Teams Western Kentucky 2022 Roster ← 2021 2023 → 2022 Western Kentucky roster 112 players: 19 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 10 juniors, 16 seniors, 51 with no class listed. From 19 states and 1 other country; the most from Georgia (24) and Florida (17). The 2022 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 5 Receivers 16 Tight ends 5 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 14 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 22 Specialists 9 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 16 Austin Reed QB Transfer from West Florida Jr. 6′2″ 220 Saint Augustine Beach, FL 4,747 passing yards, 40 TD 13 Darius Ocean QB Fr. 6′0″ 200 Cornelius, NC 135 passing yards, 2 TD 10 Caden Veltkamp QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 236 Bowling Green, KY 25 passing yards 14 Turner Helton QB RS 6′2″ 175 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 11 Malachi Corley WR 5′11″ 210 Campbellsville, KY 101 catches, 1,293 yards, 11 TD Jaylen Hall WR Transfer from Western Michigan Sr. 6′3″ 180 Macomb, MI 68 catches, 869 yards, 6 TD 7 Daewood Davis WR Sr. 6′2″ 195 Hollywood, FL 63 catches, 872 yards, 7 TD 4 Michael Mathison WR Transfer from Akron 5′9″ 182 Covington, GA 53 catches, 618 yards, 3 TD 17 Dalvin Smith WR 6′2″ 188 Glasgow, KY 35 catches, 443 yards, 4 TD 2 K.D. Hutchinson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 185 Hamilton, GA 5 catches, 48 yards 19 Craig Burt Jr. WR Jr. 6′4″ 205 Columbus, OH 4 catches, 70 yards 5 Dakota Thomas WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 212 Snellville, GA 1 tackle 82 Denzil Alleyne WR So. 6′2″ 212 Lakeland, FL 2 catches, 13 yards 8 Easton Messer WR 5′9″ 190 Louisville, KY 1 catch, 44 yards, 1 TD 9 Josh Sterns WR 2★ 2-star recruit 5′8″ 185 Waxahachie, TX 19 Javy Bunton WR So. 5′11″ 190 Bowling Green, KY 23 Jax Cooper WR RS 6′3″ 200 Scottsville, KY 23 Kendall Abdur-Rahman WR 6′0″ 190 Edwardsville, IL 85 Tomi Mustapha WR Fr. 6′0″ 190 Bowling Green, KY 86 TeeJay Taylor WR So. 6′0″ 200 Mcdonough, GA
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 53 Gunner Britton OL Jr. 6′6″ 312 Conway, SC 1 catch, 12 yards 50 Wesley Horton OL Fr. 6′3″ 306 Atlanta, GA 51 Luke Slusher OL Fr. 6′4″ 295 Edgewood, KY 53 Marshall Jackson OL Fr. 6′6″ 304 Brandenburg, KY 53 Rusty Staats OL Jr. 6′5″ 320 Watertown, TN 57 Wyatt Anderson OL RS 6′3″ 295 Newnan, GA 58 David Ndukwe OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ 325 Decatur, GA 58 Evan Wibberley OL RS 6′5″ 305 Fort Mitchell, KY 64 Vincent Murphy OL Transfer from South Carolina So. 6′2″ 304 Fort Lauderdale, FL 67 Hayden Todd OL RS 6′2″ 265 Knoxville, TN 68 Colt Jackson OL 6′3″ 297 Bowling Green, KY 72 Colten Cable OL So. 6′4″ 298 Tulsa, OK 73 Wes Dorsey OL So. 6′7″ 315 Knoxville, TN 74 Michael Ondelacy OL So. 6′6″ 321 North Richland Hills, TX 76 Mark Goode OL So. 6′6″ 298 Hodgenville, KY 78 Quantavious Leslie OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′3″ 317 Rome, GA 79 Cameron Stage OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 300 Fort Lauderdale, FL
