Bowl Bound - 2027 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	223	(Jr)	3.40	89	92	OK	Campbellsville (Campbellsville, KY)	1	3
02	QB	Benjamin Hill (S)	6-1	194	Jr	3.32	83	83	OK	Seabreeze (Daytona Beach, FL)	4	5
03	QB	Martin Rather	6-2	209	Jr	3.53	78	75	OK	Gibbs (St. Petersburg, FL)	4	5
17	QB	Josh Rice	6-0	181	(Fr)	3.81	75	69	OK	South Laurel (London, KY)	2	4
16	QB	Troy Tomlinson	6-1	200	(So)	3.07	71	55	OK	Collins Hill (Suwanee, GA)	3	4

Running Backs
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
43	RB	Owen Boyles	5-9	188	(Jr)	2.87	58	66	OK	Western (Louisville, KY)	2	2
28	RB	Sean McGruddy	5-11	195	Fr	2.88	78	56	OK	Glades Central (Belle Glade, FL)	3	7
49	RB	Samuel Rhodes (S)	5-8	200	(So)	3.65	56	76	OK	Opelika (Opelika, AL)	2	3
42	RB	Mohamed Rogers	5-9	184	(Fr)	3.34	76	58	OK	Owensboro (Owensboro, KY)	1	2
38	RB	Elden Taylor	5-11	181	Fr	2.16	99	31	OK	Miami Central (Miami, FL)	1	4
45	FB	Bobby Garrett (S)	6-1	214	Fr	3.57	76	99	OK	Sharon (Sharon, MA)	1	3
21	FB	Ty Glenn	5-10	213	Jr	3.31	85	87	OK	Kahuku (Kahuku, HI)	2	3
25	FB	Blake Muhammad	6-1	220	So	3.43	66	71	OK	Atherton (Louisville, KY)	1	3

Receivers
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
85	WR	Ben Ferguson	6-5	194	Fr	3.62	59	74	OK	St. Lucie West Centennial (FL)	3	6
80	WR	Phillip Carter	6-4	207	(Sr)	3.46	64	62	OK	Brunswick (Brunswick, GA)	1	2
88	WR	Daniel Miles	6-2	199	(Jr)	2.12	52	50	OK	Marietta (Marietta, GA)	1	4
82	WR	Michael Moore	6-1	192	(Fr)	2.61	74	49	Redshirt	North Springs (Atlanta, GA)	2	3
81	WR	Austin Patton	5-11	215	Jr	1.94	67	39	OK	Miami Southridge (Miami, FL)	5	6
87	WR	R.J. Brown (S)	6-0	191	Jr	2.64	83	43	OK	Forest Hill (Jackson, MS)	5	6
84	WR	Alex Bickerstaff (S)	6-0	164	Fr	3.20	56	70	OK	Lafayette (Lexington, KY)	4	6
98	TE	Danny Flagler	6-3	238	(Jr)	2.57	72	51	OK	Harrison (Kennesaw, GA)	2	4
19	TE	Jefferey Chaney	6-2	235	(Jr)	2.64	72	47	OK	Collins Hill (Suwanee, GA)	2	4
86	TE	Brandon Roberts	6-2	231	(Sr)	3.83	75	71	OK	Southwest DeKalb (Decatur, GA)	2	4
83	TE	Joe Thorne (S)	6-1	233	Jr	2.06	45	54	OK	Riverdale (Riverdale, GA)	5	7

Offensive Lineman
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
79	OT	Josh Chavous	6-1	293	Jr	3.46	76	78	OK	Hollywood Hills (Hollywood, FL)	2	5
75	OT	Alexander Parson	6-7	302	(Jr)	2.15	45	36	OK	Bowling Green (Bowling Green, KY)	2	3
68	OT	Corbin Baugh (S)	6-7	282	Fr	3.50	99	80	OK	John Ehret (Marrero, LA)	3	5
78	OT	Orlando Dilfer (S)	6-7	319	Fr	3.58	76	87	OK	Miami (Miami, FL)	4	7
72	OT	Wilmont Drew	6-1	306	(So)	3.23	82	69	OK	Miami Palmetto (Miami, FL)	3	4
76	OT	Ethan Vargas	6-5	294	(So)	3.56	48	71	OK	Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)	2	3
61	OG	Sean Howe (S)	6-1	289	So	2.50	57	52	OK	Lincoln (Gahanna, OH)	4	7
77	OG	Antuan Madsen	6-0	285	(Jr)	3.35	64	84	Redshirt	Hixson (Hixson, TN)	2	4
74	OG	Marcus Brown	6-5	297	(Jr)	3.46	72	83	OK	Trinity (Louisville, KY)	2	3
69	OG	Ryan Roman (S)	6-2	296	Fr	3.21	83	78	OK	Belmont (Belmont, MS)	4	7
73	OG	Vince Smith	6-3	286	Fr	2.17	37	62	OK	Olympia (Orlando, FL)	3	7
67	OG	Denny Greene	6-6	279	(Sr)	2.37	93	42	OK	Camden County (Kingsland, GA)	2	4
54	C	Brandon Keeler	6-3	284	So	3.49	85	71	OK	Franklin-Simpson (Franklin, KY)	1	2
63	C	Harlan King	6-1	278	So	3.73	46	72	OK	Marlboro County (Bennettsville, SC)	1	4
64	C	Tyler Pollard (S)	6-2	287	Jr	3.33	96	72	OK	Gaston (Gadsden, AL)	3	4

