Bowl Bound - 2026 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Roster

	Western Kentucky Team Roster
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Quarterbacks
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
13	QB	John Early	6-6	222	(So)	3.31	86	91	OK	Campbellsville (Campbellsville, KY)	1	3
02	QB	Benjamin Hill (S)	6-1	193	So	3.93	84	82	OK	Seabreeze (Daytona Beach, FL)	4	5
03	QB	LaShaun Law	6-1	238	Sr	3.77	77	90	OK	Newberry (Newberry, FL)	4	6
17	QB	Josh Rice	6-0	179	(Fr)	3.69	69	64	Redshirt	South Laurel (London, KY)	1	3
16	QB	Troy Tomlinson	6-1	198	(Fr)	2.95	64	53	OK	Collins Hill (Suwanee, GA)	2	5

Running Backs
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
38	RB	Micah Jacobs (S)	5-11	194	Sr	2.11	46	36	OK	South Terrebonne (Bourg, LA)	5	7
43	RB	Owen Boyles	5-9	187	(So)	2.85	58	68	OK	Western (Louisville, KY)	1	3
35	RB	Claud Patrick	5-11	184	(Sr)	3.89	85	61	OK	Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, KY)	1	3
49	RB	Samuel Rhodes	5-8	198	(Fr)	3.52	49	78	OK	Opelika (Opelika, AL)	2	3
42	RB	Mohamed Rogers	5-9	180	(Fr)	3.32	76	64	Redshirt	Owensboro (Owensboro, KY)	1	2
21	FB	Ty Glenn	5-10	211	So	3.98	91	95	OK	Kahuku (Kahuku, HI)	1	3
25	FB	Blake Muhammad	6-1	216	Fr	3.61	60	72	OK	Atherton (Louisville, KY)	1	2
28	FB	Steve Wayne (S)	5-11	233	Sr	3.23	76	53	OK	Wando (Mt. Pleasant, SC)	5	6

Receivers
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
89	WR	Adam Ekwerekwu	5-11	209	(Sr)	3.64	81	60	OK	East Ridge (Lick Creek, KY)	2	2
85	WR	Ryan Higdon (S)	6-6	181	Sr	3.70	96	75	OK	Carver (Columbus, GA)	5	7
88	WR	Daniel Miles	6-2	198	(So)	1.95	45	48	OK	Marietta (Marietta, GA)	1	4
81	WR	Austin Patton (S)	5-11	213	So	2.19	75	47	OK	Miami Southridge (Miami, FL)	5	6
80	WR	Phillip Carter	6-4	206	(Jr)	3.25	70	57	OK	Brunswick (Brunswick, GA)	1	3
84	WR	Bryce Scott	6-5	183	Sr	3.95	86	69	OK	Airport (West Columbia, SC)	2	4
87	WR	R.J. Brown	6-0	189	So	2.68	80	42	OK	Forest Hill (Jackson, MS)	4	6
86	TE	Brandon Roberts	6-2	230	(Jr)	3.51	73	68	OK	Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)	2	4
19	TE	Jefferey Chaney (S)	6-2	234	(So)	2.65	69	56	OK	Collins Hill (Suwanee, GA)	3	3
83	TE	Joe Thorne	6-1	231	So	2.02	39	47	OK	Riverdale (Riverdale, GA)	4	7
98	TE	Danny Flagler	6-3	237	(So)	2.69	75	56	OK	Harrison (Kennesaw, GA)	2	4

Offensive Lineman
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
78	OT	Jordan Kirkland	6-1	308	(Sr)	2.19	51	41	OK	Melbourne (Melbourne, FL)	2	3
72	OT	Wilmont Drew (S)	6-1	304	(Fr)	3.90	91	68	OK	Miami Palmetto (Miami, FL)	2	4
75	OT	Alexander Parson	6-7	300	(So)	1.98	52	38	OK	Bowling Green (Bowling Green, KY)	2	3
69	OT	Austin Reeves	6-3	300	(Sr)	2.79	90	40	OK	Swainsboro (Swainsboro, GA)	2	3
79	OT	Josh Chavous (S)	6-1	289	So	3.35	69	80	OK	Hollywood Hills (Hollywood, FL)	3	4
76	OT	Ethan Vargas	6-5	291	(Fr)	3.53	45	77	OK	Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)	1	3
68	OG	Andrew Bowman (S)	6-2	295	Sr	2.05	53	33	OK	Tri-Cities (East Point, GA)	5	7
61	OG	Sean Howe (S)	6-1	283	Fr	2.31	63	57	OK	Lincoln (Gahanna, OH)	3	7
77	OG	Antuan Madsen	6-0	283	So	3.30	65	85	OK	Hixson (Hixson, TN)	3	5
67	OG	Denny Greene	6-6	278	(Jr)	2.49	99	34	OK	Camden County (Kingsland, GA)	2	4
74	OG	Marcus Brown	6-5	295	(So)	3.82	73	88	OK	Trinity (Louisville, KY)	1	3
66	OG	Alex Gammon	6-0	319	(Sr)	2.73	52	55	OK	Brookhaven (Brookhaven, MS)	3	4
71	OG	Norbert Hernandez	6-3	282	(Sr)	2.12	45	49	OK	Pocahontas (Pocahontas, AR)	3	4
54	C	Brandon Keeler	6-3	279	Fr	3.86	94	68	OK	Franklin-Simpson (Franklin, KY)	1	2
63	C	Harlan King (S)	6-1	273	Fr	3.67	54	70	OK	Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC)	1	4
64	C	Tyler Pollard	6-2	285	So	3.82	90	71	OK	Gaston (Gadsden, AL)	2	4

