2021 PREVIEW 2021 KENTUCKY SPRING FOOTBALL

TABLE OF CONTENTS UK ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS & PR

MEDIA INFORMATION 1-16 Assistant AD/Athletics Communications & PR/ Contact Table of Contents 1 Tony Neely - 859-257-3838 Calendar 2 [email protected] Quick Facts 3 Director/ Athletics Communications & PR/ Primary Football Contact Numerical Roster 4-5 Susan Lax - 859-608-5019 (cell) Alphabetical Roster 6-7 [email protected] Offensive Players by Position 8 Asst. Director/ Athletics Communications & PR/ Assistant Football Contact Defensive Players by Position 9 GENERAL INFORMATION Matt May - 859-257-8504 Positional Breakdown 10 [email protected] Spring Notes 11-16 Location: Lexington, Ky. Assoc. Director/ Athletics Communications & PR/ Football Credentials/Press Box Coordinator Founded: 1865 Evan Crane - 859-257-8431 [email protected] COACHES 17-23 Enrollment: 30,000 Director / Athletics Communications & PR Mark Stoops 17-20 Eric Lindsey - 859-257-8429 Assistant Coaches 21-23 Nickname: Wildcats [email protected] Assoc. Director / Athletics Communications & PR Colors: Blue (PMS 286) and White Deb Moore - 859-257-8506 THE WILDCATS 24-76 [email protected] Cats Represent America 24 Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) Assistant Director Athletics Communications & PR Player Biographies 25-67 Chris Shoals - 859-257-3652 President: Dr. Eli Capilouto [email protected] 2021 Mid-Year Enrolees/Signees 68-76 Athletics Communications & PR Assistants Athletics Director: Connor Link - [email protected]

2020 REVIEW 77-100 Faculty Representative: Joseph L. Fink III Cami Moore - [email protected] 2020 Highlights 77-82 Office Coordinator Website: UKathletics.com 2020 Statistics 83-92 Stephanie Guy - 859-257-3838 [email protected] 2020 Game Reviews 93-100 MEDIA INFORMATION

2021 OPPONENTS 101 INTERVIEWS Spring practice interviews, photos and practice Head coach Mark Stoops will meet with media via re¬leases will also be posted on the official athletics Zoom after Saturday practices, while offensive coordi- website for the at nator Liam Coen will talk on Tuesdays and defensive ukathletics.com. UK’s official Twitter and Instagram is FOLLOW KENTUCKY FOOTBALL coordinator Brad White on Thursdays. @ukfootball.

ON SOCIAL MEDIA Please note: Some players may be unable to par- PRACTICE DATES/TIMES ticipate in interviews on specific days due to class Practices will typically be held in the mornings from @UKFootball @CoachClink schedules. approx. 7:30-9:30 a.m. ET. Saturday practices are @UKCoachStoops @CoachWhiteFB usually 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. ET. Please check e-mail daily @Bouknows9 @LiamCoen @Bigstew9 @Coachjset23 PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS for updates for post-practice Zoom times. @FBCoachWolf Select practice photos will be uploaded after each @vincemarrow practice to PhotoShelter for your use. Please credit @CoachJonSumrall UK Athletics. The link is here >> https://bit.ly/UKFBPhotos21 and your passcode is Kentucky Football gocats21

@UKFootball Video clips and Zoom links will be uploaded to Vimeo for your use. Please credit UK Athletics. The link is here >>> vimeo.com/showcase/ukfootball2021 UKStoopsTroops

2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 1 2021 PREVIEW 2021 MARCH / APRIL PRACTICE CALENDAR

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

MARCH 14 MARCH 15 MARCH 16 MARCH 17 MARCH 18 MARCH 19 MARCH 20

Practice #1 Practice #2 Practice #3

MARCH 21 MARCH 22 MARCH 23 MARCH 24 MARCH 25 MARCH 26 MARCH 27

Practice #4 Practice #5 Practice #6

MARCH 28 MARCH 29 MARCH 30 MARCH 31 APRIL 1 APRIL 2 APRIL 3

Practice #7 PRO DAY Practice #8 Practice #9 1 p.m. Nutter Field House

APRIL 4 APRIL 5 APRIL 6 APRIL 7 APRIL 8 APRIL 9 APRIL 10

Practice #10 Practice #11 Practice #12

APRIL 11 APRIL 12 APRIL 13 APRIL 14 APRIL 15 APRIL 16 APRIL 17

Practice #13 Practice #14 Practice #15

2 2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 2021 PREVIEW QUICK FACTS Joe Scola Administrative Staff: Abby Stover Greg Manusky Melissa Tomlinson Capacity: approx. 61,000 Scott Woodward Misty Conrad (athletic training) Kroger Field opened: Sept. 15, 1973 Graduate Assistants: Kim Spencer (insurance coord.) (UK 31, Virginia Tech 26) Connor Langfels (defense) Academic Counselors for Football: Expanded in 1999 and remodeled in 2015 Ryan Finck (offense) Chatham Boyer, Ricky Lumpkin, Jon Ross Renamed Kroger Field in 2017 C.J. Conrad (offense) Surface: UBU Speed Series synthetic turf Brayden Berezowitz (defense) TEAM INFORMATION Record at Kroger Field: 171-137-4 (55.5) Bryan Berezowitz (defense) 2020 Record: 5-6 overall, (35-21 under Stoops) Cam Garner (offense) 4-6 (fourth) SEC Eastern Division Director of Performance: Corey Edmond Basic Offense: Spread HISTORY Director of Performance/Head Strength Coach: Basic Defense: 3-4, 4-3 First year of football: 1881 (Nov. 12) Mark Hill All-time record: 629-632-44 (.499) Assistant Strength Coaches: Rafael Horton PLAYERS RETURNING starting 130th season Tyler Malone Lettermen Returning: 53 All-time SEC record: 182-393-12 (.317) Interns: Mike Marrow, Elijah Barnett, 24 offense, 26 defense (three specialists) (20-36 under Stoops) Fabian Hillman, Eugene Lee Starters Returning: 14 National Championships: 1 (1950) Leo Stern 6 offense, 5 defense (three specialists) SEC Championships: 2 (1950, 1976) Director of Performance Science: Chris Morris Offensive Starters Returning: 6 Bowl appearances: 20 (last in 2020) Graduate Assistant: Alex Brownell TE Justin Rigg, LG Kenneth Horsey, RT Darian Bowl record: 11-9 (.550) Registered Dietician: Jalyn Mason, MS, RD Kinnard, RG Luke Fortner, WR Josh Ali, Graduate Assistant: Caroline Blincoe, RD WR Demarcus Harris COACHING STAFF Fuel Zone Manager: Taylor Tuszynski Defensive Starters Returning: 5 Head Coach: Mark Stoops (9th season) Director of Football Operations: Josh Pruitt DE Josh Paschal, WLB DeAndre Square, Overall Record: 49-50 (.495) Director of Player Development: LB Jordan Wright, DB Tyrell Aijan, SEC Record: 24-42 (.366) Courtney Love FS Yusuf Corker, Bowl Record: 3-2 (.600) Director of Player Personnel: Chase Heuke Specialist Starters Returning: 3 Assistant Coaches: Creative Coordinator: Jacob Noger PK Matt Ruffolo, LS Cade Degraw, Steve Clinkscale, Recruiting Assistants: Andrew Hunter K Chance Poore defensive passing game coordinator Ty Williams /defensive backs Graduate Assistant: Brian Moriarty PLAYERS LOST Frank Buffano, safeties/co-special teams Director of Sports Medicine/Head Football Lettermen Lost: 21 Liam Coen, offensive coordinator, QBs Athletic Trainer: Gabe Amponsah 10 offense, 10 defense (one specialist) Anwar Stewart, defensive line Asst. Athletic Trainers: Thomas Kidd, Evan Starters Lost: 12 Vince Marrow, associate head coach, Griskowitz, Zachary Williams 5 offense, 6 defense (one specialist) tight ends, recruiting coord. Team Psychologist: Marc Cormier Offensive Starters Lost: 5 Eric Wolford, offensive line Team Psychiatrist: Scott Littleton WR, Allen Dailey, LT Landon Young, Jovon Bouknight, wide receivers Equipment Manager: Tom Kalinowski C Drake Jackson, RB A.J. Rose, QB Terry Wilson Jon Sumrall, co-/ Assistant Equipment Manager: Allen Belcher Defensive Starters Lost: 6 inside Director of Equipment Operations: Jon Denio CB Brandin Echols, NG , Brad White, defensive coordinator, Video Productions Coordinator: Greg Gorham DT Phil Hoskins, SLB Jamar "Boogie" Watson, outside linebackers Creative Content Producer Editor: Serena Archer MLB Jamin Davis, CB Kelvin Joseph John Settle, running backs/co-special teams Feature Editor/Producer: Kirk Hanselmann Specialist Starters Lost 1 Impact Editor/Cinematographer: Tim Layten P/H Max Duffy FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Dir. of SEC Network Production Operations: Chief of Staff: Dan Berezowitz Brandon Wickey Quality Control: Josh Estes-Waugh Coaching Video Coordinator: Christian Fiero Louie Matsakis Assistant Video Coordinator: Mike Perez Mark Perry

2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 3 2021 PREVIEW 2021 NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 1 Wan’Dale Robinson WR 5-10 183 Jr-Tr Frankfort, Ky. (Nebraska/Western Hills) 2 Joey Gatewood QB 6-5 224 Jr-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Auburn/Bartram Trail) 3 Cedrick Dort Jr. DB 5-11 188 Sr-3L Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Dwyer) 4 Joshua Paschal DE 6-3 275 Sr-3L Prince George’s County, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) 5* Mike Drennen II WR 5-11 194 So-1L Hilltop, Ohio (Coffman) 5* DeAndre Square ILB 6-1 221 Sr-3L Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech) 6* Josh Ali WR 6-0 190 %Sr-4L Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) 6* Jared Casey ILB 6-3 217 So-1L Louisville, Ky. (Ballard) 7 Vito Tisdale DB 6-1 188 So-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green) 8 Octavious Oxendine DT 6-1 302 So-1L Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) 9 Davonte Robinson DB 6-2 210 %Sr-3L Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) 11* Moses Douglass DB 6-2 203 So-1L Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) 11* Beau Allen QB 6-2 208 So-1L Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 12* Kaiya Sheron QB 6-3 203 Fr-HS Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) 12* Chance Poore K 6-2 208 Jr-2L Anderson, S.C. (Westside) 13* Earnest Sanders IV WR 6-1 218 Fr-RS Beecher, Mich. (Beecher) 13* J.J. Weaver OLB 6-5 231 So-1L Louisville, Ky. (Moore Traditional) 14 Carrington Valentine DB 6-0 188 So-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) 15 Jordan Wright OLB 6-5 225 Jr-2L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard) 16 Nik Scalzo QB 6-0 184 So-Sq Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 17* JuTahn McClain RB 5-9 187 So-1L Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield) 17* Patrick Delahunty QB 6-0 197 Jr-Sq , Ohio (Saint Ignatius) 18 Clevan Thomas Jr. WR 5-11 190 Sr-2L Miami, Fla. (Charles W. Flanagan) 20 Kavosiey Smoke RB 5-9 202 Jr-2L Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 21 Quandre Mosely DB 6-2 192 %Sr-2L Brunswick, Ga. (Eastern Arizona CC/Glynn Academy) 22 Chris Oats ILB 6-3 232 Jr-2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods) 23 Tyrell Ajian DB 6-0 190 Sr-3L Mansfield, Ohio (Madison Comprehensive) 24* Zac Berezowitz DB 6-0 170 Sr-1L Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) 24* Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB 5-11 224 Jr-2L McDonough, Ga. (Ola) 25 Jordan Lovett DB 6-2 200 Fr-HS Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) 26 Torrance Davis RB 6-2 217 So-1L Cleveland, Ohio (Garfield Heights) 27* Chauncey Magwood WR 6-0 190 Fr-HS Albany, Ga. (Lee County) 27* Joel Williams DB 6-1 213 So-1L Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy) 28* Zach Johnson DB 5-10 195 %Sr-4L Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 28* Rahsaan Lewis WR 5-11 184 Jr-Sq Orlando, Fla. (Florida Atlantic/Central Florida/Windermere Prep) 29* La’Vell Wright RB 5-11 195 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. (North Hardin) 29* Yusuf Corker DB 6-0 204 Sr-3L McDonough, Ga. (Woodland) 30* Taj Dodson DB 6-1 194 So-1L Union City, Ga. (Creekside) 30* Ben Drake DB 6-1 199 Jr-Sq Charlottesville, Va. (Monticello) 31* Maxwell Hairston DB 6-1 165 Fr-HS West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 31* Darren Edmond WR 5-11 207 Sr-Sq Norman, Okla. (Paul Laurence Dunbar – Ky.) 32 Tyler Markray RB 5-10 223 Jr-Sq West Bloomfield, Mich. (Walled Lake Central) 33 Travis Tisdale RB 5-9 180 So-1L Andrews, S.C. (Lowndes - Ga.) 34 Jalen Geiger DB 6-1 194 So-1L Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 35* Kaleb Cheek WR 5-10 188 So-Sq Asheboro, N.C. (Asheboro) 35* Rickey Hyatt Jr. DB 6-2 202 Fr-RS Columbus, Ohio (Central) 36 Jai Williams TE 6-5 195 Fr-HS Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 37* Andru Phillips DB 5-11 182 Fr-RS Mauldin, S.C. (Mauldin) 37* Luke Leeper WR 5-11 195 So-Sq Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy of Louisville) 38 William Nalty ILB 6-0 222 %Sr-1L Metairie, La. (Metairie Park Country Day) 39 Dillon Wheatley FB 6-1 201 Sr-Sq Richmond, Ky. (Pikeville/Lexington Christian) 40 Luke Fulton ILB 6-4 229 So-Tr Youngstown, Ohio (Michigan State/Cardinal Mooney) 42 Marquez Bembry ILB 6-3 228 Sr-1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Jones County JC/Mount Vernon Presbyterian) 43 Darren Green ILB 6-1 231 So-Sq Vine Grove, Ky. (North Hardin) 45 Jase Bruner OLB 6-2 244 So-Sq Science Hill, Ky. (Somerset) 46 Braxton Eiserman ILB 6-1 218 Jr-Sq Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County) 47 K.D. McDaniel OLB 6-2 225 So-1L Tifton, Ga. (Tift County) 48* Jack Varga FB 5-11 235 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 48* Cody Goatley ILB 6-2 234 So-Sq Mayfield, Ky. (Graves County) 49 Shawn Lawson OLB 6-3 228 Sr-Sq Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 50 Marquan McCall NG 6-3 357 Sr-3L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) 51 Cade Degraw LS 5-11 206 Jr-1L Lake Cormorant, Miss. (Lake Cormorant) 52 Justin Rogers DL 6-3 328 So-1L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) 53 R.J. Adams OG 6-3 332 Fr-RS Woodbridge, Va. (Woodbridge Senior) 54 Jordan Morrow LS 6-1 226 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) 55* Clay Perry LS 6-0 187 So-Sq Upton, Ky. (Central Hardin) 55* Justice Dingle II OLB 6-3 262 Jr-Tr Bowling Green, Ky. (Georgia Tech/Bowling Green HS) 56* D’Eryk Jackson ILB 6-1 241 So-1L Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens) 56* Deondre Buford OL 6-3 290 Fr-RS Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King) 60 Quintin Wilson C 6-1 296 Jr-2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin) 61 Austin Dotson OL 6-6 321 Sr-3L Belfry, Ky. (Belfry) 62 Jager Burton OL 6-4 280 Fr-HS Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) 63 Alex Bascom DT 6-5 264 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 64 Richard Bascom DT 6-5 286 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 66 Naasir Watkins OL 6-5 300 Sr-3L Laurel, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) 68 Kenneth Horsey OL 6-3 302 Jr-2L Sanford, Fla. (Sanford Seminole) 69 Collin Hartmann DE 6-4 264 Sr-Sq Somerset, Ky. (Somerset) 70 Darian Kinnard OL 6-5 338 Sr-3L Knoxville, Tenn. (Saint Ignatius - Ohio) 71 John Young OL 6-6 296 Fr-RS Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy) 72 Josh Jones OL 6-6 305 Fr-RS Columbus, Ga. (Central-Phenix City - Ala.) 73 Matthew Napier OL 6-6 346 Sr-Sq Nicholasville, Ky. (East Jessamine) 74 David Wohlabaugh Jr. OL 6-6 283 Fr-HS Stow, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit) 75 Eli Cox OG 6-4 301 So-1L Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine) 76 Jake Pope OL 6-7 301 So-Sq Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 77 Jeremy Flax OL 6-6 338 So-RS Detroit, Mich. (Independence CC/Robichaud) 78 Nick Lewis OL 6-9 302 Jr-2L Jacksonville, Fla. () 79 Luke Fortner OL 6-6 297 %Sr-4L Sylvania, Ohio (Sylvania Northview) 80 Brenden Bates TE 6-4 259 Jr-2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) 81 Isaiah Epps WR 6-2 188 Sr-3L Jenks, Okla. (Jenks) 82 Tae Tae Crumes WR 6-1 182 So-Sq Louisville, Ky. (Butler) 83 Justin Rigg TE 6-6 261 %Sr-3L Springboro, Ohio (Springboro) 84 Izayah Cummings WR 6-3 230 So-1L Louisville, Ky. (Male) 86 DeMarcus Harris WR 6-1 180 So-1L Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) 88 Keaton Upshaw TE 6-6 250 Jr-2L Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior) 90 Tre’vonn Rybka DL 6-4 301 Fr-RS Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County) 91 Sam Anaele DE 6-4 265 Fr-RS Miami, Fla. (McDougle Technical Institute) 93 Wilson Berry P 6-4 193 Fr-HS Maribyrnong, Australia (Maribyrnong College) 94* Colin Goodfellow P 6-2 233 %Sr-1L Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) 94* Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald DT 6-6 303 Sr-2L Lakeland, Fla. (Victory Christian Academy) 96* Matt Ruffolo K 5-11 210 %Sr-2L Centerville, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 96* Isaiah Gibson DE 6-3 319 So-1L Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) 97 Graham Wald K 6-0 176 So-Sq Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) 98 Isaiah Beasley DL 5-11 278 So-Sq Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) 99 Josaih Hayes DL 6-3 305 So-1L Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake)

NOTES: * denotes duplicate numbers ... Class is eligibility for 2021 season ... #L = number of letters earned … Tr = transfer from a four-year school … JC = junior college ... Sq = squad member who has not earned a varsity letter ... RS = redshirt ... HS = high school

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Abule (ah-BOO-lay) Abadi (ah-BODY) Fitzgerald Quandre (QUAN-dray) Mosely Sam Anaele (ah-NEL-lee) Davonte (da-VON-tay) Robinson Tyrell Ajian (a-jun) Tre’vonn (TREY-vaughn) Rybka (RIB-ka) Zac Berezowitz (BREZ-o-wits) Kaiya (KI-yah) Sheron (Sharon) Jager (Jagger) Burton Kavosiey (kah-VAH-see-ay) Smoke Yusuf (YOU-suf) Corker Clevan (clee-VAN – like the van you drive) Thomas Taj Dodson - same as “Taj Mahal” Naasir (nah-SEER) Watkins Jalen Geiger (GI-ger) David Wohlabaugh (WUL-uh-bah) Josaih Hayes (joe-SIGH-uh) D’Eryk (dee-ERIC) Jackson JuTahn (juh-TAWN) McClain

