2017 Football Roster

RB R-Sr. 6' 0'' 245 lbs

Bradenton, Fla. Manatee

DB Fr. 6' 0'' 205 lbs

Carrollton, Ga. Bremen HS

RB So. 5' 9'' 185 lbs

Ashland, Ky. Ashland Blazer HS

LB R-Sr. 5' 8'' 225 lbs

Louisville, Ky. Trinity

DB Sr. 5' 10'' 195 lbs

Louisville, Ky. Butler

WR R-Jr. 5' 11'' 195 lbs

Louisville, Ky. Ballard

LB R-Fr. 6' 0'' 240 lbs

Princeton, Ky. Caldwell County HS

OL R-So. 6' 3'' 310 lbs

Forsyth, Ga. Mary Persons

DL R-So. 6' 3'' 265 lbs

Dunnville, Ky. Russell County

P R-Jr. 6' 1'' 210 lbs

Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier

DB Fr. 5' 10'' 170 lbs

Lake City, Fla. Columbia HS

DB R-So. 5' 9'' 180 lbs

Russellville, Ky. Russellville HS

DL R-Fr. 6' 1'' 305 lbs

Nashville, Tenn. Father Ryan HS

TE R-Jr. 6' 4'' 240 lbs

Tulsa, Okla. NE Oklahoma A&M

QB R-Fr. 6' 4'' 235 lbs

Charleston, S.C. Ashley Ridge HS

WR Gr. 6' 0'' 195 lbs

Ennis, Texas Arkansas State

QB R-Jr. 6' 3'' 215 lbs

Daytona, Fla. Warner Christian

OL R-Jr. 6' 1'' 305 lbs

Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett

OL Fr. 6' 2'' 300 lbs

Forsyth, Ga. Mary Persons

WR Sr. 5' 9'' 185 lbs

Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green

DB R-Jr. 5' 10'' 190 lbs

Shelbyville, Ky. Collins

RB R-Jr. 6' 1'' 225 lbs

Smyrna, Tenn. Ensworth

DL R-Jr. 6' 1'' 270 lbs

Mount Washington, Ky Bullitt East

WR Jr. 6' 1'' 190 lbs

Frankfort, Ky. Bryan Station HS/Morehead State

TE R-Fr. 6' 2'' 240 lbs

Opelika, Ala. Opelika HS

DB R-Sr. 6' 0'' 195 lbs

Louisville, Ky. duPont Manual

DL R-So. 6' 3'' 275 lbs

Atlanta, Ga. North Clayton HS/NE Oklahoma A&M College

DB R-So. 5' 11'' 175 lbs

Louisville, Ky. duPont Manual

DB Jr. 5' 11'' 200 lbs

Alma, Ga. Bacon County

QB Fr. 6' 1'' 195 lbs

Morgantown, Ky. Butler County HS

OL R-So. 6' 2'' 285 lbs

Buford, Ga. Buford

LB R-So. 5' 10'' 220 lbs

Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green

OL R-So. 6' 4'' 290 lbs

Nashville, Tenn. Christ Presbyterian Academy

LB Is Captain (C) R-Jr. 6' 1'' 230 lbs

Bowling Green, Ky. South Warren

DB R-So. 6' 1'' 220 lbs

Louisville, Ky. Trinity HS

WR R-So. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Lexington, Ky. Lafayette HS

WR R-So. 6' 3'' 210 lbs

LaVergne, Tenn. LaVergne HS

OL R-Fr. 6' 2'' 300 lbs

Versailles, Ky. Woodford County HS

DL Sr. 6' 1'' 285 lbs

Gulfport, Miss. Mississippi Gulf Coast

DB Sr. 6' 0'' 185 lbs

Miami, Fla. Northwestern

LB Fr. 6' 3'' 235 lbs

Sugar Hill, Ga. Lanier HS

DL R-Sr. 6' 0'' 300 lbs

Cusseta, Ga. Chattahoochee County

DL Jr. 6' 2'' 255 lbs

Poplarville, Miss. Hancock HS/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC

DB R-Fr. 6' 1'' 205 lbs

Lexington, Ky. Bryan Station HS

DB Fr. 5' 11'' 190 lbs

Jacksonville, Fla. Valdosta HS (Ga.)

