| Quarterbacks | Yr | H/W | Passing | Rushing | Pass Grade | Run Grade | Pass PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #10 Zach Calzada (QB) | GR ('1) | 6'4"/208 | 312/471 (66%), 3432 Yds, 32 TD / 9 INT | 83 Car, 230 Yds, (2.8 YPC), 5 TD, 2 FUM | B+ | B+ | 1041 (76.8%) | 0.88 | IW ('25) | |
| #8 Cutter Boley (QB) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/214 | 26/53 (49%), 338 Yds, 2 TD / 4 INT | 10 Car, -43 Yds, (-4.3 YPC), 0 TD, 3 FUM | C- | F | #322 | 113 (14%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #00 Stone Saunders (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'1"/205 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Brennen Ward (QB) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/200 | 0 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Running Backs | Yr | H/W | Rushing | Receiving | Run Grade | Rec Grade | Rush PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #1 Seth McGowan (RB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/220 | 153 Car, 813 Yds, (5.3 YPC), 3 TD, 1 FUM | 23 Rec, 277 Yds, (12 YPR), 3 TD | A | A | #103 | 454 (33.6%) | 0.87 | NMSU ('25) |
| #23 Dante Dowdell (RB) | JR ('2) | 6'2"/225 | 143 Car, 614 Yds, (4.3 YPC), 12 TD, 2 FUM | 7 Rec, 21 Yds, (3 YPR), 0 TD | A- | D | #55 | 273 (20.4%) | 0.89 | NEB ('25) |
| #10 Jamarion Wilcox (RB) | SO ('2) | 5'10"/197 | 92 Car, 590 Yds, (6.4 YPC), 2 TD, 3 FUM | 7 Rec, 24 Yds, (3.4 YPR), 0 TD | A | B+ | #229 | 164 (20%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #26 Jason Patterson (RB) | SO ('3) | 5'10"/206 | 20 Car, 111 Yds, (5.6 YPC), 0 TD, 1 FUM | 1 Rec, 15 Yds, (15 YPR), 0 TD | B- | F | #382 | 66 (8%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #28 Tovani Mizell (RB) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/215 | 1 Car, 0 Yds, (0 YPC), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD | D+ | C | 7 (1%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| Wide Receivers | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rushing | Rec Grade | Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #10 Troy Stellato (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/190 | 26 Rec, 266 Yds, (10.2 YPR), 1 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 11 Yds, 0 TD | B+ | B | #405 | 314 (18.6%) | 0.87 | CLEM ('25) |
| #13 J.J. Hester (WR) | GR ('1) | 6'4"/202 | 14 Rec, 315 Yds, (22.5 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C | B | #389 | 467 (27%) | 0.86 | OKLA ('25) |
| #9 Ja'Mori Maclin (WR) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/190 | 13 Rec, 313 Yds, (24.1 YPR), 4 TD, 1 FUM | 2 Car, 13 Yds, 0 TD | B | D+ | #242 | 393 (38%) | 0.88 | UNT ('24) |
| #13 Fred Farrier II (WR) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/182 | 13 Rec, 126 Yds, (9.7 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 1 Car, 3 Yds, 0 TD | C | B+ | #661 | 299 (29%) | 0.86 | UAB ('24) |
| #1 Kendrick Law (WR) | SR ('1) | 5'11"/209 | 10 Rec, 105 Yds, (10.5 YPR), 1 TD, 1 FUM | 8 Car, 30 Yds, 0 TD | B | A- | #599 | 254 (15%) | 0.90 | ALA ('25) |
| #17 Hardley Gilmore IV (WR) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/178 | 12 Rec, 306 Yds, (51 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | 2 Car, 18 Yds, 0 TD | A- | D | #452 | 415 (24%) | 0.88 | NEB ('25) |
| #16 Ashton Cozart (WR) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/195 | 1 Rec, 24 Yds, (24 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | A- | B | 37 (2.4%) | 0.84 | SMU ('25) | |
| #82 David Washington Jr. (WR) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/190 | 1 Rec, 9 Yds, (9 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | C- | B | 27 (3%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #39 Josh Terrell (WR) | SR ('1) | 5'10"/189 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 4 (0%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #37 Spencer Leadbetter (WR) | JR ('2) | 6'3"/200 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | 0 Car, 0 Yds, 0 TD | B- | 4 (0%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #00 Quintin Simmons (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/175 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 DJ Miller (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/195 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Cameron Miller (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'11"/165 | 0 | 0.89 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Preston Bowman (WR) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/190 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Montavin Quisenberry (WR) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/160 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Tight Ends | Yr | H/W | Receiving | Rec Grade | Run Block Grade | Pass Block Grade | Rec PPA | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #84 Josh Kattus (TE) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/231 | 6 Rec, 77 Yds, (12.8 YPR), 2 TD, 0 FUM | C+ | B | C- | 366 (33%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) | |
| #89 Willie Rodriguez (TE) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/240 | 5 Rec, 94 Yds, (18.8 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B | C | C+ | 157 (14%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #88 Henry Boyer (TE) | JR ('2) | 6'6"/270 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | D | B- | F | 135 (7.2%) | 0.86 | ILL ('25) | |
| #83 Jack Monday (TE) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/224 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | C | 4 (0%) | 0 | NA | ||
| #44 Justin Kattus (TE) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/220 | 0 Rec, 0 Yds, (0 YPR), 0 TD, 0 FUM | B- | 3 (0%) | 0.85 | 3* HS ('22) | |||
| #00 Mikkel Skinner (TE) | FR ('3) | 6'3"/220 | 0 | 0.92 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| Offensive Lineman | Yr | H/W | Snaps | Grade | Run Block | Pass Block | Rating | Origin | ||
| #50 Alex Wollschlaeger (T) | GR ('1) | 6'7"/305 | 773 (58.2%) | A- | A (45%) | B+ (55%) | 0.91 | BGSU ('25) | ||
| #71 Shiyazh Pete (T) | SR ('1) | 6'8"/320 | 440 (33%) | A | A (54%) | B (46%) | 0.91 | NMSU ('25) | ||
| #71 Malachi Wood (T) | SO ('2) | 6'8"/283 | 351 (44%) | F | C- (44%) | D (56%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) | ||
| #72 Hayes Johnson (T) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/300 | 3 (0%) | C+ | B- (100%) | F (0%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #00 Darrin Strey (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'7"/300 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Jermiel Atkins (OT) | FR ('3) | 6'8"/290 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #72 Joshua Braun (G) | GR ('1) | 6'6"/338 | 835 (61.8%) | A- | A- (43%) | A+ (57%) | 0.86 | ARK ('25) | ||
| #52 Jalen Farmer (G) | JR ('2) | 6'5"/310 | 765 (95%) | B- | B (49%) | B- (51%) | 0.88 | FLA ('24) | ||
| #62 Jager Burton (G) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/307 | 379 (47%) | C+ | C (48%) | B (52%) | 0.94 | 4* HS ('21) | ||
| #53 Aba Selm (G) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/285 | 38 (5%) | A- | A- (63%) | A+ (37%) | 0.89 | 3* HS ('24) | ||
| #58 Evan Wibberley (C) | JR ('1) | 6'5"/296 | 939 (70.2%) | B+ | C+ (41%) | A+ (59%) | 0.85 | WKU ('25) | ||
| #00 Bryan Auguste (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/305 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #00 Jayden Clark (IOL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/300 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('25) | ||||||
| #74 Rob Fogler (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'7"/328 | 0.80 | BALL ('25) | ||||||
| #76 Austin Ramsey (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'4"/335 | 0.87 | 3* HS ('23) | ||||||
| #78 Cameron Jones (OL) | SO ('2) | 6'6"/330 | 0.83 | JMU ('25) | ||||||
| #42 Alex McLaughlin (LS) | SR ('0) | 5'10"/220 | 0 | NA | ||||||
| Defensive Line | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #11 Kameron Olds (DE) | SR ('1) | 6'4"/245 | 42 Tac, 25 Solo, 7 TFL, 6 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 1 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | B (49%) | A- (49%) | A+ (2%) | 474 (33%) | 0.90 | KENT ('25) |
| #44 Sam Greene (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'1"/255 | 15 Tac, 10 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (38%) | B+ (50%) | B+ (12%) | 205 (14.4%) | 0.87 | USC ('25) |