2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 5 2021 PREVIEW 2021 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 94 Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald DT 6-6 303 Sr-2L Lakeland, Fla. (Victory Christian Academy) 53 R.J. Adams OG 6-3 332 Fr-RS Woodbridge, Va. (Woodbridge Senior) 23 Tyrell Ajian DB 6-0 190 Sr-3L Mansfield, Ohio (Madison Comprehensive) 6 Josh Ali WR 6-0 190 %Sr-4L Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) 11 Beau Allen QB 6-2 208 So-1L Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) 91 Sam Anaele DE 6-4 265 Fr-RS Miami, Fla. (McDougle Technical Institute) 63 Alex Bascom DT 6-5 264 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 64 Richard Bascom DT 6-5 286 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 80 Brenden Bates TE 6-4 259 Jr-2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) 98 Isaiah Beasley DL 5-11 278 So-Sq Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) 42 Marquez Bembry ILB 6-3 228 Sr-1L Stone Mountain, Ga. (Jones County JC/Mount Vernon Presbyterian) 24 Zac Berezowitz DB 6-0 170 Sr-1L Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) 93 Wilson Berry P 6-4 193 Fr-HS Maribyrnong, Australia (Maribyrnong College) 45 Jase Bruner OLB 6-2 244 So-Sq Science Hill, Ky. (Somerset) 56 Deondre Buford OL 6-3 290 Fr-RS Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King) 62 Jager Burton OL 6-4 280 Fr-HS Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) 6 Jared Casey ILB 6-3 217 So-1L Louisville, Ky. (Ballard) 35 Kaleb Cheek WR 5-10 188 So-Sq Asheboro, N.C. (Asheboro) 29 Yusuf Corker DB 6-0 204 Sr-3L McDonough, Ga. (Woodland) 75 Eli Cox OG 6-4 301 So-1L Nicholasville, Ky. (West Jessamine) 82 Tae Tae Crumes WR 6-1 182 So-Sq Louisville, Ky. (Butler) 84 Izayah Cummings WR 6-3 230 So-1L Louisville, Ky. (Male) 26 Torrance Davis RB 6-2 217 So-1L Cleveland, Ohio (Garfield Heights) 51 Cade Degraw LS 5-11 206 Jr-1L Lake Cormorant, Miss. (Lake Cormorant) 17 Patrick Delahunty QB 6-0 197 Jr-Sq Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) 55 Justice Dingle II OLB 6-3 262 Jr-Tr Bowling Green, Ky. (Georgia Tech/Bowling Green HS) 30 Taj Dodson DB 6-1 194 So-1L Union City, Ga. (Creekside) 3 Cedrick Dort Jr. DB 5-11 188 Sr-3L Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Dwyer) 61 Austin Dotson OL 6-6 321 Sr-3L Belfry, Ky. (Belfry) 11 Moses Douglass DB 6-2 203 So-1L Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) 30 Ben Drake DB 6-1 199 Jr-Sq Charlottesville, Va. (Monticello) 5 Mike Drennen II WR 5-11 194 So-1L Hilltop, Ohio (Coffman) 31 Darren Edmond WR 5-11 207 Sr-Sq Norman, Okla. (Paul Laurence Dunbar – Ky.) 46 Braxton Eiserman ILB 6-1 218 Jr-Sq Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County) 81 Isaiah Epps WR 6-2 188 Sr-3L Jenks, Okla. (Jenks) 77 Jeremy Flax OL 6-6 338 So-RS Detroit, Mich. (Independence CC/Robichaud) 79 Luke Fortner OL 6-6 297 %Sr-4L Sylvania, Ohio (Sylvania Northview) 40 Luke Fulton ILB 6-4 229 So-Tr Youngstown, Ohio (Michigan State/Cardinal Mooney) 2 Joey Gatewood QB 6-5 224 Jr-1L Jacksonville, Fla. (Auburn/Bartram Trail) 34 Jalen Geiger DB 6-1 194 So-1L Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 96 Isaiah Gibson DE 6-3 319 So-1L Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) 48 Cody Goatley ILB 6-2 234 So-Sq Mayfield, Ky. (Graves County) 94 Colin Goodfellow P 6-2 233 %Sr-1L Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) 43 Darren Green ILB 6-1 231 So-Sq Vine Grove, Ky. (North Hardin) 31 Maxwell Hairston DB 6-1 165 Fr-HS West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) 86 DeMarcus Harris WR 6-1 180 So-1L Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) 69 Collin Hartmann DE 6-4 264 Sr-Sq Somerset, Ky. (Somerset) 99 Josaih Hayes DL 6-3 305 So-1L Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake) 68 Kenneth Horsey OL 6-3 302 Jr-2L Sanford, Fla. (Sanford Seminole) 35 Rickey Hyatt Jr. DB 6-2 202 Fr-RS Columbus, Ohio (Central) 56 D’Eryk Jackson ILB 6-1 241 So-1L Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens) 28 Zach Johnson DB 5-10 195 %Sr-4L Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) 72 Josh Jones OL 6-6 305 Fr-RS Columbus, Ga. (Central-Phenix City - Ala.) 70 Darian Kinnard OL 6-5 338 Sr-3L Knoxville, Tenn. (Saint Ignatius - Ohio) 49 Shawn Lawson OLB 6-3 228 Sr-Sq Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro) 37 Luke Leeper WR 5-11 195 So-Sq Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy of Louisville) 78 Nick Lewis OL 6-9 302 Jr-2L Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) 28 Rahsaan Lewis WR 5-11 184 Jr-Sq Orlando, Fla. (Florida Atlantic/Central Florida/Windermere Prep) 25 Jordan Lovett DB 6-2 200 Fr-HS Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) 27 Chauncey Magwood WR 6-0 190 Fr-HS Albany, Ga. (Lee County) 32 Tyler Markray RB 5-10 223 Jr-Sq West Bloomfield, Mich. (Walled Lake Central)

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous College) 50 Marquan McCall NG 6-3 357 Sr-3L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) 17 JuTahn McClain RB 5-9 187 So-1L Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield) 47 K.D. McDaniel OLB 6-2 225 So-1L Tifton, Ga. (Tift County) 54 Jordan Morrow LS 6-1 226 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) 21 Quandre Mosely DB 6-2 192 %Sr-2L Brunswick, Ga. (Eastern Arizona CC/Glynn Academy) 38 William Nalty ILB 6-0 222 %Sr-1L Metairie, La. (Metairie Park Country Day) 73 Matthew Napier OL 6-6 346 Sr-Sq Nicholasville, Ky. (East Jessamine) 22 Chris Oats ILB 6-3 232 Jr-2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods) 8 Octavious Oxendine DT 6-1 302 So-1L Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) 4 Joshua Paschal DE 6-3 275 Sr-3L Prince George’s County, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) 55 Clay Perry LS 6-0 187 So-Sq Upton, Ky. (Central Hardin) 37 Andru Phillips DB 5-11 182 Fr-RS Mauldin, S.C. (Mauldin) 12 Chance Poore K 6-2 208 Jr-2L Anderson, S.C. (Westside) 76 Jake Pope OL 6-7 301 So-Sq Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 83 Justin Rigg TE 6-6 261 %Sr-3L Springboro, Ohio (Springboro) 9 Davonte Robinson DB 6-2 210 %Sr-3L Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) 1 Wan’Dale Robinson WR 5-10 183 Jr-Tr Frankfort, Ky. (Nebraska/Western Hills) 24 Chris Rodriguez Jr. RB 5-11 224 Jr-2L McDonough, Ga. (Ola) 52 Justin Rogers DL 6-3 328 So-1L Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) 96 Matt Ruffolo K 5-11 210 %Sr-2L Centerville, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) 90 Tre’vonn Rybka DL 6-4 301 Fr-RS Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County) 13 Earnest Sanders IV WR 6-1 218 Fr-RS Beecher, Mich. (Beecher) 16 Nik Scalzo QB 6-0 184 So-Sq Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) 12 Kaiya Sheron QB 6-3 203 Fr-HS Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) 20 Kavosiey Smoke RB 5-9 202 Jr-2L Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) 5 DeAndre Square ILB 6-1 221 Sr-3L Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech) 18 Clevan Thomas Jr. WR 5-11 190 Sr-2L Miami, Fla. (Charles W. Flanagan) 33 Travis Tisdale RB 5-9 180 So-1L Andrews, S.C. (Lowndes - Ga.) 7 Vito Tisdale S 6-1 188 So-1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green) 88 Keaton Upshaw TE 6-6 250 Jr-2L Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior) 14 Carrington Valentine DB 6-0 188 So-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) 48 Jack Varga FB 5-11 235 Jr-Sq Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) 97 Graham Wald K 6-0 176 So-Sq Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) 66 Naasir Watkins OL 6-5 300 Sr-3L Laurel, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) 13 J.J. Weaver OLB 6-5 231 So-1L Louisville, Ky. (Moore Traditional) 39 Dillon Wheatley FB 6-1 201 Sr-Sq Richmond, Ky. (Pikeville/Lexington Christian) 36 Jai Williams TE 6-5 195 Fr-HS Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) 27 Joel Williams DB 6-1 213 So-1L Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy) 60 Quintin Wilson C 6-1 309 Jr-2L Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin) 74 David Wohlabaugh Jr. OL 6-6 283 Fr-HS Stow, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit) 15 Jordan Wright LB 6-5 225 Jr-2L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard) 29 La'Vell Wright RB 5-11 195 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. (North Hardin) 71 John Young OL 6-6 296 Fr-RS Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy)

NOTES: Class is eligibility for 2021 season ... #L = number of letters earned … Tr = transfer from a four-year school … JC = junior college ... Sq = squad member who has not earned a varsity letter ... RS = redshirt ... HS = high school

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Abule (ah-BOO-lay) Abadi (ah-BODY) Fitzgerald Quandre (QUAN-dray) Mosely Sam Anaele (ah-NEL-lee) Davonte (da-VON-tay) Robinson Tyrell Ajian (a-jun) Tre’vonn (TREY-vaughn) Rybka (RIB-ka) Zac Berezowitz (BREZ-o-wits) Kaiya (KI-yah) Sheron (Sharon) Jager (Jagger) Burton Kavosiey (kah-VAH-see-ay) Smoke Yusuf (YOU-suf) Corker Clevan (clee-VAN – like the van you drive) Thomas Taj Dodson - same as “Taj Mahal” Naasir (nah-SEER) Watkins Jalen Geiger (GI-ger) David Wohlabaugh (WUL-uh-bah) Josaih Hayes (joe-SIGH-uh) D’Eryk (dee-ERIC) Jackson JuTahn (juh-TAWN) McClain

2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 7 2021 PREVIEW OFFENSIVE PLAYERS BY POSITION (Note: this is not a depth chart, it is an alphabetical list of players by position; 2020 starters in bold) TIGHT ENDS RETURNING (4) NOTES RETURNING (3) NOTES Beau Allen, 6-2, 208, So-1L Played in two games in '20; 3-7-0-40-0 Brenden Bates, 6-4, 259, Jr-2L 1 catch for 14 yards in six games Patrick Delahunty, 6-0, 197, Jr-Sq Justin Rigg, 6-6, 261, Sr-4L Started in 8 of 9 games played; Joey Gatewood, 6-4, 224, Jr-1L 17-35-1-109-0 in seven games in '20 12 catches for 145 yards, 1 TD Nik Scalzo, 6-0, 184, So-Sq Keaton Upshaw, 6-6, 250, Jr-1L Played in all 11 games with four starts; 16 catches for 198 yards, SPRING ADDITIONS (1) Team-high 3 receiving TDs Kaiya Sheron, 6-3, 203-Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee SPRING ADDITIONS (1) LETTERMEN LOST (1) Jai Williams, 6-5, 195, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee; Walk-on Terry Wilson, 6-3, 202, Sr-3L Started in 10 games; 125-200-4-1187-7; UK went 17-8 LETTERMEN LOST (1) in his 25 career starting assignments Nik Ogenovic, 6-5, 249, So-1L Saw action in seven games

RUNNING BACKS OFFENSIVE LINE RETURNING (6) NOTES RETURNING (15) NOTES Torrance Davis, 6-2, 217, So-1L Moved from LB to RB in '21 R.J. Adams, 6-3, 332, Fr-RS Tyler Markray, 5-10, 223, Jr-Sq Deondre Buford, 6-3, 290, Fr-RS JuTahn McClain, 5-9, 187, So-1L Played in all 11 games as a true Eli Cox, 6-4, 301, So-1L Played in eight games freshman; 16 carries for 62 yards Austin Dotson, 6-6, 321, Sr-3L Played in all 11 games with four starts Christopher Rodriguez, 5-11, 224, Jr-2L 119 carries for a team-high 785 Jeremy Flax, 6-6, 338, So-RS yards and 11 scores in '20; Averaged Luke Fortner, 6-6, 297, Sr-4L 23 consecutive starts at right guard 6.6 ypc Kenneth Horsey, 6-3, 302, So-1L Started in eight games at left guard Kavosiey Smoke, 5-9, 202, Jr-2L Played in seven games in '20; Josh Jones, 6-6, 305, Fr-RS 229 yards on 47 attempts with Darian Kinnard, 6-5, 338, Sr-3L 26 consecutive starts at tackle one TD Nick Lewis, 6-9, 302, Jr-2L Played in eight games Travis Tisdale, 5-9, 180, So-1L 6 carries for 21 yards in seven games Matthew Napier, 6-6, 346, Sr-Sq Jake Pope, 6-7, 301, So-Sq SPRING ADDITIONS (1) Naasir Watkins, 6-5, 300, Sr-3L Missed most of 2020 with injury La'Vell Wright, 5-11, 195, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee Quintin Wilson, 6-1, 296, Jr-2L Saw action in five games at center John Young, 6-6, 296, Fr-RS LETTERMEN LOST (1) Asim “A.J.” Rose, 6-1, 210, Sr-3L Team's second-leading rusher in '20 SPRING ADDITIONS (2) with 106 carries for 666 yards and two Jager Burton, 6-4, 280, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee TDs; 1,971 career rushing yards David Wohlabaugh Jr., 6-6, 283, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee LETTERMEN LOST (2) Drake Jackson, 6-2, 310, Sr-3L First-team All-SEC (PFF); 44 straight FULLBACKS career starts at center RETURNING (2) Landon Young, 6-7, 321, Sr-4L First-team All-SEC (Coaches); 26 Dillon Wheatley, 6-1, 201, Sr-Sq career starts at left tackle Jack Varga, 5-11, 235, Jr-Sq

KICKERS WIDE RECEIVERS RETURNING (3) NOTES RETURNING (12) NOTES Chance Poore, 6-2, 208, Jr-2L Hit 8-of-14 FGs; 32-of-34 PATs in career Josh Ali, 6-0, 190, Sr-4L UK's leading returner in receptions Matt Ruffolo, 5-11, 210, Sr-2L Hit 16-of-19 FGs; 40-of-43 PATs in career (54) and receiving yards (473); 846 Graham Wald, 6-0, 176, So-Sq career receiving yards Kaleb Cheek, 5-10, 188, So-Sq Tae Tae Crumes, 6-1, 182, So-Sq PUNTERS Izayah Cummings, 6-3, 230, So-1L Mike Drennen II, 5-11, 194, So-1L Played in eight games as a true RETURNING (1) NOTES freshman; 3 catches for 26 yards Collin Goodfellow, 6-2, 233, Sr-1L 10 punts for 477 yards; 16 i20; 11 50+ Darren Edmond, 5-11, 207, Sr-Sq Isaiah Epps, 6-2, 188, Sr-3L 8 catches for 63 yards in six games SPRING ADDITIONS (1) DeMarcus Harris, 6-1, 180, So-1L 14 receptions for 87 yards Wilson Berry, 6-4, 193, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee Luke Leeper, 5-11, 195, So-Sq Rahsaan Lewis, 5-11, 184, Jr-Sq LETTERMEN LOST (2) Earnest Sanders IV, 6-1, 218, Fr-RS Max Duffy, 6-1, 184, Sr-3L Ray Guy Award winner in 2019; Clevan Thomas Jr., 5-11, 190, Sr-2L 1 reception for 3 yards in four games Starting punter from 2018-2020

SPRING ADDITIONS (2) Chauncey Magwood, 6-0, 190, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee Wan'Dale Robinson, 5-10, 183, Jr-TR Transfer from Nebraska

LETTERMEN LOST (4) Akeem Hayes, 5-8, 155, Jr-1L 4 catches for 54 yards, 1 TD in seven games Allen Dailey, 6-3, 201, Sr-3L 14 receptions for 139 yards, 1 TD Bryce Oliver, 6-1, 214, Jr-2L 2 catches for 14 yards in six games Brett Slusher, 6-2, 203, Sr-3L Saw action in all 11 games

8 2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 2021 PREVIEW DEFENSIVE PLAYERS BY POSITION (Note: this is not a depth chart, it is an alphabetical list of players by position; 2020 starters in bold) D'Eryk Jackson, 6-1, 241, So-1L Played in nine games in '20; 4 DEFENSIVE LINE tackles, 1 INT RETURNING (13) NOTES William Nalty, 6-0, 222, Sr-1L Saw action in two games Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald, 6-6, 303, Sr-2L Played in five games in '20; 1 QBH DeAndre Square, 6-1, 221, Sr-3L Started in 10 games in '20; Sam Anaele, 6-4, 265, Fr-RS Team's second-leading returning Alex Bascom, 6-5, 264, Jr-Sq tackler; Had 60 tackles 2.5 TFL, Richard Bascom, 6-5, 286, Jr-Sq 4 QBH, 1 PBU, 1 FR Isaiah Beasley, 5-11, 278, So-Sq Isaiah Gibson, 6-3, 319, So-1L Played in five games; 5 tackles, 1 QBH SPRING ADDITIONS (1) Collin Hartmann, 6-4, 264, Sr-Sq Luke Fulton, 6-4, 229, So-Tr Mid-year enrollee; Transfer from Josaih Hayes, 6-3, 305, So-1L Played in five games in '20 Michigan State Marquan McCall, 6-3, 357, Sr-3L 22 tackles, 1.0 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 1 FR in 10 games LETTERMEN LOST (1) Octavious Oxendine, 6-1, 302, So-1L Played in three games in '20 Jamin Davis, 6-4, 232, Jr-3L Started all 11 games in '20 at ILB; Josh Paschal, 6-3, 275, Sr-3L Started in all 11 games; 32 tackles, Team's leading tackler; Totaled 144 6.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 1 INT, 1 QBH career tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, Justin Rogers, 6-3, 328, So-1L Played in seven games; 9 tackles, 1.0 5 INT, 3 PBU, 3 QBH, 1 block, 1 FR, 1 FF TFL, 1.0 sacks Tre'vonn Rybka, 6-4, 301, Fr-RS DEFENSIVE BACKS SPRING ADDITIONS (0) RETURNING (16) NOTES LETTERMEN LOST (4) Tyrell Ajian, 6-0, 190, Sr-3L Started in 10 games at strong Quinton Bohanna, 6-4, 367, Sr-4L Started 27 straight games at NG; safety; Totaled 48 tackles, 1 INT, Totaled 59 career tackles with 9.0 1 FF, 1 PBU, 1 blocked kick in '20 TFL, 2.0 sacks, 4 PBU, 3 QBH Zac Berezowitz, 6-0, 170, Sr-Sq Phil Hoskins, 6-5, 310, Sr-3L Started all 11 games at DT in '20; Yusuf Corker, 6-0, 204, Sr-3L Two-year starter at free safety; Totaled 53 career tackles, 7.5 TFL, Team's second-leading tackler in '20 4.0 sacks, 7 QBH, 1 INT, 1 FF, 1 FR with 77; 2.5 TFL, 2 INT, 2 PBU, 1 FF Kordell Looney, 6-3, 290, Sr-4L Played in 47 career games; Had 43 Taj Dodson, 6-1, 194, So-1L Played in five games at safety; 2 tackles career tackles, 4.0 TFL, 1.0 sacks, 6 Ben Drake, 6-1, 199, Jr-Sq QBH, 3 PBU, 2 FF, 1 FR Cedrick Dort Jr., 5-11, 188, Sr-3L Played in 10 games with three starts Jerquavion Mahone, 6-3, 306, So-1L Played in five games; 3 tackles, 1.5 TFL in '20; 10 tackles, 2 PBU Moses Douglass, 6-2, 203, So-1L Played in seven games at safety Jalen Geiger, 6-1, 194, So-1L Played in six games; 3 tackles Ricky Hyatt Jr., 6-2, 202, Fr-RS OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS Zach Johnson, 5-10, 195, Sr-4L Played in 10 games; 11 KR for 228 RETURNING (5) NOTES yards; 1 tackle Jase Bruner, 6-2, 244, So-Sq Quandre Mosley, 6-2, 192, Sr-2L Played in 10 games; 19 tackles, 2 PBU Shawn Lawson, 6-3, 228, Sr-Sq Andru Phillips, 5-11, 192, Fr-RS K.D. McDaniel, 6-2, 225, So-1L Played in five games in '20; 1 tackle Davonte Robinson, 6-2, 210, Sr-3L Played in all 11 games with four J.J. Weaver, 6-5, 231, So-1L Played in nine games; 33 tackles, starts at safety; 27 tackles, 2.0 TFL 6.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 2 QBH, 1 PBU Vito Tisdale, 6-1, 188, So-1L Played in 10 games with one start as Jordan Wright, 6-5, 225, Sr-3L Played in all 11 games in '20; a true freshman; 20 tackles, 0.5 sacks 45 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 4 PBU, Carrington Valentine, 6-0, 188, So-1L Played in 10 games with one start as 3 FF, 2 QBH, 2 FR, 1 INT a true freshman; 10 tackles, 1 PBU, 1 FF Joel Williams, 6-1, 213, So-1L Played in nine games; 3 tackles SPRING ADDITIONS (1) Justice Dingle, 6-3, 262, Jr-Tr Mid-year enrollee; Transfer from SPRING ADDITIONS (2) Georgia Tech Maxwell Hairston, 6-1, 165, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee Jordan Lovett, 6-2, 200, Fr-HS Mid-year enrollee LETTERMEN LOST (1) Jamar “Boogie” Watson, 6-3, 244, Sr-4L Started 19 straight games at OLB; LETTERMEN LOST (3) Totaled 107 career tackles with Jamari Brown, 6-1, 197, So-2L Played in four games; 1 tackle 28.5 TFL, 18.5 sacks, 14 QBH, 5 FF, Brandin Echols, 5-11, 175, Sr-2L Started in 10 games; 54 tackles, 2.0 4 PBU, 1 INT, 1 FR TFL, 1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 FF, 1 blocked kick Kelvin Joseph, 6-1, 197, So-Tr Started in nine games; 25 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 4 INT, 1 PBU INSIDE LINEBACKERS LONG SNAPPERS RETURNING (8) NOTES Marquez Bembry, 6-3, 228, Sr-1L Played in 11 games; 27 tackles RETURNING (3) NOTES Jared Casey, 6-3, 217, So-1L Played in 11 games; 20 tackles, Cade DeGraw, 5-11, 206, Jr-Sq Starting LS in 10 games in '20 2.0 TFL Jordan Morrow, 6-1, 226, Jr-Sq Braxton Eiserman, 6-1, 212, Jr-Sq Clay Perry, 6-0, 187, So-Sq Cody Goatley, 6-2, 218, So-Sq Darren Green, 6-1, 231, So-Sq

