Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

16Rodney Tisdale Jr.QB13-SO—11Brock GlennQB24-JR—

PORTAL 10Caleb McMickleQB34-JR

PORTAL 15Cam O'HaraQB4FR (3)

×6

3Ajay AllenRB15-SR—

PORTAL 9Kalib HicksRB24-JR—

PORTAL 25Jaden McGillRB35-SR

PORTAL 23Sincere BainesRB44-SR

PORTAL

22Le'Kamren MeadowsRB5 29Adrion BoydRB6

X×5

4Cameron FlowersX13-SO—ALSO KR 12Quincy BurroughsX25-SR—

PORTAL 21Nigel JohnsonX34-SR

PORTAL 18Devin HamiltonX4FR (3)

80Jonathan Stafford Jr.X5

Z×4

83Qua'Vez HumphreysZ15-SR—

PORTAL 13Jyziah RockwellZ25-SR—

PORTAL 84Jeremiah CarrollZ34-SR

PORTAL 82Tre'von McGoryZ4FR (3)

SLOT×3

2K.D. HutchinsonSLOT15-SR—ALSO PR 17Zion TaylorSLOT24-JR—

PORTAL 24Fonzy SmithSLOT32-FR

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×8

20CC EzirimTE14-SR—

PORTAL 87Coleson ArendsTE24-JR—

PORTAL 44Griffin ReimerTE33-SO

PORTAL 19Lofton HowardTE44-JR

89Cross NimmoTE5

LT×4

72Zach ClaytonLT13-JR—

PORTAL 59Alex LopezLT23-SO—

PORTAL 67Tai RayLT34-JR

PORTAL 79Asa HolbertLT4FR (3)

LG×3

73Nonso OmeziLG15-SR—

PORTAL 78Tyreek MajorLG23-SO—

PORTAL 69Jordan CurllLG3FR (3)

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C×3

50Alec JohnsonC15-SR—

PORTAL 55Roq MontgomeryC24-JR—

PORTAL 56Tyrell ScottC3FR (3)

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RG×3

70Rhett LarsonRG15-SR—

PORTAL 52Isiah StoudemireRG22-FR—64Jackson DiallsRG32-FR

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RT×3

74Karsten UpchurchRT15-SR—

PORTAL 75Brody RiffeRT24-JR—PORTAL 76Max ThurstonRT33-SO

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

52Jakeem FletcherDT15-SR—

PORTAL 92Javin GriffinDT25-SR—

PORTAL 51Zayden WaltersDT3FR (3)44Kai MicatrottoDT42-FR

NT×5

56Kiawan MurphyNT15-SR—

PORTAL 54Sekou PetersNT22-FR—99Eric EtienneNT33-SO

PORTAL 91CeeJay EmbryNT4FR (3)

59Sharlandiin "Zaqq" StrangeNT5

EDGE

LDE×6

55Venson SneedLDE15-SR—

PORTAL 33Zeiqui LawtonLDE25-SR—

PORTAL 16Darius HamptonLDE35-SR

PORTAL 53Elijah PeakeLDE4FR (3)

90Bryce FuldaLDE5↓2 94Henry SmithLDE6

EDGE

RDE×2

50Elin JonesRDE15-SR—

PORTAL 98Nathan GonzalesRDE24-SR—

PORTAL

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WLB×7

20Zach SmithWLB13-SO—

PORTAL 18Geajorm AkpalooWLB23-JR—

PORTAL 48Zsacari MinnisWLB33-SO 45Josaiah KnightWLB43-SO

PORTAL

34Makhi BrazierWLB5

MLB×6

22Jordan DonaldMLB12-SO—15Garrison MaddenMLB25-SR—

PORTAL 13LaTrevion ThompsonMLB35-SR

PORTAL 41Brandon ThomasMLB42-FR

32Westen ArdMLB5 35Elijah RumphMLB6

LCB×5

14Braxton MyersLCB14-JR—

PORTAL 39Jaylen PollardLCB2FR (3)—26Leonzay MerziusLCB3FR (3)38Alan GbeeLCB44-JR

28D'Cambren VerrettLCB5

PORTAL

RCB×6

24Lataj WrightRCB15-SR—

PORTAL 23PJ SouffrantRCB2FR (3)—19Jacob Cosby-MosleyRCB33-SO

PORTAL 27Jordan BergeronRCB42-FR

36Khrystian WashingtonRCB5 25Xavion "Tutu" GriffinRCB6

NB×5

10Christian WhiteNB15-SR—

PORTAL 11Canyon MosesNB24-JR—

PORTAL 30Taron EssexNB3FR (3)21Tony Newsome Jr.NB45-SR

31Walter ManningNB5

FS×3

17Dave HerardFS15-SR—

PORTAL 12BJ CareyFS24-SR—

PORTAL 37Justin BrownFS34-JR

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SS×1

7Jaylen LewisSS15-SR—

PORTAL

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Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×2

33Michael SmithKO14-JR—

PORTAL 43Jackson SmithKO25-SR—

PORTAL

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×1

4Cameron FlowersKR13-SO—ALSO WR

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×2

40Carson PerusseLS13-JR—

PORTAL 44Bailey SandersLS23-SO—

PORTAL

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×2

58Michael BuckPK13-SO—99Karl CampbellPK2FR—

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×1

2K.D. HutchinsonPR15-SR—ALSO WR

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×1

35Daniel WallPT1FR—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Rodney Tisdale Jr.#16QB13-SO—QB211Brock Glenn4-JR

