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2018 WILDCATS CATS ON THE MAP The 2018 football roster is comprised of 17 different states and Australia Alabama (3) Christopher Rodriguez Jr. New Orleans Brandon Frazier Mansfield Tyrell Ajian Madison Logan Stenberg Waycross Tristan Yeomans Mason Alex King Pinson Allen Dailey Maryland (3) Springfield Kordell Looney Wetumpka Kavosiey Smoke Indiana (1) Forestville Jamar "Boogie" Watson Springsboro Justin Rigg Gary Lonnie Johnson Jr. Laurel Naasir Watkins Sylvania Luke Fortner Colorado (1) Olney Josh Paschal Toledo Phil Hoskins Parker Drew Schlegel Kentucky (27) West Chester George Asafo-Adjei Belfry Austin Dotson Michigan (3) Westerville Benny Snell Jr. Florida (17) Bowling Green Adrian Middleton Detroit Marquan McCall Youngstown Lynn Bowden Jr. Fort Lauderdale Michael Nesbitt Fort Mitchell Brett Slusher DeAndre Square Tymere Dubose Bryce Oliver Harrodsburg Donald Smith West Bloomfield Tyler Markray Jordan Jones Jordan Wright Hazard Sam Turner Hollywood Josh Ali Henderson Mason Wolfe Mississippi (1) Virginia (1) Akeem Hayes Hopkinsville Kolbe Langhi McComb Jervontius "Bunchy" Stallings Vienna John Daido Chris Whittaker Lexington Elijah Barnett Jacksonville Nick Lewis Brayden Berezowitz New Jersey (1) Oklahoma (3) Lakeland Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald Bryan Berezowitz Montclair Josh Allen Jenks Isaiah Epps Laurderhill Davoan Hawkins Zac Berezowitz Norman Darren Edmond Miami Clevan Thomas Jr. David Bouvier North Carolina (1) Oklahoma City Terry Wilson Miami Gardens B.J. Alexander Immanuel Bowie Raleigh Kengera Daniel Orange Park Chris Westry Davonte Robinson South Carolina (2) Palm Beach Cedrick Dort Jr. Will Roden Ohio (26) Anderson Chance Poore Parkway Stanley Garner Walker Wood Cincinnati Brenden Bates Greer Tavin Richardson Sanford Kenneth Horsey Landon Young Mike Edwards Sunrise Jamari Brown Louisville Will Crum Colin Goodfellow Tennessee (3) Tampa Derrick Baity Newport Patrick Henschen Zach Johnson Cordova Quinton Bohanna Nicholasville Matthew Napier Chris Oats Knoxville Darian Kinnard Georgia (11) Paducah Miles Butler Quintin Wilson Domonique Williams Augusta Calvin Taylor Jr. Zy'Aire Hughes Centerville Matt Ruffolo Colquitt Sihiem King Paintsville Tyler Couch Cleveland Asim "A.J." Rose AUSTRALIA (1) Duluth Blake Best Kash Daniel Cleveland Heights Dorian Baker Perth Max Duffy Jordan City Jerquavion Mahone Somerset Collin Hartman Dublin Gunnar Hoak Lawrenceville E.J. Price Union Jackson High Findlay Grant McKinniss Ludowici Jamin Davis Versailles Drake Jackson Huber Heights Ahmad Wagner Mableton T.J. Carter LaGrange C.J. Conrad Riverdale Jordan Griffin Louisiana (2) Lima Keaton Upshaw McDonough Yusuf Corker Metairie William Nalty Darius West 44 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2018 WILDCATS 2018 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES Breakdown by Class 94 84 Seniors (18) Will Roden Josh Allen Asim "A.J." Rose ABULE MARVIN "B.J." George Asafo-Adjei Matt Ruffolo Derrick Baity Jaylen Scott ABADI- ALEXANDER Dorian Baker Donald Smith David Bouvier Clevan Thomas Jr. FITZGERALD WIDE RECEIVER Miles Butler Jamar "Boogie" Watson DEFENSIVE TACKLE C.J. Conrad Terry Wilson Kengera Daniel 6-6 • 281 • Freshman-RS 6-2 • 175 • Freshman-HS Tymere Dubose r-Freshmen (12) Lakeland, Fla. (Victory Christian Academy) Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) Mike Edwards Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald Lonnie Johnson Jr. Tyrell Ajian Jordan Jones Yusuf Corker 2018 - r-Freshman 2018 - Freshman Sihiem King Jamin Davis • Practiced with the team • Redshirt season Adrian Middleton Austin Dotson • Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll Bunchy Stallings Brandon Frazier High School Darius West Alex King 2017 - Freshman • One of the nation’s top-100 wide receivers by Chris Westry Michael Nesbitt • Redshirt season Rivals.com and a national top-125 wideout by Tristan Yeomans Naasir Watkins 247sports Chris Whittaker High School • Helped lead Chaminade-Madonna Prep to the Juniors (21) Walker Wood • Recorded 39 tackles, including nine TFL, two sacks Florida Class AAA state championship, winning its and 13 quarterback hurries in 2016 for coach last 10 games en route to an 11-2 record Elijah Barnett Jordan Wright Tommy Lewis at Victory Christian Academy • As a senior, caught 37 passes for 585 yards and Brayden Berezowitz • Also had two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery eight touchdowns ... Named first-team All-County Bryan Berezowitz Freshmen (30) and an interception • Coached by Dameon Jones Blake Best B.J. Alexander • Named second-team All-Polk County by the • Chose Kentucky over Wisconsin, Syracuse, Central T.J. Carter Brenden Bates Lakeland Ledger and Florida AP All-State Class Florida and others Kash Daniel Tyler Beisner 2A honorable mention as a senior in helping the • Teammates with fellow signees Davoan Hawkins Jordan Griffin Zac Berezowitz Storm finish 13-2 overall and Akeem Hayes Phil Hoskins