Roster
Western KentuckyHilltoppers
Players
113
Rated recruits
43
38% of the roster
Average stars
2.98
Among rated players only
Transfers in
20
Matched by name to the portal
113 players59 of 113 have recorded statistics in 2024 · Their lines are this season only. The rest show career totals through 2024, marked career, at every school they have played for.
Offense
Quarterbacksby position, then who's played5
- 33-star recruitQB10Caden Veltkamp6'5" · 2363yr3,108 Pass yds25 TD10 Int66.3 Cmp%150 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB2TJ Finley ← Texas State6'7" · 2385yr490 Pass yds1 TD2 Int64.0 Cmp%20 Rush yds
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedQB14Turner Helton6'2" · 1753yrcareer 97 Pass yds1 TD1 Int91.7 Cmp%-19 Rush yds
- 33-star recruitQB12Tucker Parks6'2" · 2051yr
- 33-star recruitQB5Rodney Tisdale Jr.6'2" · 1951yr
Running backsby position, then who's played7
- 33-star recruitRB3Elijah Young5'10" · 1985yr201 Car883 Rush yds3 TD4.4 Rush avg47 Rec384 Rec yds8.2 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB9George Hart III ← Arizona State5'11" · 2154yr44 Car204 Rush yds2 TD4.6 Rush avg7 Rec34 Rec yds4.9 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB4LT Sanders5'10" · 2053yr21 Car103 Rush yds1 TD4.9 Rush avg3 Rec7 Rec yds2.3 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitRB23Jalen Hampton ← Elon5'9" · 2065yr11 Car57 Rush yds0 TD5.2 Rush avg
- —No recruiting profile foundRB9Corey Landers Jr.5'8" · 1952yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB26Donovan Jones5'10" · 2081yr
- —No recruiting profile foundRB28Javon McMahon5'9" · 1961yr
Receiversby position, then who's played20
- —No recruiting profile foundWR13Kisean Johnson ← Alabama State6'1" · 2164yr75 Rec925 Rec yds7 TD12.3 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR8Easton Messer5'9" · 1903yr55 Rec793 Rec yds4 TD14.4 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR17Dalvin Smith6'2" · 1886yr30 Rec397 Rec yds4 TD13.2 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR2K.D. Hutchinson5'8" · 1853yr26 Rec392 Rec yds3 TD15.1 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitWR4Michael Mathison5'9" · 1826yr13 Rec143 Rec yds2 TD11.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR8Moussa Barry6'2" · 1953yr10 Rec100 Rec yds1 TD10.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR5Bryce Childress ← Troy5'9" · 1824yr6 Rec73 Rec yds0 TD12.2 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR6Demick Starling6'0" · 1905yr3 Rec56 Rec yds0 TD18.7 Rec avg
- 44-star recruitWR5Koy Moore6'1" · 2005yr2 Rec27 Rec yds0 TD13.5 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR4Cameron Flowers5'11" · 1901yr1 Rec13 Rec yds0 TD13.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR82Denzil Alleyne6'2" · 2123yrcareer 3 Rec21 Rec yds1 TD7.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR14Willie Taggart Jr.6'1" · 1805yrcareer 2 Rec14 Rec yds0 TD7.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundWR19Marvin Sims5'11" · 1802yrcareer 1 Rec4 Rec yds0 TD4.0 Rec avg
- 33-star recruitWR2Jaylen Hampton6'2" · 2001yr
- 33-star recruitWR24Dallen Ponder5'9" · 1751yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR19Javy Bunton5'11" · 1903yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR23Jax Cooper6'3" · 2003yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR11Jarvis Hayes6'0" · 1942yr
- —No recruiting profile foundWR82Jaleel Walker6'2" · 1852yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedWR12Damari Jefferson5'9" · 1751yr
Tight endsby position, then who's played7
- 33-star recruitTE87River Helms6'4" · 2304yr19 Rec228 Rec yds2 TD12.0 Rec avg
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedTE81Noah Meyers6'5" · 2402yr7 Rec123 Rec yds1 TD17.6 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE15Elvin Fofanah6'4" · 2452yr2 Rec9 Rec yds0 TD4.5 Rec avg
- 22-star recruitTE86Trevor Borland6'3" · 2505yr2 Rec8 Rec yds2 TD4.0 Rec avg
- —No recruiting profile foundTE19Lofton Howard6'4" · 2352yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE88Aiden Miller6'3" · 2352yr
- —No recruiting profile foundTE89C.J. Kiss6'4" · 2401yr
Offensive lineby position, then recruiting17
- 44-star recruitOL71Stacey Wilkins ← UL Monroe6'7" · 3065yr
- 33-star recruitOL50Wesley Horton6'3" · 3065yr
- 33-star recruitOL78Quantavious Leslie6'3" · 3175yr
- 33-star recruitOL58Evan Wibberley6'5" · 3053yr
- 33-star recruitOL61Gabriel Arnold6'6" · 3201yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL62Michael Moment6'3" · 2904yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL65Rodney Newsom Jr.6'3" · 3104yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL74Michael Ondelacy6'6" · 3214yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL79Blake Austin ← Troy6'4" · 2953yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL72Colten Cable6'4" · 2983yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL53Marshall Jackson6'6" · 3043yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL67Hayden Todd6'2" · 2653yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedOL54Leavy Johnson6'4" · 2902yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL78Darrell Johnson Jr.6'4" · 3002yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL73Travon Taylor6'5" · 3202yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL68Gabe Claybrook6'4" · 2901yr