QB R-So. 6' 3'' 195 lbs

Independence, Minn. Davidson

WR R-Fr. 6' 4'' 200 lbs

Montgomery, Ala. Carver HS

TE Fr. 6' 6'' 225 lbs

Bealton, Va. Liberty

DL R-Jr. 6' 3'' 300 lbs

Madison, Ala. Bob Jones

RB R-Jr. 5' 8'' 180 lbs

Lexington, Ky. Lexington Catholic HS/Benedict College

DL R-Fr. 6' 1'' 315 lbs

Tuscaloosa, Ala. Northridge HS

DL Fr. 6' 4'' 215 lbs

Atlanta, Ga. Cedar Grove HS

DL Fr. 6' 4'' 240 lbs

Jonesboro, Ga. Jonesboro HS

OL R-Fr. 6' 2'' 280 lbs

Bowling Green, Ky. Bowling Green HS

DB R-Jr. 6' 1'' 205 lbs

Muscle Shoals, Ala. Muscle Shoals

OL Fr. 6' 4'' 300 lbs

Montgomery, Ala. Jefferson Davis HS

LB R-Jr. 6' 1'' 240 lbs

Louisville, Ky. Central

RB Fr. 5' 9'' 185 lbs

Palm Beach, Fla. William T. Dwyer HS

WR R-So. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Melbourne, Fla. Viera

OL R-Sr. 6' 6'' 320 lbs

Louisville, Ky. DeSales

K R-Jr. 5' 8'' 200 lbs

Fairfield, Ohio East Tennessee

LB R-Fr. 5' 11'' 200 lbs

Flossmoor, Ill. Homewood-Flossmoor

DL Sr. 6' 2'' 250 lbs

Paducah, Ky. Paducah Tilghman

OL R-So. 6' 2'' 320 lbs

Lawrenceville, Ga. Peachtree Ridge HS

WR R-Fr. 5' 9'' 180 lbs

Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Flanagan HS

WR Gr. 5' 11'' 190 lbs

Nashville, Tenn. East Tennessee

DL R-Fr. 6' 1'' 245 lbs

Frankfort, Ky. Lafayette HS

OL R-Fr. 6' 5'' 330 lbs

Northport, Ala. Tuscaloosa County

OL R-Sr. 6' 2'' 300 lbs

Madison, Ala. Bob Jones

LS Fr. 6' 2'' 215 lbs

Greenville, S.C. J.C. Mann

OL R-So. 6' 5'' 325 lbs

Madisonville, Ky. Madisonville-North Hopkins

K R-So. 6' 1'' 220 lbs

Johnson City, Tenn. Science Hill HS

DL R-Fr. 6' 3'' 235 lbs

Frankfort, Ky. Frankfort

DB Fr. 6' 0'' 185 lbs

Sumter, S.C. Ridge View HS

DB R-Jr. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Louisville, Ky. DeSales

DB Fr. 5' 11'' 180 lbs

Kenner, La. Paulding County HS (Ga.)