Immanuel Bowie • Member of the 2014 State Championship team • Rejoined former high school teammates Josh Ali Zach Johnson Jamari Brown • Named to the Southeast Super-Region Team by the and Chris Whittaker at UK Grant McKinniss Tyler Couch National Christian School Athletic Association Tavin Richardson Will Crum • Transferred to Victory Christian in 2016 after Personal Justin Rigg Allen Dailey Jr. playing at Dade Christian • Born in Miami, Florida Drew Schlegel Darren Edmond • Also a star player on the basketball court and • Son of Marvin Alexander Sr., Paula Alexander and Brett Slusher Stanley Garner competed in the shot put, discus and 400 meters Natasha Alexander Benny Snell Jr. Davoan Hawkins • School-record holder and back-to-back regional • Major is family science Logan Stenberg Akeem Hayes champion in the shot put Calvin Taylor Jr. Kenneth Horsey • Named second-team All-Dade as a junior B.J. Says Ahmad Wagner Darian Kinnard • Averaging 23.0 points and 13.0 rebounds as a • His nickname is "B.J." Domonique Williams Kolbe Langhi senior, compiling over 1,400 career points • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to Mason Wolfe Nick Lewis • Chose Kentucky over Florida, Florida Atlantic and be a college football coach Landon Young Jerquavion Mahone Florida International • The most influential person in his life is his father Tyler Markray because he showed him what hard work looks like Sophomores (27) Marquan McCall Personal • The one trip he would like to take in his lifetime is Matthew Napier Josh Ali • Name is pronounced "Abule (ah-BOO-lay) Abadi a trip to Hawaii Chris Oats Quinton Bohanna (ah-BODY)" Bryce Oliver Lynn Bowden Jr. • Originally from Yenagoa, Nigeria Chance Poore John Daido • Moved to Florida at the age of 12 Chris Rodriguez Jr. Cedrick Dort Jr. • Son of Steve and Teri Fitzgerald Kavosiey Smoke Max Duffy • Major is communications 23 Isaiah Epps DeAndre Square Sam Turner Luke Fortner Abule Says Keaton Upshaw Colin Goodfellow • His nickname is "A.B." or "A-Bizzle" TYRELL Quinton Wilson Patrick Henschen • He chose Kentucky because it's a great place with AJIAN Jackson High good people who care about you and want to Gunnar Hoak make you great SAFETY Zy'Aire Hughes • One word to describe him on the field is "Lion" Drake Jackson • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to Kordell Looney be a successful businessman 6-0 • 187 • Freshman-RS William Nalty • What he most looks forward to this season is Mansfield, Ohio (Madison Comprehensive) Joshua Paschal getting better as a player and as a student E.J. Price Davonte Robinson 2018 - r-Freshman • Saw action in all 13 games 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 45 2018 WILDCATS • Finished the season with 10 tackles, three PBUs at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Dad, Faheem, was a wide receiver at Louisiana and one INT Tech vs. Georgia 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Made his first career interception and also had • Major is community and leadership development a pass breakup in Kentucky’s 28-7 win over at Tennessee 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi State vs. MTSU 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Josh Says • With MSU threatening to tie the game early in the at Louisville 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 • He chose Kentucky to put UK Football on the map fourth quarter, his third-down pass breakup forced vs. Penn State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • One word to describe him on the field is "Smooth" a punt • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • On the next possession, with MSU again Totals 10 0-0 0-0 0 3 1-35 0 be a real estate agent threatening to tie, he intercepted a pass and • The one thing he likes most about football is the returned it 35 yards AJIAN'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS brotherhood • His long return set up a touchdown run on the Tackles: 3, at Tennessee, Nov 10, 2018 • His passion in life is to be the best person he can be next play, giving UK a two-TD lead Interceptions: 1, vs Mississippi State, Set 22, 2018 (1-35) PBU: 1, three times, last at Louisville, Nov 25, 2018 • Recorded two tackles vs. Murray State, his first ALI'S CAREER STATISTICS career action Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2017 - Freshman 2017 WR 10-0 3 25 8.3 0 14 • Redshirt season 2018 WR 12-0 10 115 11.5 1 32 82 Totals 21-0 13 140 10.8 1 32 High School • Combination athlete in high school, playing defensive back, wide receiver and quarterback JOSH ALI'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN ALI Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long • Rivals ranks him the No. 10 overall prospect in the vs. Central Michigan 1 14 0 14 state of Ohio and the No. 23 athlete in the class WIDE RECEIVER at Florida 0 0 0 0 of 2017 • ESPN has him as the No. 8 safety in the country vs. Murray State 1 1 0 1 • Four-year letter winner and three-year starter for 6-0 • 181 • Sophomore -1L vs.