THIRD AND DATA

Week 12 · 2025

Middle Tennessee at Western Kentucky

Sat 11/15/2025 03:30 PMHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith StadiumWestern Kentucky pregame82% — Pregame win probability: 82% for Western Kentucky. Western Kentucky favored, and won.Conference

75°Cloudy15 mph SW · 52% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Middle Tennessee

26

3–9

Western Kentucky

42

9–4

Attendance

16,547

reported

Each room is drawn against the one it plays: the away offensive line beside the home defensive front, and back again. Quarterbacks, kickers and punters have no opposing room and face their own. Players are ordered exactly as they are on a team's roster tab — by position, then by who has played this season, then production, then recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster — so an offensive line, for which no production is published, runs on stars and then experience. A player who has appeared this season shows that season's totals; everyone else shows career totals through 2025, marked career, at every school he has played for. Long snappers and returners are not drawn.

MTSUQuarterbacksNo blue chips6
  • 33-star recruitQB11Nicholas Vattiato6'0"·2125yr
    2,157 Pass yds16 TD7 Int61.3 Cmp%20 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB16Roman Gagliano6'3"·2352yr
    1,011 Pass yds7 TD0 Int57.8 Cmp%160 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB18Stanley Anderson-Lofton6'2"·2211yr
    11 Pass yds0 TD0 Int100.0 Cmp%9 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB14Brett Brown6'1"·1854yr
    career 0 Pass yds0 TD0 Int0.0 Cmp%5 Rush yds
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB12Peter Grandjean6'1"·1881yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB19Kaden Martin5'11"·2311yr
WKUQuarterbacksNo blue chips5
  • 33-star recruitQB7Maverick McIvor ← Abilene Christian6'2"·2147yr
    2,062 Pass yds12 TD6 Int67.0 Cmp%76 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB5Rodney Tisdale Jr.6'2"·1952yr
    1,432 Pass yds9 TD7 Int65.6 Cmp%108 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB12Tucker Parks6'2"·2052yr
    0 Pass yds0 TD0 Int0.0 Cmp%6 Rush yds
  • 33-star recruitQB10Caleb McMickle ← Houston6'2"·1943yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundQB14Owen Loy6'1"·2001yr
MTSUOffensive line1 blue chip18
WKUDefensive lineNo blue chips16
  • 33-star recruitDE55Venson Sneed6'4"·2684yr
    14 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE50Elin Jones ← Johnson C. Smith6'4"·2481yr
    13 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE45Josaiah Knight ← Mississippi State6'3"·2382yr
    3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE17Zsacari Minnis6'3"·2382yr
  • 33-star recruitDE59Sharlandiin Strange6'4"·2441yr
  • 33-star recruitDE41Brandon Thomas6'4"·2241yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE96Brandon Tobias II6'5"·2502yr
  • 33-star recruitDL98Jaden Hardy ← Grambling6'3"·3245yr
    20 Tackles2.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL15Jayden Gray ← Louisiana Tech6'2"·2765yr
    17 Tackles3.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL93Robby Harrison ← Indiana6'4"·3204yr
    16 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDL10Chukwunedu Okeke6'3"·3052yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT0Mackavelli Malotumau ← Nevada6'1"·2954yr
    33 Tackles7.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT93Rylen Su'a-Filo ← Southern Utah6'1"·3204yr
    28 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT52Jakeem Fletcher ← Alabama State6'2"·3152yr
    15 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT54Sekou Peters6'2"·3001yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDT99Eric Etienne ← Norfolk State6'1"·3052yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
MTSUDefensive lineNo blue chips11
  • 33-star recruitDE93Aidan Butts6'3"·2562yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDE49Tiyyan Robinson6'3"·2622yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDE75Matthew Blomquist6'5"·2541yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL99Ja'Darious Morris6'2"·2643yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedDT98Shakai Woods6'0"·3053yr
    48 Tackles7.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitDT95Zeion Simpson-Smith6'2"·2642yr
    19 Tackles3.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT75Jaden Owens6'5"·2711yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDT74Jonathan Waller6'1"·2681yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedNT92Damonte Smith6'1"·3015yr
    33 Tackles11.0 TFL3.0 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitNT91Felix Hixon6'1"·3084yr
    8 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitNT99Archie Roseman V6'3"·3201yr
WKUOffensive line1 blue chip15
MTSUBacks & tight ends1 blue chip13
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedRB21Jekail Middlebrook5'10"·1983yr
    140 Car752 Rush yds4 TD5.4 Rush avg
    40 Rec412 Rec yds10.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB29DJ Taylor6'1"·2131yr
    26 Car199 Rush yds2 TD7.7 Rush avg
    7 Rec54 Rec yds7.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB28Rickey Hunt Jr. ← Tulsa5'10"·2133yr
    34 Car111 Rush yds1 TD3.3 Rush avg