PORTAL QB310Caleb McMickle4-JR

PORTAL QB415Cam O'HaraFR (3)

RB6 listed

Ajay Allen#3RB15-SR—

PORTAL RB29Kalib Hicks4-JR

PORTAL RB325Jaden McGill5-SR

PORTAL RB423Sincere Baines4-SR

PORTAL

WRX5 listed

Cameron Flowers#4X13-SO—ALSO KR X212Quincy Burroughs5-SR

PORTAL X321Nigel Johnson4-SR

PORTAL X418Devin HamiltonFR (3)

WRZ4 listed

Qua'Vez Humphreys#83Z15-SR—

PORTAL Z213Jyziah Rockwell5-SR

PORTAL Z384Jeremiah Carroll4-SR

PORTAL Z482Tre'von McGoryFR (3)

WRSLOT3 listed

K.D. Hutchinson#2SLOT15-SR—ALSO PR SLOT217Zion Taylor4-JR

PORTAL SLOT324Fonzy Smith2-FR

TE8 listed

CC Ezirim#20TE14-SR—

PORTAL TE287Coleson Arends4-JR

PORTAL TE344Griffin Reimer3-SO

PORTAL TE419Lofton Howard4-JR

OLLT4 listed

Zach Clayton#72LT13-JR—

PORTAL LT259Alex Lopez3-SO

PORTAL LT367Tai Ray4-JR

PORTAL LT479Asa HolbertFR (3)

OLLG3 listed

Nonso Omezi#73LG15-SR—

PORTAL LG278Tyreek Major3-SO

PORTAL LG369Jordan CurllFR (3)

OLC3 listed

Alec Johnson#50C15-SR—

PORTAL C255Roq Montgomery4-JR

PORTAL C356Tyrell ScottFR (3)

OLRG3 listed

Rhett Larson#70RG15-SR—

PORTAL RG252Isiah Stoudemire2-FR RG364Jackson Dialls2-FR

OLRT3 listed

Karsten Upchurch#74RT15-SR—

PORTAL RT275Brody Riffe4-JRPORTAL RT376Max Thurston3-SO

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Jakeem Fletcher#52DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT292Javin Griffin5-SR

PORTAL DT351Zayden WaltersFR (3)DT444Kai Micatrotto2-FR

DLNT5 listed

Kiawan Murphy#56NT15-SR—

PORTAL NT254Sekou Peters2-FR NT399Eric Etienne3-SO

PORTAL NT491CeeJay EmbryFR (3)

EDGELDE6 listed

Venson Sneed#55LDE15-SR—

PORTAL LDE233Zeiqui Lawton5-SR

PORTAL LDE316Darius Hampton5-SR

PORTAL LDE453Elijah PeakeFR (3)

EDGERDE2 listed

Elin Jones#50RDE15-SR—

PORTAL RDE298Nathan Gonzales4-SR

PORTAL

LBWLB7 listed

Zach Smith#20WLB13-SO—

PORTAL WLB218Geajorm Akpaloo3-JR

PORTAL WLB348Zsacari Minnis3-SO WLB445Josaiah Knight3-SO

PORTAL

LBMLB6 listed

Jordan Donald#22MLB12-SO—MLB215Garrison Madden5-SR

PORTAL MLB313LaTrevion Thompson5-SR

PORTAL MLB441Brandon Thomas2-FR

CBLCB5 listed

Braxton Myers#14LCB14-JR—

PORTAL LCB239Jaylen PollardFR (3)LCB326Leonzay MerziusFR (3)LCB438Alan Gbee4-JR

CBRCB6 listed

Lataj Wright#24RCB15-SR—

PORTAL RCB223PJ SouffrantFR (3)RCB319Jacob Cosby-Mosley3-SO

PORTAL RCB427Jordan Bergeron2-FR

CBNB5 listed

Christian White#10NB15-SR—

PORTAL NB211Canyon Moses4-JR

PORTAL NB330Taron EssexFR (3)NB421Tony Newsome Jr.5-SR

SFS3 listed

Dave Herard#17FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS212BJ Carey4-SR

PORTAL FS337Justin Brown4-JR

SSS1 listed

Jaylen Lewis#7SS15-SR—

PORTAL

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO2 listed

Michael Smith#33KO14-JR—

PORTAL KO243Jackson Smith5-SR

PORTAL

KR1 listed

Cameron Flowers#4KR13-SO—ALSO WR

LS2 listed

Carson Perusse#40LS13-JR—

PORTAL LS244Bailey Sanders3-SO

PORTAL

PK2 listed

Michael Buck#58PK13-SO—PK299Karl CampbellFR

PR1 listed

K.D. Hutchinson#2PR15-SR—ALSO WR

PT1 listed

Daniel Wall#35PT1FR—

Program & Venue

Program

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Western Kentucky University

Conference Conference USAFootball began 1908Location Bowling Green, Kentucky

Home

Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium

22,000Listed capacity

Location Bowling Green, Kentucky

Coaching staff

Head coachTyson Helton

Offensive coordinatorBodie Reeder

Defensive coordinatorDavis Merritt

Identity

Mascot Big Red

Red Primary

Secondary