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Index · this season

▼ Below its 5-year level -11▼ Down 3 this season

Career58since 1936

Peak752016

Last 563seasons

#122 nationally · 2-4 (1-1 conf)

Résumé #117

Schedule so far #63

Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Conference USA · Bowling Green, KY · Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium · Head coach Tyson Helton

Rival

Middle Tennessee · also Florida International

Building rivalry

12-6 all time (18 meetings since 2007)

Western Kentucky leads

Last: won 42-26 (2025) · Western Kentucky has won 7 straight

Holds it

program traits are earned from history

0national titles

0Heisman

0AP top-10

1All-Americans

15NFL picks

50.3%win pct

History since 1936 · football since 2008. Every season →

Chemistry

59Foundation

38Gel

gel counts 45% so far

▼ Below its norm -5Trending up

early · #107 of 138

HC year8

Ret. starters41%

QB yrs w/ OC1

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Roster · 109 players

Quarterbacks · 4room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
11	Brock Glenn	QB	Jr	6'2" / 225	Covington, TN	59
5	Rodney Tisdale Jr.	QB	So	6'2" / 195	Jacksonville, FL	58
15	Cam O'Hara	QB	Fr	6'2" / 210	Florence, KY	54
10	Caleb McMickle	QB	Jr	6'2" / 194	Roswell, GA	53

Running backs · 6room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
3	Ajay Allen	RB	Sr	5'11" / 200	Monroe, LA	59
23	Sincere Baines	RB	Sr	5'9" / 195	Fayetteville, NC	54
25	Jaden McGill	RB	Sr	6'0" / 210	Chicago, IL	54
29	Adrion Boyd	RB	Jr	5'7" / 185	Fontana, CA	54
22	Le'Kamren Meadows	RB	Fr	6'0" / 215	Moody, AL	53
9	Kalib Hicks	RB	Jr	5'11" / 220	Denton, TX	42

Receivers · 13room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
2	K.D. Hutchinson	WR	Sr	5'8" / 185	Hamilton, GA	71
80	Jonathan Stafford Jr.	WR	Fr	5'9" / 185	Auburn, GA	64
4	Cameron Flowers	WR	So	5'11" / 190	Warner Robins, GA	56
12	Quincy Burroughs	WR	Sr	6'1" / 210	Jacksonville, FL	55
24	Fonzy Smith	WR	Fr	6'1" / 185	Fayetteville, NC	55
82	Tre'Von Mcgory	WR	Fr	5'11" / 175	Memphis, TN	55
18	Devin Hamilton	WR	Fr	6'4" / 210	Dacula, GA	54
84	Jeremiah Carroll	WR	Sr	6'0" / 180	Atlanta, GA	54
17	Zion Taylor	WR	Jr	6'0" / 210	Norcross, GA	53
13	Jyziah Rockwell	WR	Sr	6'2" / 200	Gilmer, TX	52
21	Nigel Johnson	WR	Sr	6'5" / 200	Sumter, SC	52
8	Moussa Barry	WR	Sr	6'2" / 195	Dacula, GA	47
7	Qua'Vez Humphreys	WR	Sr	6'3" / 225	Junction City, KS	34

Tight ends · 8room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
19	Lofton Howard	TE	Jr	6'4" / 235	Bowling Green, KY	59
14	CC Ezirim	TE	Sr	6'7" / 250	Dublin, OH	57
89	Cross Nimmo	TE	Fr	6'5" / 250	Mentor, OH	56
81	Arlando Crafton Jr.	TE	Fr	6'4" / 240	Atlanta, GA	55
86	Eli Wilt	TE	Fr	6'6" / 250	Nashville, TN	55
44	Griffin Reimer	TE	So	6'3" / 245	Matthews, NC	51
87	Coleson Arends	TE	Jr	6'4" / 245	Phoenix, AZ	51
88	Aiden Miller	TE	Jr	6'3" / 235	Glasgow, KY	51

Offensive line · 17room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
70	Rhett Larson	OL	Sr	6'4" / 315	College Station, TX	65
73	Nonso Omezi	OL	Sr	6'5" / 340	Houston, TX	61
50	Alec Johnson	OL	Sr	6'1" / 295	Columbia, SC	60
67	Tai Ray	OL	Jr	6'7" / 330	Apopka, FL	59
59	Alex Lopez	OL	Fr	6'7" / 310	Cleveland, MS	58
74	Karsten Upchurch	OL	Sr	6'5" / 295	Starkville, MS	57
78	Tyreek Major	OL	So	6'5" / 325	Tampa, FL	56
64	Jackson Dialls	OL	Fr	6'4" / 310	Lexington, KY	54
52	Isiah Stoudemire	OL	Fr	6'3" / 312	Dayton, OH	53
55	Roq Montgomery	OL	Jr	6'3" / 365	Anniston, AL	53
56	Tyrell Scott	OL	Fr	6'3" / 295	Cincinnati, OH	53
69	Jordan Curll	OL	Fr	6'4" / 280	Franklin, TN	53
77	Jamier Smith	OL	Fr	6'3" / 298	Riverdale, GA	53
79	Asa Holbert	OL	Fr	6'6" / 290	Centre, AL	53
75	Brody Riffe	OL	Jr	6'8" / 315	Ocoee, FL	52
76	Max Thurston	OL	So	6'5" / 300	Monroe, GA	51
72	Zach Clayton	OL	Jr	6'5" / 320	Senoia, GA	32