Defensive Lineman
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
94	DE	Tim Mitchell (S)	6-7	274	Fr	3.86	75	66	OK	Belleville (Belleville, MI)	2	5
96	DE	Sterling Goforth	6-2	274	(Fr)	3.18	59	59	OK	Jeffersontown (Jeffersontown, KY)	1	2
99	DE	Brandon Griffin	6-3	279	(Fr)	3.51	50	75	OK	Newnan (Newnan, GA)	1	4
91	DE	Alfred Blount	6-6	271	(Sr)	3.27	49	71	OK	McGill-Toolen (Mobile, AL)	2	3
90	DE	Stew Wynn (S)	6-8	260	(So)	2.26	82	43	OK	Western (Louisville, KY)	1	3
92	DT	Thomas Curry	6-1	281	(Jr)	2.07	81	34	OK	Southwest (Lincoln, NE)	1	2
46	DT	Kentrell Bruns	6-5	287	(Sr)	1.90	44	43	OK	South Panola (Batesville, MS)	2	3
93	DT	Burl Hill	6-1	287	(Sr)	3.40	48	77	OK	Auburn (Auburn, AL)	2	3
18	DT	Brice Russell (S)	6-3	306	Jr	3.38	89	50	OK	Georgia Military College (GA)	3	5
95	DT	Joey Tongue (S)	6-1	285	Jr	3.24	84	64	OK	Ensworth (Nashville, TN)	2	4

Linebackers
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
59	ILB	Tyler Maddox	6-0	241	(Sr)	2.77	74	54	OK	Pelham (Pelham, AL)	2	4
56	ILB	Clint Graham (S)	6-1	242	(Jr)	3.91	61	85	OK	Bullard (Fresno, CA)	5	6
55	ILB	Noah Avery	6-2	236	(Fr)	3.97	84	62	Redshirt	Mainland (Daytona Beach, FL)	2	6
52	ILB	Ryan Wynn (S)	5-11	226	(So)	3.25	96	70	OK	Columbine (Littleton, CO)	4	6
53	ILB	Cole McCoy	6-0	238	(Sr)	3.59	74	61	OK	Barbe (Lake Charles, LA)	1	4
51	OLB	Alexander Ferreira (S)	6-2	221	(Fr)	2.01	79	40	OK	Everglades (Miramar, FL)	1	3
50	OLB	Kendyl Hightower	5-10	225	So	3.98	80	69	OK	Christian Academy (Louisville, KY)	1	3
58	OLB	Josh Maier	6-0	215	(Fr)	2.89	61	56	Redshirt	Chapel Hill (Douglasville, GA)	1	4
48	OLB	Devon Williams (S)	6-0	225	Fr	3.51	78	58	OK	Killian (Miami, FL)	2	3
40	OLB	Brandon Winfield	6-0	215	(Fr)	3.41	99	67	OK	Bardstown (Bardstown, KY)	1	2
41	OLB	Mark Ayala	6-0	208	(Fr)	3.26	83	79	Redshirt	Shaw (Columbus, GA)	1	4

Defensive Backs
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
27	CB	Diego Robinson (S)	5-9	183	Jr	3.18	61	68	OK	Bailey (Jackson, MS)	4	6
24	CB	Jake Moore	5-8	165	(So)	2.80	43	61	OK	Coral Reef (Miami, FL)	3	6
34	CB	Freeman Owens	6-1	162	(So)	3.64	67	90	Redshirt	Green County (Greensburg, KY)	1	3
23	CB	Jonathan Cole	6-1	177	Fr	3.96	74	75	OK	Dreher (Columbia, SC)	1	3
32	CB	Kade Whitney	5-8	185	(Fr)	3.94	59	74	OK	Scott County (Georgetown, KY)	1	2
22	CB	Roy Campbell (S)	5-11	185	Fr	1.97	64	42	OK	Bishop Verot (Fort Myers, FL)	3	5
31	FS	John Call	5-11	171	(So)	3.26	66	99	Redshirt	Madisonville-North Hopkins (KY)	1	2
26	FS	Tremaine Smith	5-11	193	(Fr)	3.71	92	76	OK	Blue Springs South (Blue Springs, MO)	1	3
33	FS	Steve Osborne (S)	6-0	187	Jr	3.71	85	79	OK	Coral Springs (Coral Springs, FL)	5	7
39	FS	Sam Price	6-0	168	Fr	3.63	66	75	OK	Centennial (Roswell, GA)	1	3
36	SS	Shayne Wilson (S)	6-0	189	Fr	3.97	64	79	OK	Oxford (Oxford, MS)	2	5
37	SS	Kevin Cook	6-0	197	Sr	3.29	76	75	OK	Piedmont (Piedmont, AL)	2	4
47	SS	Ryan Corcoran	6-0	166	So	2.91	59	59	OK	St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)	1	2

Special teams
#	POS	NAME	HT	WT	YR	GPA	WE	INT	STATUS	High School	OVR	POT
07	K	Charles Gallant	5-9	200	(So)	4.00	79	88	Redshirt	Rockcastle County (KY)	2	2
15	K	Charlie Kruse	6-4	175	Jr	3.70	55	69	OK	Spartanburg (Spartanburg, SC)	3	4
04	K	Drew Zimmer (S)	5-9	207	Fr	3.18	58	73	OK	Pulaski Southwestern (Somerset, KY)	3	5
06	P	Alexander Long	5-10	212	So	3.24	99	69	OK	Weatherford (Weatherford, TX)	5	5
01	P	Jake Jones (S)	6-2	217	So	3.92	80	82	OK	Red Bank (Chattanooga, TN)	4	5