2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 9 2021 PREVIEW POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN

RETURNING DEFENSE (26) SPECIAL TEAMS (3) LETTERMEN (53) RETURNING DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (7) SPECIALISTS (3) STARTERS (14) Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald Matt Ruffolo (PK) OFFENSE (24) Josaih Hayes Chance Poore (K) Isaiah Gibson Cade DeGraw (LS) OFFENSE (6) Marquan McCall Josh Ali (WR) QUARTERBACKS (2) Octavious Oxendine DeMarcus Harris (WR) Beau Allen Josh Paschal LOST LETTERMEN (21) Kenneth Horsey (OG) Joey Gatewood Justin Rogers Justin Rigg (TE) OFFENSE (10) Darian Kinnard (OT) RUNNING BACKS (5) OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS (3) Allen Dailey (WR) Luke Fortner (OG) Torrance Davis (moved from LB to RB) K.D. McDaniel Akeem Hayes (WR) JuTahn McClain J.J. Weaver Drake Jackson (C) DEFENSE (5) Christopher Rodriguez Jordan Wright Bryce Oliver (WR) Tyrell Ajian (SS) Kavosiey Smoke Nik Ognenovic (TE) Yusuf Corker (FS) Travis Tisdale INSIDE LINEBACKERS (5) Asim "A.J." Rose (RB) Josh Paschal (DE) Marquez Bembry Brett Slusher (WR) DeAndre Square (ILB) WIDE RECEIVERS (6) Jared Casey Sawyer Smith (QB) Jordan Wright (OLB) Josh Ali D'Eryk Jackson Terry Wilson (QB) Izayah Cummings William Nalty Landon Young (OT) SPECIALISTS (3) Mike Drennen II DeAndre Square Cade DeGraw (LS) Isaiah Epps DEFENSE (10) Chance Poore (K) Demarcus Harris DEFENSIVE BACKS (11) Jamari Brown (DB) Matt Ruffolo (PK) Clevan Thomas Jr.* Tyrell Ajian (S) Quinton Bohanna (NG) Yusuf Corker (S) Jamin Davis (ILB) LOST STARTERS (12) TIGHT ENDS (3) Taj Dodson (S) M.J. Devonshire (DB) Brenden Bates Moses Douglass (S) Brandin Echols (DB) Justin Rigg Cedrick Dort Jr. Phil Hoskins (DT) OFFENSE (5) Keaton Upshaw Jalen Geiger Kelvin Joseph (DB) Allen Dailey (WR) Zach Johnson (S) Kordell Looney (DT) Drake Jackson (C) OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (8) Quandre Mosley Qua Mahone (DT) Asim "A.J." Rose (RB) Eli Cox Davonte Robinson (S) Jamar "Boogie" Watson (OLB) Terry Wilson (QB) Austin Dotson Carrington Valentine Landon Young (OT) Luke Fortner Joel Williams SPECIALISTS (1) Kenneth Horsey Max Duffy (P) DEFENSE (6) Darian Kinnard Quinton Bohanna (NG) Nick Lewis Jamin Davis (MLB) Naasir Watkins Brandin Echols (DB) Quintin Wilson Phil Hoskins (DT) Kelvin Joseph (DB) * Lettered in 2019 Jamar "Boogie" Watson (OLB)

SPECIALISTS (1) Max Duffy (P/H)

Kentucky returns nine “Super Seniors” (seniors who took advantage of the extra year of eligibility due to COVID-19), including five starters. They are: WR Josh Ali, OG Luke Fortner (pictured right), TE Justin Rigg, DB Zach Johnson and PK Matt Ruffolo.

10 2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 2021 SPRING NOTES 2021 SPRING NOTES • After an unprecedented 2020 season The accomplishments include, but aren’t because of COVID-19, the Kentucky Wildcats limited to: CAT SCRATCHES are primed and ready for the 2021 spring • First New Year’s Day bowl win since 1951 (2018) football season. Entering his school-record- • First 10-win season since 1977 (2018) SENIOR • DT • ABULE ABADI-FITZGERALD • First winning SEC record since 1977 (2018) • Born in Yenagoa, Nigeria tying ninth season, head coach Mark Stoops • Moved to at age 12 will lead the Wildcats in 15 practices, • First SEC Coach of the Year since 1983 (2018) beginning March 16 and ending April 17. • First ranking in the final AP Poll since 1984 REDSHIRT FRESHMAN • OG • R.J. ADAMS • The 2021 spring roster features 105 players, (2018) • Dad, Reuben, played football at Howard and is a member of Howard's Athletics Hall of Fame 93 returning and 12 newcomers. • First bowl win since 2008 season (2018) • A total of 54 letterwinners return in 2021, • First win at Florida since 1979 (2018) SENIOR • WR • JOSH ALI including 15 starters (seven defense, five • First win at Tennessee since 1984 (2020) • Dad, Faheem, was a WR at La Tech • offense, three special teams) Ended 31-game losing streak to Florida (2018) SOPHOMORE • QB • BEAU ALLEN • The roster includes nine “super seniors” • Stoops has 49 career victories at Kentucky, • Dad, Bill, also played QB at UK from 1984-88 (seniors who took advantage of the NCAA’s passing (1973-1981) for second REDSHIRT FRESHMAN • DE • SAM ANAELE blanket eligibility waiver for all 2020 fall on the school’s all-time list. • Born in Lagos, Nigeria student-athletes due to COVID-19). They are: • Moved to Miami in 2017, originally to play Josh Ali, offensive guard Luke Most Career Wins By A Head Coach, basketball at McDougle Technical Institute Fortner, punter Colin Goodfellow, kickoff School History • Has only been playing football for four years returner/ Zach Johnson, 1. 60 Paul “Bear” Bryant (1946-53) JUNIOR • TE • BRENDEN BATES defensive back Quandre Mosely, inside 2. 49 Mark Stoops (2013-Present) • Parents, Doug and Kelly, and brother, Doug, William Nalty, Justin Rigg, 3. 47 Fran Curci (1973-81) all played/play Division I sports • Grandfather is former UK Basketball player defensive back Davonte Robinson and kicker 4. 41 (1982-89) Gene Neff Matt Ruffolo. 41 (1954-61) • Twelve players will see their first action in 6. 39 (2003-09) FRESHMAN • P • WILSON BERRY • Played three years of Australian rules a Kentucky uniform after enrolling in early football for Essedon's team in the Victorian January. They are: • Stoops has 24 SEC wins which ties Paul Football League Wilson Berry, P, Punter* Bryant for the second-most in school history. • While playing footy, held down a part-time job at Grill'd, a restaurant known for preparing Jager Burton, OL, Freshman He needs one more to tie Fran Curci at No. 1 healthy hamburgers ... Started as a waiter Justice Dingle, OLB, Junior (Ga. Tech) before being promoted into the kitchen as a Luke Fulton, ILB, Sophomore (Mich. State) Most Career SEC Wins By A Head Coach, cook and then as an assistant manager • Currently 22 years old, will be 23 in June Maxwell Hairston, DB, Freshman School History • UK's third straight Australian punter, following Jordan Lovett, DB, Freshman 1 . 25 Fran Curci (1973-1981) in the footsteps of Matt Panton (2017) and Max Chauncey Magwood, WR, Freshman 2. 24 Mark Stoops (2013-Present) Duffy (2018-20) Wan'Dale Robinson, WR, Junior (Nebraska) 3. 22 Paul “Bear” Bryant (1946-53) • Older brother, Jordan, played football at Eastern Kentucky and is currently the starting Kaiya Sheron, QB, Freshman punter for the Steelers Jai Williams, TE, Freshman • Stoops has a school-record 35 wins at Kroger David Wohlabaugh, OL, Freshman Field/Commonwealth Stadium. He has also FRESHMAN • OL • JAGER BURTON • Dad, Jeff, played football at Morehead State La’Vell Wright, RB, Freshman passed Paul “Bear” Bryant for the most total * Berry continues the pipeline of Australian home wins in school history. SENIOR • S • YUSUF CORKER punters at Kentucky. He comes to the • Got married in February of 2021 to long-time girlfriend, Tarryn Todd-Long, and the couple has Bluegrass at age 23 after playing three years of Most Career Wins By A Head Coach at Kroger one daughter, Amirah Australian rules football for Essendon’s team in Field/Commonwealth Stadium, School History the Victorian Football League. 1. 35 Mark Stoops (2013-present) SOPHOMORE • DB • MOSES DOUGLASS • Father, Maurice, was a defensive back at * The Cats are coming off a 5-6 season that 2. 32 Jerry Claiborne (1982-89) Kentucky from 1984-85 and went on to an saw them face a 10-game all-Southeastern 11-year career with the Bears and New Conference regular season before defeating Most Career Home Wins By A Head Coach, York Giants No. 23-ranked NC State in the TaxSlayer School History SOPHOMORE • ILB • LUKE FULTON , the program’s third consecutive 1. 35 Mark Stoops (2013-present) • Father, Jeff, played baseball at Pitt postseason victory. 2. 33 Paul Bryant (1946-53) 3. 32 Jerry Claiborne (1982-89) SOPHOMORE • WR • DEMARCUS HARRIS • Father, Marc, played minor-league baseball SIMPLY STOOPS-ENDOUS 4. 29 Fran Curci (1973-81) for the Chicago White Sox from 1991-93; Served UK head coach Mark Stoops has proven to be 29 Blanton Collier (1954-61) as DeMarcus' wide receivers coach in high school an excellent hire, turning around a struggling program making him the first UK coach to • Stoops has coached in 99 games as the JUNIOR • OL • KENNETH HORSEY lead the program to a fifth consecutive bowl Kentucky head coach, the second-most in • Had open-heart surgery in April of 2018 appearance. He also has erased a number of school history. Fran Curci has the record • Competed in martial arts for 14 years the long-standing hurdles and streaks that have with 100 games coached. SENIOR • S • ZACH JOHNSON plagued the program’s history • Engaged to be married to long-time girlfriend, Sydney Fannin, on March 27

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SEVEN HOME GAMES HIGHLIGHT 2021 • Steve Clinkscale and Jon Sumrall have added SCHEDULE additional titles to their resume as Clinkscale CAT SCRATCHES • Seven home games at Kroger Field highlight was promoted to defensive passing game Kentucky’s 2021 football schedule, including coordinator/defensive backs coach, while Continued on page 12 Sumrall was named co-defensive coordinator/ back-to-back weeks against traditional JUNIOR • OT • NICK LEWIS inside linebackers coach. • Has lost 70 lbs since arriving at UK in 2018 heavyweights Florida and LSU to open the • Assistant strength and conditioning coach month of October. JUNIOR • WR • RAHSAAN LEWIS Rafael Horton returned to the Bluegrass after • Father, Ray, played 17 seasons in the NFL and • The Wildcats kick off the season on Sept. two seasons at West Virginia. Horton was was a 13-time Pro Bowler, 10-time All-Pro, two- 4 against the ULM Warhawks, the first of time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a member previously at UK from 2013-15. of the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, two-time three consecutive home games to open the Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl XXXV challenging slate. Missouri arrives in Lexington TEN CATS TO GRADUATE IN MAY MVP, as well as a two-time All-American at the on Sept. 11 for the first conference game of • Kentucky has 10 players who will earn the year before Chattanooga wraps up the undergraduate degrees in May. JUNIOR • RB • TYLER MARKRAY homestand on Sept. 18. • In total, UK will boast 15 players on its • Father, Triando, was a wide receiver at Michigan from 1983-84 • On Sept. 25 the Cats hit the road for the first 2021 roster who will have already earned an undergraduate degree. The others are Cedrick time, beginning a stretch of seven consecutive JUNIOR • LS • JORDAN MARROW Dort Jr., Luke Fortner, Zach Johnson, Justin Rigg, • Dad, Jeff, played football at Kent State and is SEC affairs by traveling to South Carolina to Clevan Thomas Jr., and Quintin Wilson the current director of player personnel for the face the Gamecocks and new head coach . A week later, UK coach Mark May 2021 Graduates: SENIOR • ILB • WILL NALTY Stoops and his squad return home, playing Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald • Dad, Donald, played football at Tulane from 1982-86 host to Florida (Oct. 2) and LSU (Oct. 9) before Josh Ali concluding the three-week gauntlet with a trip Marquez Bembry SOPHOMORE • DT • OCTAVIOUS OXENDINE to Georgia on Oct. 16. Yusuf Corker • Dad, Kirk, is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class • After a bye week on Oct. 23, the Cats head Max Duffy south to face Mississippi State in Starkville on Collin Goodfellow SENIOR • DE • JOSH PASCHAL Alex King (no longer active on the team due to • Completed a year-long immunotherapy Halloween weekend and Vanderbilt on Nov. 13, treatment plan for melanoma found on the medical reasons) with border rival Tennessee sandwiched between bottom of his right foot on Aug. 7, 2019 William Nalty those road games on Nov. 6 at Kroger Field. Josh Paschal SOPHOMORE • LS • CLAY PERRY • UK closes the regular season with a pair Matt Ruffolo • Father, Matthew, played football at Western of non-conference games, welcoming New Kentucky; uncle, Mark Perry, played football at Northwestern; uncle, Todd Perry, is a former Mexico State to Kroger Field, the teams’ second SEVEN CATS INVITED TO NFL COMBINE Wildcat who played from 1988-92 and went on all-time meeting in Lexington, before traveling to an 11-year career in the NFL with the Chicago • Seven Wildcats received official “combine Bears (eight years) and the to Louisville on Nov. 27. The Wildcats will be invitations” for the 2021 NFL Scouting Combine. (three years) as a guard looking for their third straight win over the The NFL Combine, normally set at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, was virtual this year R-FRESHMAN • DB • ANDRU PHILLIPS Cardinals. • Father, Carlos, played linebacker at Kentucky under current COVID-19 health and protocols, under Jerry Claiborne; mom, LaTonya, was COACHING CHANGES; NEW ROLES but the NFL still released a full list of invitees. a standout athlete at Danville High School; • The Wildcats who received “combine invites” brother, C.J., played football at Morehead State • Liam Coen was named Kentucky’s new in 2015 offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach were nose guard Quinton Bohanna, linebacker on Dec. 14. Coen spent the last three years Jamin Davis, punter Max Duffy, SENIOR • TE • JUSTIN RIGG Brandin Echols, center Drake Jackson, defensive • Grandfather, Joe Miko, played football with the , 2018 and ‘19 as at Ohio; brother, Jordan, played football at the assistant wide receivers coach before being back Kelvin Joseph and tackle Landon Young. Miami (Ohio) and brother, Jake, played at Walsh named assistant quarterbacks coach prior to • They will participate in Kentucky's Pro Day University on Wednesday, March 31 along with former the 2020 season. SENIOR • DB • DAVONTE ROBINSON • Eric Wolford was named UK’s new offensive teammates Phil Hoskins, A.J. Rose, Jamar • Grandfather, Tony Lancaster, played football line coach on Dec. 16, coming to UK with 25 "Boogie" Watson and T.J. Carter. at Murray State • Kentucky’s seven representatives are the years of coaching experience at the collegiate JUNIOR • WR • WAN'DALE ROBINSON and NFL levels. He spent the past four seasons second-most in school history. A school-record • Father, Dale, played football at WKU at South Carolina. eight Wildcats were invited in 2019, following • John Settle was announced as UK's new the 2018 season. Among SEC schools, Kentucky SENIOR • K • MATT RUFFOLO ranked sixth behind and Georgia (11), • Sister, Kara, played soccer at Loyola, while running backs coach/co-special teams brother, Michael, was a kicker at Dayton coodinator on Monday, March 15. Settle Florida (9), and LSU and A&M (8). comes to the Bluegrass after 11 overall seasons • The Wildcats are looking to have multiple R-FRESHMAN • WR • EARNEST SANDERS players drafted for the third straight year. In • Father, Earnest, was a strong safety at between two stints at Wisconsin, the second Michigan from 1993-95 one starting in 2015. 2020, Jr. and Logan Stenberg were drafted and in 2019, UK had five NFL draft • Settle will coach the special teams unit with SOPHOMORE • QB • NIK SCALZO picks in Josh Allen, Lonnie Johnson Jr., Mike • Sister, Jensen, is a freshman gymnast at safeties coach Frank Buffano. Edwards, Jr. and George Asafo- Arkansas • Dad, Jerry, was a wide receiver at Clemson in 1993 Adjei.

