Roster
Western KentuckyHilltoppers
Players
116
Rated recruits
43
37% of the roster
Average stars
2.93
Among rated players only
Transfers in
8
Matched by name to the portal
116 players61 of 116 have recorded statistics in 2023 · Their lines are this season only. The rest show career totals through 2023, marked career, at every school they have played for.
Offense
Quarterbacksby position, then this season's passing yards4
- —No recruiting profile foundQB16Austin Reed ← Western Kentucky6'2" · 2203yr3,324 Pass yds31 TD11 Int61.5 Cmp%100 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB10Caden Veltkamp6'5" · 2362yr387 Pass yds5 TD1 Int75.9 Cmp%76 Rush yds
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB14Turner Helton6'2" · 1752yr97 Pass yds1 TD1 Int91.7 Cmp%-19 Rush yds
- —No recruiting profile foundQB10Bronson Barron ← Weber State6'3" · 2103yr-3 Pass yds0 TD1 Int50.0 Cmp%-9 Rush yds
Running backsby position, then who's played5
- 33-star recruitRB3Elijah Young5'10" · 1984yr104 Car490 Rush yds3 TD4.7 Rush avg20 Rec231 Rec yds11.6 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitRB30Markese Stepp6'1" · 2256yr69 Car310 Rush yds3 TD4.5 Rush avg7 Rec73 Rec yds10.4 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB2Davion Ervin-Poindexter5'11" · 1955yr63 Car241 Rush yds1 TD3.8 Rush avg21 Rec148 Rec yds7.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB4LT Sanders5'10" · 2052yr31 Car138 Rush yds0 TD4.5 Rush avg8 Rec68 Rec yds8.5 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB9Corey Landers Jr.5'8" · 1951yr
Receiversby position, then who's played20
- 22-star recruitWR11Malachi Corley5'11" · 2104yr79 Rec984 Rec yds11 TD12.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR17Dalvin Smith6'2" · 1885yr50 Rec513 Rec yds6 TD10.3 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR8Easton Messer5'9" · 1902yr42 Rec484 Rec yds4 TD11.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR6Jimmy Holiday ← Tennessee6'0" · 2054yr20 Rec326 Rec yds2 TD16.3 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR19Craig Burt Jr.6'4" · 2054yr28 Rec233 Rec yds3 TD8.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR2K.D. Hutchinson5'8" · 1852yr18 Rec182 Rec yds2 TD10.1 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR8Moussa Barry6'2" · 1952yr9 Rec145 Rec yds1 TD16.1 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR5Blue Smith6'4" · 2106yr10 Rec118 Rec yds1 TD11.8 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR80Ze'Vian Capers ← Auburn6'4" · 1904yr3 Rec18 Rec yds0 TD6.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR82Denzil Alleyne6'2" · 2122yr1 Rec8 Rec yds1 TD8.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR19Marvin Sims5'11" · 1801yr1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR4Michael Mathison5'9" · 1825yrcareer 151 Rec1,678 Rec yds8 TD11.1 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR9Josh Sterns5'8" · 1854yrcareer 25 Rec425 Rec yds3 TD17.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR14Willie Taggart Jr.6'1" · 1804yrcareer 2 Rec14 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR19Javy Bunton5'11" · 1902yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR23Jax Cooper6'3" · 2002yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR37Zach Burt6'0" · 2051yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR11Jarvis Hayes6'0" · 1941yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR82Jaleel Walker6'2" · 1851yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR85Tylon Webb6'2" · 1801yr
Tight endsby position, then who's played7
- 33-star recruitTE87River Helms6'4" · 2303yr22 Rec289 Rec yds3 TD13.1 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitTE86Trevor Borland ← Buffalo6'3" · 2504yr1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE12Alex Williams6'4" · 2402yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE15Elvin Fofanah6'4" · 2451yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE19Lofton Howard6'4" · 2351yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedTE81Noah Meyers6'5" · 2401yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE88Aiden Miller6'3" · 2351yr
Offensive lineby position, then recruiting16
- 33-star recruitOL73Wes Dorsey6'7" · 3155yr
- 33-star recruitOL64Vincent Murphy6'2" · 3045yr
- 33-star recruitOL76Mark Goode6'6" · 2984yr
- 33-star recruitOL50Wesley Horton6'3" · 3064yr
- 33-star recruitOL68Colt Jackson6'3" · 2974yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Quantavious Leslie6'3" · 3174yr
- 33-star recruitOL58Evan Wibberley6'5" · 3052yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL62Michael Moment6'3" · 2903yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL74Michael Ondelacy6'6" · 3213yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedOL57Wyatt Anderson6'3" · 2952yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL72Colten Cable6'4" · 2982yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL53Marshall Jackson6'6" · 3042yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL67Hayden Todd6'2" · 2652yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL60Mason Williams6'2" · 2982yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedOL54Leavy Johnson6'4" · 2901yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL78Darrell Johnson Jr.6'4" · 3001yr
Specialistsby position, then who's played8
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLS52Trey Naughton6'0" · 1952yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLS55Rex Robich6'3" · 2252yr
- 33-star recruitP47Tom Ellard5'10" · 1703yr46 Punts41.0 Avg15 In 20
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedP54Jared White6'2" · 2111yr
- 33-star recruitPK46Cory Munson6'2" · 2105yr12 Punts40.0 Avg1 In 20
- —No recruiting profile foundPK17Lucas Carneiro5'11" · 1952yr9 FG12 FGA45 Long74 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK49Nolan McCord6'0" · 1894yrcareer 9 FG16 FGA43 Long50 Pts
