Hopkinsville, KY 3 tackles 3 Lichon Terrell DT 6′1″ 285 Hogansville, GA 1 tackle 19 C.J. Marria DE Fr. 6′4″ 265 Jonesboro, GA 1 tackle 14 Stephone Atkinson DE 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 235 Minneola, FL 55 Dante Walker DE 6′4″ 306 Riverdale, GA 60 Bryce Chandler DT So. 6′2″ 290 Morganfield, KY 69 Devante Colton DE Jr. 6′1″ 250 Bowling Green, KY
Linebackers 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 36 Kyle Bailey LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 215 Carrollton, GA 110 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 3 INT 30 Clay Davis LB 6′2″ 230 Louisville, KY 61 tackles, 1 sack 24 Malik Staples LB 6′1″ 225 Suwanee, GA 19 tackles 52 Damon Lowe LB 2★ 2-star recruit 6′1″ 230 Louisville, KY 19 tackles 1 Jaden Hunter LB Fr. 6′2″ 240 Atlanta, GA 11 tackles, 1 sack 28 Demetrius Cain LB 6′0″ 245 Princeton, KY 6 tackles 20 Bryson Washington LB 6′0″ 238 Louisville, KY 2 tackles 40 Rex Henderson LB So. 6′2″ 225 Morgantown, KY 2 tackles 32 Eli Brown LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 220 Bowing Green, KY 33 Mario Wright LB Fr. 6′1″ 225 Chicago, IL 59 Trey Urquhart LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Montgomery, AL
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2019 2 Devon Key DB Jr. 6′1″ 210 Lexington, KY 93 tackles, 1 INT 31 Antwon Kincade DB 5′11″ 200 Valdosta, GA 84 tackles, 2 INT 15 Ta’Corian Darden DB Sr. 5′9″ 190 Russellville, KY 55 tackles, 1 INT 7 Trae Meadows DB 6′1″ 190 Greensboro, NC 30 tackles, 1 INT 26 Dionte Ruffin DB Jr. 5′11″ 185 Kenner, LA 25 tackles 20 Roger Cray CB 5′9″ 170 Lake City, FL 10 tackles, 2 INT 13 Garland LaFrance DB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 175 New Orleans, LA 19 returns, 348 yards 11 Beanie Bishop CB 5′10″ 184 Louisville, KY 16 tackles 27 Omari Alexander DB So. 5′10″ 180 Louisville, KY 14 tackles 29 A.J. Brathwaite Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 190 Miami, FL 9 tackles 21 Clayton Bush DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 210 Bowling Green, KY 7 returns, 3 yards 17 Canon Jackson DB Sr. 6′1″ 220 Louisville, KY 3 tackles 10 Cardavion Myers DB 5′10″ 176 Piedmont, AL 1 return, 0 yards 26 DeMarquez Trotter DB 5′11″ 195 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 5 Latheron Rogers-Anderson DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 205 Sumter, SC 6 T.J. Springer DB 6′1″ 195 Nashville, TN 8 Malik Occiur DB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Oakland Park, FL 13 Russell Brown DB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Fort Myers, FL 23 B.J. Crim DB RS 6′1″ 191 Ocala, FL 38 Desmond Johnson DB 6′0″ 185 Valdosta, GA 42 KiShawn Walker DB Jr. 6′2″ 190 Owensboro, KY 45 Anthony Polite DB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Elizabethtown, KY
Ricky Barber, Terez Traynor, Beanie Bishop, Canon Jackson, Bryson Washington, Omari Alexander, Clay Davis, Damon Lowe, Cole Spencer, Matthew Smith Jaden Hunter, Jacquez Sloan, DeAngelo Malone, Dayton Wade, Gino Appleberry Jr., Jaylon George T.J. Springer, DeMarquez Trotter, Carson Flake, Parker Howell, Jeremy Darvin Devon Key, Lucky Jackson, Marcelis Logan, Bryson Canada Clayton Bush, Jordan Meredith, Devante Colton Demetrius Cain, Mitchell Harralson, Oliver Parker Tyler Smith, Dante Walker Malik Occiur, Jahcour Pearson Xavier Lane, Trey Urquhart Davis Shanley, Miles Pate Russell Brown, Jared Nash Tre Bass, Jack Randolph Malik Staples, Juwuan Jones Antwon Kincade, Desmond Johnson Jakairi Moses Joshua Samuel Lichon Terrell Ty Storey Gaej Walker Latheron Rogers-Anderson Joshua Simon Steven Duncan Trae Meadows Kavaris Thomas Cardavion Myers Garland LaFrance Stephone Atkinson Sean McCormack Ta’Corian Darden Quin Jernighan Dalvin Smith Joey Beljan C.J. Marria DeVon Wharton Roger Cray Jeremiah Fails B.J. Crim Dionte Ruffin A.J. Brathwaite Jr. Mario Wright KeShawn McClendon Kyle Bailey Alex Rinella Rex Henderson KiShawn Walker Kyle Fourtenbary Carson Jordan Anthony Polite Cory Munson Steven Witchoskey Webb Bates Gunner Britton Rusty Staats Daylen Powell Bryce Chandler Seth Joest Garrett Nickelson Woodford Lankford Wes Dorsey Mason Brooks Tyler Witt Marcus Floyd Deporess Schletty Marcus Bragg Jalen Madden KY 34 GA 19 FL 14 TN 11 AL 5 Hometowns of the 2019 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 34 Georgia 19 Florida 14 Tennessee 11 South Carolina 5 Alabama 5 Illinois 3 Louisiana 2 Top counties Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 10 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 7 Davidson County, Tennessee pop. 715,000 5 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 Fayette County, Kentucky pop. 324,000 4 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’ 2019 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.