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OFFENSIVE PREVIEW • Six offensive starters return in 2021, 2021 SCHEDULE in "super seniors" wide receiver Josh Ali, offensive guard Luke Fortner and tight end DATE OPPONENT LOCATION Justin Rigg. Also returning is wide receiver Sept. 4 ULM LEXINGTON Demarcus Harris, offensive guard Kenneth Sept. 11 MISSOURI LEXINGTON Sept. 18 CHATTANOOGA LEXINGTON Horsey and tackle Darian Kinnard. Sept. 25 at South Carolina Columbia, S.C. • Other returning offensive players with Oct. 2 FLORIDA LEXINGTON starting experience are tight end Keaton Oct. 9 LSU LEXINGTON Upshaw, Joey Gatewood and wide Oct. 16 at Georgia Athens, Ga. receivers Clevan Thomas Jr. and Isaiah Epps. Oct. 30 at Mississippi State Starkville, Miss. • UK returns six of its top eight receivers, five Nov. 6 TENNESSEE LEXINGTON of its top seven rushers and two quarterbacks Nov. 13 at Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. (Joey Gatewood and Beau Allen) who have Nov. 20 NEW MEXICO STATE LEXINGTON game experience. Nov. 27 at Louisville Louisville, Ky. • In 2020, UK ranked third in the SEC and 34th nationally in rushing (196.5 ypg). attempt of the season before starting a streak of • In the past five years, UK has won 37 games 105 consecutive carries of positive yards. (most in a five-season span since 1949-53). • Rodriguez has scored a once • The Wildcats have gone to five straight bowl every 11.3 rush attempts in his career (17 in games, tying the school record. 192 attempts). By comparison, UK all-time • UK has won 20 SEC games, most in a five- leading rusher and scorer Benny Snell Jr. hit year span in school history. paydirt once every 15.4 rush attempts. • Rodriguez rushed for a career-best 133 yards and two scores vs. Ole Miss on Oct. 3, 2020 QUARTERBACKS and then bested that with 149 yards and two • During Stoops' tenure, the Wildcats have scores vs. Vanderbilt on Nov. 14. In that game had eight different starting quarterbacks win a he became the 39th player in school history to game in Jalen Whitlow, Maxwell Smith, Patrick surpass 1,000 career rushing yards. Towles, Drew Barker, Stephen Johnson, LUke • Smoke missed three games with a rib injury Wright, Lynn Bowden Jr. and Terry Wilson. but returned in a limited capacity vs. Georgia • Coen will have five total quarterbacks to work and finished the 2020 season with 229 yards on with this spring. Sophomore Beau Allen saw 47 attempts. action in two games last season, while junior • As a true freshman, McClain earned high Joey Gatewood played in seven games. Junior praise from the coaching staff and totaled 16 walk-on Patrick Delahunty returns as does carries for 62 yards in seven games. sophomore Nik Scalzo who was injured in 2020. • UK has two fullbacks on the roster in senior Somerset standout and true freshman Kaiya Dillon Wheatley and junior Jack Varga. CHRIS RODRIGUEZ JR. Sheron enters the mix as a mid-year enrollee • Kentucky has rushed for at least 300 yards in seven of its past 16 games, including four of at • In seven games in 2020, Gatewood totaled the last six seasons at Wisconsin. least 400 yards. 62 rushing yards on 25 carries, and completed • The room goes seven deep 17-of-35 passes for 109 yards with one and features juniors Christopher Rodriguez intercpetion. and Kavosiey Smoke and sophomores JuTahn WIDE RECEIVERS • Allen completed 3-of-7 passes for 40 yards in McClain and Travis Tisdale. Sophomore • Second-year wide receivers coach Jovon two games. Torrance Davis was added to the room after Bouknight has 14 wide receivers this spring, • Penn State transfer Will Levis will not arrive seeing time at linebacker in 2020. Junior Tyler and it includes a mix of experience and young on campus until the summer but will also Markray also looks for playing time as does talent. compete for the starting QB spot this fall. In mid-year enrollee La'Vell Wright. He comes • The top returning pass catcher, , is 15 career games, he completed 61-of-102 to UK afterrushing for 4,396 yards and 56 Josh Ali back for an extra season after taking advantage passes (59.8) for 644 yards and three scores, at North Hardin High School. of the NCAA’s blanket eligibility waiver for all with just two . Often used as a • Rodriguez was the team’s leading rusher in 2020 fall student-athletes due to COVID-19. running quarterback, he also had 133 carries for 2020 with 785 yards and 11 touchdowns despite • Ali has 90 career passes for 846 yards and 473 yards and six touchdowns. His 473 career being unavailable for two games due to Covid five scores. He finished the 2020 season with a rushing yards rank 10th all-time by a Penn State protocols. He had four 100-yard rushing games, team-high 54 catches for 473 yards and a score. quarterback. including three of the final four he was available • Sophomore caught 14 to play. He was named second-team All-America DeMarcus Harris passes for 87 yards in 2020. and first-team All-SEC by Pro Football Focus. RUNNING BACKS • Senior returned midseason from • Rodriguez has proven nearly impossible to Isaiah Epps a foot injury that cost him the 2019 season and • First-year running backs coach John Settle bring down behind the line of scrimmage, having flashed his potential down the stretch, catching literally just got settled in for spring practice as lost yardage on just five of his 192 career rushing eight passes for 63 yards. he was hired Monday, March 15 after spending attempts. In 2020, he lost yards on his first

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• Battling for increased action this season 2021 season. He started in 10 games in 2020 and are sophomores Tae Tae Crumes, Izayah graded at 82.9 percent with 26 knockdowns and Cummings, Mike Drennen and redshirt 146 blocks at the point of attack. freshman Earnest Sanders. • Horsey manned the left guard spot last • Walk-ons Kaleb Cheek, Darren Edmond, Luke season, starting in eight games. An interesting Leeper and Rahsaan Lewis add depth. note about Horsey - he had open-heart surgery • A huge addition to the program this spring in April of 2018 and was named winner of the is Nebraska transfer Wan'Dale Robinson. He 2020 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year. brings a wealth of experience after two seasons He graded at 82.6 percent, had 17 knockdowns with the Huskers. In 2020, he led Nebraska and 93 blocks at the point of attack. with 51 catches and 461 receiving yards despite • Senior Austin Dotson looks for a larger role playing only eight games and splitting duties at this season after starting in four games. He can running back. As a freshman in 2019, Robinson play either guard spot as he served as a backup caught 40 passes for 443 yards and two for Horsey at left guard and Fortner at right touchdowns while rushing for 340 yards and guard last season. three scores. The 40 catches and 443 receiving • Senior Naasir Watkins has been rehabbing yards were the most by any true freshman in an injured knee and hopes to return to the Nebraska history. starting tackle rotation in 2021. • True freshman Chauncey Magwood looks to • Looking to get added playing time are a get in the mix after enrolling early. In high school, number of returning linemen with limited he played wide receiver his first three seasons experience to date: senior Matthew Napier, before switching to quarterback as a senior. juniors Nick Lewis (who has dropped 70 lbs • Kentucky had 14 different players catch LUKE FORTNER since arriving at UK in 2019) and Jake Pope, passes in 2020 and 11 of them return in 2021. -FWAA Courage Award nominee, as well as sophomores Eli Cox and Jeremy he was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma Flax. Also available are redshirt freshmen R.J. Adams, Deondre Buford, Josh Jones and John TIGHT ENDS in the summer of 2018. Despite his health issues, he coached through countless cancer Young. • Tight ends coach Vince Marrow has one of treatments and had not missed a game until • The O-line returns 34 career starts in 2021. the most experienced position groups with all Oct. 24. His final game on the sidelines was • The “Big Blue Wall” has helped Kentucky three of his top tight ends returning for 2021. Oct. 17 at Tennessee, when Stoops presented post five consecutive seasons of 2,000 or more • Senior Justin Rigg is back after taking him with the game ball after the Wildcats’ win. rushing yards, with at least one 1,000-yard advantage of the NCAA’s blanket eligibility • Eric Wolford was hired to replace Schlarman individual in four of those. waiver for all 2020 fall student-athletes due in December of 2020 after four seasons at 2016 - 3,044 (Stanley “Boom” Williams - 1,170; to COVID-19. Rigg has 30 career receptions for South Carolina. Benny Snell Jr. - 1,091) 358 yards and one score and in 2020, had 12 • The O-line returns three of five starters from 2017 - 2,102 (Benny Snell Jr. - 1,333) catches for 145 yards. 2020 in RT Darian Kinnard, LG Kenneth Horsey 2018 - 2,592 (Benny Snell Jr. - 1,449) • Junior Keaton Upshaw had 16 catches for and RG Luke Fortner. 2019 - 3,624 (Lynn Bowden Jr. - 1,468) 198 yards and three TDs in 2020, both leading • Two big losses that need replacing in 2021 2020 - 2,158 the tight end corps and ranking second on the are All-SEC center Drake Jackson and All-SEC DEFENSIVE PREVIEW team overall. He caught a 12-yard touchdown left tackle Landon Young. Jackson started in 44 vs. Mississippi State, his second career score, a consecutive games at center, while Young was • Defensive coordinator Brad White is entering 21-yarder vs. Vanderbilt, and a contested jump a starter at left tackle for 24 straight games. his third season as the defensive coordinator, ball in the end zone vs. Florida in 2020. He • Kinnard has been holding down the right his fourth as the outside linebackers coach at averaged a touchdown every sixth reception. tackle position since he entered the starting UK. Also helping with the coordinator duties • Junior Brenden Bates made his first career lineup at the end of the 2018 season. He had is former Wildcat and inside linebackers coach catch in the Mississippi State game last season, 47 knockdowns in 2020, grading out at 87.4 Jon Sumrall. He added co-defensive coordinator hauling in a 14-yard pass. He saw action in just percent with 142 blocks at the point of attack. title to his resume in 2020. six games after being injured in that game. He was named first-team All-America by Pro • Kentucky welcomes back 26 returning • The tight ends were key blockers for UK’s Football Focus, second-team All-America by letterwinners in the spring, including five explosive running game, which averaged nearly CBS/247sports and The Sporting News, third starters in DE Josh Paschal, WLB DeAndre 200 yards per game and ranked third in the SEC. team by AP and fourth team by Phil Steele. He Square, LB Jordan Wright, DB Tyrell Aijan, and • New to the tight end room this spring is received All-SEC First Team accolades from AP, FS Yusuf Corker. freshman preferred walk-on, Jai Williams. The Phil Steele and PFF and second-team All-SEC • Several key players will have to be replaced Lake Forest, Illinois native was a two-way player honors from the SEC Coaches. He’s already on defense. Gone are leading tackler Jamin at linebacker and tight end in high school. been rated by Pro Football Focus as the top Davis, defensive backs Brandin Elchols and returning Power 5 offensive lineman in the Kelvin Joseph, nose guard Quinton Bohanna, • defensive tackle Phil Hoskins and OLB Jamar OFFENSIVE LINE country for next season and is listed on ESPN’s way-too-early All-America team in 2021. "Boogie" Watson. • After a two-year battle with cancer, • Fortner is another "super senior" who • UK started 19 different players on defense offensive line coach John Schlarman died on provided the coaching staff with a late Christmas last season with three (Corker, Hoskins and Nov. 12, 2020. A 2018 and 2019 Capital One present when he announced he’d return for the Watson) starting in all 11 games.

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• The good news is that 12 of those 19 players nationally in total interceptions (16) in 2020, who started at least one game return for the eight coming from the secondary. CAT SCRATCHES 2021 season. • Once again, Clinkscale's position group is Continued on page 15 • The positions where a starter from 2020 does the largest at 18 deep and it's packed with SOPHOMORE • S • VITO TISDALE not return are defensive tackle (Hoskins) and experience as six players (Tyrell Aijan, Yusuf • Son of “Big V” the co-founder and former outside linebacker (Watson). Corker, Cedrick Dort, Jr., Davonte Robinson, member of the Southern rap quartet from • UK ranked fourth in the SEC in total defense Vito Tisdale, and Carrington Valentine) return Louisville, Kentucky, Nappy Roots (380.7) and fifth in the SEC in scoring defense who have starting experience under their belts. SENIOR • WR • CLEVAN THOMAS JR. (25.9) in 2020. • Ajian stepped into a much larger role in 2020, • Father, Clevan Thomas, was a defensive back • UK ranked in the top 10 nationally in turnovers starting in 10 games. He got better as the year at Florida State from 1997-2000; Inducted into gained (22) and was 20th nationally and second went along, finishing with 48 tackles, one INT, the AFL Hall of Fame in 2012 one PBU, one blocked kick and a forced . in the SEC in red zone defense (.750). SOPHOMORE • DB • CARRINGTON VALENTINE • Kentucky also led the SEC in passing defense • Corker again proved to be one of the SEC’s • Sister, Shala, played basketball at UMass (224.6 yards per game) and ranked third in pass most underrated players while piling up 77 Lowell and brother, Jerrick, played soccer at efficiency defense. tackles (second on the team), 2.5 TFL and Bellermine • Spent most of his football career as a WR • UK ranked seventh nationally and led the two INTs. He had a career-high 18 tackles at before switching to DB as a junior in HS SEC with three defensive touchdowns (Kelvin Missouri on Oct. 24, including 16 solo stops. Joseph, Jamin Davis and Jordan Wright). Those 16 solo tackles tie the single-game JUNIOR • FB • JACK VARGA • UK intercepted 16 passes on the season, school record set by Larry Smith vs. Tulane • Comes from a tennis family as dad, John, in 1984 and Jeff Zurcher vs. Georgia in 1998. uncle Andrew Varga, uncle Paul Varga and aunt, including three in the Gator Bowl. It led the SEC Julie Hale, all played tennis at UK and ranked third nationally. Corker capped his season in impressive fashion, picking off a pass in each of the final SENIOR • OT • NAASIR WATKINS two games. • Father, Kevin, played football at Norfolk State, DEFENSIVE LINE • Dort battled through some aches and pains while an uncle, Bryan Watkins, played at Pitt and another uncle, Randal Henry, played at Navy • Former Wildcat Anwar Stewart is in his second during the 2020 season but remained an season coaching the defensive line. His unit excellent player at corner, totaling 10 tackles SOPHOMORE • OLB • J.J. WEAVER should still be a position of strength for UK despite and breaking up a pair of passes in 10 games. • Has six fingers on his right hand losing three key starters in All-SEC nose guard He has 15 career starts under his belt. • Played in Louisville but grew up in Broward County, Florida Quinton Bohanna, defensive tackle Phil Hoskins • Robinson, a "super senior," came back and reserve defensive end Kordell Looney. from a quadriceps injury that robbed him of FRESHMAN • TE • JAI WILLIAMS • Returning senior Josh Paschal moved from the 2019 season and worked his way into the • Father, James, also known as "Big Cat," played outside linebacker to defensive end in 2020 fold, starting in three of 11 games played. 12 seasons (1991-2003), mostly as an offensive tackle, with the and is known as and was a shining star in his new role. Paschal Overall, he totaled 27 tackles and 2.0 TFL. He one of the “100 Greatest Bears of All-Time” had 32 tackles, 6.5 TFL and had a crucial INT vs. has 88 career tackles, 5.0 TFL and two fumble Mississippi State that he returned 76 yards to recoveries, including the game-sealing one SOPHOMORE • DB • JOEL WILLIAMS set up a 2-yard score on the next play. Paschal at Florida in 2018 that ended the Cats’ losing • Father, Joseph, was a tight end at Grambling State from 1983-86 and went on to play with the enters 2021 with 21.5 career TFL and 8.0 sacks, streak to the Gators. for two seasons along with two blocked kicks. • Another senior who looks to play a major JUNIOR • C • QUINTIN WILSON role on the defensive line this season is • Graduated in December of 2020 with a degree in management ... Completed his bachelor’s Marquan "Bully" McCall. He proved to be a degree in two and one-half years with the help mountainous force in the middle last season, of advanced placement credits earned in high finishing with 22 tackles and three starting school assignments. • Didn't start playing football until his freshman year of high school • The future also is bright for the Cats with seven returnees waiting for their turn. FRESHMAN • OL • DAVID WOHLABAUGH JR. The are senior Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald, • Father, Dave, played at Syracuse and went sophomores Isaiah Gibson, Josaih Hayes, on to a nine-year NFL career with New England (1995-98), Cleveland (1999-2002) and St. Louis Justin Rogers (1.0 sack), and Octavious (2003) ... Also a member of the 1995 All- Oxendine, along with redshirt freshmen Sam Rookie Team, played in the 1997 Super Bowl, Anaele and Tre'Vonn Rybka. and started all 128 games of his NFL career … Teammate with former Kentucky quarterback with the SECONDARY • Brother, Jack, is currently a center at Duke • Played hockey (defense) as a young child • There's good reason defensive backs coach until his sophomore year of high school Steve Clinkscale has added "defensive passing SENIOR • OLB • JORDAN WRIGHT game coordinator" to his title. For the third • Older sister, Kayla, played basketball at Nova straight season, UK ranked in the top four of Southeastern, while cousin, RaiQuan Gray, the SEC in pass defense, including leading the currently plays basketball at Florida State, and league in both 2019 and 2020. another cousin, Kenneth Ruff, was a defensive lineman at Syracuse • UK also led the SEC and ranked third JOSH PASCHAL

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• Another "super senior" looking to take seal the game. Square now has a team-best 164 46.3-yard average against Vandy. He followed his game to the next level is safety Quandre career tackles. that up by averaging 48.3 yards on seven punts Mosely. He finished the 2020 season with 19.0 • Speaking of Davis at the Mike linebacker vs. Alabama, including a career-long 55-yarder. tackles and two PBU. Mosely also saw action at spot, it was this junior stud who turned heads • Ruffolo, a "super senior" who took cornerback last season. thus leading him to forgo his senior season advantage of the NCAA's blanket waiver due • Valentine saw action in 10 games as a true and enter the NFL Draft. He led the team with to the COVID-19 pandemic, was UK's starting freshman, earning his first career start at 102 tackles (fourth in the SEC) on the season, last season. He made 12-of-14 on corner in the Gator Bowl. Also playing in 10 including seven games of double-digit tackles FG and 22-of-23 PATs this season. He tied a games and earning a start as a true freshman in his 10 appearances. He also had 4.0 TFL, 1.5 career-long by drilling a 50-yard FG at Missouri was Vito Tisdale. sacks, three interceptions, two PBU, one QBH, on Oct. 24. For his career, Ruffolo has made • The staff is also excited for the future of one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a 16-of-19 FG and 40-of-43 PAT. sophomores Taj Dodson, Moses Douglass, blocked kick. Davis was named first-team All- • Poore handles kickoffs for the Wildcats. He Jalen Geiger and Joel Williams, as well as SEC by Pro Football Focus, second team by Phil also has placekicking experience, as he made redshirt freshman Andru Phillips, all who Steele and was also named honorable mention 5-of-9 FGs and 24-of-26 PATs last season. He earned valuable playing time in 2020. All-America by Phil Steele. was 1-of-1 on field goals and 5-of-5 on extra • Adding depth and experience is "super • Also returning after contributing quality points this season. senior" Zach Johnson at safety and walk-ons snaps last season is senior Marquez Bembry • Zach Johnson is back as UK’s kick returner, Zac Berezowitz and Ben Drake. (27 tackles) and sophomore Jared Casey (20). while another "super senior" Josh Ali handles • Highly touted true freshmen Maxwell Making his first collegiate start, Bembry had his punt returns. Ali had six punt returns for a 10.3 Hairston and Jordan Lovett both graduated first career double-figure tackle game with 10 average in 2020, while. Johnson averaged 20.7 high school early and enrolled at Kentucky in stops vs. Vanderbilt on Nov. 14. Casey played in yards per kick return. January, looking to make a mark in the spring. all 11 games and had 20 tackles, including 2.0 • Degraw enters his second season as UK's tackles for loss. long snapper. He's backed up by walk-ons Clay • As a true freshman in 2020, D'Eryk Jackson Perry and Jordan Morrow. LINEBACKERS earned praise from the coaching staff after • Only three letterwinners, including two playing in nine games and totaling four tackles starters in sophomore J.J. Weaver and senior and an . Jordan Wright, return for White's outside • Four walk-ons in junior Braxton Eiserman, linebackers group this spring. The staff was sophomore Cody Goatley, sophomore Darren pleased to add Georgia Tech transfer Justice Green and senior William Nalty bolster the Dingle who enrolled in January to provide inside linebacker unit. more depth. There are also two walk-ons in • Michigan State transfer Luke Fulton is an sophomore Jase Bruner and senior Shawn early enrollee and looks to make an impact in Lawson. the spring. • Gone is Jamar "Boogie" Watson who started • The linebackers corralled six of UK’s 16 in 19 straight games at OLB. He had a strong interceptions in 2020, led by Davis with three. senior season, leading the team with 10.0 • Four of the Cats’ six interceptions were by tackles for loss to give him 28.5 in his career, the linebackers in a 24-2 win over Miss. State eighth on UK’s all-time list. He also capped his on Oct. 10, 2020. Davis, Jackson, Watson and career fifth on the school’s all-time sacks list Wright each grabbed one. with 18.5. • Looking to fill those "Boogie" shoes are Weaver and Watson. Weaver was having a stellar SPECIAL TEAMS redshirt freshman season before missing the • Special teams will be coached by new running final two games with a torn ACL in his right knee. backs coach John Settle and safeties coach He ranked second on the team with Paschal with Frank Buffano this season. The Wildcats return 6.5 TFL. In addition, he had 33 tackles, two QBH all but their Australian transplant and 2019 Ray JORDAN WRIGHT and a PBU. Guy Award winner in punter and holder Max • Wright was also impressive in 2020. He Duffy. He concluded his career as the school’s finished with 45 tackles (sixth on the team), 5.5 all-time leading punter at 45.96 yards per kick. TFL, 3.5 sacks, a team-high four PBU, a team- • Returning are placekicker Matt Ruffolo, high three forced and two fumble kickoff specialist Chance Poore, long snapper recoveries, and an INT. Cade Degraw, punt returner Josh Ali and kick • The inside linebackers are led by lone returner Zach Johnson. returning starter DeAndre Square. He was UK’s • Competing for the punting duties are senior second-leading tackler in 2019 (69) and in 2020, Colin Goodfellow and UK's third straight ranked third on the team (60). Square made Aussie transplant Wilson Berry who enrolled in one of the biggest plays of the season when January. he broke up a pass late in the fourth quarter of • Goodfellow earned two starts last season the Gator Bowl win vs. NC State, batting it into and he who handled his first collegiate the air for Jamin Davis to intercept and help appearances well. He punted three times for a

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HEAD COACH MARK STOOPS / NINTH SEASON / IOWA, 1989

When the Kentucky football team took the field for the 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, it made official yet another milestone in the remarkable term of Mark Stoops as the Wildcats’ head coach. Stoops became the first coach in school history to take his team to five consecu- tive bowl games, adding to his lengthy and growing list of accomplishments during his eight years at UK. As a program, it matched the school record of five straight postseason appearances, accomplished 2006-10 under two head coaches. Even in the abbreviated 2020 season, Stoops added two more achievements: Ken- tucky’s win at Tennessee was the Wildcats’ first victory in Knoxville since 1984; and, the regular-season finale over South Carolina was Stoops’ 48th win at Kentucky, moving him into sole possession of second place, be- hind only the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant. The Gator Bowl improved his total to 49. A partial accounting of Stoops’ exploits also features: • Back-to-back-to-back bowl wins – the 2021 TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, 2019 Belk Bowl and the on Jan. 1, 2019 – the first time in school history that UK won bowls in three consecutive seasons; • First New Year’s Day Bowl win since 1951 (2018 season) • First 10-win season since 1977 (2018) • First SEC Coach of the Year since 1983 (2018) • First final poll ranking since 1984 (2018) • First bowl win since 2008 (2018) • First win vs. Florida since 1986 (2018) • First bowl appearance since 2010 (2016) In addition to the team accomplish- ments, several of Stoops’ players have won All-America accolades, along with awards such as the Bronko Nagurski Award, , Award, Ronnie , Ray Guy Award, Danny Wuerffel Trophy, Pop Warner Award, Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award, Academic All-America and National Good Works Team. The bountiful crop of victories and honors are the fruit of the last five seasons, but the harvest didn’t come easily. Arriving in 2013, inheriting a team that had gone 2-10 the season before, it took three years of plowing, planting and growing before the results came. Stoops earned his first bowl game as head coach in 2016, when the Wildcats

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STOOPS AND CO. MAKING A HIT IN RECRUITING In eight seasons at the helm of the Kentucky football program, head coach Mark Stoops and his staff have been making noise on the recruiting trail. Kentucky’s nine classes under Stoops have ranked in the top 50 by all four major recruiting services. Below is a look at UK’s recruiting success under Stoops and Co. (Note that the 2021 recruiting rankings are as of December 18, 2020).

