Western Kentucky Hilltoppers 2026–27: roster, schedule, record

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Hilltoppers schedule and next game

2026–27

Next game: Western Kentucky vs Middle Tennessee prediction

Sat 3:30 PMFBS

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Upcoming

Opponent	Kick (ET)	Result	Picks	Axle
vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks	Sat, Nov 14, 3:30 PM ET	–	–	–	matchup
at Liberty Flames	Sat, Nov 21, 1:00 PM ET	–	–	–	matchup

Hilltoppers roster 2026–27

100 players · by position

Heights, weights and ages as the public roster lists them, and each player's roster status. Every name links to the player's page.

DB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
27	Jordan Bergeron	6 ft 1	185 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
6	Justin Brown	6 ft 0	194 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
12	BJ Carey	6 ft 0	201 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
19	Jacob Cosby-Mosley	5 ft 11	201 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
30	Taron Essex	6 ft 3	209 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
38	Alan Gbee	6 ft 0	194 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
10	Xavion Griffin	6 ft 0	190 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
5	Dave Herard	6 ft 0	205 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
7	Jaylen Lewis	5 ft 11	187 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
31	Walter Manning	5 ft 11	185 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
26	Leonzay Merzius	5 ft 10	174 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
11	Canyon Moses	5 ft 10	198 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
14	Braxton Myers	6 ft 1	203 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
2	Tony Newsome Jr.	5 ft 11	185 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
39	Jaylen Pollard	5 ft 11	207 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
23	PJ Souffrant	5 ft 10	181 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

DE

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
90	Bryce Fulda	6 ft 4	245 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
98	Nathan Gonzales	6 ft 4	247 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
16	Darius Hampton	6 ft 3	238 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
50	Elin Jones	6 ft 4	247 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
45	Josaiah Knight	6 ft 3	238 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
17	Zsacari Minnis	6 ft 3	238 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
94	Henry Smith	6 ft 3	254 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
55	Venson Sneed	6 ft 4	269 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
59	Sharlandiin Strange	6 ft 4	245 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
57	Isaac Tanis	6 ft 2	227 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
41	Brandon Thomas	6 ft 4	225 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
13	Latrevion Thompson	6 ft 3	247 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

DL

#	Player	Ht	Wt	Age	College	Status
15	Jayden Gray	6 ft 2	276 lb		Western Kentucky	Active

DT

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
91	Ceejay Embry	6 ft 1	280 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
99	Eric Etienne	6 ft 1	304 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
52	Jakeem Fletcher	6 ft 2	315 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
92	Javin Griffin	6 ft 2	320 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
33	Zeiqui Lawton	6 ft 2	291 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
0	Mackavelli Malotumau	6 ft 1	295 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
56	Kiawan Murphy	6 ft 2	320 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
53	Elijah Peake	6 ft 1	324 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
54	Sekou Peters	6 ft 2	300 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
93	Rylen Su'a-Filo	6 ft 1	320 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

LB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
18	Geajorm Akpaloo	6 ft 1	229 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
32	Westen Ard	6 ft 1	236 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
34	Makhi Brazier	6 ft 1	225 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
22	Jordan Donald	6 ft 2	225 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
15	Garrison Madden	6 ft 3	236 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
29	Joshua Mensah	6 ft 1	218 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
44	Kai Micatrotto	5 ft 11	238 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
35	Elijah Rumph	6 ft 0	220 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
20	Zach Smith	6 ft 0	225 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

LS

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
49	Nolan Imhoff	5 ft 11	234 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
40	Carson Perusse	5 ft 11	214 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
44	Bailey Sanders	5 ft 11	223 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