- —No recruiting profile foundOL77Melvin Collins Jr.6'5" · 3151yr
Defense
Defensive lineby position, then who's played15
- —No recruiting profile foundDE15Zach Edwards ← Troy6'2" · 2587yr11 Tackles1.5 TFL1.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDE17Zsacari Minnis6'3" · 2381yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDE96Brandon Tobias II6'5" · 2501yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL0Hosea Wheeler6'3" · 3063yr62 Tackles4.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL8Deante McCray6'4" · 2913yr55 Tackles2.5 TFL2.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL35Dallas Walker IV6'3" · 3454yr51 Tackles4.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundDL13Terrion Thompson6'0" · 2865yr30 Tackles2.0 TFL2.0 Sacks
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL6Marcus Patterson6'3" · 2643yr22 Tackles5.0 TFL0.5 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL91Jayden Loving6'2" · 3173yr9 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundDL6Jalil Rivera-Harvey ← Marshall6'3" · 3003yr6 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedDL96Jalen Hand6'3" · 3182yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitDL10Chukwunedu Okeke6'3" · 3051yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDL95Ki'Shawn Harvey6'1" · 3202yr
- 33-star recruitEDGE50Harper Holloman6'2" · 2551yr9 Tackles1.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitEDGE16Koron Hayward6'5" · 2452yr2 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
Linebackersby position, then who's played15
- —No recruiting profile foundLB12Chandler Matthews ← Limestone College6'1" · 2301yr59 Tackles3.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB9Sebastian Benjamin6'2" · 2384yr56 Tackles6.0 TFL3.5 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB24Darius Thomas6'2" · 2153yr54 Tackles6.5 TFL4.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB2Terreance Ellis ← Alcorn State6'1" · 2184yr48 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB5Kylan Guidry6'4" · 2403yr45 Tackles7.0 TFL3.0 Sacks
- 33-star recruitLB3Anthony Brackenridge6'2" · 2253yr24 Tackles0.5 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB51Devon Lynch6'1" · 2282yr22 Tackles2.0 TFL1.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB18Keondre Williams6'2" · 2141yr13 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks1 Int
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB19Miller Malone6'2" · 2201yr4 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB29Joshua Mensah6'1" · 2182yr1 Tackles0.0 TFL0.0 Sacks
- —No recruiting profile foundLB45Nathan Griffin6'1" · 2293yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB40Reid Jamerson5'10" · 2253yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB34Eli Jones6'1" · 2453yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedLB4Trent Zappe6'0" · 2243yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLB16Reggie Allen6'2" · 2202yr
Defensive backsby position, then who's played19
- 33-star recruitCB8Jaymar Mundy5'11" · 1873yr5 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB14Devonte' Mathews ← Nicholls5'9" · 1952yr99 Tackles0 PD2 Int
- 33-star recruitDB23Keyshawn Swanson ← Troy6'0" · 1926yr63 Tackles2 PD
- 33-star recruitDB21Upton Stout ← Western Kentucky5'9" · 1825yr53 Tackles1 PD1 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundDB4Anthony Johnson Jr.5'10" · 1801yr48 Tackles6 PD2 Int
- 33-star recruitDB1Demarko Williams ← Ole Miss5'11" · 1884yr37 Tackles1 PD2 Int
- —No recruiting profile foundDB11Kent Robinson ← Texas A&M5'11" · 1863yr33 Tackles4 PD1 Int
- 33-star recruitDB5Dave Herard6'0" · 2045yr17 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB4Alexander Ford6'0" · 1903yr16 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB7Nazir Ward6'0" · 1852yr6 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB10Xavion Griffin6'0" · 1901yr6 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB8Swipe Marshall5'11" · 1853yr3 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB9Jai Eugene Jr. ← Tulane6'1" · 2022yr3 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB37Marvelous Owens5'11" · 1941yr1 Tackles0 PD
- —No recruiting profile foundDB30Xavier Shaw6'0" · 1743yrcareer 1 Tackles0 PD
- 33-star recruitDB20Tate Titshaw5'11" · 1921yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB28Ely George5'10" · 1933yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB6Justin Brown ← Georgia Tech6'0" · 1952yr
- —No recruiting profile foundDB24Lataj Wright5'10" · 1851yr
Specialistsby position, then who's played8
- —No recruiting profile foundLS55Rex Robich6'3" · 2253yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLS49Drew Wilson ← Michigan State6'1" · 2502yr
- —No recruiting profile foundLS57Kolbyn Price6'1" · 2061yr
- —Recruiting profile found — unratedP18Cole Maynard6'1" · 1804yr54 Punts42.8 Avg17 In 20
- —No recruiting profile foundPK17Lucas Carneiro5'11" · 1953yr18 FG19 FGA54 Long95 Pts
- 33-star recruitPK43Jackson Smith ← Kentucky5'10" · 2153yr
- —No recruiting profile foundPK47Riley Stephens6'3" · 1784yrcareer 55 Punts42.7 Avg16 In 20
- —No recruiting profile foundPK58Michael Buck5'10" · 1771yr
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.