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overcame an 0-2 start to go 7-3 down the Bowden threw the game-winning touchdown and quarterback sacks (3.1 per game). FSU stretch and advance to the TaxSlayer Gator pass with only 15 seconds remaining. led the ACC in eight defensive categories. Bowl. UK duplicated seven wins in 2017, How has Stoops accomplished all of this? Stoops overhauled the Florida State playing in the Franklin-American Mortgage The coach would tell you that there’s been defense in 2010, his first season as defensive . nothing magical about the process. coordinator. The Seminoles gave up 19.6 Led by linebacker Josh Allen, the National True to his blue-collar roots in points per game, third-best in the ACC and Defensive Player of the Year, and Benny Snell Youngstown, Ohio, the methodical advance- 20th nationally. FSU ranked 42nd nationally Jr., the school’s all-time leading rusher, the ment made by Stoops’ teams is a reflection in total defense that season; in contrast, the 2018 squad went 10-3. It was UK’s best sea- of the coach’s rock-steady work ethic, tireless team was 108th nationally in total defense son in 41 years, topped by a win over Penn recruiting, and ability to adapt. and 94th in scoring defense in 2009, the State in the VRBO Citrus Bowl. It was only the Stoops came to Kentucky from Florida year before Stoops’ arrival. FSU improved its third 10-win season in school history. State, where he was defensive coordinator overall defense by more than 80 yards per In addition, the 2018 campaign featured from 2010-12. He inherited a unit a unit game, primarily by limiting opponents to 75 a win at Florida -- the Wildcats’ first victory ranked 108th in the nation in total defense fewer rushing yards per game. The Semi- over the Gators in 32 years -- resulting in and turned it into one of the nation’s best. In noles ranked third in the nation in quarter- UK being named the National Team of the the 2012 season, the Seminoles were second back sacks and were 21st in tackles for loss. Week by the Football Writers Association of in the nation in total defense, allowing 254.1 In the secondary, Stoops coached Xavier America. The regular season concluded with yards per game, and sixth nationally in scor- Rhodes to ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year a 56-10 win at in-state rival Louisville, the ing defense at 14.7 points per game. Playing honors and National Defensive Freshman of largest margin of victory in the history of the well against the run and the pass, FSU was the Year accolades. Governor’s Cup series. third in the country in rushing defense and During Stoops’ three seasons, FSU went UK was No. 11 in the final USA Today led the nation in pass defense. FSU led the 10-4, 9-4 and 12-2, including wins over South coaches’ poll and No. 12 in the final Asso- ACC in seven defensive categories. Stoops Carolina in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl, Notre ciated Press tabulation, the school’s first also coached the defensive backs under head Dame in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl and appearance in the final rankings since 1984. coach . Northern Illinois in the 2013 Orange Bowl. The 2018 season also continued a remark- Eight Seminoles on defense earned 2012 Stoops was defensive coordinator and able trend -- since Stoops took over as coach All-ACC honors, including four first-team DBs coach at Arizona from 2004-09, working of the Cats in 2013, UK was the only school in selections, highlighted by one of the nation’s for his brother, Mike, who was head coach the nation that tied or improved its win total top defensive end duos in Bjoern Werner and of the Wildcats. During Mark’s time there, in six straight seasons. Cornellius Carradine, who combined for 24 Arizona’s records improved steadily, going CollegeFootballNews.com listed Stoops as sacks and 31 tackles for loss. Werner was a fi- 3-8, 3-8, 6-6, 5-7, 8-5 and 8-5. The Wildcats the best coaching performance of the season nalist for the 2012 Bronko Nagurski Award as advanced to the Las Vegas Bowl and Holiday and he was named the National Defensive Player of the Year and Bowl during the last two years. Mark and Coach of the Year by The Associated Press, was among the national leaders in sacks with Mike are also brothers of , who Athlon Sports and the league coaches. 13. Stoops also coached cornerback Ronald spent 18 years as the Oklahoma head coach The 2019 season was one of the most un- Darby to ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. and has been elected to the usual in school history. A succession of inju- The Seminoles’ prowess was a contin- Hall of Fame. The eldest Stoops brother, Ron ries decimated the quarterbacks and Stoops uation of the 2011 season, when Stoops’ Jr., is retired after coaching at Youngstown turned to wide receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. to defenders led the nation in fewest yards State. man the QB position. Running the ball almost allowed per carry (2.3), ranked fourth in the Stoops inherited an Arizona unit that exclusively, UK went 6-2 down the stretch nation in total defense (275 yards per game), was 109th in the nation in total defense and and closed the season with four straight second in rushing defense (82.7 ypg), fourth 107th in scoring defense in 2003, the year wins, topped by a dramatic come-from-be- in scoring defense (15.1 points per game), before he arrived. By the end of his term at hind Belk Bowl win over Virginia Tech when and eighth in tackles for loss (8.6 per game) Arizona, the Wildcats ranked in the nation’s

18 2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS COACHES & STAFF top 25 in total defense his final two sea- Most Wins By A Head Coach, School History STOOPS VS. ALL OPPONENTS sons and ranked as high as 33rd in scoring 1. 60 Paul “Bear” Bryant (1946-1953) defense. 2. 49 Mark Stoops (2013-Present) Opponent Record Prior to Arizona, Stoops coached the 3. 47 Fran Curci (1973-1981) Alabama...... 0-3 4. 41 Jerry Claiborne (1982-1989) Alabama State...... 1-0 defensive backs three years at Miami (Fla.). Arkansas...... 1-0 41 Blanton Collier (1954-1961) The 2001 national champion Hurricanes led Auburn...... 0-2 6. 39 Rich Brooks (2003-2009) the nation in pass efficiency defense, scoring Austin Peay...... 1-0 7. 32 (1927-1933) Central Michigan...... 1-0 defense and turnover margin. That team also 8. 26 (1990-1996) Charlotte...... 1-0 established a school record with 27 intercep- Eastern Kentucky...... 2-0 tions and 45 total takeaways. Most Wins By A Head Coach At Kroger Field Eastern Michigan...... 2-0 Stoops’ 2002 secondary led the nation 1. 35 Mark Stoops (2013-Present) Florida...... 1-7 2. 33 Paul “Bear” Bryant (1946-1953) Georgia...... 0-8 in pass defense and pass efficiency defense. 3. 32 Jerry Claiborne (1982-1989) Georgia Tech...... 0-1 Despite having to replace all four starters 4. 29 Fran Curci (1973-1981) Louisiana-Lafayette...... 1-0 in the defensive backfield, the 2003 team 5. 25 Rich Brooks (2003-2009) Louisiana-Monroe...... 1-0 Louisville ...... 3-4 led the nation in pass defense. In his three LSU ...... 0-1 seasons, Miami went 35-3, including the 12-0 League careers. Among the notables are Miami (Ohio)...... 1-0 Rose Bowl title campaign, plus appearances and Michael Johnson at Arizo- Middle Tennessee...... 1-0 Mississippi State...... 3-5 in the Fiesta and Orange bowls. Ten Miami na, Miami’s Philip Buchanon, , Missouri...... 5-3 defensive backs who played at least one sea- , , , Murray State...... 1-0 son under Stoops were eventually selected in and and Wyoming’s New Mexico State...... 1-0 North Carolina State...... 1-0 the draft – seven in Brian Lee. Northwestern...... 0-1 the first round. Stoops was raised in Youngstown, Ohio. Ohio...... 1-0 Stoops got his first experience in leading As did brothers Bob and Mike, Mark played Ole Miss...... 0-2 in the secondary at the University of Iowa for Penn State...... 1-0 a defense as co-defensive coordinator at South Carolina...... 6-2 in the 2000 season. He coached the Hall of Fame coach . He partic- Southern Miss...... 1-1 secondary at Wyoming from 1997-99 and ipated in four bowl games as a player. Fry Tennessee...... 2-6 the Cowboys notched three straight winning hired Stoops as a graduate assistant coach Tennessee-Martin...... 2-0 Texas A&M...... 0-1 seasons. A highlight of his time there was at Iowa in the 1990 and ’91 seasons. The Toledo...... 1-0 a school-record 24 interceptions in the ’97 Hawkeyes won the 1990 Big Ten title and Vanderbilt...... 6-2 season. His first full-time coaching job was played in the Rose Bowl, duplicating feats Virginia Tech...... 1-0 Western Kentucky...... 0-1 in 1996 at South Florida, helping USF in the Stoops also achieved as a player. Stoops Totals:...... 49-50 start-up of its program before the Bulls had went on to coach four years in high school their first kickoff in ’97. before entering the collegiate ranks. Stoops has recruited and developed Stoops has two sons, Will and Zack. numerous outstanding defensive backs, many of whom went on to National Football

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STOOPS' COACHING FILE STOOPS' UK NFL DRAFT PICKS

Year School Position W-L SEC Bowl Name Year Rd Pick Overall Team 1990 Iowa Graduate Assistant 8-4 Rose 2014 5 11 151 Titans 2015 1 22 22 Steelers 1991 Iowa Graduate Assistant 10-1-1 Holiday Za'Darius Smith 2015 4 23 122 Ravens 1992-95 Nordonia HS Defensive Backs Josh Forrest 2016 6 15 190 Rams 1996 South Florida Defensive Backs 0-0 Josh Allen 2019 1 7 7 Jaguars 1997 Wyoming Defensive Backs 7-6 Lonnie Johnson 2019 2 22 54 Texans Mike Edwards 2019 3 35 99 Bucs 1998 Wyoming Defensive Backs 8-3 Benny Snell Jr. 2019 4 19 122 Steelers 1999 Wyoming Defensive Backs 7-4 George Asafo-Adjei 2019 7 18 232 Giants 2000 Houston Co-Defensive Coord., Safeties 3-8 Lynn Bowden Jr. 2020 3 16 80 Raiders 2001 Miami (Fla.) Defensive Backs 12-0 Rose Logan Stenberg 2020 4 15 121 Lions 2002 Miami (Fla.) Defensive Backs 12-1 Fiesta 2003 Miami (Fla.) Defensive Backs 11-2 Orange 2004 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 3-8 2005 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 3-8 2006 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 6-6 2007 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 5-7 2008 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 8-5 Las Vegas 2009 Arizona Defensive Coordinator, DBs 8-5 Holiday 2010 Florida State Defensive Coordinator, DBs 10-4 Chick-fil-A 2011 Florida State Defensive Coordinator, DBs 9-4 Champs Sports 2012 Florida State Defensive Coordinator, DBs 12-2 Orange 2013 Kentucky Head Coach 2-10 0-8 2014 Kentucky Head Coach 5-7 2-6 2015 Kentucky Head Coach 5-7 2-6 2016 Kentucky Head Coach 7-6 4-4 TaxSlayer 2017 Kentucky Head Coach 7-6 4-4 Music City 2018 Kentucky Head Coach 10-3 5-3 Citrus 2019 Kentucky Head Coach 8-5 3-5 Belk 2020 Kentucky Head Coach 5-6 4-6 TaxSlayer Gator Totals: 49-50 24-42

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COACH: Mark Stoops STOOPS YEAR-BY-YEAR CAPTS: Mike Edwards, Nick Haynes, Stephen Johnson, Courtney Love, Garrett Johnson, Charles Walker 2013 – Won 2, Lost 10 26 WKU* 35 Nashville Aug 31 2018 – Won 10, Lost 3 41 Miami (Ohio) 7 Lexington Sept 7 35 Central Michigan 20 Lexington Sept 1 13 Louisville 27 Lexington Sept 14 27 Florida* 16 Gainesville Sept 8 7 Florida* 24 Lexington Sept 28 48 Murray State 10 Lexington Sept 15 28 South Carolina* 35 Columbia Oct 5 28 Mississippi State* 7 Lexington Sept 22 7 Alabama* 48 Lexington Oct 12 24 South Carolina* 10 Lexington Sept 29 22 Mississippi State* 28 Starkville Oct 24 14 Texas A&M (OT)* 20 College Station Oct 6 48 Alabama State * 14 Lexington Nov 2 14 Vanderbilt* 7 Lexington Oct 20 17 Missouri 48 Lexington Nov 9 15 Missouri 14 Columbia Oct 27 6 Vanderbilt 22 Nashville Nov 16 17 Georgia 34 Lexington Nov 3 17 Georgia* 59 Athens Nov 23 7 Tennessee 24 Knoxville Nov 10 13 Tennessee* 27 Lexington Nov 30 34 Middle Tennessee 23 Lexington Nov 17 246 374 56 Louisville* 10 Louisville Nov 24 COACH: Mark Stoops VRBO CITRUS BOWL CAPTS: Avery Williamson and game captains 27 Penn State 24 Orlando Jan 1 346 219 2014 – Won 5, Lost 7 COACH: Mark Stoops 59 UT Martin 14 Lexington Aug 30 CAPTS: Josh Allen, George Asafo-Adjei, C.J. Conrad, Kash Daniel, Mike 20 Ohio 3 Lexington Sept 6 Edwards , Benny Snell Jr. 30 Florida* (3 OT) 36 Gainesville Sept 13 17 Vanderbilt 7 Lexington Sept 27 2019 – Won 8, Lost 5 45 South Carolina* 38 Lexington Oct 4 38 Toledo 24 Lexington Aug 31 48 ULM 14 Lexington Oct 11 38 Eastern Michigan* 17 Lexington Sept 7 3 LSU* 41 Baton Rouge Oct 18 21 Florida* 29 Lexington Sept 14 31 Mississippi State 45 Lexington Oct 25 13 Mississippi State 28 Starkville Sept 21 10 Missouri 20 Columbia Nov 1 7 South Carolina* 24 Columbia Sept 28 31 Georgia 63 Lexington Nov 8 24 Arkansas* 20 Lexington Oct 12 16 Tennessee 50 Knoxville Nov 15 0 Georgia* 21 Athens Oct 19 40 Louisville 44 Louisville Nov 29 29 Missouri* 7 Lexington Oct 26 350 375 13 Tennessee* 17 Lexington Nov 9 COACH: Mark Stoops 38 Vanderbilt 14 Nashville Nov 16 CAPTS: Javess Blue, Alvin “Bud” Dupree, Za’Darius Smith, 50 UT Martin 7 Lexington Nov 23 Jordan Swindle 45 Louisville 13 Lexington Nov 30 BELK BOWL 2015 – Won 5, Lost 7 37 Virginia Tech 30 Charlotte Dec 31 40 UL Lafayette* 33 Lexington Sept 5 353 251 26 South Carolina* 22 Columbia Sept 12 COACH: Mark Stoops 9 Florida* 14 Lexington Sept 19 CAPTS: Lynn Bowden Jr., Kash Daniel, Logan Stenberg, 21 Missouri* 13 Lexington Sept 26 Terry Wilson, Josh Paschal 34 Eastern Ky. (OT)* 27 Lexington Oct 3 27 Auburn* 30 Lexington Oct 15 # 2020 – Won 5, Lost 6 16 Mississippi State* 42 Starkville Oct 24 13 Auburn 29 Auburn Sept 26 21 Tennessee* 52 Lexington Oct 31 41 Ole Miss (OT) 42 Lexington Oct 3 3 Georgia 27 Athens Nov 7 24 Mississippi State* 2 Lexington Oct 10 17 Vanderbilt 21 Nashville Nov 14 34 Tennessee 7 Knoxville Oct 17 58 Charlotte* 10 Lexington Nov 21 10 Missouri 20 Columbus Oct 24 24 Louisville 38 Lexington Nov 28 3 Georgia 14 Lexington Oct 31 296 329 38 Vanderbilt 35 Lexington Nov 14 COACH: Mark Stoops 3 Alabama 63 Tuscaloosa Nov 21 CAPTS: Farrington Huguenin, Josh Forrest, Patrick Towles, 10 Florida 34 Gainesville Nov 28 Jordan Swindle, Melvin Lewis, A.J. Stamps 41 South Carolina* 18 Lexington Dec 5 TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL 2016 – Won 7, Lost 6 23 North Carolina St. 21 Jacksonville Jan 2 35 Southern Miss* 44 Lexington Sept 3 240 285 7 Florida 45 Gainesville Sept 10 COACH: Mark Stoops 62 New Mexico St. 42 Lexington Sept 17 CAPTS: Josh Ali, Quinton Bohanna, Yusuf Corker, Max Duffy, 17 South Carolina* 10 Lexington Sept 24 Drake Jackson, Josh Paschal, DeAndre Square, 6 Alabama* 34 Tuscaloosa Oct 1 Boogie Watson, Terry Wilson and Landon Young 20 Vanderbilt 13 Lexington Oct 8 40 Mississippi State* 38 Lexington Oct 22 # Due to COVID 19, 2020 was a 10-game SEC-only schedule 35 Missouri 21 Columbia Oct 29 * indicates night game 24 Georgia* 27 Lexington Nov 5 36 Tennessee 49 Knoxville Nov 12 49 Austin Peay 13 Lexington Nov 19 41 Louisville 38 Louisville Nov 26 TAXSLAYER BOWL 18 Georgia Tech 33 Jacksonville Dec 31 390 407 COACH: Mark Stoops CAPTS: Jon Toth, Courtney Miggins, Courtney Love, Jeff Badet, Jojo Kemp, Marcus McWilson

2017 – Won 7, Lost 6 24 Southern Miss 17 Hattiesburg Sept 2 27 Eastern Ky. 16 Lexington Sept 9 23 South Carolina* 13 Columbia Sept 16 27 Florida* 28 Lexington Sept 23 24 Eastern Mich. 20 Lexington Sept 30 40 Missouri* 34 Lexington Oct 7 7 Mississippi State 45 Starkville Oct 21 29 Tennessee* 26 Lexington Oct 28 34 Ole Miss 37 Lexington Nov 4 44 Vanderbilt 21 Nashville Nov 11 13 Georgia 42 Athens Nov 18 17 Louisville 44 Lexington Nov 25 FRANKLIN AMERICAN MORTGAGE MUSIC CITY BOWL 23 Northwestern 24 Nashville Dec 29 332 367

2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 21 COACHES & STAFF ASSISTANT COACHES

