Kentucky Wildcats · QB RoomQB

#9 Matt Ponatoski

Class  FRStatus  True freshmanHt / Wt  6'1" · 205 lbHometown  Cincinnati, OH · Archbishop Moeller

Depth-chart placement

Current role

QB3

Placement

Depth

Room

Quarterback

Experience

FR (4)

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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QB room context

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Matt Ponatoski holds the QB · Depth spot in Kentucky Wildcats’s quarterback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

QB · StarterKenny MincheyStarter

QB · BackupJacQai LongBackup

QB · DepthMatt PonatoskiDepth

Background & career

Matt Ponatoski is a quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats. The true freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio, attended Archbishop Moeller High School. Standing 6'1" and weighing 205 pounds, Ponatoski was a four-star recruit in the 2026 class, earning a rating of 0.9265 and ranking 188 nationally.

Kentucky2026 — present

Recruiting4-star · No. 219 nationalOriginCincinnati, OH · Archbishop Moeller