Defensive line 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 34 Juwuan Jones DE 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 275 Sugar Hill, GA 40 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT Lorenzo Hernandez DT Sr. 6′1″ 285 Cherry Hill, NJ 33 tackles, 1.5 sacks 99 Brodric Martin DT Sr. 6′5″ 330 Tuscaloosa, AL 30 tackles, 1.5 sacks 13 Terrion Thompson DL So. 6′0″ 286 Bowling Green, KY 19 tackles, 2 sacks 35 Mike Allen DT Sr. 6′5″ 290 Sugar Hill, GA 16 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Dareon Goodrum DT So. 6′1″ 290 Athens, GA 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 97 Darius Shipp DT Sr. 6′1″ 305 Olive Branch, MS 20 tackles 6 Marcus Patterson DL 6′3″ 264 Crestview, FL 3 tackles 8 Deante McCray DL 6′4″ 291 Jacksonville, FL 3 tackles 55 Dante Walker DE So. 6′4″ 306 Riverdale, GA 3 tackles 0 Hosea Wheeler DL RS 6′3″ 306 Sacramento, CA 88 Jake Jackson DE Fr. 6′0″ 240 Bowling Green, KY 90 Keaton Law DT RS 6′3″ 275 Saraland, AL 91 Chase Jones DT Fr. 6′1″ 290 Glasgow, KY
Linebackers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 9 Jaques Evans LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 270 Dublin, GA 107 tackles, 9 sacks 24 Derrick Smith LB Transfer from Illinois Sr. 6′2″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 89 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 INT 23 Will Ignont LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 235 Huntsville, AL 54 tackles 1 Jaden Hunter LB Sr. 6′2″ 240 Atlanta, GA 38 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Aaron Key LB 6′2″ 230 Tucker, GA 12 tackles, 1.5 sacks 3 Anthony Brackenridge LB Fr. 6′2″ 225 Jacksonville, FL 9 tackles, 1 INT 20 Bryson Washington LB 6′0″ 238 Louisville, KY 12 tackles 24 Darius Thomas LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Miami, FL 7 tackles, 1 INT 48 Niko Cooper LB Jr. 6′5″ 242 Memphis, TN 12 tackles 8 Matthew Flint LB Jr. 6′0″ 240 Huntsville, AL 2 tackles 1 Desmyn Baker LB Transfer from Rice So. 6′2″ 230 Clinton, MS 1 tackle 29 Dezmion Roberson LB Fr. 6′2″ 205 Elba, AL 1 tackle 4 Trent Zappe LB RS 6′0″ 224 Victoria, TX 5 Kylan Guidry LB So. 6′4″ 240 Opelousas, LA 34 Eli Jones LB RS 6′1″ 245 Knoxville, TN 38 A.J. Yasilli LB Fr. 6′0″ 220 Frisco, TX 40 Reid Jamerson LB RS 5′10″ 225 Whitefish Bay, WI 45 Nathan Griffin LB Fr. 6′1″ 229 St. Leon, IN 50 Luke Burton LB Fr. 5′11″ 220 Bowling Green, KY
Defensive backs 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 20 Kaleb Oliver DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 215 Murfreesboro, TN 63 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 INT 12 Kahlef Hailassie DB Jr. 6′1″ 200 Elk Grove, CA 63 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 INT 21 Upton Stout DB Transfer from North Texas 5′9″ 182 Houston, TX 44 tackles, 4 INT 11 Talique Allen DB 6′1″ 200 Fort Valley, GA 44 tackles 16 Kendrick Simpkins S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 199 Montgomery, AL 38 tackles, 1 INT 9 Dominique Bradshaw DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Dallas, TX 28 tackles 7 Tre Shaw DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 190 Ellenwood, GA 19 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 14 Davion Williams DB 6′0″ 180 Belleville, MI 20 tackles 5 Rome Weber DB Transfer from Wyoming 5′11″ 190 San Bernardino, CA 19 tackles 16 Barry Wagner Jr. S Fr. 6′2″ 199 Orlando, FL 13 tackles, 1 INT 29 A.J. Brathwaite