- —No recruiting profile foundPK93Antonio Chadha5'9" · 2002yr
Position not listedby recruiting2
- —No recruiting profile found——Rickie Davis, Jr.—1yr
- —No recruiting profile found——Anthony Johnson, Jr.—1yr
Defense
Defensive lineby position, then who's played15
- —No recruiting profile foundDL0Hosea Wheeler6'3" · 3062yr40 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks1 Int
- 33-star recruitDL8Deante McCray6'4" · 2912yr36 Tackles4.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL91Jayden Loving6'2" · 3172yr32 Tackles3.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL99Kenyonte Davis6'5" · 3013yr26 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL13Terrion Thompson6'0" · 2864yr21 Tackles5.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL35Dallas Walker IV6'3" · 3453yr9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL99Ryan Williams ← Colorado6'4" · 2703yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL6Marcus Patterson6'3" · 2642yr3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL58Tyrese Black6'4" · 3144yrcareer 3 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL96Marquis Black ← Nebraska6'5" · 3134yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL96Jalen Hand6'3" · 3181yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL95Ki'Shawn Harvey6'1" · 3201yr
- 33-star recruitDT90Keaton Law6'3" · 2752yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDT44Dareon Goodrum6'1" · 2902yr1 Tackles0.5 TFL0.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitEDGE16Koron Hayward6'5" · 2451yr7 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
Linebackersby position, then who's played19
- —No recruiting profile foundLB5Kylan Guidry6'4" · 2402yr48 Tackles6.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB1Desmyn Baker6'2" · 2303yr41 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks2 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundLB48Niko Cooper6'5" · 2424yr38 Tackles3.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB9JaQues Evans6'2" · 2704yr30 Tackles1.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB5Aaron Key6'2" · 2304yr28 Tackles1.5 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundLB9Sebastian Benjamin6'2" · 2383yr25 Tackles3.0 TFL2.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB51Devon Lynch6'1" · 2281yr23 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB3Anthony Brackenridge6'2" · 2252yr22 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB23Rashion Hodge6'2" · 2201yr22 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB20Bryson Washington6'0" · 2386yr16 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundLB5Lonnie Rice6'1" · 2362yr5 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB24Darius Thomas6'2" · 2152yrcareer 7 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundLB45Nathan Griffin6'1" · 2292yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB40Reid Jamerson5'10" · 2252yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB34Eli Jones6'1" · 2452yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB4Trent Zappe6'0" · 2242yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB16Reggie Allen6'2" · 2201yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB12R.J. Evans6'1" · 2301yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB29Joshua Mensah6'1" · 2181yr
Defensive backsby position, then who's played20
- —No recruiting profile foundDB11Talique Allen ← Western Kentucky6'1" · 2004yr48 Tackles3 PD1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundDB7Takulve Williams6'0" · 2116yr41 Tackles1 PD1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundDB4Anthony Johnson Jr.5'10" · 1801yr36 Tackles5 PD4 Int
- 33-star recruitDB14Davion Williams6'0" · 1805yr27 Tackles2 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB21Upton Stout5'9" · 1824yr24 Tackles8 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB8Swipe Marshall5'11" · 1852yr24 Tackles2 PD1 Int
- 22-star recruitDB5Rome Weber5'11" · 1906yr19 Tackles7 PD
- 33-star recruitDB6T.J. Springer6'1" · 1955yr11 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Nazir Ward6'0" · 1851yr5 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB4Alexander Ford6'0" · 1902yr3 Tackles0 PD1 Int
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB43Manny Moss6'0" · 1972yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB30Xavier Shaw6'0" · 1742yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB25Rickie Davis Jr.6'0" · 1981yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB27Abdul-Lateef Audu5'10" · 1802yrcareer 16 Tackles1 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB26Amaari Smith6'0" · 1812yrcareer 2 Tackles0 PD
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDB17Josh Shodipo5'11" · 1962yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB24Daniel Edwards Jr.5'11" · 1783yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB28Ely George5'10" · 1932yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB20Chavaris Dumas6'1" · 1801yr
- 33-star recruitS16Kendrick Simpkins6'0" · 1994yr50 Tackles1 PD
Offensive linemen carry no statistics because none are published: CFBD reports no snaps, starts, sacks allowed, pressures or blocking grades. That group is ordered by position, then by recruiting stars, then seasons on a roster. That does not change once the season starts. Box scores list players who record a statistic and linemen almost never do — about one per team in a full season, usually a fumble recovery — so the line keeps this order while the rest of the roster reorders around who has played.
Most of this roster has no recruiting profile. CFBD's athlete links thin out going backwards — roughly two-thirds of a 2026 roster can be matched against about one in twenty of a 2004 one — so an em dash here usually means no profile was found rather than a player nobody rated. Hover a star to see which.