Welcome to the official 2024 Western Kentucky Football roster. Playing their home games from Houchens Industries L.T. Smith Stadium in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the Hilltoppers are a member of the Conference USA.
2024 Western Kentucky Football Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown | High School | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Elijah Young | RB | Sr. | 5'9'' | 190 | Knoxville, Tenn. | South Doyle HS | Missouri |
| 4 | Anthony Johnson, Jr. | DB | Sr. | 5'10'' | 180 | Miami, Fla. | Pace HS | West Florida |
| 4 | Michael Mathison | WR | Gr. | 5'10'' | 180 | Covington, Ga. | Newton HS | Akron |
| 7 | L.T. Sanders | RB | Jr. | 5'8'' | 195 | Gardendale, Ala. | Gardendale HS | |
| 8 | Easton Messer | WR | R-So. | 5'9'' | 195 | Louisville, Ky. | Christian Academy of Louisville | |
| 10 | Jaymar Mundy | CB | R-Jr. | 5'11'' | 176 | Cincinnati, Ohio | La Salle HS | Hutchinson Community College/Miami-Ohio |
| 10 | Caden Veltkamp | QB | R-So. | 6'6'' | 235 | Bowling Green, Ky. | South Warren HS | |
| 11 | Tucker Parks | QB | Fr. | 6'1'' | 193 | Spring, Texas | Klein Collins HS | |
| 11 | Kent Robinson | S | R-Jr. | 5'10'' | 165 | Grand Prairie, Texas | South Grand Prairie HSS | Texas A&M |
| 12 | Turner Helton | QB | R-So. | 6'2'' | 180 | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. | Palos Verdes | |
| 12 | Chandler Matthews | LB | R-Sr. | 6'1'' | 224 | Dillon, S.C. | Latta HS | Limestone University |
| 13 | Kisean Johnson | WR | Sr. | 6'0'' | 216 | Birmingham, Ala. | Ramsay HS | Alabama State |
| 13 | Terrion Thompson | DT | Sr. | 6'0'' | 292 | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green HS | |
| 14 | Devonte' Mathews | S | Sr. | 5'10'' | 196 | Phenix City, Ala. | Central HS | Nicholls State |
| 14 | Willie Taggart, Jr. | WR | R-Jr. | 6'1'' | 178 | Tallahassee, Fla. | Florida State University HS | Florida Atlantic |
| 15 | K.D. Hutchinson | WR | R-So. | 5'8'' | 180 | Valley, Ala. | Harris County HS | |
| 15 | Demarko Williams | DB | R-Jr. | 5'10'' | 175 | Atlanta, Ga. | Westlake HS | Ole Miss |
| 16 | TJ Finley | QB | R-Jr. | 6'7'' | 249 | Ponchatoula, La. | Ponchatoula HS | Texas State/Auburn/LSU |
| 16 | Lofton Howard | LB | So. | 6'4'' | 225 | Bowling Green, Ky. | Greenwood HS | |
| 17 | Lucas Carneiro | K | R-So. | 5'11'' | 175 | Cornelius, N.C. | Community School of Davidson | |
| 17 | Dalvin Smith | WR | R-Sr. | 6'3'' | 188 | Glasgow, Ky. | Glasgow HS | |
| 18 | Moussa Barry | WR | R-So. | 6'2'' | 190 | Dacula, Ga. | Dacula HS | Mars Hill |
| 19 | Javy Bunton | WR | R-Jr. | 6'0'' | 205 | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green HS | |
| 19 | Virgil Marshall | DB | Jr. | 6'0'' | 205 | Cocoa, Fla. | Cocoa HS | |
| 20 | Tate Titshaw | S | Fr. | 5'11'' | 195 | Bogart, Ga. | North Oconee HS | |
| 20 | Jaleel Walker | WR | Sr. | 6'3'' | 195 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Cesar Chavez HS | Allen Hancock College |
| 21 | Marvin Sims | WR | Jr. | 5'10'' | 180 | Miami, Fla. | Champagnat Catholic HS | Alderson Broaddus |