    13 Rec94 Rec yds7.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB30Rai'keyrean Chandler5'10"·1711yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB21Ashton Jones5'8"·2082yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB33Brooklen Davis5'10"·1951yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE0Hunter Tipton ← Louisiana Tech6'5"·2412yr
    39 Rec411 Rec yds2 TD10.5 Rec avg
  • 44-star recruitTE88Tayvion Galloway ← Purdue6'4"·2322yr
    2 Rec22 Rec yds0 TD11.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE39Evan Poticher6'2"·2552yr
    1 Rec5 Rec yds0 TD5.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE86Brody Benke6'3"·2472yr
  • 33-star recruitTE81Wilson Hodges6'4"·2521yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE47Sawyer Lovvorn6'0"·2292yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE-1Sawyer Lovvern—1yr
WKULinebackersNo blue chips13
  • 33-star recruitLB21Jaylen Wester ← Colorado6'0"·2284yr
    106 Tackles7.0 TFL1.5 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB3Anthony Brackenridge6'2"·2254yr
    74 Tackles5.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB50Harper Holloman6'2"·2552yr
    39 Tackles5.5 TFL2.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB19Miller Malone6'2"·2202yr
    37 Tackles5.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB9Dominic Oliver ← San Diego State6'3"·2504yr
    20 Tackles4.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB16Koron Hayward6'5"·2453yr
    19 Tackles3.5 TFL2.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB22Jordan Donald6'2"·2241yr
    14 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB20Zach Smith ← SMU6'0"·2242yr
    6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB29Joshua Mensah6'1"·2183yr
    2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB44Kai Micatrotto5'11"·2381yr
  • 33-star recruitLB35Elijah Rumph6'0"·2201yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB34Eli Jones6'1"·2454yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB1Kennon Loftin6'2"·2251yr
MTSULinebackersNo blue chips18
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB9Parker Hughes6'1"·2253yr
    89 Tackles2.5 TFL0.0 Sacks2 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB4Anthony Bynum6'3"·2553yr
    63 Tackles6.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB26Korey Smith5'11"·2192yr
    38 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB35Muaaz Byard6'2"·2304yr
    37 Tackles3.5 TFL0.5 Sacks1 Int
  • 33-star recruitLB11Brandon Buckner6'0"·2485yr
    35 Tackles6.5 TFL4.5 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB46Reggie Johnson6'3"·2632yr
    35 Tackles10.0 TFL3.5 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB15Alex Mitchell ← Chattanooga6'1"·2354yr
    12 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB31Mathias Malaki-Donaldson6'5"·2353yr
    7 Tackles2.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB47Chayce Smith6'2"·2373yr
    4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB16Jaiyden Thompson6'3"·2411yr
    4 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB33Malik Love6'4"·2232yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB50Elijah Carney5'11"·2252yr
    1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB34Austin Clemons6'0"·2132yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB17Jayson Lowe6'1"·2082yr
    career 4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB43Markel James6'0"·2293yr
    career 3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
  • 33-star recruitLB48Darnell Malpress6'3"·2181yr
  • 33-star recruitLB52Micah Smith6'2"·2031yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundLB94Jayden Williams6'6"·2571yr
WKUBacks & tight endsNo blue chips15
  • 33-star recruitRB21Marvis Parrish5'11"·2091yr
    106 Car576 Rush yds1 TD5.4 Rush avg
    36 Rec203 Rec yds5.6 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB11La'Vell Wright ← Austin Peay5'11"·2155yr
    85 Car471 Rush yds10 TD5.5 Rush avg
    10 Rec88 Rec yds8.8 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB9George Hart III5'11"·2155yr
    70 Car300 Rush yds5 TD4.3 Rush avg
    9 Rec19 Rec yds2.1 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB25Jaden McGill ← Tennessee State6'0"·2102yr
    16 Car63 Rush yds1 TD3.9 Rush avg
    1 Rec12 Rec yds12.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitRB23Jalen Hampton5'9"·2066yr
    11 Car27 Rush yds0 TD2.5 Rush avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB9Corey Landers Jr.5'8"·1953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB26Donovan Jones5'10"·2082yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB29Adrion Boyd5'7"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundRB28Javon McMahan5'9"·2101yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedTE81Noah Meyers6'5"·2403yr
    32 Rec357 Rec yds3 TD11.2 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE85Jackson West ← Florida State6'4"·2485yr
    8 Rec80 Rec yds1 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE15Justin Wolf ← Kansas State6'4"·2404yr
    2 Rec19 Rec yds0 TD9.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE19Lofton Howard6'4"·2353yr
    3 Rec10 Rec yds0 TD3.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitTE89Cross Nimmo6'5"·2501yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundTE88Aiden Miller6'3"·2353yr
MTSUReceiversNo blue chips12
  • 33-star recruitWR3Cam'ron Lacy5'8"·1583yr
    38 Rec529 Rec yds3 TD13.9 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR5Myles Butler6'2"·2054yr