Defensive Lineman
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
96	DE	Sterling Goforth	6-2	270	(Fr)	2.90	57	64	Redshirt	Jeffersontown (Jeffersontown, KY)	1	2
91	DE	Alfred Blount (S)	6-6	270	(Jr)	3.23	49	65	OK	McGill-Toolen (Mobile, AL)	2	3
97	DE	Cody Fulton (S)	6-3	284	(Sr)	3.27	50	75	OK	Silver Bluff (Aiken, SC)	2	4
99	DE	Brandon Griffin	6-3	276	(Fr)	3.42	49	76	Redshirt	Newnan (Newnan, GA)	1	3
90	DE	Stew Wynn	6-8	258	(Fr)	2.24	91	36	OK	Western (Louisville, KY)	1	4
93	DT	Burl Hill	6-1	285	(Jr)	3.47	54	84	OK	Auburn (Auburn, AL)	2	3
92	DT	Thomas Curry (S)	6-1	279	(So)	1.90	82	31	OK	Southwest (Lincoln, NE)	1	2
18	DT	Brice Russell (S)	6-3	303	So	3.19	96	57	OK	Georgia Military College (GA)	3	4
95	DT	Joey Tongue	6-1	281	So	3.95	90	63	OK	Ensworth (Nashville, TN)	2	4
46	DT	Kentrell Bruns	6-5	285	(Jr)	1.96	52	42	OK	South Panola (Batesville, MS)	1	3

Linebackers
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
56	ILB	Clint Graham (S)	6-1	241	(So)	3.23	61	84	OK	Bullard (Fresno, CA)	5	6
59	ILB	Tyler Maddox	6-0	240	(Jr)	2.77	75	47	OK	Pelham (Pelham, AL)	2	4
53	ILB	Cole McCoy	6-0	237	(Jr)	3.20	65	58	OK	Barbe (Lake Charles, LA)	2	4
58	ILB	Booker Gonzalez	6-2	238	Sr	3.83	36	91	OK	Pinson Valley (Pinson, AL)	4	6
52	ILB	Ryan Wynn (S)	5-11	224	(Fr)	3.97	99	77	OK	Columbine (Littleton, CO)	4	6
55	OLB	Chester Carpenter (S)	6-1	214	(Sr)	3.50	74	89	OK	Plantation (Plantation, FL)	2	4
45	OLB	Weston Holmes	6-2	242	Sr	2.65	71	60	OK	Jackson Prep (Jackson, MS)	4	6
51	OLB	Alexander Ferreira	6-2	217	(Fr)	2.00	70	42	Redshirt	Everglades (Miramar, FL)	1	4
50	OLB	Kendyl Hightower (S)	5-10	221	Fr	3.84	80	66	OK	Christian Academy (Louisville, KY)	1	3
40	OLB	Brandon Winfield	6-0	211	(Fr)	3.64	93	66	Redshirt	Bardstown (Bardstown, KY)	1	2

Defensive Backs
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
27	CB	Diego Robinson	5-9	181	So	3.02	60	68	OK	Bailey (Jackson, MS)	3	6
39	CB	Richard Davis	5-9	174	(Sr)	3.45	50	94	OK	Riverside (Greer, SC)	2	3
34	CB	Freeman Owens	6-1	158	Fr	3.67	73	99	OK	Green County (Greensburg, KY)	1	3
32	CB	Kade Whitney	5-8	182	(Fr)	3.87	62	72	Redshirt	Scott County (Georgetown, KY)	1	1
24	CB	Jake Moore (S)	5-8	163	(Fr)	2.77	50	60	OK	Coral Reef (Miami, FL)	3	6
41	CB	Seth Lawrence (S)	5-9	172	Sr	2.63	74	57	OK	Edmond Memorial (Edmond, OK)	4	5
26	FS	Tremaine Smith	5-11	188	(Fr)	3.58	85	77	Redshirt	Blue Springs South (Blue Springs, MO)	1	2
31	FS	John Call	5-11	166	Fr	3.42	75	94	OK	Madisonville-North Hopkins (KY)	1	2
33	FS	Steve Osborne (S)	6-0	185	So	3.75	86	80	OK	Coral Springs (Coral Springs, FL)	4	7
22	FS	Lucien Johnson	5-11	188	Sr	3.73	68	91	OK	Booker (Sarasota, FL)	2	4
47	SS	Ryan Corcoran	6-0	163	Fr	2.71	53	54	OK	St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)	1	2
37	SS	Kevin Cook (S)	6-0	196	Jr	3.74	68	68	OK	Piedmont (Piedmont, AL)	1	3

Special teams
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
07	K	Charles Gallant	5-9	198	Fr	3.44	88	80	OK	Rockcastle County (KY)	2	4
15	K	Charlie Kruse (S)	6-4	174	So	3.80	53	78	OK	Spartanburg (Spartanburg, SC)	2	4
01	P	Jake Jones (S)	6-2	215	Fr	3.88	88	80	OK	Red Bank (Chattanooga, TN)	4	5
06	P	Alexander Long	5-10	210	Fr	3.53	99	74	OK	Weatherford (Weatherford, TX)	3	5