RB Fr. 5' 11'' 200 lbs

Greenville, S.C. Central Gwinnett HS

DL R-Jr. 6' 3'' 300 lbs

Paducah, Ky. McCracken County

OL R-So. 6' 5'' 285 lbs

Dade City, Fla. Pasco

QB Fr. 6' 1'' 185 lbs

Duluth, Ga. South Forsyth HS

DB R-Sr. 5' 11'' 195 lbs

Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Royal Palm Beach

OL R-Sr. 6' 4'' 295 lbs

New Orleans, La. McDonogh 35

LB R-So. 6' 0'' 220 lbs

Carrollton, Ga. Carrollton

WR Fr. 5' 9'' 185 lbs

Atlanta, Ga. Grady HS

OL Fr. 6' 4'' 285 lbs

Louisville, Ky. Trinity HS

DL R-So. 6' 1'' 255 lbs

Edmonton, Ky. Metcalfe County

WR R-Sr. 5' 8'' 175 lbs

Mobile, Ala. St. Paul's Episcopal

RB R-So. 6' 0'' 225 lbs

Glasgow, Ky. Glasgow

OL R-Jr. 6' 4'' 285 lbs

Fort Thomas, Ky. Highlands

DB R-Fr. 6' 0'' 190 lbs

Tampa, Fla. East Bay HS

DB Gr. 6' 3'' 220 lbs

Birmingham, Ala. Vestavia Hills

DB R-Fr. 6' 2'' 215 lbs

Hopkinsville, Ky. Christian County HS

QB Is Captain (C) R-Sr. 6' 4'' 225 lbs

Pembroke Pines, Fla. South Florida

LB R-Jr. 6' 0'' 225 lbs

Shelbyville, Ky. Collins

DL R-So. 6' 2'' 265 lbs

Mayfield, Ky. Graves County

TE Fr. 6' 2'' 235 lbs

Plant City, Fla. Durant HS

OL R-Fr. 6' 2'' 300 lbs

Joliet, Ill. Joliet Catholic HS

TE R-Sr. 6' 4'' 255 lbs

Louisville, Ky. Southern

WR Fr. 5' 11'' 180 lbs

Lakeland, Fla. Lakeland

Coaching Staff

Head Coach /Football

(270) 745-2984

Assistant Coach -- Defensive Coordinator /Football

clayton.white@wku.edu

Assistant Coach -- Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers /Football

alton.adams@wku.edu

Assistant Head Coach -- Quarterbacks /Football

stephen.spurrier@wku.edu

Assistant Coach -- Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs /Football

michael.sanford1@wku.edu

Assistant Coach -- Offensive Line /Football

geoffrey.dartt@wku.edu

Assistant Coach -- Defensive Line /Football

jimmy.lindsey@wku.edu

Assistant Coach -- Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator /Football

