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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are 2-4 in the CUSA.

2-46th in CUSAAir Raid 11Even 4-3

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Western Kentucky

Early-down identity stays on the cards. Open the call sheet for the snap, the motion, the shell, and how they pressure.

Offense

Air Raid 11

Offensive scheme type
Air Raid 11
Personnel
11 personnel · 1 RB, 1 TE, 3 WR
Primary run scheme
Inside zone
Primary offensive line scheme
Zone

Offensive aggression

Aggressive · 76

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

Defense

Even 4-3

Defensive scheme type
Even 4-3
Base front
Even nickel 4-3
Front
4-3
Defensive line technique
Man (one-gap)
Primary coverage
Cover 3
Primary press technique
Off

Defensive aggression

Disciplined · 50

ConservativeBalancedAggressive

110 players · ESPN · on3 · refreshes with transactions and injuries.

Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.

Offense48

50*Alec JohnsonOL6' 1"295—SRColumbia, SCPortal—Active
52*Isiah StoudemireOL6' 3"312—FRDayton, OHHigh school—Active
55*Roq MontgomeryOL6' 3"365—JRAnniston, ALPortal3★ · No. 413 · '23Active
56*Tyrell ScottOL6' 3"295—FRCincinnati, OHHigh school—Active
59*Alex LopezOL6' 7"310—FRCleveland, MSHigh school—Active
64Jackson DiallsOL6' 4"310—FRLexington, KYHigh school—Active
67Tai RayOL6' 7"330—JRApopka, FLPortal—Active
69Jordan CurllOL6' 4"280—FRFranklin, TNHigh school—Active
70Rhett LarsonOL6' 4"315—SRCollege Station, TXPortal—Active
72Zach ClaytonOL6' 5"320—JRSenoia, GAPortal—Active
73Nonso OmeziOL6' 5"340—SRHouston, TXPortal—Active
74Karsten UpchurchOL6' 5"295—SRStarkville, MSPortal—Active
75Brody RiffeOL6' 8"315—JROcoee, FLPortal—Active
76Max ThurstonOL6' 5"300—SOMonroe, GAPortal—Active
77Jamier SmithOL6' 3"298—FRRiverdale, GAHigh school—Active
78Tyreek MajorOL6' 5"325—SOTampa, FLPortal—Active
79Asa HolbertOL6' 6"290—FRCentre, ALHigh school—Active
5*Rodney Tisdale Jr.QB6' 2"195—SOJacksonville, FLPortal3★ · No. 2204 · '24Active
10*Caleb McMickleQB6' 2"194—JRRoswell, GAPortal—Active
11*Brock GlennQB6' 2"225—JRCovington, TNPortal—Active
15*Cam O'HaraQB6' 2"210—FRFlorence, KYHigh school—Active
3*Ajay AllenRB5' 11"200—SRMonroe, LAPortal4★ · No. 346 · '22Active
9Kalib HicksRB5' 11"220—JRDenton, TXPortal—Active
22*Le'Kamren MeadowsRB6' 0"215—FRMoody, ALHigh school—Active
23*Sincere BainesRB5' 9"195—SRFayetteville, NCPortal—Active
25Jaden McGillRB6' 0"210—SRChicago, ILPortal—Active
29*Adrion BoydRB5' 7"185—JRFontana, CAPortal—Active
14*CC EzirimTE6' 7"250—SRDublin, OHPortal—Active
19*Lofton HowardTE6' 4"235—JRBowling Green, KYPortal—Active
44*Griffin ReimerTE6' 3"245—SOMatthews, NCPortal—Active
81Arlando Crafton Jr.TE6' 4"240—FRAtlanta, GAHigh school—Active
86Eli WiltTE6' 6"250—FRNashville, TNHigh school—Active
87Coleson ArendsTE6' 4"245—JRPhoenix, AZPortal—Active
88Aiden MillerTE6' 3"235—JRGlasgow, KYPortal—Active
89Cross NimmoTE6' 5"250—FRMentor, OHHigh school—Active
2*K.D. HutchinsonWR5' 8"185—SRValley, ALPortal—Active
4Cameron FlowersWR5' 11"190—SOWarner Robins, GAPortal—Active
7*Qua'Vez HumphreysWR6' 3"225—SRJunction City, KSPortal—Active
8*Moussa BarryWR6' 2"195—SRNorcross, GAPortal—Active
12*Quincy BurroughsWR6' 1"210—SRJacksonville, FLPortal—Active
13*Jyziah RockwellWR6' 2"200—SRGilmer, TXPortal—Active
17*Zion TaylorWR6' 0"210—JRNorcross, GAPortal—Active
18*Devin HamiltonWR6' 4"210—FRDacula, GAHigh school—Active
21*Nigel JohnsonWR6' 5"200—SRSumter, SCPortal—Active
24*Fonzy SmithWR6' 1"185—FRFayetteville, NCHigh school—Active
80Jonathan Stafford Jr.WR5' 9"185—FRAuburn, GAHigh school—Active
82Tre'Von McgoryWR5' 11"175—FRMemphis, TNHigh school—Active
84Jeremiah CarrollWR6' 0"180—SRAtlanta, GAPortal—Active