| 21 | Upton Stout | DB | R-Jr. | 5'9'' | 185 | Houston, Texas | North Shore HS | North Texas |
| 22 | Ta'ron Keith | RB | Sr. | 5'9'' | 180 | DeLand, Fla. | Mainland HS | Bowling Green State |
| 22 | Darius Thomas | LB | Jr. | 6'2'' | 210 | Miramar, Fla. | Miramar HS | |
| 23 | Jax Cooper | WR | R-So. | 6'3'' | 200 | Scottsville, Ky. | Allen County-Scottsville HS | |
| 23 | Rashion Hodge | LB | Sr. | 6'2'' | 220 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Mountain Pointe HS | Iowa Western CC |
| 24 | Denzil Alleyne | DB | Sr. | 6'2'' | 212 | Lakeland, Fla. | Bartow Senior HS | Independence CC |
| 24 | Damari Jefferson | WR | Fr. | 5'9'' | 173 | Hattiesburg, Miss. | Oak Grove HS | |
| 26 | Jarvis Hayes | WR | So. | 6'1'' | 180 | Ware County, Ga. | Waycross HS | |
| 27 | Corey Landers | RB | So. | 5'8'' | 185 | Montgomery, Ala. | Alabama Christian Academy | |
| 27 | Nazir Ward | DB | So. | 6'0'' | 170 | Miami, Fla. | Miami Northwestern HS | |
| 28 | Ely George | DB | R-Jr. | 5'11'' | 205 | Fort Lee, N.J. | Paramus Catholic HS | Shippensburg |
| 29 | Joshua Mensah | DB | Jr. | 6'1'' | 192 | Riverdale, Ga. | Charles Drew HS | Independence CC |
| 30 | Xavier Shaw | DB | R-Jr. | 6'0'' | 185 | Nashville, Tenn. | Battle Ground Academy | |
| 31 | Anthony Brackenridge | LB | Jr. | 6'2'' | 224 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Sandalwood HS | |
| 32 | Kylan Guidry | LB | R-Sr. | 6'4'' | 232 | Opelusas, La. | Northwest HS | Kilgore College |
| 33 | Eli Jones | LB | R-So. | 6'1'' | 225 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Knoxville Catholic HS | |
| 34 | Koron Hayward | LB | So. | 6'5'' | 235 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Sandalwood HS | |
| 35 | Dallas Walker | DL | R-Jr. | 6'4'' | 312 | Nashville, Tenn. | Smyrna HS | Texas A&M |
| 36 | Chavaris Dumas | DB | So. | 6'1'' | 180 | Palatka, Fla. | Palatka HS | |
| 37 | Zach Burt | WR | So. | 6'0'' | 205 | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green HS | |
| 38 | Reginald Allen, Jr. | LB | So. | 6'0'' | 228 | Interlachen, Fla. | Interlachen HS | |
| 40 | Reid Jamerson | DE | R-So. | 5'11'' | 228 | Whitefish Bay, Wis. | Whitefish Bay HS | |
| 41 | Alex Ford | DB | R-So. | 5'11'' | 196 | Nashville, Tenn. | Father Ryan HS | |
| 42 | Trent Zappe | LB | R-So. | 6'0'' | 225 | Victoria, Texas | Victoria East HS | |
| 44 | Harper Holloman | DE | Fr. | 6'2'' | 244 | Atlanta, Ga. | Westlake HS | |
| 45 | Nathan Griffin | LB | R-Jr. | 6'1'' | 232 | St. Leon, Ind. | East Central HS | |
| 49 | Nolan McCord | K | R-Jr. | 6'0'' | 189 | Lilburn, Ga. | Parkview HS | Mississippi State |
| 50 | Wesley Horton | OL | R-Jr. | 6'3'' | 303 | Atlanta, Ga. | North Atlanta HS | |
| 50 | Lonnie Rice | LB | R-Jr. | 6'2'' | 236 | Philadephia, Pa. | Bishop McDevitt | Lackawanna College |
| 51 | Devon Lynch | LB | R-Sr. | 6'1'' | 231 | Springfield, Va. | John R. Lewis HS | Shepherd |
| 53 | Marshall Jackson | OL | R-Jr. | 6'6'' | 299 | Brandenburg, Ky. | Meade County HS | |
| 55 | Rex Robich | LS | R-Jr. | 6'3'' | 225 | Palm Coast, Fla. | Matanzas HS | Mississippi State |
