Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Head Coach: Tyson Helton (7th year)
Offensive Coordinator: Rick Bowie (departed for UTSA)
Defensive Coordinator: Da'Von Brown / Davis Merritt (Co-DCs)
Spring Game: 11-Apr-2026
2026 Schedule
Most Likely: 6-6(expected 6.0)Tyson Helton's Hilltoppers lost 7th-year QB Maverick McIvor (exhausted eligibility) and P Cole Maynard (121) leads the specialists. DB Jaylen Lewis (106), LB Jaylen Wester (99), and K John Cannon (97) anchor the roster. Four transfer starters as WKU competes in the Sun Belt.
Key Games
Toss-up: edges New Mexico State (C-USA)51% win
Toss-up: trails Delaware (C-USA)48% win
Toss-up: edges Sam Houston (C-USA)53% win
Toss-up: trails Liberty (C-USA)45% win
Toss-up: edges Middle Tennessee (C-USA)57% win
Toss-up: trails Kennesaw State (C-USA)42% win
Toss-up: edges Jacksonville State (C-USA)59% win
Quarterbacks(5)
Rodney Tisdale Jr.
6'0" · 190 lbs · Age 18
R-Sophomore
Role: Starter
Brock Glenn
6'2" · 215 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Caleb McMickle
6'0" · 202 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Owen Loy
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Tucker Parks
6'0" · 202 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Running Backs(8)
George Hart III
5'0" · 215 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Sincere Baines
5'11" · 180 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Jaden McGill
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Adrion Boyd
5'0" · 176 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Corey Landers
5'0" · 195 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Donovan Jones
5'0" · 208 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jalen Hampton
5'0" · 206 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Javon McMahan
5'0" · 210 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Wide Receivers(15)
Matthew Henry
6'0" · 183 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jeremiah Carroll
6'0" · 175 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Jyzaiah Rockwell
6'2" · 214 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
K.D. Hutchinson
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Jairus Mack
5'0" · 182 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Moussa Barry
6'0" · 194 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Cameron Flowers
5'0" · 183 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Damari Jefferson
5'0" · 175 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Fonzy Smith
6'0" · 177 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Isaiah Myers
6'0" · 188 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Jaleel Walker
6'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Justin Brown
6'0" · 194 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Kelby Williams
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Marvin Sims
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Quincy Burroughs
6'0" · 205 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Tight Ends(6)
CC Ezirim
6'7" · 242 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Jackson West
6'0" · 248 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Justin Wolf
6'0" · 240 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Aiden Miller
6'0" · 242 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Cross Nimmo
6'0" · 245 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Lofton Howard
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Offensive Line(18)
Roq Montgomery
6'3" · 330 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Backup
Tyreek Major
6'6" · 320 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Alex Lopez
6'6" · 295 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Marshall Jackson
6'0" · 304 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Rhett Larson
6'5" · 305 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Tai Ray
6'6" · 325 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Starter
Alec Johnson
6'2" · 300 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Nonso Omezi
6'5" · 323 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Quincy Jenkins
6'0" · 310 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Devon Smith
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Elijah Williams
6'0" · 300 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Gabe Claybrook
6'0" · 290 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Isiah Stoudemire
6'0" · 305 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jackson Dialls
6'0" · 317 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jemeil Jackson
6'0" · 292 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Karsten Upchurch
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Max Thurston
6'0" · 297 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Melvin Collins Jr.
6'0" · 320 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Defensive Line(13)
Mackavelli Malotumau
6'0" · 295 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Nathan Gonzales
6'5" · 255 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Rylen Su'a-Filo
6'0" · 320 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jayden Gray
6'0" · 276 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jaden Hardy
6'0" · 324 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Elin Jones
6'0" · 252 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Reserve
Brandon Tobias II
6'0" · 258 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Eric Etienne
6'0" · 310 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Jakeem Fletcher
6'0" · 312 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Kai Micatrotto
5'0" · 250 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Sekou Peters
6'0" · 296 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Sharlandiin "Zaqq" Strange
6'0" · 262 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Venson Sneed
6'0" · 262 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Linebackers(14)
Geajorm Akpaloo
6'3" · 220 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Backup
Jaylen Wester
6'0" · 228 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Anthony Brackenridge
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Garrison Madden
6'2" · 235 lbs · Age 21
Junior
2 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Dominic Oliver
6'0" · 250 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Eli Jones
6'0" · 236 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Brandon Thomas
6'0" · 208 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Elijah Rumph
6'0" · 212 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jordan Donald
6'0" · 222 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Josaiah Knight
6'0" · 230 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Joshua Mensah
6'0" · 212 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Kennon Loftin
6'0" · 228 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Zach Smith
6'0" · 220 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Zsacari Minnis
6'0" · 222 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Defensive Backs(14)
Jaylen Lewis
5'0" · 190 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
D'Cambren Verrett
6'3" · 203 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Rotation
Dave Herard
6'0" · 202 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jaavan Mack
5'0" · 188 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Jacob Cosby-Mosley
5'11" · 197 lbs · Age 22
Senior
1 years remaining
Role: Reserve
Jalen Emery
5'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Avarion Cole
5'0" · 197 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Reserve
Braxton Myers
6'0" · 195 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Jalen Jackson
6'0" · 200 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Jordan Bergeron
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kent Robinson
5'0" · 186 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Starter
Khrystian Washington
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 19
Sophomore
Role: Reserve
Lataj Wright
5'0" · 185 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Rotation
Xavion "Tutu" Griffin
6'0" · 184 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Kickers(3)
John Cannon
5'0" · 182 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Jackson Smith
5'0" · 222 lbs · Age 20
Junior
Role: Reserve
Michael Buck
5'0" · 180 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve
Punters(1)
Cole Maynard
6'0" · 180 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Starter
Long Snappers(2)
Rex Robich
6'0" · 225 lbs · Age 21
Senior
Role: Backup
Bailey Sanders
6'0" · 223 lbs · Age 18
Freshman
Role: Reserve