Kentucky Wildcats

Head Coach: Will Stein (1st year)

Offensive Coordinator: Joey Sloan (1st year)

Defensive Coordinator: Jay Bateman (1st year)

Spring Game: 18-Apr-2026

2026 Schedule

Most Likely: 5-7(expected 5.6)badge = team's win probability; ⚡ = toss-up (45-55%)

Youngstown StateSep 5W

AlabamaSep 1245% +3.5

@ Texas A&MSep 1933% +11.5

South AlabamaSep 2678% -20.5

@ South CarolinaOct 322% +20.5

LSUOct 1026% +17.0

@ OklahomaOct 1726% +17.0

VanderbiltOct 24⚡ 50% -0.0

@ TennesseeNov 738% +8.0

FloridaNov 1444% +4.0

@ MissouriNov 2140% +6.5

LouisvilleNov 28⚡ 52% -1.0

The Wildcats enter 2026 with new head coach Will Stein and new offensive coordinator Joe Sloan and new defensive coordinator Jay Bateman.

Will Stein's Wildcats feature DL Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace (142), RB Jovantae Barnes (117), LB Alex Afari Jr. (112), and DB Ty Bryant (109). Twelve transfer starters as Kentucky rebuilds for SEC competition under the new coaching staff.

Key Games

Toss-up: edges Vanderbilt (SEC)50% win

Toss-up: edges Louisville (ACC)52% win

Toss-up: trails Alabama (SEC)45% win

Toss-up: trails Florida (SEC)44% win

Toss-up: trails Missouri (SEC)40% win

106Total Players

32Transfers

40Returning

34Freshmen

Starter Quality (out of 100)

Overall

Returning

Transfer

Quarterbacks(4)

#11Beau Allen

6'2" · 211 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Kenny Minchey

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

JacQai Long

6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#14Brennen Ward

6'4" · 222 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Running Backs(6)

CJ Baxter

6'1" · 215 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jovantae Barnes

5'11" · 210 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#36Chy Rivers

5'8" · 179 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28Tovani Mizell

6'0" · 217 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#35James Dalrymple

5'10" · 190 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#26Jason Patterson

5'10" · 209 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Wide Receivers(14)

#13Fred Farrier II

6'1" · 188 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Nic Anderson

6'4" · 210 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Brock Coffman

6'2" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Ja'Kayden Ferguson

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#80Ashton Cozart

6'3" · 197 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#86Cole Lanter

5'11" · 195 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#82David Washington Jr.

5'11" · 204 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Shane Carr

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#37Spencer Leadbetter

6'3" · 199 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Xavier Daisy

6'1" · 190 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#7DJ Miller

6'3" · 204 lbs · Age 19

Returning

Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#88Quintin Simmons Jr.

6'1" · 171 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#33Rico Crowder

6'4" · 191 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#39Saxton Howard

6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tight Ends(5)

#87Henry Boyer

6'6" · 265 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#83Jack Monday

6'1" · 229 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#81Willie Rodriguez

6'4" · 252 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#44Justin Kattus

6'1" · 213 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#18Mikkel Skinner

6'4" · 231 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Offensive Line(21)

Max Anderson

6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Olaus Alinen

6'6" · 315 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tegra Tshabola

6'5" · 320 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#78Cameron Jones

6'6" · 341 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Coleton Price

6'4" · 310 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#63Kyle Mixon

6'5" · 326 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#71Malachi Wood

6'8" · 328 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Mark Robinson

6'5" · 310 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

Junior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#70Rob Fogler

6'7" · 308 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#50Alex Wollschlaeger

6'7" · 311 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#61Jason Ekperuoh

6'6" · 335 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#74Jermiel Atkins

6'8" · 329 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#73Shiyazh Pete

6'8" · 322 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#66Tino Merlo

6'2" · 292 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#53Aba Selm

6'4" · 323 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#68Alexander DiMartino

6'4" · 275 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#67Brady Pullins

6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#77Bryan Auguste

6'4" · 298 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#72Hayes Johnson

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#79Jayden Clark

6'4" · 325 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Lance Heard

6'6" · 320 lbs

Transfer

Senior

Role: Starter

Defensive Line(15)

Jamarrion Harkless

6'3" · 295 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

Ahmad Breaux

6'4" · 300 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Antonio O'Berry

6'3" · 245 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Dominic Wiseman

6'2" · 290 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#91Jaden Williams

6'4" · 295 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#97Josaih Hayes

6'3" · 322 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

#90Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace

6'4" · 255 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#94Tavion Gadson

6'5" · 298 lbs · Age 20

Returning

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#93Kalen Edwards

6'4" · 328 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#55Nic Smith

6'5" · 290 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Tyler Thomas

6'3" · 250 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#23Brian Robinson

6'5" · 265 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#15Cedric Works

6'5" · 254 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#56Javeon Campbell

6'5" · 246 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#34Lorenzo Cowan

6'3" · 247 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Linebackers(12)

Elijah Barnes

6'2" · 230 lbs · Age 21

Transfer

R-Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#1Kam Olds

6'4" · 252 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#22Grant Godfrey

6'3" · 234 lbs · Age 20

Returning

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#53Hayden Dawahare

6'3" · 241 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#2Sam Greene

6'2" · 248 lbs · Age 20

Transfer

R-Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

Tavion Wallace

6'1" · 225 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#44Antwan Smith

6'3" · 215 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#46Rushaune Vilane

6'2" · 237 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#32Devin Smith

6'0" · 223 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#45Kris Thompson

6'0" · 215 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#31Quintavion Norman

6'3" · 224 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#49Wyatt Phyle

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Defensive Backs(21)

#10Jantzen Dunn

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#21Nasir Addison

6'0" · 204 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Key Reserve

Aaron Gates

6'1" · 200 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

Cyrus Reyes

6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#5DJ Waller Jr.

6'3" · 203 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#29Jackson Schulz

6'2" · 210 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#19Kevis Thomas

6'0" · 181 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Rotation

#14Ty Bryant

6'0" · 198 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Senior

2 years remaining

Role: Starter

#36Andrew Weber

6'0" · 177 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Sophomore

3 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#38Devon Gusta

6'0" · 186 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Hasaan Sykes

6'1" · 185 lbs · Age 23

Transfer

R-Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Starter

Jesse Anderson

6'1" · 205 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Mark Manfred III

6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#4Martels Carter Jr.

6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

#20Terhyon Nichols

5'11" · 198 lbs · Age 20

Returning

Junior

3 years remaining

Role: Starter

#26Andrew Purcell

5'10" · 193 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#28Demarcus Gardner

6'0" · 178 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#13Dyllon Williams

6'2" · 187 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

#30Grant Grayton

6'3" · 205 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Backup

#24Jaden Smith

6'3" · 208 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

4 years remaining

Role: Reserve

Jordan Castell

Transfer

R-Senior

Role: Starter

Kickers(3)

Adam Zouagui

5'11" · 185 lbs · Age 22

Transfer

R-Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#91Jacob Kauwe

6'1" · 212 lbs · Age 19

Freshman

R-Sophomore

4 years remaining

Role: Starter

#97Zach Schreiner

6'0" · 181 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Rotation

Punters(3)

#93Wilson Berry

6'4" · 214 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

#48Aidan Laros

6'2" · 218 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup

Thomas O'Hara

6'2" · 200 lbs

Transfer

Junior

Role: Starter

Long Snappers(2)

#59David LaGanga

6'0" · 212 lbs · Age 21

Returning

Junior

2 years remaining

Role: Backup

#42Alex McLaughlin

5'10" · 228 lbs · Age 22

Returning

Senior

1 years remaining

Role: Backup