Teams Western Kentucky 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Western Kentucky roster 114 players: 25 freshmen, 20 sophomores, 22 juniors, 14 seniors, 33 with no class listed. From 22 states and 1 other country; the most from Florida (19) and Kentucky (19). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 5 Receivers 20 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 19 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 16 Austin Reed QB Sr. 6′2″ 220 Saint Augustine Beach, FL 3,324 passing yards, 31 TD 10 Caden Veltkamp QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 236 Bowling Green, KY 387 passing yards, 5 TD 14 Turner Helton QB Fr. 6′2″ 175 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 97 passing yards, 1 TD 10 Bronson Barron QB Transfer from Weber State 2★ 2-star recruit 6′3″ 210 American Fork, UT −3 passing yards
Running backs 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 3 Elijah Young RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 198 Knoxville, TN 490 rushing yards, 3 TD 30 Markese Stepp RB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 225 Indianapolis, IN 310 rushing yards, 3 TD 2 Davion Ervin-Poindexter RB Sr. 5′11″ 195 Merrillville, IN 241 rushing yards, 1 TD 4 L.T. Sanders RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′10″ 205 Gardendale, AL 138 rushing yards 9 Corey Landers RB RS 5′8″ 195 Montgomery, AL
Receivers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 11 Malachi Corley WR Jr. 5′11″ 210 Campbellsville, KY 79 catches, 984 yards, 11 TD 17 Dalvin Smith WR 6′2″ 188 Glasgow, KY 50 catches, 513 yards, 6 TD 8 Easton Messer WR 5′9″ 190 Louisville, KY 42 catches, 484 yards, 4 TD 19 Craig Burt Jr. WR Sr. 6′4″ 205 Columbus, OH 28 catches, 233 yards, 3 TD 6 Jimmy Holiday WR Transfer from Tennessee 6′0″ 205 Madison, MS 20 catches, 326 yards, 2 TD 2 K.D. Hutchinson WR 3★ 3-star recruit 5′8″ 185 Hamilton, GA 18 catches, 182 yards, 2 TD 5 L’Christian Smith WR Transfer from Cincinnati 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 210 Huber Heights, OH 10 catches, 118 yards, 1 TD 8 Moussa Barry WR 6′2″ 195 Dacula, GA 9 catches, 145 yards, 1 TD 80 Ze’Vian Capers WR Transfer from Auburn 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 190 Alpharetta, GA 3 catches, 18 yards 19 Marvin Sims WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Miami, FL 1 catch, 4 yards 82 Denzil Alleyne WR Jr. 6′2″ 212 Lakeland, FL 1 catch, 8 yards, 1 TD 4 Michael Mathison WR 5′9″ 182 Covington, GA 9 Josh Sterns WR 2★ 2-star recruit So. 5′8″ 185 Waxahachie, TX 11 Jarvis Hayes WR Fr. 6′0″ 194 Waycross, GA 14 Wilile Taggart Jr. WR Transfer from Florida Atlantic 6′1″ 180 Tallahassee, FL 19 Javy Bunton WR Jr. 5′11″ 190 Bowling Green, KY 23 Jax Cooper WR Fr. 6′3″ 200 Scottsville, KY 37 Zach Burt WR Fr. 6′0″ 205 Bowling Green, KY 82 Jaleel Walker WR So. 6′2″ 185 Phoenix, AZ 85 Tylon Webb WR RS 6′2″ 180 Lexington, KY
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 87 River Helms TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 230 Lester, AL 22 catches, 289 yards, 3 TD 86 Trevor Borland TE Transfer from Buffalo Jr. 6′3″ 250 Bolingbrook, IL 1 catch, 4 yards 12 Alex Williams TE So. 6′4″ 240 Geneva, IL 15 Elvin Fofanah TE So. 6′4″ 245 Bowling Green, KY 19 Lofton Howard TE RS 6′4″ 235 Bowling Green, KY 81 Noah Meyers TE RS 6′5″ 240 Louisville, KY 88 Aiden Miller TE RS 6′3″ 235 Glasgow, KY