JOVON BOUKNIGHT VINCE MARROW WIDE RECEIVERS ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH/TIGHT ENDS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR Jovon Bouknight, who was hired on March 10, 2020 after one season at Oregon, has 14 receivers to work with this spring, Once again, VInce Marrow’s tight end position is stacked including veteran Josh Ali and newcomers Wan'Dale Robinson with talent, led by senior Justin Rigg and sophomores and Chauncey Magwood. Ali led the team in receptions with Keaton Upshaw and Brenden Bates. The trio combined to 54 catches for 473 yards and a score in 2020. Also returning is catch 19 passes for 357 yards and four touchdowns in 2020, senior Isaiah Epps and sophomore Demarcus Harris who add while providing solid blocking for the Wildcats’ rushing experience and depth to the receiving corps this season. attack that ranked third in the SEC. 2008-09 Utah State Graduate Assistant 2010-13 Utah State Wide Receivers 2005-06 Berlin (NFL Europe) Tackles, Tight Ends 2010-13 Utah State Wide Receivers 2006-07 Rhein (NFL Europe) Tackles, Tight Ends 2014-15 Utah State Outside Receivers/Passing Game Coord. 2008 Toledo Tight Ends 2016 Utah State Co-Offensive Coordinator 2009 Holland HS Head Coach 2017-18 Utah State Outside Receivers 2010 Omaha Tight Ends 2019 Texas Tech Wide Receivers (United Football League) 2019 Oregon Wide Receivers 2011-12 Nebraska Graduate Assistant / Tight Ends 2020-present Kentucky Wide Receivers 2013 Kentucky Tight Ends 2014-18 Kentucky Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator 2019-present Kentucky Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends STEVE CLINKSCALE DEFENSIVE PASSING GAME COORDINATOR/DEFENSIVE BACKS JOHN SETTLE RUNNING BACKS/CO-SPECIAL Steve Clinkscale continues to teach and develop one of the TEAMS COORDINATOR nation’s top secondary units. In 2020, UK led the SEC in pass defense, limiting the opponent to 224.6 yards per game and Former Wisconsin running backs coach John Settle was 18 TDs in the air. UK also led the SEC in interceptions with hired on March 15, just as spring practice was to begin. He 16 and his defensive backs snatched six of them, paced by inherits a room full of talented backs, including juniors Chris sophomore Kelvin Joseph with four. Rodriguez Jr. and Kavosiey Smoke and sophomores JuTahn 2001-06 Ashland Defensive Backs McClain and Travis Tisdale. Rodriguez was the team’s leading 2007 Ashland Linebackers rusher in 2020 with 785 yards and 11 touchdowns. He had 2008 Western Carolina Defensive Backs four 100-yard rushing games and was named second-team 2009 Toledo All-America and first-team All-SEC by Pro Football Focus. 2010-11 Toledo Special Teams Coordinator, Cornerbacks 1994 Running backs Appalachian State 2012 Illinois Cornerbacks 1995 Offensive Assistant Cleveland Browns 2013-14 Cincinnati Defensive Backs 1996-97 Offensive Assistant 2015 Cincinnati Co-Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs 1998-2005 Running backs Fresno State 2016-2019 Kentucky Defensive Backs 2006-10 Running backs Wisconsin 2020-present Kentucky Defensive Passing Game Coordinatory/ Defensive Backs 2011-12 Running backs Carolina Panthers 2013 Running backs Cleveland Browns 2014 Running backs Pittsburgh FRANK BUFFANO 2015-21 Running backs Wisconsin 2021-Present Running backs/Co-Special Kentucky SAFETIES/ Teams Coordinator CO-SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR

Frank Buffano was hired in March of 2020 after serving seven years as the director of football operations at UK. He helps Clinkscale with the defensive backs and works primarily with the safeties. He will also serve as the co-special teams coordinator with John Settle. Senior safety Yusuf Corker shined under Buffano with 77 tackles (second on the team), two interceptions, 2.5 TFL, two PBU and one forced fumble in 2020. Also returning to form after injury in 2019 was senior Davonte Robinson. He had 27 tackles in 2020, including 2.0 TFL.

2011-12 Youngstown State Linebackers 2010 Youngstown State Secondary 2008-09 Arizona Defensive Graduate Assistant 2020 Kentucky Safeties 2021-present Kentucky Safeties/Co-Special Teams Coordinator

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ANWAR STEWART JON SUMRALL DEFENSIVE LINE INSIDE LINEBACKERS/ CO-DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR Former Wildcat Anwar Stewart was named the defensive line coach at Kentucky in January of 2020. He returned to Former Wildcat linebacker Jon Sumrall’s starting linebackers, the Bluegrass after one season as the defensive line coach juniors Jamin Davis and DeAndre Square, were two of the top at Appalachian State. Under Stewart’s tutelage, nose guard three tacklers in 2020, combining for 162 total tackles. Davis Quinton Bohanna earned second-team All-SEC honors by made a huge impact in his first year as a starter, making 144 PFF and was a fourth-team All-SEC choice by Phil Steele. tackles, 5.0 TFL, 2.5 sacks, five INT, three PBU, three QBH, Defensive end Josh Paschal, who returns for the 2021 season, one block, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. He was a fourth-team All-SEC choice by Phil Steele and an ranked fourth in the SEC in tackles per game (10.2) and was honorable mention All-SEC selection by PFF. first-team All-SEC by ProFootballFocus and second-team All-SEC by Phil Steele. Davis has entered the NFL Draft but Square along with Marquez Bembry, Jared Casey and D’Eryk 2014 Montreal Alouettes Defensive Quality Control Jackson, return for 2021. 2015 Montreal Alouettes Defensive Ends 2016 Montreal Alouettes Defensive Line 2017-18 Kentucky Defensive Assistant 2005-06 Kentucky Graduate Assistant 2019 Appalachian State Defensive Line 2007-09 San Diego Defensive Line, Recruiting Coordinator 2020-present Kentucky Defensive Line 2010 San Diego Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers 2011 San Diego Asst. Head Coach, Co-Defensive Coordinator, Linebackers BRAD 2012-13 Tulane Defensive Line WHITE 2014 Tulane Assistant Linebackers DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/ 2015-17 Troy Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS 2018 Ole Miss Linebackers 2019 Kentucky Inside Linebackers 2020-present Kentucky Co-Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers In two seasons as the defensive coordinator, Brad White’s defense has steadily become one of the top defenses in the SEC. In 2020, UK’s defense ranked in the top six of almost every defensive statistical category, including ERIC WOLFORD leading the league in pass defense (224.6) and turnovers forced (22). His talented lineup of outside linebackers OFFENSIVE LINE were led by junior Jordan Wright (45 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 Eric Wolford was hired as the new offensive line coach sacks, 2 QBH), senior Jamar “Boogie” Watson (40 tackles, in December of 2020. Prior to UK, Wolford spent the 10.0 TFL, 5.0 sacks, 5 QBH) and redshirt freshman J.J. previous four seasons at South Carolina. Wolford has Weaver (33 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, 2 QBH). Wright and over 25 years of coaching experience, including two in Weaver return to lead the charge again in 2021. the NFL. His new offensive line unit has plenty of playing experience as three starters return from 2020 in RT and 2007-08 Wake Forest Defensive Graduate Assistant All-American Darian Kinnard, LG Kenneth Horsey and RG 2009 Murray State Safeties Luke Fortner. 2010-11 Air Force Inside Linebackers 2012-13 Indianapolis (NFL) Defensive Quality Control 1996 Offensive Line/Strength Coach Emporia State (Division II) 2014 Indianapolis (NFL) Assistant Linebackers 1997-99 Offensive Line South Florida 2015-17 Indianapolis (NFL) Outside Linebackers 2000-02 Offensive Line Houston 2018 Kentucky Outside Linebackers 2003 Offensive Line North Texas 2019-present Kentucky Defensive Coordinator/Outside Linebackers 2004-06 Offensive Line Arizona 2007-08 Offensive Line Illinois 2009 Offensive Line South Carolina 2010-14 Head Coach Youngstown State 2015-16 Offensive Line 2017-20 Offensive Line South Carolina 2020-present Offensive Line Kentucky

2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 23 2021 WILDCATS CATS ON THE MAP

The 2021 spring football roster is comprised of 15 different states and Australia

Alabama (1) Michigan (8) Oklahoma (2) Zac Berezowitz Wetumpka Kavosiey Smoke Jager Burton Beecher Earnest Sanders IV Jenks Isaiah Epps Davonte Robinson Detroit Deondre Buford Norman Darren Edmond Jeremy Flax Florida (13) Graham Wald South Carolina (4) Louisville Alex Bascom Marquan McCall Fort Lauderdale Jake Pope Richard Bascom Justin Rogers Anderson Andru Phillips Nik Scalzo Jared Casey DeAndre Square Chance Poore Jordan Wright Tae Tae Crumes West Bloomfield Maxwell Hairston Andrews Travis Tisdale Hollywood Josh Ali Izayah Cummings Tyler Markray Columbia Jalen Geiger Jacksonville Joey Gatewood Luke Leeper Mississippi (2) Tennessee (2) Nick Lewis Jordan Morrow Lakeland Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald Jack Varga Horn Lake Josaih Hayes Dickson Tre'Vonn Rybka Miami Sam Anaele J.J. Weaver Lake Cormorant Cade Degraw Knoxville Darian Kinnard Clevan Thomas Jr. Lavell Wright North Carolina (1) Virginia (2) Orlando Rahsaan Lewis John Young Palm Beach Cedrick Dort Jr. Mayfield Cody Goatley Asheboro Kaleb Cheek Charlottesville Ben Drake Sanford Kenneth Horsey Woodbridge R.J. Adams Nicholasville Eli Cox Ohio (20) Vero Beach DeMarcus Harris Matthew Napier Cincinnati Brenden Bates AUSTRALIA (1) Georgia (10) Radcliff Isaiah Beasley Jordan Lovett Zach Johnson Maribyrnong Wilson Berry Brunswick Quandre Mosely Octavious Oxendine Chris Oats Columbus Josh Jones Richmond Dillon Wheatley Carrington Valentine Dublin D'Eryk Jackson Science Hill Jase Bruner Quintin Wilson Jonesboro Shawn Lawson Somerset Collin Hartman Centerville Matt Ruffolo Albany Chauncey Magwood Kaiya Sheron Cleveland Torrance Davis McDonough Yusuf Corker Upton Clay Perry Patrick Delahunty Christopher Rodriguez Jr. Vine Grove Darren Green Colin Goodfellow Stone Mountain Marquez Bembry Columbus Rickey Hyatt Jr. Tifton K.D. McDaniel Louisiana (2) Fairfield JuTahn McClain Union Grove Taj Dodson Baton Rouge Joel Williams Hilltop Mike Drennen II Metairie William Nalty Lima Keaton Upshaw Illinois (1) Mansfield Tyrell Ajian Lake Forest Jai Williams Maryland (2) Springfield Moses Douglass Isaiah Gibson Kentucky (33) Laurel Naasir Watkins Prince George's County Josh Paschal Springsboro Justin Rigg Belfry Austin Dotson Stow David Wohlabaugh Jr. Bowling Green Justice Dingle Sylvania Luke Fortner Vito Tisdale Youngstown Luke Fulton Frankfort Wan'Dale Robinson Jackson Braxton Eiserman Lexington Beau Allen

24 2021 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2021 WILDCATS 2020 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

• Siblings are Alaowei Talent, Dublin, Aiden, Breakdown by Class Mackenzie, Jackson, Liam and Austin Fitzgerald 94 • Brother, Alaowei Talent, played college basketball Super Seniors (9) Jalen Geiger at Broward College and Southeastern University Josh Ali Isaiah Gibson ABULE • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a degree Luke Fortner DeMarcus Harris in communication Colin Goodfellow Josaih Hayes ABADI- Zach Johnson K.D. McDaniel Abule Says Tre'Von Morgan FITZGERALD Quandre Mosely • His nickname is "A.B." or "A-Bizzle" William Nalty Octavious Oxendine • He chose Kentucky because he wanted to get out Justin Rigg Jake Pope DEFENSIVE TACKLE of his comfort zone and Kentucky felt like home Davonte Robinson Nik Scalzo Matt Ruffolo Travis Tisdale 6-6 • 303 • Senior-2L • Three words to describe him are motivated, J.J. Weaver Lakeland, Fla. (Victory Christian Academy) disciplined, and tough Seniors (23) • The best advice he's ever received is "work so hard Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald r-Freshmen (32) so the coaches have no choice but to play you" 2020 - Junior Tyrell Ajian R.J. Adams • Most people don't know he's Nigerian, he's Marquez Bembry Sam Anaele • Saw action in five games this season and charted adopted and he has approximately 40 siblings back Zac Berezowitz Isaiah Beasley his first career PBU in the win over South Carolina in Nigeria Yusuf Corker Jase Bruner • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Cade Degraw Deondre Buford FITZGERALD'S CAREER STATISTICS Patrick Delahunty Kaleb Cheek 2019 - Sophomore Cedrick Dort Jr. Izayah Cummings • Saw action in all 13 games and had four tackles Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks-Y TFL-Y PBU QBH Austin Dotson Torrance Davis • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2018 DT 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Darren Edmond Michael Drennen II 2019 DT 13-0 4 0 0 0 0 Isaiah Epps Cody Goatley 2018 - r-Freshman Collin Hartmann Darren Green • Practiced with the team 2020 DT 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 Rickey Hyatt Jr. Darian Kinnard • Dean's List (Spring 2019) Totals 18-0 4 0 0 1 0 D'Eryk Jackson Shawn Lawson • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Marquan McCall Josh Jones JuTahn McClain FITZGERALD'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Matthew Napier 2017 - Freshman Chris Oats Clay Perry Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC PBU Int. QBH Andru Phillips • Redshirt season Joshua Paschal at Auburn DNP DeAndre Square Justin Rogers Clevan Thomas Jr. Tre'Vonn Rybka High School vs. Ole Miss DNP Naasir Watkins Earnest Sanders IV • Recorded 39 tackles, including nine TFL, two sacks vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Dillon Wheatley Graham Wald and 13 quarterback hurries in 2016 for coach at Tennessee DNP Jordan Wright Vito Tisdale Tommy Lewis at Victory Christian Academy Carrington Valentine • Also had two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Juniors (21) Joel Williams and an interception vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Alex Bascom John Young • Named second-team All-Polk County by the vs. Vanderbilt DNP Richard Bascom Lakeland Ledger and Florida AP All-State Class Freshmen (19) at Alabama 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Brenden Bates 2A honorable mention as a senior in helping the at Florida DNP Justice Dingle* Wilson Berry* Storm finish 13-2 overall Jager Burton* Ben Drake • Member of the 2014 State Championship team vs. South Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Dekel Crowdus Jr. Braxton Eiserman • Named to the Southeast Super-Region Team by the vs. NC State DNP Jeremy Flax Jordan Dingle National Christian School Athletic Association Joey Gatewood Jamarius Dinkins Totals 4 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 • Transferred to Victory Christian in 2016 after Kenneth Horsey Maxwell Hairston* playing at Dade Christian Will Levis Adrian Huey FITZGERALD'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME Nick Lewis Chrisitan Lewis • Also a star player on the basketball court and Rahsaan Lewis Jordan Lovett* competed in the shot put, discus and 400 meters Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC PBU Int. QBH Tyler Markray Chauncey Magwood* • School-record holder and back-to-back regional vs. Toledo 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Jordon Morrow Paul Rodriguez champion in the shot put vs. Eastern Michigan 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Chance Poore Devonte Ross • Named second-team All-Dade as a junior vs. Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Wan'Dale Robinson* Kahlil Saunders • Averaging 23.0 points and 13.0 rebounds as a Chris Rodriguez Jr. Kaiya Sheron* senior, compiling over 1,400 career points at Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Kavosiey Smoke Martez Thrower • Chose Kentucky over Florida, Florida Atlantic and at South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Trevin Wallace Keaton Upshaw Florida International vs. Arkansas 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Jack Varga Jai Williams at Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Quintin Wilson David Wohlabaugh* Community Cats La'Vell Wright* vs. Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Sophomores (17) • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) vs. Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Beau Allen * 2021 Mid-year at Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Jared Casey enrollee Personal Eli Cox vs. UT Martin 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Name is pronounced "Abule (ah-BOO-lay) Abadi Tae Tae Crumes vs. Louisville 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Taj Dodson (ah-BODY)" vs. Va. Tech 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Moses Douglass • Originally from Yenagoa, Nigeria Luke Fulton* • Moved to Florida at the age of 12 Totals 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Son of Steve and Teri Fitzgerald

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FITZGERALD'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • First-team OCC All-Conference and honorable mention second-team All-Northwest Ohio in 2016 Tackles: 1,4x, last vs Louisville, Nov 30, 2019 Pass breakup: 1, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 23 after averaging 9.0 tackles per game • Nominated for the 2017 U.S. Army All-American Bowl • Had three interceptions and 54 tackles as a junior, TYRELL along with 783 receiving yards, 551 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns AJIAN • OCC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team 53 Offense All-Northwest Ohio in 2015 DEFENSIVE BACK REUBEN "R.J." • Also excelled on the basketball court, becoming a member of Madison’s 1,000-point club during his ADAMS 6-0 • 190 • Senior-3L senior season Mansfield, Ohio (Madison Comprehensive) • Chose Kentucky over Michigan, Michigan State, OFFENSIVE GUARD and West Virginia

2020 - Junior Personal • Started at safety in 10 of 11 games played • Name is pronounced "Ajian (a-jun)" 6-3 • 330 • Freshman-RS • Totaled 48 tackles, an interception, a forced • Born in Ashland, Ohio Woodbridge, Va. (Woodbridge Senior) fumble, a PBU and a blocked kick • Son of Nikki Ajian and Burton Hester • Blocked a attempt in the second quarter • Major is family science vs. No. 23 NC State in the Gator Bowl, the first 2020 - Freshman blocked kick of his career and UK’s second blocked • Redshirt season Tyrell Says field goal of the season, also Jamin Davis vs. • His nickname is "Ty" Georgia High School • He chose Kentucky because it felt like home • Made a career-high seven tackles vs. the Wolfpack • Four-star recruit by Rivals.com and ESPN • One word to describe him on the field is "ball • Had his third career interception in the win over • Rivals listed him as the No. 6 prospect in Virginia hawk" No. 18 Tennessee and No. 12 overall prospect in the nation • The one thing he's looking forward to this season is continuing what the guys started last year • Named an Under Armour All-America and 2019 - Sophomore contributed for Coach Deion Sanders' winning • When he played football as a kid he pretend to be • Played in 12 games with two starting assignments squad, Team Pressure, defeat Team Savage, 30-24, Terrell Owens (Florida and Miss. State) at safety in January of 2020 • Totaled 17 tackles, an interception and a PBU • Three-year starter and two-year captain at • Recorded a career-high tying three tackles vs. AJIAN'S CAREER STATISTICS Woodbridge Senior High School for Coach Gary Vanderbilt, Eastern Michigan and at South Carolina Wortham Sr. Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks-Y TFL-Y FF/FR INT PBU Blk • In his first career start, had two tackles and an • Led Woodbridge to a regional championship, Final 2018 S 13-0 10 0 0 0/0 1-35 3 0 interception vs. Florida, his second career INT Four appearance in 2017 with a school-best 12-2 2019 S 12-2 17 0 0 0/0 1-22 1 0 • Dean's List (Fall 2019) recorrd • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2020 S 11-10 48 0 0 1/0 1-0 1 1 • Allowed zero sacks as a senior and went on to earn Totals 36-12 75 0 0 1/0 3-57 5 1 2019 second-team All-District, All-Region and All- 2018 - r-Freshman Met honors by The Washington Post • Saw action in all 13 games • Helped lead the Vikings to a 2018 Class 6A state AJIAN'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Finished the season with 10 tackles, three PBUs title and one INT Opponent Tackles Sacks-Y TFL-Y FF/FR PBU INT QBH Blk • Winner of the school's prestigious Iron Mad • Made his first career interception and also had at Auburn* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 0 Award for starting every game in three seasons a pass breakup in Kentucky’s 28-7 win over vs. Ole Miss* 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 0 (34 straight), the final 10 games on both sides of Mississippi State the ball vs. Miss. State* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 0 0 • With MSU threatening to tie the game early in the • Also a two-year varsity basketball player at at Tennessee* 6 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1 0 0 fourth quarter, his third-down pass breakup forced Woodbridge a punt at Missouri 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 0 • Four-year member of the AB Honor Roll • On the next possession, with MSU again vs. Georgia* 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 0 • Chose Kentucky over Alabama and NC State threatening to tie, he intercepted a pass and vs. Vanderbilt* 6 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 0 returned it 35 yards Personal at Alabama* 3 0-0 0-0 1/0 0 0 0 0 • His long return set up a touchdown run on the • Born in Arlington, Virginia at Florida* 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 0 next play, giving UK a two-TD lead • Son of Reuben and Lisa Adams • Recorded two tackles vs. Murray State, his first vs. USC* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 0 • Has two sisters, Imani and Nia career action vs. NC State* 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 • Dad, Reuben, played football at Howard and is a Totals 48 0-0 0-0 1/0 1 1 0 1 member of Howard's Athletics Hall of Fame 2017 - Freshman • Major is kinesiology • Redshirt season AJIAN'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME R.J. Says High School Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC PBU INT QBH • His nickname is "Big Nasty" or "Big Woo" • Combination athlete in high school, playing • He chose Kentucky because the staff made him vs. Toledo 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 defensive back, wide receiver and quarterback feel at home immediately and did not pressure vs. Eastern Michigan 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN him to commit vs. Florida* 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1-22 0 • Rivals ranks him the No. 10 overall prospect in the • His dream job is to become a teacher state of Ohio and the No. 23 athlete in the class at Miss. State* 2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 • One word to describe him on the field is of 2017 at South Carolina 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 "powerful" • ESPN has him as the No. 8 safety in the country • Most people don't know that he was crowned vs. Arkansas 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Four-year letter winner and three-year starter for Homecoming King as a senior at Georgia DNP Coach Jamie Masi at Madison Comprehensive