| 56 | Leavy Johnson | OL | So. | 6'3'' | 302 | Panama City, Fla. | Bay HS | |
| 58 | Evan Wibberley | OL | R-So. | 6'5'' | 300 | Edgewood, Ky. | Dixie Heights HS | |
| 59 | Sebastian Benjamin | LB | R-Sr. | 6'2'' | 240 | Philadelphia, Pa. | Northeast HS | Saint Francis |
| 62 | Michael Moment | OL | Sr. | 6'3'' | 297 | Tampa, Fla. | Tampa Bay Tech HS | Alcorn State |
| 65 | Rodney Newsom Jr. | OL | R-So. | 6'3'' | 295 | Eads, Tenn. | Briarcrest Christian School | Memphis/Itawamba Community College |
| 67 | Hayden Todd | OL | R-So. | 6'2'' | 280 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Knoxville Catholic HS | |
| 70 | Darrell Johnson, Jr. | OL | Sr. | 6'5'' | 310 | Indianapolis, Ind. | Lawrence North HS | Dodge City CC |
| 71 | Stacey Wilkins | OL | R-Sr. | 6'6'' | 306 | Camden, Ark. | Camden Fairview HS | ULM/Oklahoma |
| 72 | Colten Cable | OL | R-Sr. | 6'4'' | 298 | Tulsa, Okla. | Union HS | Butler CC (Kan.) |
| 74 | Michael Ondelacy | OL | R-Sr. | 6'7'' | 320 | North Richland Hills, Texas | Tyler JC/Richland HS | |
| 77 | Melvin Collins Jr. | OL | Fr. | 6'4'' | 328 | Terry, Miss. | Hartfield Academy | Northwest Mississippi Community College |
| 78 | Quantavious Leslie | OL | Sr. | 6'3'' | 318 | Rome, Ga. | Rome HS | |
| 81 | Noah Meyers | TE | So. | 6'5'' | 230 | Louisville, Ky. | Trinity HS | |
| 84 | Elvin Fofanah | TE | R-Sr. | 6'3'' | 240 | Bowling Green, Ky. | Bowling Green HS | Lindsey Wilson |
| 85 | Tylon Webb | WR | So. | 6'2'' | 180 | Lexington, Ky. | Frederick Douglass HS | |
| 86 | Trevor Borland | TE | Sr. | 6'3'' | 255 | Bolingbrook, Ill. | Bolingbrook HS | Buffalo |
| 87 | River Helms | TE | R-Jr. | 6'4'' | 242 | Lester, Ala. | West Limestone HS | |
| 88 | Aiden Miller | TE | So. | 6'3'' | 225 | Glasgow, Ky. | Barren County HS | |
| 88 | Ryan Williams | DL | R-Jr. | 6'3'' | 292 | Pearland, Texas | Shadow Creek HS | Colorado |
| 89 | C.J. Kiss | TE | R-Jr. | 6'4'' | 239 | Gahanna, Ohio | Gahanna Lincoln HS | Notre Dame College |
| 91 | Jalil Rivera-Harvey | DL | Sr. | 6'2'' | 322 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Cedar Hill HS | Marshall/Arizona State/East Los Angeles College |
| 92 | Marcus Patterson | DE | R-So. | 6'3'' | 272 | Crestview, Fla. | Sandalwood HS | |
| 93 | Jalen Hand | DL | So. | 6'3'' | 275 | Lexington, Ky. | Frederick Douglass HS | |
| 94 | Jayden Loving | DL | R-Jr. | 6'3'' | 302 | Hamilton, Ala. | Hamilton HS | Bethune Cookman |
| 95 | Deante McCray | DE | R-So. | 6'4'' | 268 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Sandalwood HS | |
| 96 | Marquis Black | DL | R-Jr. | 6'4'' | 304 | McDonough, Ga. | Eagle's Landing Christian Academy | Nebraska |
| 97 | Ki'Shawn Harvey | DL | So. | 6'1'' | 325 | Raleigh, N.C. | Knightdale HS | |
| 98 | Hosea Wheeler | DT | R-Jr. | 6'3'' | 298 | Elk Grove, Calif. | Franklin HS | Sacramento City College |
| 99 | Riley Stephens | K/P | R-Sr. | 6'3'' | 182 | New Smyrna Beach, Fla. | Dr. Phillips HS | Austin Peay/UCF |
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