Defense54

2*Tony Newsome Jr.DB5' 11"185—SRApopka, FLPortal—Active
3*Christian WhiteDB5' 11"185—SREllenwood, GAPortal—Active
5*Dave HerardDB6' 0"204—SRFort Lauderdale, FLPortal—Active
6Justin BrownDB6' 0"195—JRMurfreesboro, TNPortal—Active
7*Jaylen LewisDB5' 11"187—SRBrownsville, TNPortal—Active
8*D'Cambren VerrettDB6' 2"205—JRHouston, TXPortal—Active
10*Xavion GriffinDB6' 0"190—SOVero Beach, FLPortal—Active
11*Canyon MosesDB5' 10"198—JRMidland, TXPortal—Active
12*BJ CareyDB6' 0"200—SRDowney, CAPortal—Active
14*Braxton MyersDB6' 1"203—JRCoppell, TXPortal—Active
19*Jacob Cosby-MosleyDB5' 11"200—SOWest Palm Beach, FLPortal—Active
23*PJ SouffrantDB5' 10"180—FRWest Palm Beach, FLHigh school—Active
24*Lataj WrightDB5' 10"185—SRWest Palm Beach, FLPortal—Active
26Leonzay MerziusDB5' 10"175—FRPompano Beach, FLHigh school—Active
27Jordan BergeronDB6' 1"185—FRNaples, FLHigh school—Active
30Taron EssexDB6' 3"210—FRDecatur, GAHigh school—Active
31Walter ManningDB5' 11"185—SOPembroke Pines, FLPortal—Active
36Khrystian WashingtonDB6' 0"182—JRLouisville, KYPortal—Active
38Alan GbeeDB6' 0"195—JRLeesburg, VAPortal—Active
39Jaylen PollardDB5' 11"208—FRBrentwood, TNHigh school—Active
13*Latrevion ThompsonDE6' 3"248—SRKennett, MOPortal—Active
16Darius HamptonDE6' 3"238—SRDel City, OKPortal—Active
17*Zsacari MinnisDE6' 3"238—SOEustis, FLPortal—Active
41Brandon ThomasDE6' 4"224—FRMiami, FLHigh school—Active
45Josaiah KnightDE6' 3"238—SOTallahassee, FLPortal—Active
50*DEElin JonesDE6' 4"248—SRDacula, GAPortal—Active
55*Venson SneedDE6' 4"268—SRWabasso, FLPortal—Active
57Isaac TanisDE6' 2"228—FRHollywood, FLHigh school—Active
59*DESharlandiin StrangeDE6' 4"244—FRPhiladelphia, PAHigh school—Active
90Bryce FuldaDE6' 4"244—FRBradenton, FLHigh school—Active
94Henry SmithDE6' 3"254—FRMoody, ALHigh school—Active
98Nathan GonzalesDE6' 4"248—SRBell Gardens, CAPortal—Active
15*Jayden GrayDL6' 2"276—SRFort Worth, TXPortal—Active
0Mackavelli MalotumauDT6' 1"295—SROceanside, CAPortal—Active
33*Zeiqui LawtonDT6' 2"290—SRCharleston, WVPortal—Active
51Zayden WaltersDT6' 3"320—FRLawrenceville, GAHigh school—Active
52*Jakeem FletcherDT6' 2"315—SRTanner, ALPortal—Active
53Elijah PeakeDT6' 1"325—FRWetumpka, ALHigh school—Active
54Sekou PetersDT6' 2"300—FRAtlanta, GAHigh school—Active
56*Kiawan MurphyDT6' 2"320—SREast Hartford, CTPortal—Active
91Ceejay EmbryDT6' 1"280—FRPahokee, FLHigh school—Active
92Javin GriffinDT6' 2"320—SRSaint Martinville, LAPortal—Active
93Rylen Su'a-FiloDT6' 1"320—SROrem, UTPortal—Active
99*Eric EtienneDT6' 1"305—SOMiami, FLPortal—Active
15*Garrison MaddenLB6' 3"235—SRHampton, GAPortal—Active
18*Geajorm AkpalooLB6' 1"230—JRWarrenton, VAPortal—Active
20Zach SmithLB6' 0"224—SORed Oak, TXPortal—Active
21*Jaylen WesterLB6' 0"228—SRPalmetto, FLPortal—Active
22*Jordan DonaldLB6' 2"224—SOPerry, GAPortal—Active
29*Joshua MensahLB6' 1"218—SRRiverdale, GAPortal—Active
32Westen ArdLB6' 1"235—FRWarner Robins, GAHigh school—Active
34Makhi BrazierLB6' 1"225—FRLoganville, GAHigh school—Active
35*Elijah RumphLB6' 0"220—FREden Prairie, MNHigh school—Active
44*Kai MicatrottoLB5' 11"238—FRLas Vegas, NVHigh school—Active

Special Teams8

40Carson PerusseLS5' 11"213—JRWellington, FLPortal—Active
44*Bailey SandersLS5' 11"223—SOMooresville, NCPortal—Active
49Nolan ImhoffLS5' 11"233—JRFrederic, WIPortal—Active
35*Daniel WallP6' 1"190—FRBrighton East, VICHigh school—Active
33*Michael SmithPK5' 6"172—SOTallahassee, FLPortal—Active
43Jackson SmithPK5' 10"215—SRDanville, KYPortal—Active
58Michael BuckPK5' 10"177—SOMooresville, NCPortal—Active
99*Karl CampbellPK6' 5"225—FRMagherafelt, Northern IrelandHigh school—Active

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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers are 2-4 in the CUSA. The offense is Air Raid 11 and the defense is Even 4-3. Play-callers are Western Kentucky.

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