OL

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
72	Zach Clayton	6 ft 5	320 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
69	Jordan Curll	6 ft 4	280 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
64	Jackson Dialls	6 ft 4	311 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
79	Asa Holbert	6 ft 6	291 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
50	Alec Johnson	6 ft 1	295 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
70	Rhett Larson	6 ft 4	315 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
59	Alex Lopez	6 ft 7	311 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
78	Tyreek Major	6 ft 5	324 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
55	Roq Montgomery	6 ft 3	366 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
73	Nonso Omezi	6 ft 5	340 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
67	Tai Ray	6 ft 7	331 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
75	Brody Riffe	6 ft 8	315 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
56	Tyrell Scott	6 ft 3	295 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
77	Jamier Smith	6 ft 3	298 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
52	Isiah Stoudemire	6 ft 3	313 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
76	Max Thurston	6 ft 5	300 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

PK

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
58	Michael Buck	5 ft 10	176 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
99	Karl Campbell	6 ft 5	225 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
43	Jackson Smith	5 ft 10	216 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
33	Michael Smith	5 ft 6	172 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

QB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
11	Brock Glenn	6 ft 2	225 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
10	Caleb McMickle	6 ft 2	194 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
15	Cam O'Hara	6 ft 2	209 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

RB

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
3	Ajay Allen	5 ft 11	201 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
23	Sincere Baines	5 ft 9	194 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
29	Adrion Boyd	5 ft 7	185 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
9	Kalib Hicks	5 ft 11	220 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
25	Jaden McGill	6 ft 0	209 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
22	Le'Kamren Meadows	6 ft 0	216 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

TE

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
87	Coleson Arends	6 ft 4	245 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
81	Arlando Crafton Jr.	6 ft 4	240 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
14	CC Ezirim	6 ft 7	249 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
19	Lofton Howard	6 ft 4	236 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
88	Aiden Miller	6 ft 3	236 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
89	Cross Nimmo	6 ft 5	249 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
44	Griffin Reimer	6 ft 3	245 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

WR

#	Player	Ht	Wt	College	Status
8	Moussa Barry	6 ft 2	194 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
12	Quincy Burroughs	6 ft 1	209 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
84	Jeremiah Carroll	6 ft 0	181 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
4	Cameron Flowers	5 ft 11	190 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
18	Devin Hamilton	6 ft 4	209 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
7	Qua'Vez Humphreys	6 ft 3	225 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
2	K.D. Hutchinson	5 ft 8	185 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
21	Nigel Johnson	6 ft 5	201 lb	South Carolina State	Active
82	Tre'Von Mcgory	5 ft 11	174 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
13	Jyziah Rockwell	6 ft 2	201 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
24	Fonzy Smith	6 ft 1	185 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
80	Jonathan Stafford Jr.	5 ft 9	185 lb	Western Kentucky	Active
17	Zion Taylor	6 ft 0	209 lb	Western Kentucky	Active

Hilltoppers stadium and history

StadiumHouchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium
CityWestern Kentucky
Founded1908
LeagueNCAA Division I FBS football
ConferenceConference USA

Facts from the public NCAA Division I FBS football roster and Wikidata (CC0).

Hilltoppers scores and results

Opponent	Kick (ET)	Result	Picks	Axle
vs Delaware Blue Hens	Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 PM ET	L 21–35	–	–	matchup
at Sam Houston Bearkats	Wed, Oct 14, 8:00 PM ET	W 16–3	–	–	matchup
vs Missouri State Bears	Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 PM ET	W 34–13	–	–	matchup
at New Mexico State Aggies	Thu, Oct 1, 8:00 PM ET	L 13–34	–	–	matchup
at Indiana Hoosiers	Sat, Sep 19, 4:00 PM ET	L 0–38	–	–	matchup
at Georgia Bulldogs	Sat, Sep 12, 12:45 PM ET	L 20–70	–	–	matchup

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Hilltoppers coaching staff

Tyson HeltonHead coach · since 2019

Conference USA rivals

#	Team	Record
1	Liberty Flames	–
2	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	–
3	Delaware Blue Hens	–
4	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	–
5	New Mexico State Aggies	–
7	Missouri State Bears	–
8	Florida International Panthers	–
9	Kennesaw State Owls	–
10	Sam Houston Bearkats	–

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