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AJIAN'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME 2019 - Junior ALI'S CAREER STATISTICS • Started in all 13 games at Z receiver vs. Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Second on the team with 23 catches for 233 yards Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long PR Yds. Long TD vs. Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 (third on the team) and three TDs (team high) 2017 WR 9-0 3 25 8.3 0 14 0 0 0 0 at Vanderbilt 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Led the Wildcat wide receivers with four catches 2018 WR 12-0 10 115 11.5 1 32 0 0 0 0 vs. UT Martin 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 for 52 yards in the Belk Bowl, including two huge 2019 WR 13-13 23 233 10.1 3 25 14 88 19 0 plays on the final drive – a nine-yard contested vs. Louisville 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2020 WR 11-11 54 473 8.8 1 33 6 62 39 0 catch on 4th-and-7 and what proved to be the vs. Va. Tech 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 game-winning 13-yard touchdown grab Totals 45-24 90 846 9.4 5 33 20 150 39 0 Totals 17 0-0 0-0 0 1 1-22 0 • Led UK with 14 punt returns for 88 yards (6.3) • Attempted his first career pass at Georgia ALI'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME

AJIAN'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Changed to uniform No. 6 Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long Att Yds TD Long TD Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC PBU Int. QBH 2018 - Sophomore at Auburn* 9 98 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Central Mich. 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Saw action in 12 of 13 games vs. Ole Miss* 7 88 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Had 10 catches for 115 yards and one TD vs. Miss. State* 2 22 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Murray State 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 • Caught a season-high three passes and his first at Tennessee* 4 38 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 collegiate TD with a season-long 32-yard reception vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1-35 0 at Missouri* 4 47 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 at Louisville vs. South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Caught two passes for 22 yards in the win at Mizzou vs. Georgia* 5 35 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 at TAMU 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 • Wore No. 82 vs. Vanderbilt* 3 15 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama* 4 52 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 2017 - Freshman vs. Georgia 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 at Florida* 6 32 0 12 1 15 0 15 0 • Saw action in nine games at Tennessee 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. USC* 5 35 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 • Caught three passes for 25 yards vs. MTSU 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Wore No. 82 vs. NC State* 5 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 at Louisville 1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 Totals 54 473 1 33 1 15 0 15 0 vs. Penn State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 High School • Three-star prospect by all major recruiting services Totals 10 0-0 0-0 0 3 1-35 0 ALI'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME CONT. • Scout.com ranks him the No. 32 wide receiver in the talent-rich state of Florida Opponent PR Yds. Avg. Long TD AJIAN'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Four-year starter and letter winner for Coach at Auburn* 1 6 6.0 6 0 Tackles: 7, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 Dameon Jones at Chaminade vs. Ole Miss* 1 17 17.0 17 0 Blocked Kicks: 1, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 Interceptions: 1, 3x, last at Tennessee, Oct 17, 20120 (1-0) • Caught 43 passes for 805 yards and five receiving vs. Miss. State* 0 0 0 0 0 Pass breakups: 1, 5x, last at Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 TDs in 2016 in helping lead the Lions to a 10-5 at Tennessee* 1 1 1.0 1 0 overall record and an appearance in the Class 3A state championship game at Missouri* 0 0 0 0 0 • Named first-team All-County and All-State vs. Georgia* 0 0 0 0 0 • Also had one kickoff return for a touchdown vs. Vanderbilt* 2 38 19.0 39 0 • Hauled in 56 passes for 896 yards and 15 scores as at Alabama* 0 0 0 0 0 6 a junior at University School in Ft. Lauderdale • Chose Kentucky over Central Florida and Utah at Florida* 0 0 0 0 0 JOSH vs. USC* 0 0 0 0 0 Community Cats vs. NC State* 1 0 0 0 0 ALI • Participated in Read Across America and has been Totals 6 62 10.3 39 0 a volunteer speaker at local elementary schools WIDE RECEIVER (2020) ALI'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME Personal Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long Att Yds TD Long TD 6-0 • 190 • Senior-4L • Born in Miami, Florida vs. Toledo* 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) • Son of Katrina Gray and Faheem Ali vs. EMU* 1 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 • Has eight siblings vs. Florida* 2 28 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 2020 - Senior (Team Captain) • Dad, Faheem, was a WR at Louisiana Tech • Has started in 24 straight career games • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a degree at MSU* 5 61 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 • UK's leading receiver with 54 catches for 473 yards in community and leadership development at USC* 3 18 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 and a score... Averaged 8.8 yards per catch vs. ARK* 2 13 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Says • Has caught a pass in 12 consecutive games at UGA* 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 • Led the team in receptions with five catches for 11 • His nickname is "Jayboogie" vs. Mizzou* 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 yards in the win over No. 23 NC State in the Gator • He chose Kentucky because it was away from Bowl home, in a great conference and he wanted to help vs. UT* 1 12 0 12 1 3 0 3 0 • Caught a 26-yard touchdown pass at Missouri, his change the program at Vandy* 3 27 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 first TD of the season and fifth career • One word to describe him on the field is "smooth" vs. UTM* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • Paced the Wildcats receiving with four catches for vs. Louisville* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 yards in the win over No. 18 Tennessee be a real estate agent • Led the Wildcats in receiving with nine catches for • His hidden talent is cooking vs. Va. Tech* 4 52 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 98 yards, both career highs, at Auburn ... Marked Totals 23 233 3 25 2 6 0 3 0 the most receiving yards in a top-10 opponent road game since Chris Matthews at Florida in 2010 • Elected as one of 10 team captains • Preseason Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele)

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ALI'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME CONT. ALLEN'S CAREER STATISTICS Opponent PR Yds. Avg. Long TD 11 Year G-GS Rush Yds TD Comp. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long vs. Toledo* 1 6 6.0 6 0 2020 2-0 2 -9 0 3 7 0 42.9 40 0 20 vs. EMU* 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 2-0 2 -9 0 3 7 0 42.9 40 0 20 BEAU vs. Florida* 0 0 0 0 0 ALLEN'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME at MSU* 0 0 0 0 0 ALLEN at USC* 1 9 9.0 9 0 Opponent Comp.-Att.-Int. Yds. TD Long Rush Yds. TD Long QUARTERBACK vs. ARK* 2 18 9.0 18 0 vs. Vanderbilt 3-5-0 40 0 20 0 0 0 0 at UGA* 2 13 6.5 19 0 at Alabama 0-2-0 0 0 0 2 -9 0 0 vs. Mizzou* 3 29 9.6 18 0 6-2 • 208 • Sophomore-1L Totals 3-7-0 40 0 20 2 -9 0 0 vs. UT* 1 -1 0 0 0 Lexington, Ky. (Lexington Catholic) ALLEN'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS at Vandy* 0 0 0 0 0 2020 - Freshman Pass attempts:5, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 vs. UTM* 1 -3 0 0 0 Pass completions:3, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 • Redshirt season vs. Louisville* 2 7 3.5 7 0 Pass yards: 40, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 • Mid-year enrollee Long pass: 20, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 vs. Va. Tech* 1 10 10.0 10 0 • Saw action in two games (Vanderbilt and at Rush attempts:2. at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 Totals 14 88 6.3 19 0 Alabama) • Completed 3-of-7 passes for 40 yards ALI'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Vanderbilt on Nov. 14 and completed 3 of 5 passes for 40 yards Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long 91 vs. Central Michigan 1 14 0 14 High School at Florida 0 0 0 0 • Four-star recruit by Rivals as the No. 13 pro-style SAM vs. Murray State 1 1 0 1 quarterback • Rated a top 500 player in the class by 247Sports ANAELE vs. Miss. State 1 6 0 6 and the No. 19 pro-style quarterback vs. South Carolina 1 8 0 8 • Named the winner given to DEFENSIVE END at TAMU 1 5 0 5 the top high school player in Kentucky • Four-year starter who compiled 11,439 career vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 6-4 • 265 • Freshman-RS passing yards and 127 touchdowns, numbers that at Missouri 2 22 0 13 put him in the top five all-time Miami, Fla. (McDougle Technical Institute) vs. Georgia 0 0 0 0 • Coached by Nigel Smith at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 • Candidate for Kentucky’s Mr. Football award 2020 - Freshman vs. MTSU DNP • Completed 248 of 366 passes for 3,682 yards and • Redshirt season as an outside linebacker at Louisville 3 59 1 32 38 touchdowns and rushed for a team-high 478 • Mid-year enrollee in Jan. 2020 yards and 12 scores • Moved to the defensive line after the 2020 season vs. Penn State 0 0 0 0 • Three-time first-team All-State Totals 10 115 1 32 • Named to the 2019 Class of the Commonwealth by High School the Lexington Herald-Leader • Four-star recruit by 247Sports Composite and ALI'S 2017 GAME-BY-GAME • Also was a two-year basketball letter winner Rivals rankings • Academic All-State Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long • Ranked the No. 96 overall player in the class by • Member of the Beta Club and was named Rivals and the No. 5 weakside defensive end at Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 Academic All-State • The No. 16 player in talent-rich state of Florida vs. E. Michigan 0 0 0 0 • Picked Kentucky over Georgia, Washington State, according to Rivals vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 West Virginia, Duke and others • Selected to the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game at Miss. State 1 6 0 6 • Has been timed at 4.9 in the 40-yard dash Community Cats vs. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 • Had 38 total tackles, 19 tackles for loss and seven • Volunteered at LexCity Church (2020) sacks as a senior at McDougle Technical Institute vs. Ole Miss 1 14 0 14 • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's Preparatory at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) • Coached by Norman Richards at Georgia 0 0 0 0 • Picked Kentucky over Miami, South Florida, Personal vs. Northwestern 1 5 0 5 Florida, Colorado and others • Born in Carmel, Indiana Totals 3 25 0 14 • Son of Bill and Ingrid Allen Community Cats • Dad, Bill, also played quarterback at Kentucky from • Volunteered at Brenda Cowan Elementary (2020) ALI'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 1984-88 Receptions:9, at Auburn, Sept 26, 2020 • Majoring in pre-finance Personal Receiving yards: 98, at Auburn, Sept 26, 2020 (9 receptions) • Born in Lagos, Nigeria Receiving touchdowns: 1, 5x, last at Missouri, Oct 24, 2020 Beau Says Long reception: 33, at Auburn, Sept 26, 2020 • Son of Steven Anaele Rush attempts: 1, at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 • His nickname is "Beau" - his birth name is William • Majoring in pre-management Rush yards: 15, at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 • He chose Kentucky because of the coaches and the • Began athletic career on the basketball court and Punt Returns: 3, vs Missouri, Oct 26, 2019 Punt : 38, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 relationships he made with team has only been playing football four years • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to • Named is pronounced Sam “ah-NEL-lee” coach • One word to describe him on the field is "calm" Sam Says • His sports hero is Tom Brady because he wins • His nickname is "Bax"

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• He chose Kentucky so he could to play football at the highest level and get a high-level education • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to 64 80 work in business management/communications • One word to describe him on the field is "hard- BRENDEN nosed" RICHARD BATES • His hidden talent is writing BASCOM TIGHT END DEFENSIVE TACKLE

63 6-5 • 286 • Junior-SQ 6-4 • 259 • Junior-2L Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) Cincinnati, Ohio (Archbishop Moeller) ALEX 2020 - Sophomore 2020 - Sophomore BASCOM • Practiced with the team • Has seen action in 21 career games, six in 2020 • Dean's List (Fall 2020) • Missed five games with injury DEFENSIVE TACKLE • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Made his first collegiate catch, a 14-yarder in the third quarter, vs. Mississippi State 6-5 • 264 • Junior-SQ 2019 - Freshman Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) • Practiced with the team 2019 - r-Freshman • Saw action in 13 games, mostly on special teams High School 2020 - Sophomore • Three-year letter winner at Saint Xavier under 2018 - Freshman • Practiced with the team head coach Kevin Wallace • Saw action in two games • Dean's List (Fall 2020) • Started at defensive end and helped lead the • Redshirt season • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Tigers to 9-4 record as a senior, totaling 68 tackles • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll and 7.0 sacks 2019 - Freshman • Named All-State honorable mention and was High School • Practiced with the team a member of the Courier Journal's All-Metro • One of the nation’s top-20 tight ends by Rivals Louisville football team as a senior • Noted for his receiving ability, a difficult skill to find High School • Helped St. Xavier go 12-3 and finish as state runner among tight ends in the high school ranks • Three-year letter winner for head coach Kevin Wallace up in 2017 • Caught 17 passes for 305 yards with 11 • Started at defensive end and helped lead the • Also played basketball for two seasons touchdowns as a senior at Archbishop Moeller in Tigers to 9-4 record as a senior, totaling 54 tackles • Member of the National Honor Society Cincinnati and 7.0 sacks • Chose Kentucky over Butler, Jacksonville and • Totaled 250 yards receiving on 14 catches with five • Named All-District as a senior Louisville scores as a junior • Helped St. Xavier go 12-3 and finish as state runner • Two-time first-team All-Greater Catholic League up in 2017 Personal selection • Also a two-year letter winner as a forward on the • Born in Louisville, Kentucky • Accepted an invitation to the 2018 Team USA basketball team • Son of Theresa and Rich Bascom Under-19 National Team for International Bowl IX • Member of the National Honor Society and was • Has a twin brother, Alex, also on the team • Coached by John Rodenberg named to the President's List for excelling in the • Major is pre-accounting • Three-year letter winner in track in the 200-meters classroom and discus throw and was a power forward/center • Chose Kentucky over Butler, Jacksonville, and Richard Says for two seasons on the basketball team Louisville • He chose Kentucky because he wanted to • Was a member of the Improv Club experience the highest level of football • Received offers from the Southeastern Conference, Personal • After his football career, he would like to be an Big Ten, Big 12 and Atlantic Coast Conference, • Born in Louisville, Kentucky investment banker including schools such as Vanderbilt, Indiana, Iowa, • Son of Theresa and Rich Bascom • His sports hero is Justin Thomas because he's from Minnesota, West Virginia, Louisville and Pittsburgh • Has a twin brother, Richard, also on the team Louisville and he's one of the greatest to ever play • Major is pre-finance golf Personal • The three people he would invite to his fantasy • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio Alex Says dinner are Robert Herjavec, Donald Trump, and • Son of Doug and Kelly Bates • He chose Kentucky because he's been a fan his Lebron James • Has two siblings, Morgan and Doug Jr. whole life and he liked the coaching staff • The best advice he's ever received is "do what you • Comes from a family of athletes as father played • After his football career, he would like to be a think is right, not what others think is right" football at Indiana, mother played volleyball at financial advisor Morehead State, brother, Doug, is currently a • Three words to describe him are respectable, tight end at Toledo, sister, Morgan currently plays reliable, and funny lacrosse at Cincinnati and grandfather, Gene Neff, • The best advice he's ever received is "always played basketball at Kentucky under Coach Adolph remember, things get better" Rupp from 1951-52 • The person he admires the most is his grandpa • Major is consumer economics and family financial because he's always been able to make him laugh counseling

Brenden Says • His nickname is "Batesy" • Most people don't know that he is extremely good at the worm

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• A muscular Will Ferrell or Chris Pratt would play • Voted team captain and totaled 39 tackles, • Mid-year enrollee him in a movie about his life 5.0 sacks, two forced fumbles and two fumble • Did not participate in 2019 spring practice due to • If he could only eat three foods for the rest of his recoveries as a senior knee surgery life he would choose spicy chicken sandwiches, • Earned Select Preps Player of the Year and was carrots with ranch, and Philly cheese steaks a first-team All-Area selection by The News- Junior College • The best part of being a Kentucky Wildcat Enterprise • Played for head coach Steve Buckley at Jones is meeting great people and being a part of • Also a member of the baseball team County Junior College in Ellisville, Mississippi something special • An excellent student who earned a 4.0 grade point • Recorded 36 tackles during his redshirt freshman average and was named first-team All-Academic by season in 2018, helping the Bobcats finish 10-2 BATES' CAREER STATISTICS the KHSAA all four years of high school overall and 6-0 in conference play • Selected as a 2018 University of Kentucky Rising • Advanced to the MACJC State Championship … Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Scholar Led Jones to a 27-7 win over Eastern Arizona in the 2018 TE 2-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 • Earned a certificate of nomination for the National Mississippi Bowl on Dec. 2, highlighted by his six 2019 TE 13-0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists tackles, including 4.5 TFLs, one QB sack, one forced Award of Excellence fumble and a fumble recovery 2020 TE 6-0 1 14 14.0 0 14 • Nominated for Congress of Future Science and • Graduated from Jones in December of 2018 as a Totals 21-0 1 14 14.0 0 14 Technology Leaders two-time Dean’s List member • Active in community service, helping build house • Chose Kentucky over Ole Miss and Tennessee BATES' 2020 GAME-BY-GAME frames for the homeless and serving breakfast to High School Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long senior citizens • Member of the High School Ministry, the Pep Club • Rated a three-star pass-rushing specialist out at Auburn 0 0 0 0 and DECA of high school by each of the major recruiting vs. Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 • High school teammates with fellow Wildcats services vs. Mississippi State 1 14 0 14 Darren Green and Oxtavious Oxendine • Played for head coach Wayne Babbs at Mount at Tennessee DNP (Injury) • Chose Kentucky over Western Kentucky, Kentucky Vernon Presbyterian High School Wesleyan, and Liberty at Missouri DNP (Injury) Personal vs. Georgia DNP (Injury) Personal • Born in Des Moines, Iowa vs. Vanderbilt DNP (Injury) • Born in Burglengenfeld, Germany • Son of Danny Sirmans and Letcia Bembry at Alabama DNP (Injury) • Son of Roderick and Tammy Beasley • Siblings are Miles Bembry, Malik Bembry, and Mya at Florida 0 0 0 0 • Has one brother, Alex Sirmans • Major is psychology • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a degree vs. South Carolina 0 0 0 0 in communication vs. NC State 0 0 0 0 Isaiah Says Totals 1 14 0 14 • His nickname is "Beaz" Marquez Says • His dream job is to be a psychiatrist • His nickname is "Quez" BATES' SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • One thing people may not know about him is that • If he could only eat three foods for the rest of his he writes left-handed and throws right-handed life he would choose pineapples, chicken, and Receptions:1, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 Receiving yards: 14, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 (1 reception) • His sports hero is Aaron Donald because he has meatballs Long reception:14, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 proven that no matter your size as a defensive • Besides being good at football, he's also good at lineman, you can dominate and be successful running track • One word to describe him is "consistent" • Taye Diggs would play him in a movie about his life • The best part of being a Kentucky Wildcat is being 98 around his brothers ISAIAH 42 BEMBRY'S CAREER STATISTICS BEASLEY Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks-Yds. TFL-Yds. FC/FR INT PBU MARQUEZ 2019 ILB 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 DEFENSIVE LINE 2020 ILB 11-2 27 0 0 0 0 0 BEMBRY Totals 12-2 28 0 0 0 0 0