| #95 Jerod Smith II (DE) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/245 | 7 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (72%) | B+ (28%) | C+ (0%) | 54 (6%) | 0.92 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #00 Cedric Works (DE) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/220 | 0 | 0.9 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #37 Lorenzo Cowan (DE) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/240 | 0 | 0.86 | USC ('25) | |||||
| #60 David Gusta (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/302 | 20 Tac, 12 Solo, 3 TFL, 1 Sacks, 6 QB Hur | 3 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A (37%) | A+ (62%) | C- (1%) | 579 (54%) | 0.93 | WSU ('25) |
| #91 Jaden Williams (DT) | JR ('2) | 6'4"/286 | 20 Tac, 6 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (48%) | C (51%) | B (0%) | 305 (28.2%) | 0.86 | WYO ('25) |
| #92 Kahlil Saunders (DT) | SR ('1) | 6'5"/285 | 15 Tac, 7 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 2 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (57%) | B (43%) | 235 (36%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('21) | |
| #97 Josaih Hayes (DT) | GR (0) | 6'3"/317 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A+ (63%) | A- (38%) | 80 (12%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('20) | |
| #94 Tavion Gadson (DT) | SO ('2) | 6'5"/275 | B+ (50%) | C- (50%) | 18 (3%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('23) | |||
| #23 Brian Robinson (DT) | SO ('3) | 6'5"/261 | F (42%) | B (58%) | 12 (2%) | 0.94 | 4* HS ('24) | |||
| #00 Javeon Campbell (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/265 | 0 | 0.91 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Kalen Edwards (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'4"/330 | 0 | 0.89 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Nicholas Smith (DL) | FR ('3) | 6'5"/275 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Linebackers | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #9 Landyn Watson (LB) | SR ('1) | 6'1"/239 | 66 Tac, 20 Solo, 4 TFL, 0 Sacks, 3 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | C- (49%) | C (7%) | C+ (44%) | 619 (96.6%) | 0.86 | MRSH ('25) |
| #17 Daveren Rayner (LB) | SR (0) | 6'2"/217 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 3 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (45%) | A+ (12%) | B+ (43%) | 82 (21%) | 0.87 | NIU ('23) |
| #22 Grant Godfrey (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'3"/225 | 9 Tac, 3 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (71%) | C (2%) | C- (27%) | 48 (12%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('23) |
| #35 Steven Soles Jr. (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/220 | 5 Tac, 4 Solo, 2 TFL, 1 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | A- (20%) | A- (76%) | A- (4%) | 49 (13%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #16 Jacob Smith (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'4"/240 | 1 Tac, 1 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (36%) | C- (21%) | B- (43%) | 14 (4%) | 0.92 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #44 Antwan Smith (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/200 | 1 Tac, 0 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B (29%) | B- (16%) | B (55%) | 31 (8%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('24) |
| #24 Jaden Smith (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/206 | B- (67%) | F (33%) | 18 (5%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('24) | |||
| #31 Quintavion Norman (LB) | SO ('3) | 6'3"/205 | B- (100%) | 8 (2%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('24) | ||||
| #32 Devin Smith (LB) | SO ('2) | 6'0"/215 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Secondary | Yr | H/W | Defensive Stats | Pass Defense | Run D | Pass Rush | Cov | Snaps | Rating | Origin |
| #6 JQ Hardaway (CB) | SR ('1) | 6'3"/191 | 47 Tac, 33 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 3 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C- (52%) | C- (0%) | A (48%) | 621 (80%) | 0.91 | CIN ('23) |
| #25 Kevis Thomas (CB) | JR ('2) | 5'11"/179 | 21 Tac, 15 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (45%) | C+ (0%) | F (54%) | 289 (22.2%) | 0.86 | MD ('25) |
| #5 DJ Waller Jr. (CB) | JR ('2) | 6'3"/202 | 13 Tac, 7 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 2 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | F (50%) | A- (50%) | 210 (27%) | 0.88 | MICH ('24) | |