jami.deberry@wku.edu

Assistant Coach -- Tight Ends /Football

ryan.mahaffey-patton@wku.edu

Assistant Coach -- Linebackers /Football

maurice.crum@wku.edu

Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations /Football

nicholas.uhlenhopp@wku.edu

Special Teams Quality Control /Football

football.recruiting@wku.edu

Offensive Graduate Assistant /Football

football.recruiting@wku.edu

Defensive Graduate Assistant (Nickelbacks) /Football

anthony.davis122@topper.wku.edu

Defensive Graduate Assistant (Defensive Tackles) /Football

kenny.martin@wku.edu

Offensive Graduate Assistant /Football

matthew.mitchell@wku.edu

Strength and Conditioning Assistant /Football

david.consiglio@wku.edu

Director of Recruiting /Football

nate.dennison@wku.edu

Head Equipment Manager /Football

brian.ditmer@wku.edu

Director of Player Personnel /Football

zachary.grant@wku.edu

Assistant Director of Football Equipment /Football

benjamin.hayden@wku.edu

Director of Player Development /Football

laura.thomas@wku.edu

#	Name	Position	Ht.	Wt.	Class	Hometown	High School/Previous
33	Leon Allen	RB	6' 0''	245	R-Sr.	Bradenton, Fla.	Manatee
36	Kyle Bailey	DB	6' 0''	205	Fr.	Carrollton, Ga.	Bremen HS
3	Quinton Baker	RB	5' 9''	185	So.	Ashland, Ky.	Ashland Blazer HS
54	Daeshawn Bertram	LB	5' 8''	225	R-Sr.	Louisville, Ky.	Trinity
7	Joe Brown	DB	5' 10''	195	Sr.	Louisville, Ky.	Butler
13	Will Bush	WR	5' 11''	195	R-Jr.	Louisville, Ky.	Ballard
28	Demetrius Cain	LB	6' 0''	240	R-Fr.	Princeton, Ky.	Caldwell County HS
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55	Tyler Camp	OL	6' 3''	310	R-So.	Forsyth, Ga.	Mary Persons
35	Nicholas Coffey	DL	6' 3''	265	R-So.	Dunnville, Ky.	Russell County
49	Jake Collins	P	6' 1''	210	R-Jr.	Louisville, Ky.	St. Xavier
24	Roger Cray	DB	5' 10''	170	Fr.	Lake City, Fla.	Columbia HS
15	Ta'Corian Darden	DB	5' 9''	180	R-So.	Russellville, Ky.	Russellville HS
53	Jeremy Darvin	DL	6' 1''	305	R-Fr.	Nashville, Tenn.	Father Ryan HS
85	Mik'Quan Deane	TE	6' 4''	240	R-Jr.	Tulsa, Okla.	NE Oklahoma A&M
10	Steven Duncan	QB	6' 4''	235	R-Fr.	Charleston, S.C.	Ashley Ridge HS
23	Cameron Echols-Luper	WR	6' 0''	195	Gr.	Ennis, Texas	Arkansas State
4	Drew Eckels	QB	6' 3''	215	R-Jr.	Daytona, Fla.	Warner Christian
64	Dennis Edwards	OL	6' 1''	305	R-Jr.	Snellville, Ga.	South Gwinnett
53	Caleb Etheridge	OL	6' 2''	300	Fr.	Forsyth, Ga.	Mary Persons
1	Nacarius Fant	WR	5' 9''	185	Sr.	Bowling Green, Ky.	Bowling Green
22	DeAndre Farris	DB	5' 10''	190	R-Jr.	Shelbyville, Ky.	Collins
32	D'Andre Ferby	RB	6' 1''	225	R-Jr.	Smyrna, Tenn.	Ensworth
60	Dylan Ferguson	DL	6' 1''	270	R-Jr.	Mount Washington, Ky	Bullitt East
83	Marcus Floyd	WR	6' 1''	190	Jr.	Frankfort, Ky.	Bryan Station HS/Morehead State
42	Kyle Fourtenbary	TE	6' 2''	240	R-Fr.	Opelika, Ala.	Opelika HS
14	Juwan Gardner	DB	6' 0''	195	R-Sr.	Louisville, Ky.	duPont Manual
98	Jaylon George	DL	6' 3''	275	R-So.	Atlanta, Ga.	North Clayton HS/NE Oklahoma A&M College
21	Jordon Gonzalez	DB	5' 11''	175	R-So.	Louisville, Ky.	duPont Manual
9	Drell Greene	DB	5' 11''	200	Jr.	Alma, Ga.	Bacon County
15	Rex Henderson	QB	6' 1''	195	Fr.	Morgantown, Ky.	Butler County HS
77	Hunter Holland	OL	6' 2''	285	R-So.	Buford, Ga.	Buford
44	Ben Holt	LB	5' 10''	220	R-So.	Bowling Green, Ky.	Bowling Green
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68	Parker Howell	OL	6' 4''	290	R-So.	Nashville, Tenn.	Christ Presbyterian Academy
4	Joel Iyiegbuniwe	LB	6' 1''	230	R-Jr.	Bowling Green, Ky.	South Warren
17	Canon Jackson	DB	6' 1''	220	R-So.	Louisville, Ky.	Trinity HS
11	Lucky Jackson	WR	6' 1''	185	R-So.	Lexington, Ky.	Lafayette HS
16	Quin Jernighan	WR	6' 3''	210	R-So.	LaVergne, Tenn.	LaVergne HS
67	Seth Joest	OL	6' 2''	300	R-Fr.	Versailles, Ky.	Woodford County HS
3	Chris Johnson	DL	6' 1''	285	Sr.	Gulfport, Miss.	Mississippi Gulf Coast
1	Leverick Johnson	DB	6' 0''	185	Sr.	Miami, Fla.	Northwestern
41	Juwuan Jones	LB	6' 3''	235	Fr.	Sugar Hill, Ga.	Lanier HS