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 50 Wesley Horton OL So. 6′3″ 306 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 58 Evan Wibberley OL Fr. 6′5″ 305 Fort Mitchell, KY 1 tackle 53 Marshall Jackson OL So. 6′6″ 304 Brandenburg, KY 54 Leavy Johnson OL RS 6′4″ 290 Panama City, FL 57 Wyatt Anderson OL Fr. 6′3″ 295 Newnan, GA 60 Mason Williams OL Jr. 6′2″ 298 Murfreesboro, TN 62 Michael Moment OL Jr. 6′3″ 290 Tampa, FL 64 Vincent Murphy OL Jr. 6′2″ 304 Fort Lauderdale, FL 67 Hayden Todd OL Fr. 6′2″ 265 Knoxville, TN 68 Colt Jackson OL So. 6′3″ 297 Bowling Green, KY 72 Colten Cable OL Jr. 6′4″ 298 Tulsa, OK 73 Wes Dorsey OL Jr. 6′7″ 315 Knoxville, TN 74 Michael Ondelacy OL Jr. 6′6″ 321 North Richland Hills, TX 76 Mark Goode OL Jr. 6′6″ 298 Hodgenville, KY 78 Darrell Johnson Jr. OL So. 6′4″ 300 Indianapolis, IN 78 Quantavious Leslie OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 317 Rome, GA
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 0 Hosea Wheeler DL Fr. 6′3″ 306 Sacramento, CA 40 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 8 Deante McCray DL 6′4″ 291 Jacksonville, FL 36 tackles, 2 sacks 91 Jayden Loving DL So. 6′2″ 317 Hamilton, AL 32 tackles, 2 sacks 99 Kenyonte Davis DL Sr. 6′5″ 301 Columbia, TN 26 tackles, 0.5 sacks 13 Terrion Thompson DL Jr. 6′0″ 286 Bowling Green, KY 21 tackles, 2 sacks 35 Dallas Walker IV DL 6′3″ 345 Nashville, TN 9 tackles 16 Koron Hayward DE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′5″ 245 Jacksonville, FL 7 tackles 6 Marcus Patterson DL 6′3″ 264 Crestview, FL 3 tackles 99 Ryan Williams DL Transfer from Colorado So. 6′4″ 270 Pearland, TX 3 tackles 44 Dareon Goodrum DT Jr. 6′1″ 290 Athens, GA 1 tackle, 0.5 sacks 90 Keaton Law DT Fr. 6′3″ 275 Saraland, AL 2 tackles 58 Tyrese Black DL Sr. 6′4″ 314 Mcdonough, GA 95 Ki’Shawn Harvey DL Fr. 6′1″ 320 Raleigh, NC 96 Jalen Hand DL Fr. 6′3″ 318 Lexington, KY 96 Marquis Black DL Transfer from Nebraska So. 6′5″ 313 Stockbridge, GA
Linebackers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 5 Kylan Guidry LB Jr. 6′4″ 240 Opelousas, LA 48 tackles, 3 sacks 1 Desmyn Baker LB Jr. 6′2″ 230 Clinton, MS 41 tackles, 1 sack, 2 INT 48 Niko Cooper LB Sr. 6′5″ 242 Memphis, TN 38 tackles, 1 sack 5 Aaron Key LB 6′2″ 230 Tucker, GA 28 tackles, 1 INT 9 Jaques Evans LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 270 Dublin, GA 30 tackles, 1 sack 9 Sebastian Benjamin LB Jr. 6′2″ 238 Philadelphia, PA 25 tackles, 2.5 sacks 51 Devon Lynch LB Jr. 6′1″ 228 Springfield, VA 23 tackles 3 Anthony Brackenridge LB So. 6′2″ 225 Jacksonville, FL 22 tackles 23 Rashion Hodge LB Jr. 6′2″ 220 Phoenix, AZ 22 tackles 20 Bryson Washington LB Sr. 6′0″ 238 Louisville, KY 16 tackles, 1 INT 5 Lonnie Rice LB Fr. 6′1″ 236 Philadelphia, PA 5 tackles 4 Trent Zappe LB Fr. 6′0″ 224 Victoria, TX 12 R.J. Evans LB So. 6′1″ 230 Cullman, AL 16 Reginald Allen Jr. LB RS 6′2″ 220 Palatka, FL 24 Darius Thomas LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Miami, FL 29 Joshua Mensah LB Fr. 6′1″ 218 Riverdale, GA 34 Eli Jones LB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Knoxville, TN 40 Reid Jamerson LB Fr. 5′10″ 225 Whitefish Bay, WI 45 Nathan Griffin LB So. 6′1″ 229 St. Leon, IN