| #20 Terhyon Nichols (CB) | SO ('3) | 5'11"/195 | 10 Tac, 8 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 5 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C- (50%) | B+ (50%) | 195 (25%) | 0.93 | 4* HS ('24) | |
| #21 Nasir Addison (CB) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/199 | 9 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (61%) | C+ (1%) | D+ (38%) | 95 (12%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #10 Jantzen Dunn (CB) | SR ('1) | 6'0"/185 | 8 Tac, 4 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B+ (19%) | D+ (4%) | D+ (77%) | 52 (7%) | 0.89 | OSU ('23) |
| #12 Quay'sheed Scott (CB) | SO ('3) | 6'0"/192 | 6 Tac, 5 Solo, 0 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | B- (39%) | A- (61%) | 51 (7%) | 0.88 | 3* HS ('24) | |
| #00 Andrew Purcell (CB) | FR ('3) | 5'9"/185 | 0 | 0.91 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Demarcus Gardner (CB) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/170 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #25 Jordan Lovett (S) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/205 | 63 Tac, 36 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 1 PD, 2 INT (0 TDS) | C- (52%) | B (1%) | B+ (47%) | 587 (49%) | 0.87 | 3* HS ('21) |
| #3 Alex Afari Jr. (S) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/222 | 62 Tac, 35 Solo, 11 TFL, 2 Sacks, 1 QB Hur | 1 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | D+ (58%) | B (4%) | D+ (38%) | 434 (36%) | 0.91 | 4* HS ('22) |
| #14 Ty Bryant (S) | JR ('2) | 6'0"/197 | 46 Tac, 30 Solo, 2 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 1 INT (0 TDS) | A- (48%) | F (0%) | C- (51%) | 405 (33%) | 0.86 | 3* HS ('23) |
| #18 Cam Dooley (S) | SO ('3) | 6'2"/204 | 3 Tac, 2 Solo, 1 TFL, 0 Sacks, 0 QB Hur | 0 PD, 0 INT (0 TDS) | C+ (47%) | A- (6%) | B+ (47%) | 32 (3%) | 0.9 | 4* HS ('24) |
| #29 Jackson Schulz (S) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/198 | C (40%) | A+ (60%) | 5 (0%) | 0 | NA | |||
| #00 Martels Carter (S) | FR ('3) | 6'0"/190 | 0 | 0.91 | 4* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Dyllon Williams (S) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/180 | 0 | 0.88 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| #00 Grant Grayton (S) | FR ('3) | 6'2"/185 | 0 | 0.86 | 3* HS ('25) | |||||
| Kickers | Yr | H/W | Field Goals | XPs | Points | FG Grade | Kickoffs | Rating | Origin | |
| #91 Jacob Kauwe (K) | SO ('3) | 6'1"/203 | B- | 0.82 | 3* HS ('24) | |||||
| Punters | Yr | H/W | Punts | Acc | Grade | Rank | Rating | Origin | ||
| #48 Aidan Laros (P) | SR ('1) | 6'2"/210 | 32, 1400 YDS (43.8 YPP), Long 66 YDS | 11 In 20, 3 TB | A | D+ | 0.74 | UTM ('24) |
Total Team Talent for '25 is: 864, #25 in CFB. 0.88 Avg Per Player. Blue Chip Ratio 24.72%
Breakdown - Offense: 377.32 (47) Defense: 375.42 (40) ST: 9.52 (2)
89 Total players, 30 from Transfer Portal. 28% of roster is from the Portal.
27 from the '25 Transfer Portal. 25.2% of roster is from this years Portal, 32 players left via portal after '24.
Roster Breakdown: 0 elite players, 0 great players, 22 very good players, 54 good players, 7 JAGS, 0 low JAGS, 1 JAG- players
Snaps by class: FR: 0 (0%), SO: 3156 (18%), JR: 3943 (22%), SR: 7422 (42%), GR: 3329 (19%)
18 players have no stats and no recruiting/portal ratings excluded from totals.
QB Exp: (90.8%), Prod: (100%) Kentucky lost their starting QB from last year. QB Zach Calzada was taken in Portal to compete for the starting job.
RB Exp: (83%), Prod: (97%) Kentucky returns Jamarion Wilcox, but lost their #2 Rusher from last year.
Kentucky lost their top 2 WR's from last year.
WR Exp: (79%), Prod: (65%) OL Experience: T: (68%): G: (100%): C: (70%):
Kentucky OL: 1 starters back, 2 with multi game experience, 0 more with some game experience.
Portal OL: 4 potential OL starters from '25 Portal, 0 more Portals have experience.
DL Experience: DE: (27%) DT: (68%)
LB Experience: (54%)
Secondary Experience: CB: (90%) S: (61%)
Kicker Experience: (13%), Punter: (59%)
Return Experience - QB 90.8%, Skill Players 63%, Off Line 79%, Front Seven 50%, Secondary 76% | Offense 74% - Defense 60%
Return Off Production - Pass Yds: 100%, Rush Yds: 97%, Rec Yds: 65%,
Return Def Production - Tackles: 60%, Sacks: 43%, QB Hurries: 52%, TFLs: 54%, Pass Def: 65%, INTs: 72%