2026 Kentucky Wildcats roster
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The Kentucky Wildcats went 3-1 in the 2026 FBS regular season.
2026 Wildcats roster: passing
2026 Wildcats roster: rushing
| CAR: Times the player ran with the ball. | YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Patterson | RB | 40 | 326 | 8.2 | 3 |
| CJ Baxter | RB | 55 | 313 | 5.7 | 5 |
| Jovantae Barnes | RB | 11 | 98 | 8.9 | 1 |
| Martels Carter Jr. | DB | 5 | 37 | 7.4 | 0 |
| Mikkel Skinner | TE | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Jordan Colbert | RB | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Ahmir Smith | RB | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Kenny Darby | WR | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Callum Wither | — | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Henry Boyer | TE | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Kenny Minchey | QB | 17 | -13 | -0.8 | 0 |
2026 Wildcats roster: receiving
| REC: Passes caught. | YDS: Yards gained through the air, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Darby | WR | 13 | 226 | 17.4 | 2 |
| Willie Rodriguez | TE | 17 | 137 | 8.1 | 1 |
| Henry Boyer | TE | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 2 |
| DJ Miller | WR | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 0 |
| Mikkel Skinner | TE | 7 | 91 | 13.0 | 1 |
| Brock Coffman | WR | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 |
| CJ Baxter | RB | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 |
| Nic Anderson | WR | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 |
| Prince Jean | WR | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 |
| Shane Carr | WR | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 |
| Jason Patterson | RB | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| Ja'Kayden Ferguson | WR | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Jovantae Barnes | RB | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
2026 Wildcats roster: defense
| TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together. | SOLO: Tackles made without help. | SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half. | INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender. | PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught. | FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Castell | DB | 36 | 13 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Godfrey | LB | 33 | 13 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Bryant | DB | 30 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Barnes | LB | 18 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hasaan Sykes | DB | 15 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mi'Quise Humphrey-Grace | DL | 14 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Isaiah McMillian | DB | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Afari Jr. | LB | 11 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Greene | LB | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tavion Gadson | DL | 9 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cyrus Reyes | DB | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaden Williams | — | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Gates | DB | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Cowan | LB | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tavion Wallace | LB | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Grayton | DB | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Works | — | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terhyon Nichols | DB | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmad Breaux | DT | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antwan Smith | LB | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalen Edwards | DL | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Smith | DB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Demarcus Gardner | DB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Wiseman | — | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dyllon Williams | — | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Addison | DB | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Thomas | DE | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevis Thomas | DB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarrion Harkless | DL | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Robinson | DL | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Smith | LB | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Duncum | DE | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results
Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.