91	Trae Jones	DL	6' 0''	300	R-Sr.	Cusseta, Ga.	Chattahoochee County
43	Carson Jordan	DL	6' 2''	255	Jr.	Poplarville, Miss.	Hancock HS/Mississippi Gulf Coast CC
2	Devon Key	DB	6' 1''	205	R-Fr.	Lexington, Ky.	Bryan Station HS
31	Antwon Kincade	DB	5' 11''	190	Fr.	Jacksonville, Fla.	Valdosta HS (Ga.)
17	Graydon Kulick	QB	6' 3''	195	R-So.	Independence, Minn.	Davidson
9	Xavier Lane	WR	6' 4''	200	R-Fr.	Montgomery, Ala.	Carver HS
82	Kris Leach	TE	6' 6''	225	Fr.	Bealton, Va.	Liberty
96	Julien Lewis	DL	6' 3''	300	R-Jr.	Madison, Ala.	Bob Jones
43	Marcelis Logan	RB	5' 8''	180	R-Jr.	Lexington, Ky.	Lexington Catholic HS/Benedict College
55	Jalen Madden	DL	6' 1''	315	R-Fr.	Tuscaloosa, Ala.	Northridge HS
10	DeAngelo Malone	DL	6' 4''	215	Fr.	Atlanta, Ga.	Cedar Grove HS
19	C.J. Marria	DL	6' 4''	240	Fr.	Jonesboro, Ga.	Jonesboro HS
61	Jordan Meredith	OL	6' 2''	280	R-Fr.	Bowling Green, Ky.	Bowling Green HS
27	Martavius Mims	DB	6' 1''	205	R-Jr.	Muscle Shoals, Ala.	Muscle Shoals
76	Preston Mixon	OL	6' 4''	300	Fr.	Montgomery, Ala.	Jefferson Davis HS
50	Der'Quione Mobley	LB	6' 1''	240	R-Jr.	Louisville, Ky.	Central
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29	Jakairi Moses	RB	5' 9''	185	Fr.	Palm Beach, Fla.	William T. Dwyer HS
6	Devin Nixon	WR	6' 0''	190	R-So.	Melbourne, Fla.	Viera
69	Matt Nord	OL	6' 6''	320	R-Sr.	Louisville, Ky.	DeSales
37	Ryan Nuss	K	5' 8''	200	R-Jr.	Fairfield, Ohio	East Tennessee
45	Tyler Obee	LB	5' 11''	200	R-Fr.	Flossmoor, Ill.	Homewood-Flossmoor
42	Derik Overstreet	DL	6' 2''	250	Sr.	Paducah, Ky.	Paducah Tilghman
63	Miles Pate	OL	6' 2''	320	R-So.	Lawrenceville, Ga.	Peachtree Ridge HS
7	Jahcour Pearson	WR	5' 9''	180	R-Fr.	Fort Lauderdale, Fla.	Flanagan HS
18	Dalton Ponchillia	WR	5' 11''	190	Gr.	Nashville, Tenn.	East Tennessee
58	DeVon Quincy	DL	6' 1''	245	R-Fr.	Frankfort, Ky.	Lafayette HS
52	Adam Raschilla	OL	6' 5''	330	R-Fr.	Northport, Ala.	Tuscaloosa County
51	Brandon Ray	OL	6' 2''	300	R-Sr.	Madison, Ala.	Bob Jones
80	Ben Reeder	LS	6' 2''	215	Fr.	Greenville, S.C.	J.C. Mann
73	Cullen Reynolds	OL	6' 5''	325	R-So.	Madisonville, Ky.	Madisonville-North Hopkins
39	Alex Rinella	K	6' 1''	220	R-So.	Johnson City, Tenn.	Science Hill HS
33	Anthony Robinson	DL	6' 3''	235	R-Fr.	Frankfort, Ky.	Frankfort
5	LA Rogers-Anderson	DB	6' 0''	185	Fr.	Sumter, S.C.	Ridge View HS
20	Nathan Roush	DB	6' 1''	185	R-Jr.	Louisville, Ky.	DeSales
26	Dionté Ruffin	DB	5' 11''	180	Fr.	Kenner, La.	Paulding County HS (Ga.)
25	Joshua Samuel	RB	5' 11''	200	Fr.	Greenville, S.C.	Central Gwinnett HS
56	Evan Sayner	DL	6' 3''	300	R-Jr.	Paducah, Ky.	McCracken County
71	R.J. Scaife	OL	6' 5''	285	R-So.	Dade City, Fla.	Pasco
12	Davis Shanley	QB	6' 1''	185	Fr.	Duluth, Ga.	South Forsyth HS
6	De'Andre Simmons	DB	5' 11''	195	R-Sr.	Royal Palm Beach, Fla.	Royal Palm Beach
75	Jimmie Sims	OL	6' 4''	295	R-Sr.	New Orleans, La.	McDonogh 35
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59	Jarrett Sippola	LB	6' 0''	220	R-So.	Carrollton, Ga.	Carrollton
2	Jacquez Sloan	WR	5' 9''	185	Fr.	Atlanta, Ga.	Grady HS
70	Cole Spencer	OL	6' 4''	285	Fr.	Louisville, Ky.	Trinity HS
90	Jack Thompson	DL	6' 1''	255	R-So.	Edmonton, Ky.	Metcalfe County
8	Kylen Towner	WR	5' 8''	175	R-Sr.	Mobile, Ala.	St. Paul's Episcopal
5	Marquez Trigg	RB	6' 0''	225	R-So.	Glasgow, Ky.	Glasgow
65	Nick True	OL	6' 4''	285	R-Jr.	Fort Thomas, Ky.	Highlands
12	Gaej Walker	DB	6' 0''	190	R-Fr.	Tampa, Fla.	East Bay HS
8	Marcus Ward	DB	6' 3''	220	Gr.	Birmingham, Ala.	Vestavia Hills
20	Devon Wharton	DB	6' 2''	215	R-Fr.	Hopkinsville, Ky.	Christian County HS
14	Mike White	QB	6' 4''	225	R-Sr.	Pembroke Pines, Fla.	South Florida
25	Masai Whyte	LB	6' 0''	225	R-Jr.	Shelbyville, Ky.	Collins
95	Heath Wiggins	DL	6' 2''	265	R-So.	Mayfield, Ky.	Graves County
48	Steven Witchoskey	TE	6' 2''	235	Fr.	Plant City, Fla.	Durant HS
74	Tyler Witt	OL	6' 2''	300	R-Fr.	Joliet, Ill.	Joliet Catholic HS
19	Deon Yelder	TE	6' 4''	255	R-Sr.	Louisville, Ky.	Southern
81	Tariq Young	WR	5' 11''	180	Fr.	Lakeland, Fla.	Lakeland