Jr. DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 190 Miami, FL 13 tackles, 1 INT 18 C.J. Jones DB Sr. 5′10″ 195 Cypress, TX 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks 8 Virgil Marshall DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Cocoa, FL 12 tackles, 1 sack 6 T.J. Springer DB 6′1″ 195 Nashville, TN 2 tackles, 1 INT 26 Amaari Smith DB 6′0″ 181 Pompano Beach, FL 2 tackles 2 Maximus Pulley DB Fr. 5′11″ 200 1 tackle 4 Travis Collier DB 6′2″ 200 Douglasville, GA 1 tackle 27 Kiwon Harris DB 6′1″ 210 Jacksonville, FL 1 tackle 4 Alex Ford DB RS 6′0″ 190 Antioch, TN 28 Ely George DB Fr. 5′10″ 193 North Bergen, NJ 30 Xavier Shaw DB Fr. 6′0″ 174 Nashville, TN 43 Manny Moss DB RS 6′0″ 197 Fayetteville, GA
Specialists 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2022 44 Brayden Narveson PK 6′0″ 210 Scottsdale, AZ 15 of 20 field goals 47 Tom Ellard P 5′10″ 170 Melbourne, VIC 44 punts, 42.3 average 46 Cory Munson PK 6′2″ 210 Warner Robins, GA 3 of 4 field goals 17 Lucas Carneiro PK RS 5′11″ 195 Cornelius, NC 40 Zach Lassiter LS Sr. 6′1″ 201 Cochran, GA 49 Nolan McCord PK 6′0″ 189 Lilburn, GA 52 Trey Naughton LS RS 6′0″ 195 Tucson, AZ 59 Jake Bowman LS So. 6′0″ 215 Nashville, TN 90 Wes Pahl P Fr. 6′5″ 205 Columbus, GA
Caden Veltkamp, Terrion Thompson, Javy Bunton, Luke Burton, Colt Jackson, Tomi Mustapha, Jake Jackson Jaden Hunter, Aaron Key, Wesley Horton, David Ndukwe Anthony Brackenridge, Deante McCray, Derrick Smith, Kiwon Harris T.J. Springer, Xavier Shaw, Jake Bowman Eli Jones, Hayden Todd, Wes Dorsey Dakota Thomas, Nolan McCord Kye Robichaux, Wes Pahl Tre Shaw, Dante Walker Easton Messer, Bryson Washington Matthew Flint, Will Ignont Darius Ocean, Lucas Carneiro Dalvin Smith, Chase Jones Darius Thomas, A.J. Brathwaite Jr. Juwuan Jones, Mike Allen Luke Slusher, Evan Wibberley Vincent Murphy, Cameron Stage Hosea Wheeler Desmyn Baker Davion Ervin-Poindexter K.D. Hutchinson Jakairi Moses Alex Ford L.T. Sanders Michael Mathison Travis Collier Trent Zappe Kylan Guidry Rome Weber Joshua Simon Marcus Patterson Daewood Davis Virgil Marshall Dominique Bradshaw Jaques Evans Josh Sterns Malachi Corley Talique Allen Alex Williams Kahlef Hailassie Davion Williams Turner Helton Barry Wagner Jr. Kendrick Simpkins Joey Beljan C.J. Jones Craig Burt Jr. Kaleb Oliver Upton Stout Jax Cooper Kendall Abdur-Rahman Amaari Smith Ely George Dezmion Roberson Markese Stepp A.J. Yasilli Reid Jamerson Zach Lassiter Manny Moss Brayden Narveson Dareon Goodrum Cory Munson Niko Cooper Trey Naughton Gunner Britton Marshall Jackson Rusty Staats Wyatt Anderson Colten Cable Michael Ondelacy Mark Goode Quantavious Leslie Dane Saltarelli Denzil Alleyne TeeJay Taylor River Helms Keaton Law Darius Shipp Brodric Martin Jaylen Hall Lorenzo Hernandez GA 24 KY 17 FL 17 TN 10 AL 8 Hometowns of the 2022 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 Georgia 24 Florida 17 Kentucky 17 Tennessee 10 Alabama 8 Texas 7 California 4 Indiana 3 Top counties Warren County, Kentucky pop. 141,000 7 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 4 Gwinnett County, Georgia pop. 980,000 4 Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 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’ 2022 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.