    52 Rec518 Rec yds2 TD10.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR0Nahzae Cox6'3"·2151yr
    40 Rec473 Rec yds5 TD11.8 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR6AJ Jones ← Arizona6'4"·2114yr
    28 Rec216 Rec yds5 TD7.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Amorion Walker ← Michigan6'4"·1904yr
    15 Rec201 Rec yds1 TD13.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR89Landon Collins6'2"·1831yr
    16 Rec187 Rec yds1 TD11.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR17Gamarion Carter6'2"·1905yr
    3 Rec32 Rec yds0 TD10.7 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR19Kason Stokes ← UCF6'2"·1902yr
    3 Rec22 Rec yds0 TD7.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR85Neo Clifton6'2"·2091yr
  • 33-star recruitWR4Tyree Patterson ← UCF6'1"·1983yr
  • 33-star recruitWR84Ben Hubbard5'9"·1811yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR80Zaidyn Moore5'10"·1941yr
WKUDefensive backsNo blue chips20
  • —No recruiting profile foundCB0Dylan Flowers5'10"·1853yr
    33 Tackles4 PD
  • 33-star recruitCB18Korbyn Green6'0"·1852yr
    1 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB7Jaylen Lewis ← Temple5'11"·1874yr
    74 Tackles5 PD3 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB5Dave Herard6'0"·2046yr
    58 Tackles4 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB7Nazir Ward6'0"·1853yr
    35 Tackles6 PD1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB11Kent Robinson5'11"·1864yr
    29 Tackles4 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB2Al-Ma'hi Ali ← Charlotte5'11"·1904yr
    28 Tackles4 PD1 Int
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB12Jaavan Mack ← Charlotte5'10"·1882yr
    26 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB1Demarko Williams5'11"·1885yr
    21 Tackles2 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB9Jai Eugene Jr.6'1"·2023yr
    21 Tackles5 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB16Avarion Cole ← App State5'11"·1974yr
    20 Tackles3 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB5Jalen Emery ← Houston5'10"·1855yr
    18 Tackles3 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB14Braxton Myers ← Southern Miss6'1"·2033yr
    5 Tackles0 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB10Xavion Griffin6'0"·1902yr
    2 Tackles0 PD
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB24Lataj Wright5'10"·1852yr
    1 Tackles1 PD
  • 33-star recruitDB8Swipe Marshall5'11"·1854yr
    career 39 Tackles2 PD1 Int
  • 33-star recruitDB27Jordan Bergeron6'1"·1851yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB6Justin Brown6'0"·1953yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB31Jalen Jackson6'5"·2001yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundDB36Khrystian Washington6'0"·1821yr
MTSUDefensive backs1 blue chip25
WKUReceiversNo blue chips12
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR17Matthew Henry ← Western Illinois6'0"·1832yr
    55 Rec888 Rec yds6 TD16.1 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR2K.D. Hutchinson5'8"·1854yr
    66 Rec618 Rec yds3 TD9.4 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR8Moussa Barry6'2"·1954yr
    34 Rec488 Rec yds1 TD14.4 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR5Jairus Mack ← Charlotte5'11"·1825yr
    24 Rec223 Rec yds1 TD9.3 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR4Cameron Flowers5'11"·1902yr
    19 Rec204 Rec yds1 TD10.7 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR13Kelby Williams ← Old Dominion6'3"·1953yr
    11 Rec165 Rec yds0 TD15.0 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR12Quincy Burroughs ← Wisconsin6'1"·2104yr
    8 Rec77 Rec yds1 TD9.6 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR3Isaiah Myers ← Purdue6'4"·1732yr
    2 Rec43 Rec yds0 TD21.5 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR82Jaleel Walker6'2"·1853yr
    1 Rec20 Rec yds0 TD20.0 Rec avg
  • —No recruiting profile foundWR19Marvin Sims5'11"·1803yr
    2 Rec19 Rec yds1 TD9.5 Rec avg
  • 33-star recruitWR24Fonzy Smith6'1"·1851yr
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR12Damari Jefferson5'9"·1752yr
MTSUKickersNo blue chips4
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK37Zach Benedict6'0"·2132yr
    0 FG0 FGA0 Long1 Pts
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK99Jacob Hathaway6'5"·2081yr
    11 FG14 FGA50 Long60 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK95Baylen Woodman6'0"·1901yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK96Wyatt Joyce5'10"·1751yr
WKUKickersNo blue chips5
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK39John Cannon ← South Florida5'9"·1824yr
    16 FG20 FGA49 Long94 Pts
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedPK42Jack Cassidy6'6"·2341yr
    2 FG2 FGA55 Long6 Pts
  • 33-star recruitPK43Jackson Smith5'10"·2154yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK58Michael Buck5'10"·1772yr
  • —No recruiting profile foundPK95Konner Olson5'10"·2081yr
MTSUPuntersNo blue chips2
  • 33-star recruitP92Ashton Logan6'2"·2154yr
    66 Punts44.6 Avg29 In 20
  • —No recruiting profile foundP97Aden Caine6'1"·2032yr
    career 0 FG0 FGA0 Long3 Pts
    3 Punts36.0 Avg1 In 20
WKUPuntersNo blue chips1
  • —Recruiting profile found — unratedP18Cole Maynard6'1"·1805yr
    57 Punts48.4 Avg15 In 20