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Mike Sanford	Head Coach		(270) 745-2984
	Clayton White	Assistant Coach -- Defensive Coordinator	clayton.white@wku.edu
	Junior Adams	Assistant Coach -- Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers	alton.adams@wku.edu
	Steve Spurrier Jr.	Assistant Head Coach -- Quarterbacks	stephen.spurrier@wku.edu
	Mike Sanford Sr.	Assistant Coach -- Special Teams Coordinator/Running Backs	michael.sanford1@wku.edu
	Geoff Dartt	Assistant Coach -- Offensive Line	geoffrey.dartt@wku.edu
	Jimmy Lindsey	Assistant Coach -- Defensive Line	jimmy.lindsey@wku.edu
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	Jami DeBerry	Assistant Coach -- Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator	jami.deberry@wku.edu
	Ryan Mahaffey	Assistant Coach -- Tight Ends	ryan.mahaffey-patton@wku.edu
	Maurice Crum	Assistant Coach -- Linebackers	maurice.crum@wku.edu
	Nick Uhlenhopp	Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations	nicholas.uhlenhopp@wku.edu
	Brock Willis	Special Teams Quality Control	football.recruiting@wku.edu
	Harris Bivin	Offensive Graduate Assistant	football.recruiting@wku.edu
	Anthony Davis II	Defensive Graduate Assistant (Nickelbacks)	anthony.davis122@topper.wku.edu
	Kenny Martin	Defensive Graduate Assistant (Defensive Tackles)	kenny.martin@wku.edu
	Matthew Mitchell	Offensive Graduate Assistant	matthew.mitchell@wku.edu
	Dave Consiglio	Strength and Conditioning Assistant	david.consiglio@wku.edu
	Nate Dennison	Director of Recruiting	nate.dennison@wku.edu
	Brian Ditmer	Head Equipment Manager	brian.ditmer@wku.edu
	Zach Grant	Director of Player Personnel	zachary.grant@wku.edu
	Ben Hayden	Assistant Director of Football Equipment	benjamin.hayden@wku.edu
	Laura Thomas	Director of Player Development	laura.thomas@wku.edu