Defensive line · 23room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
0	Mackavelli Malotumau	DL	Sr	6'1" / 295	Oceanside, CA	70
50	Elin Jones	DE	Sr	6'4" / 248	Dacula, GA	69
17	Zsacari Minnis	DE	So	6'3" / 238	Eustis, FL	68
51	Zayden Walters	DT	Fr	6'3" / 320	Lawrenceville, GA	68
13	Latrevion Thompson	DE	Sr	6'3" / 248	Kennett, MO	66
45	Josaiah Knight	DE	So	6'3" / 238	Tallahassee, FL	66
98	Nathan Gonzales	DE	Sr	6'4" / 248	Bell Gardens, CA	66
33	Zeiqui Lawton	DT	Sr	6'2" / 290	Charleston, WV	65
16	Darius Hampton	DE	Sr	6'3" / 238	Del City, OK	64
92	Javin Griffin	DT	Sr	6'2" / 320	Saint Martinville, LA	60
54	Sekou Peters	DT	Fr	6'2" / 300	Atlanta, GA	59
56	Kiawan Murphy	DT	Sr	6'2" / 320	East Hartford, CT	59
57	Isaac Tanis	DE	Fr	6'2" / 228	Hollywood, FL	58
59	Sharlandiin Strange	DE	Fr	6'4" / 244	Philadelphia, PA	58
90	Bryce Fulda	DE	Fr	6'4" / 244	Bradenton, FL	58
91	Ceejay Embry	DT	Fr	6'1" / 280	Pahokee, FL	58
93	Rylen Su'a-Filo	DL	Sr	6'1" / 320	Orem, UT	58
94	Henry Smith	DE	Fr	6'3" / 254	Moody, AL	58
99	Eric Etienne	DT	So	6'1" / 305	Miramar, FL	58
41	Brandon Thomas	DE	Fr	6'4" / 224	Miami, FL	57
53	Elijah Peake	DT	Fr	6'1" / 325	Wetumpka, AL	57
55	Venson Sneed	DE	Sr	6'4" / 268	Wabasso, FL	56
52	Jakeem Fletcher	DT	Sr	6'2" / 315	Tanner, AL	55

Linebackers · 10room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
21	Jaylen Wester Turnover Maker Ball Hawk	LB	Sr	6'0" / 228	Palmetto, FL	73
32	Westen Ard	LB	Fr	6'1" / 235	Warner Robins, GA	72
22	Jordan Donald	LB	So	6'2" / 224	Perry, GA	65
34	Makhi Brazier	LB	Fr	6'1" / 225	Loganville, GA	64
35	Elijah Rumph	LB	Fr	6'0" / 220	Eden Prairie, MN	64
29	Joshua Mensah	LB	Sr	6'1" / 218	Riverdale, GA	62
18	Geajorm Akpaloo	LB	Jr	6'1" / 230	Warrenton, VA	61
44	Kai Micatrotto	LB	Fr	5'11" / 238	Las Vegas, NV	58
20	Zach Smith	LB	So	6'0" / 224	Red Oak, TX	57
15	Garrison Madden	LB	Sr	6'3" / 235	Hampton, GA	35

Defensive backs · 20room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
7	Jaylen Lewis Tackling Machine Turnover Maker	DB	Sr	5'11" / 187	Brownsville, TN	78
2	Tony Newsome Jr.	DB	Sr	5'11" / 185	Apopka, FL	76
6	Justin Brown	DB	Jr	6'0" / 195	Murfreesboro, TN	72
5	Dave Herard	DB	Sr	6'0" / 204	Fort Lauderdale, FL	69
10	Xavion Griffin	DB	So	6'0" / 190	Vero Beach, FL	67
24	Lataj Wright	DB	Sr	5'10" / 185	West Palm Beach, FL	67
38	Alan Gbee	DB	Jr	6'0" / 195	Leesburg, VA	67
14	Braxton Myers	DB	Jr	6'1" / 203	Coppell, TX	66
3	Christian White	DB	Sr	5'11" / 185	Ellenwood, GA	65
19	Jacob Cosby-Mosley	DB	So	5'11" / 200	West Palm Beach, FL	65
39	Jaylen Pollard	DB	Fr	5'11" / 208	Brentwood, TN	65
11	Canyon Moses	DB	Jr	5'10" / 198	Midland, TX	58
12	BJ Carey	DB	Sr	6'0" / 200	Downey, CA	58
27	Jordan Bergeron	DB	Fr	6'1" / 185	Naples, FL	58
8	D'Cambren Verrett	DB	Jr	6'2" / 205	Houston, TX	57
23	PJ Souffrant	DB	Fr	5'10" / 180	West Palm Beach, FL	57
26	Leonzay Merzius	DB	Fr	5'10" / 175	Pompano Beach, FL	57
30	Taron Essex	DB	Fr	6'3" / 210	Decatur, GA	57
31	Walter Manning	DB	So	5'11" / 185	Pembroke Pines, FL	56
36	Khrystian Washington	DB	Jr	6'0" / 182	Louisville, KY	56

Special teams · 8room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
99	Karl Campbell	PK	Fr	6'5" / 225	Magherafelt, nan	70
43	Jackson Smith	PK	Sr	5'10" / 215	Danville, KY	57
44	Bailey Sanders	LS	So	5'11" / 223	Mooresville, NC	57
35	Daniel Wall	P	Fr	6'1" / 190	Brighton East, VIC	55
40	Carson Perusse	LS	Jr	5'11" / 213	Wellington, FL	55
58	Michael Buck	PK	So	5'10" / 177	Mooresville, NC	55
33	Michael Smith	PK	So	5'6" / 172	Tallahassee, FL	53
49	Nolan Imhoff	LS	Jr	5'11" / 233	Frederic, WI	50