Previous 10 meetings vs. Middle Tennessee

Western Kentucky 9–1 vs Middle Tennessee

  • 2024 · wk 3Western Kentucky 49 @ Middle Tennessee 21
  • 2023 · wk 5Middle Tennessee 10 @ Western Kentucky 31
  • 2022 · wk 7Western Kentucky 35 @ Middle Tennessee 17
  • 2021 · wk 10Middle Tennessee 21 @ Western Kentucky 48
  • 2020 · wk 5Western Kentucky 20 @ Middle Tennessee 17
  • 2019 · wk 14Middle Tennessee 26 @ Western Kentucky 31
  • 2018 · wk 10Western Kentucky 10 @ Middle Tennessee 29
  • 2017 · wk 12Middle Tennessee 38 @ Western Kentucky 41
  • 2016 · wk 7Western Kentucky 44 @ Middle Tennessee 43
  • 2015 · wk 6Middle Tennessee 28 @ Western Kentucky 58

Previous 6 meetings vs. Tyson Helton

Middle Tennessee 0–6 vs Tyson Helton

  • 2024 · wk 3Western Kentucky 49 @ Middle Tennessee 21
  • 2023 · wk 5Middle Tennessee 10 @ Western Kentucky 31
  • 2022 · wk 7Western Kentucky 35 @ Middle Tennessee 17
  • 2021 · wk 10Middle Tennessee 21 @ Western Kentucky 48
  • 2020 · wk 5Western Kentucky 20 @ Middle Tennessee 17
  • 2019 · wk 14Middle Tennessee 26 @ Western Kentucky 31

Previous 4 meetings vs. Derek Mason

Western Kentucky 2–2 vs Derek Mason

  • 2024 · wk 3Western Kentucky 49 @ Middle Tennessee 21
  • 2017 · wk 10Western Kentucky 17 @ Vanderbilt 31
  • 2016 · wk 4Vanderbilt 31 @ Western Kentucky 30
  • 2015 · wk 1Western Kentucky 14 @ Vanderbilt 12

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