Defensive backs 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 16 Kendrick Simpkins S 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 199 Montgomery, AL 50 tackles, 8 sacks 4 Anthony Johnson Jr. DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Miami, FL 36 tackles, 4 INT 11 Talique Allen DB 6′1″ 200 Fort Valley, GA 48 tackles, 1 INT 7 Takulve Williams DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 211 New Orleans, LA 41 tackles, 1 INT 14 Davion Williams DB Sr. 6′0″ 180 Belleville, MI 27 tackles, 1 INT 21 Upton Stout DB 5′9″ 182 Houston, TX 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 8 Virgil Marshall DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 185 Cocoa, FL 24 tackles, 1 INT 5 Rome Weber DB Sr. 5′11″ 190 San Bernardino, CA 19 tackles 6 T.J. Springer DB Jr. 6′1″ 195 Nashville, TN 11 tackles 4 Alex Ford DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Antioch, TN 3 tackles, 1 INT 7 Nazir Ward DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 185 Miami, FL 5 tackles 25 Rickie Davis Jr. DB 6′0″ 198 Las Vegas, NV 1 tackle 30 Xavier Shaw DB So. 6′0″ 174 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 43 Manny Moss DB Fr. 6′0″ 197 Fayetteville, GA 1 tackle 17 Josh Shodipo DB Sr. 5′11″ 196 Oswego, IL 20 Chavaris Dumas DB 6′1″ 180 Palatka, FL 24 Daniel Edwards Jr. DB Transfer from Illinois 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′11″ 178 Winter Park, FL 27 Abdul-Lateef Audu DB Jr. 5′10″ 180 Van Nuys, CA 28 Ely George DB So. 5′10″ 193 North Bergen, NJ
Specialists 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 17 Lucas Carneiro PK Fr. 5′11″ 195 Cornelius, NC 9 of 12 field goals 47 Tom Ellard P 5′10″ 170 Melbourne, VIC 46 punts, 41.0 average 46 Cory Munson PK Sr. 6′2″ 210 Warner Robins, GA 12 punts, 40.0 average 52 Trey Naughton LS Fr. 6′0″ 195 Tucson, AZ 3 tackles 49 Nolan McCord PK So. 6′0″ 189 Lilburn, GA 54 Jared White P Fr. 6′2″ 211 Southlake, TX 55 Rex Robich LS So. 6′3″ 225 Palm Coast, FL 93 Antonio Chadha PK Fr. 5′9″ 200 Bryn Mawr, PA
Caden Veltkamp, Terrion Thompson, Elvin Fofanah, Javy Bunton, Lofton Howard, Zach Burt, Colt Jackson Elijah Young, Eli Jones, Hayden Todd, Wes Dorsey Anthony Johnson Jr., Nazir Ward, Marvin Sims, Darius Thomas Anthony Brackenridge, Deante McCray, Koron Hayward T.J. Springer, Xavier Shaw, Dallas Walker IV Easton Messer, Bryson Washington, Noah Meyers Aaron Key, Wesley Horton Lonnie Rice, Sebastian Benjamin Corey Landers, Kendrick Simpkins Reginald Allen Jr., Chavaris Dumas Dalvin Smith, Aiden Miller Rashion Hodge, Jaleel Walker Markese Stepp, Darrell Johnson Jr. Tylon Webb, Jalen Hand Hosea Wheeler Desmyn Baker Davion Ervin-Poindexter K.D. Hutchinson Alex Ford L.T. Sanders Michael Mathison Trent Zappe Kylan Guidry L’Christian Smith Rome Weber Jimmy Holiday Marcus Patterson Takulve Williams Moussa Barry Virgil Marshall Jaques Evans Josh Sterns Bronson Barron Jarvis Hayes Malachi Corley Talique Allen Alex Williams R.J. Evans Davion Williams Turner Helton Wilile Taggart Jr. Josh Shodipo Lucas Carneiro Craig Burt Jr. Upton Stout Jax Cooper Daniel Edwards Jr. Rickie Davis Jr. Abdul-Lateef Audu Ely George Joshua Mensah Reid Jamerson Manny Moss Dareon Goodrum Cory Munson Niko Cooper Nolan McCord Devon Lynch Trey Naughton Marshall Jackson Jared White Leavy Johnson Rex Robich Wyatt Anderson Evan Wibberley Tyrese Black Mason Williams Michael Moment Vincent Murphy Colten Cable Michael Ondelacy Mark Goode Quantavious Leslie Ze’Vian Capers Denzil Alleyne Trevor Borland River Helms Keaton Law Jayden Loving Antonio Chadha Ki’Shawn Harvey Marquis Black Kenyonte Davis Ryan Williams KY 19 FL 19 GA 18 TN 11 AL 7 Hometowns of the 2023 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 Florida 19 Kentucky 19 Georgia 18 Tennessee 11 Alabama 7 Texas 6 California 4 Indiana 4 Top counties Warren County, Kentucky pop. 141,000 7 Knox County, Tennessee pop. 494,000 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 4 Duval County, Florida pop. 1 million 3 Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 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.