INSIDE LINEBACKER 5-11 • 278 • Sophomore-SQ BEMBRY'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME

Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC PBU Int. QBH 6-3 • 228 • Senior-1L at Auburn 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2020 - Freshman Stone Mountain, Ga. vs. Ole Miss 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Practiced with the team (Mount Vernon Presbyterian/ vs. Mississippi State 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Dean's List (Fall 2020) Jones County JC) at Tennessee 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 High School 2020 - Junior at Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Three-year letter winner and two-year starter for • Played in all 11 games with two starting vs. Georgia 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 head coach Brent Thompson at North Hardin High assignments (Vanderbilt and Alabama) vs. Vanderbilt* 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 School • Totaled 27 tackles at Alabama* 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Helped lead the Trojans to a 13-1 overall • Made his first collegiate start vs. Vanderbilt and at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 record in 2019 and take the region and district totaled a career-high 10 tackles championship before advancing to the KHSAA vs. South Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Class 6-A state semifinals 2019 - Sophomore vs. NC State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Saw his first action of the season at Vanderbilt and Totals 27 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 charted one tackle

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BEMBRY'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME Jase Says • His nickname is "Bronko" Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC PBU Int. QBH 45 • He chose Kentucky because he was born in at Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Kentucky and has been a Wildcat his whole life Totals 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 JASE • His dream job is to be a dermatologist BRUNER • The best advice he's ever received is "don't argue BEMBRY'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS with ignorance" • The three famous people he would invite to his Tackles: 10, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 OUTSIDE LINEBACKER fantasy dinner Adam Sandler, Jon Gruden, and Ronald Reagan

6-2 • 244 • Sophomore-SQ 24 Science Hill, Ky. (Somerset) ZAC 2020 - Freshman 56 • Practiced with the team BEREZOWITZ • Dean's List (Fall 2020) DEONDRE

DEFENSIVE BACK High School BUFORD • Four-year letter winner and starter at linebacker, safety, running back, fullback, and tight end for OFFENSIVE TACKLE 6-0 • 170 • Senior-1L head coach Robbie Lucas at Somerset High School • Had a team-high 121 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 6-3 • 290 • Freshman-RS Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) one forced fumble, two recovered fumbles, and Detroit, Mich. (Martin Luther King) one interception on defense in 2019 2020 - Junior • Offensively, charted 434 yards rushing on 55 • Saw action at Alabama carries with five touchdowns, in addition to 10 2020 - Freshman • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll catches for 169 yards • Redshirt season • Helped the Briar Jumpers win the 2019 District 4 • Mid-year enrollee 2019 - Sophomore championship, the Region 2 championship, and • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin at the Class 2A State championship High School safety • Also won the 2018 District and Region • Four-star recruit by 247 Sports Composite rankings • Dean's List (Fall 2019) championship • A Detroit News Blue Chip top-10 recruit • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Earned the 2019 Commonwealth Journal Defensive • Ranked the No. 24 offensive tackle in the 2020 Player of the Year and was on the Lexington class and No. 7 prospect in Michigan by 247Sports 2018 - Freshman Herald-Leader's "Best of the Bluegrass" team • Coached by Tyrone Spencer • Practiced with the team • Twice named honorable mention on The • Helped Detroit King win two Division 2 state titles • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll Associated Press All-State team (2018, 2019) in his four-year career • Three-time first-team All-Conference player (2017, • Led Detroit King to the Detroit Public School High School 2018, 2019) League championship title in 2019, finishing with • Four-year letter winner and three-year starter at • Named the 2018 AA District 7 Player of the Year an 11-3 overall record wide receiver and defensive back for Henry Clay • Also played baseball and basketball • Named to the Detroit News All-State First Team • Helped the Blue Devils win two district • Earned a spot on the 2020 12th Region All- • Earned Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2019 by championships and two regional championships Tournament Team and 47th All-District Team as a Detroit PSL • Scored 25 career touchdowns center • Earned the highest offensive GPA as a junior • Coached by Sam Simpson • Excelled in the classroom as a member of the • Picked Kentucky over Missouri and Pittsburgh, • Member of the National Honors Society and National Honor Society Purdue and Arizona and held offers from Auburn, graduated in the top one percent of his class • Was a Kentucky Governor's Scholar, Rogers Scholar, LSU, Penn State, Tennessee and Miami and Rogers Explorer Personal • Chose Kentucky over Louisville, Centre, and Community Cats • Born in Austin, Texas Furman • Volunteered to pack food for God's Pantry (2020) • Son of Dan and Janet Berezowitz • Siblings are Brayden, Bryan, Jordan and Alexa Personal Personal • Brayden and Bryan were wide receivers at UK from • Born in Somerset, Kentucky • Born in Detroit 2016-18 • Son of John and Beth Bruner • Son of Sianena Taylor • Dad and grandfather played quarterback at • Siblings are Grace, Kate, Jack, and Josh • Siblings are Andre, Adrianna, and Damondre Wisconsin-Whitewater • Comes from a family of athletes as dad, John, was • Considering a major in agricultural economics • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with degrees a tight end at Centre College; mother, Beth, was in both economics and finance a cheerleader at Transylvania; grandfather, Jack Deondre Says Bruner, was a four-sport athlete in basketball, • Nickname is “Deon” Zac Says baseball, track, and golf at Union College; uncle, • He chose Kentucky because he loves the university, • He chose Kentucky because it was close to home Teel Bruner, played basketball and football at the coaches, and the SEC and there was a discount Transylvania; aunt, Rachel Gaynor, was a basketball • The thing he looks forward to the most this season • The one thing he likes most about football is player at Western Kentucky; aunt, Margaret is learning, growing, and dominating schemes and finding weaknesses in opponents Brown, ran track at Centre; aunt, Martha Breeding, • His hidden talent is art • He gets starstruck any time he sees Maria Taylor or played basketball at Transylvania; cousin Jake • Three words to describe him on the field are Laura Rutledge Bruner, played basketball at the College of Idaho physical, smart, and dominant • His passion in life is investing • Major is animal science • Sandman would play him in a movie about his life

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CASEY'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Kaleb Says • His nickname is "Cheek" 6 Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC/FR QBH PBU • He chose Kentucky because it felt like the right at Auburn 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 place to grow as a football player and person vs. Ole Miss 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • His dream job is to be a pharmacist JARED vs. Mississippi State 6 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • The person he admires the most is his mom because she is a hard worker and has been a at Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 CASEY positive role model in his life at Missouri 1 0-0 1.0-3 0/0 0 0 • Three words to describe him are passionate, INSIDE LINEBACKER vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 driven, and self-reliant vs. Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 6-3 • 217 • Sophomore-1L at Alabama 5 0-0 1.0-2 0/0 0 0 Louisville, Ky. (Ballard) at Florida 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 vs. South Carolina 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 29 2020 - r-Freshman vs. NC State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Played in all 11 games, finishing with 20 tackles and 2.0 TFL Totals 20 0-0 2.0-5 0/0 0 0 YUSUF • Had five tackles and a TFL at Alabama ... Also had a TFL at Missouri CASEY'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME CORKER II • Totaled a career-best six tackles vs. Mississippi Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC/FR QBH PBU State SAFETY vs. Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll vs. UT Martin 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1 6-0 • 204 • Senior-3L 2019 - Freshman vs. Louisville 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 McDonough, Ga. (Woodland) • Redshirt season Totals 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Saw action in three games (Missouri, UT Martin 2020 - Junior (Team Captain) and Louisville) CASEY'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Charted first career tackle vs. UT Martin • Second-Team All-SEC, Safety (Pro Football Focus, Tackles: 6, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 Phil Steele) • Mid-year enrollee Tackle for loss: 1.0, twice, last at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 • FWAA 2019 Freshman All-American Team and • Dean's List (Fall 2020) Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Watch List • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll • Has played in 37 career games with 24 consecutive starting assignments High School • Played in all 11 games in 2020, finishing second on • A four-star prospect 35 the team in tackles with 77 • Also had 2.5 TFL, two interceptions, two PBUs and • Rivals.com ranked him as the No. 15 outside KALEB linebacker nationally a forced fumble • As a senior, totaled 70 tackles, 15.5 TFLs, three CHEEK • Had an interception in the second quarter in the sacks and one forced fumble in 11 games for head win over South Carolina, his first pickoff of the coach Adrian Morton WIDE RECEIVER season and second of his career • Played two seasons at Trinity before transferring • Also had a pick in the bowl win over NC State and to Ballard has a two-game streak with an INT • Chose UK over Oregon and Louisville • Led the team in tackles against Alabama with eight 5-10 • 188 • Sophomore-SQ ... Also caused a fumble in the second quarter, Personal Asheboro, N.C. (Asheboro) recovered by UK to set up a touchdown drive ... his • Born in Louisville, Kentucky first career caused fumble • Had 10 tackles vs. Vanderbilt, his third double- • Son of Melissa Gaines and Craig Shively 2020 - Freshman figure game of his career • Major is community leadership and development • Practiced with the team • Posted a career-high 18 tackles at Missouri, along with a career-high two tackles for loss ... Marked Jared Says High School the most tackles for a Wildcat since Jordan Jones • He chose Kentucky to play for his home state and • Three-year letter winner and two-year starter as had 19 stops vs. Southern Mississippi in 2016 ... 16 because of the coaching staff a running back at Asheboro High School for head of the tackles were solo which tied the single-game • Most people don't know he can cut hair and he coach Kevin Gillespie school record set by Larry Smith vs. Tulane in 1984 can sew clothes • Earned All-Conference honors after averaging 99.5 and Jeff Zurcher vs. Georgia in 1998 • His sports hero is Muhammad Ali total yards per game (699 total) through seven • Elected as one of 10 team captains • His hidden talent is making a duck noise games as senior before being sidelined with injury • Preseason Third-Team All-SEC (Coaches) • The three famous people he would invite to his • Scored seven touchdowns, six rushing and one • Preseason Fourth-Team All-SEC (Athlon Sports) fantasy dinner are Muhammad Ali, Spider-Man, receiving and Kobe Bryant • Also earned All-Conference in the 100-meters for 2019 - Sophomore the track team • Started in all 13 games CASEY'S CAREER STATISTICS • Chose Kentucky over Virginia Military Institute • Team's leading tackler with 74 Year Pos. G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FC/FR QBH PBU • Also had four PBUs, an interception, a quarterback Personal 2019 ILB 3-0 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 hurry and a team-high-tying two fumble recoveries • Born in Asheboro, North Carolina • Had seven tackles (second on the team) vs. Virginia 2020 ILB 11-0 20 2.0-5 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Son of Kimberly Cheek and Dominque Nicholson Tech in the Belk Bowl win Totals 14-0 21 2.0-5 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Has one brother, Kaden Cheek • Recovered a bad center snap in the end zone in • Considering a major in arts and sciences the first quarter vs. UT Martin, his first collegiate touchdown ... Marked his second consecutive game with a turnover play, as he also had an

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interception at Vanderbilt ... Also had two tackles, CORKER'S CAREER STATISTICS CORKER'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS including one-half tackle for loss Year Pos. G-GS Tkls Int.-Yds. Sacks TFL-Y FF/FR QBH PBU Tackles: 18, at Missouri, Oct 24, 2020 • Snagged his first career interception in the third Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Missouri, Oct 24, 2020 quarter at Vanderbilt, setting up a UK touchdown 2018 S 13-0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Quarterback hurry: 1, vs Arkansas, Oct. 12, 2019 Fumble forced: 1, at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 drive 2019 S 13-13 74 1-0 0-0 0.5-2 0/2 1 4 Fumble recovery: 1, twice, last vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 • Had a career-high 11 tackles at Georgia, marking 2020 S 11-11 77 2-0 0-0 2.5-6 1/0 0 2 Pass breakups: 2, at Mississippi State, Sept 21, 2019 the fourth consecutive game he tied or broke his Interceptions: 1, 3x, last vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 career high in stops, totaling 7, 9, 9 and 11 tackles Totals 37-24 159 3-0 0-0 3.0-8 1/2 1 6 in successive games • Had a career-best two PBUs at Mississippi State CORKER'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Earned first career start vs. Toledo in the season Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FF/FR PBU Int. QBH opener at Auburn* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0-0 0 75 2018 - r-Freshman vs. Ole Miss* 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 • Saw action in all 13 games, totaling eight tackles vs. Miss. St.* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 ELI at Tennessee* 7 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 2017 - Freshman at Missouri* 18 0.0 2.0-6 0/0 0 0-0 0 COX • Redshirt season vs. Georgia* 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 OFFENSIVE GUARD High School vs. Vandy* 10 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 at Alabama* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 • Four-star defensive back and receiver at Woodland 6-4 • 301 • Sophomore-1L High School in Stockbridge, Ga., where he was at Florida* 8 0-0 0-0 1/0 0 0-0 0 Nicholsville, Ky. (West Jessamine) coached by Steve Davenport vs. USC* 6 0-0 0.5-0 0/0 1 1-0 0 • The nation's No. 26 cornerback by ESPN and Scout • Named an ESPN Top 150 player vs. NC State* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1-0 0 2020 - r-Freshman • The No. 1 cornerback in Georgia by Scout.com Totals 77 0-0 2.5-6 1/0 2 2-0 0 • Back up at left guard behind Kenneth Horsey • A four-year starter who totaled 105 tackles, 82 • Saw action in eight games solo, with 15 interceptions and two forced fumbles CORKER'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll in his career Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC/FR PBU Int. QBH • As a senior, made 40 tackles, including 23 2019 - Freshman solo, along with five interceptions, two fumble vs. Toledo* 7 0-0 0-0 0/1 0 0-0 0 • Redshirt season recoveries and two blocked punts vs. EMU* 7 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin at left • Offensively, had 20 receptions for 447 yards and vs. Florida* 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 guard four touchdowns for a 23.0 yards per reception at Miss. State* 7 0-0 0-0 0/0 2 0-0 0 • Mid-year enrollee average • Helped lead his team to a 10-3 overall record and at USC* 9 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 High School the 4-5A playoffs as a senior, earning him first- vs. Arkansas* 9 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0-0 1 • A three-star recruit by 247sports.com and Rivals. team All-State honors at Georgia* 11 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 com • Two-time member of the Atlanta Journal vs. Missouri* 6 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 • Ranked as the No. 14 Kentucky prospect in the Constitution’s All-Metro Team vs. Tennessee* 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0-0 0 class of 2019 by 247Sports • Named to the AJC’s All-State Defensive Team as • Has the versatility to play at either offensive guard senior and was a first-team All-County selection by at Vandy* 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1-0 0 or tackle the Henry Herald vs. UT Martin* 2 0-0 0.5-2 0/1 0 0-0 0 • Has been instrumental in West Jessamine • Also a two-year letter winner in track and field in vs. Louisville* 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 improving its win total each season of his prep the 200 and 400-meters vs. Va. Tech* 7 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0-0 0 career • Chose UK over Tennessee and Michigan State • Named to the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl watch Totals 74 0-0 0.5-2 0/2 4 1-0 1 list Personal • Represented West Jessamine at the Louisville vs. • Name is pronounced "Yusuf (YOU-suf)" CORKER'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME Bluegrass Senior All-Star Game • Born in Atlanta, Georgia Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC PBU Int. QBH • Coached by John Gilliam • Got married in February of 2021 to long-time vs. Central Mich. 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 • Chose UK over Cincinnati, Marshall, Ohio and girlfriend, Tarryn Todd-Long, and the couple has Toledo one daughter, Amirah at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 • Son of Robin Meadows-Ragin and Yusuf Corker vs. Murray State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 Community Cats • Has two sisters, Brenda and Victoria vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 • Volunteered at Rosewood Elementary (2020) • Uncle, Anthony Mitchell, played college football vs. South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 • Volunteered at LexCity Church and Florence Baptist at Tuskegee and went on to spend nine seasons Church (2020) at TAMU 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 in the NFL, while cousin, Raymond Sanders, was a • Volunteered for a weekend of service in Harlan running back at UK from 2010-13 vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 County, Ky., with other UK student-athletes, where • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a degree at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 he worked with nonprofit organizations Willing in economics vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 Hearts and Club 180 Ministry, and also helped the at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 Harlan County Youth Football League with various Yusuf Says projects vs. MTSU 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 • His nickname is "Deuce" • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's • He chose Kentucky because it was the best fit at Louisville 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) • One word to describe him on the field is vs. Penn State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 "ballhawk" Totals 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 Personal • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • Born in Nicholasville, Kentucky be a pediatric surgeon • Son of John and Katherine Cox • His sports hero is Richard Sherman because he's a • Siblings are Avery and Ellie ballhawk, too

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• Major is integrated strategic communications with • He chose Kentucky because he felt a bond like no • Son of Andra and Natasha Cummings a business minor other school had • Has two sisters, Mia and Nia • One of three representatives for UK football on the • One word to describe him on the field is "fast" • Considering a major in agriculture Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) • After his football career he would like to be an athletic trainer Izayah Says Eli Says • The best advice he's ever received is "if you can't • He chose Kentucky because it was close to home • He chose Kentucky because he wanted to change the people around you, change the people and because of his relationship with the coaches represent his state around you" • Three words to describe him are smart, quiet, and • His hidden talent is his photoshop skills talented • His dream job is to go into sports broadcasting • The best advice he's ever received is "someone • One word to describe him on the field is right now is working to take your spot" "aggressive" • His dream job is to own his own business and help • If he could create a holiday he would call it 84 out the next generation "National Super Bowl Monday" and everyone • Besides football, he's also good at playing would have the day off after the Super Bowl basketball and video games IZAYAH CUMMINGS 82 WIDE RECEIVER 26 6-3 • 230 • Sophomore-1L TAE TAE Louisville, Ky. (Male) TORRANCE CRUMES DAVIS 2020 - Freshman WIDE RECEIVER • Saw action in nine games (Ole Miss, Mississippi RUNNING BACK State, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Vanderbilt, 6-1 • 182 • Sophomore-SQ Alabama, Florida and South Carolina) 6-2 • 217 • Sophomore-1L • Charted first career tackle on special teams in the Louisville, Ky. (Butler) win over South Carolina Cleveland, Ohio. (Garfield Heights)

2020 - r-Freshman High School 2020 - Freshman • Practiced with the team • Three-star prospect by all three major recruiting • Saw action in five games (Ole Miss, Mississippi services State, Missouri, Georgia and Vanderbilt) as an 2019 - Freshman • A top-10 prospect in the state of Kentucky and inside linebacker • Redshirt season rated the No. 86 wide receiver by 247Sports • Moved to running back after the season • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin • Named Kentucky Football Coaches Association 6A Player of the Year High School High School • Candidate for Kentucky’s Mr. Football award • Three-star recruit who ranked as the No. 28 • A quality in-state prospect that ranked as one • Named to the 2019 Class of the Commonwealth by running back in the class of 2020 and the No. 11 of the top 10 players in the Commonwealth of the Lexington Herald-Leader player in Ohio by 247sports Kentucky by Rivals.com and 247sports.com • First-team All-State by the Courier-Journal • Rivals also listed him as the 37th-best running back • An incredible senior season at Butler with 42 • Three-year starter who finished his career with 109 and the No. 8 player in Ohio receptions for 877 yards receptions for 1,965 yards and 27 touchdowns • Known for his combination of speed and power • Averaged 73.1 receiving yards per game, which • Had a team-high 57 receptions for 1,100 yards and and the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield was fourth most among all Class 6A players while 15 touchdowns in 2019, helping the Bulldogs go • Rushed 98 times for 924 yards as a running back his 14 receiving touchdowns were third most in 14-1 overall and added 540 yards on 17 catches when playing the division • Named Class 6A Player of the Year by the Kentucky wide receiver as a senior at Garfield Heights • Had 30 receptions for 779 yards and 14 Football Coaches Association • Also had 42 tackles as a linebacker, earning the touchdowns his junior season • Helped Male advance to back-to-back appearances team's defensive MVP award • Finished his high school career with 35 in the Class 6A State Championship • Played at Cleveland Glenville three seasons before touchdowns and 2,021 receiving yards • Won the title in 2018 transferring to Garfield Heights in 2019 • Was named to the 2018 Lexington Herald-Leader • Combined for 23 receiving TDs in his last two • Played in the 2020 All-American Bowl in Miami Class of the Commonwealth and was also tabbed seasons of football • Participated in basketball, baseball, and track an all-state honoree and all-Louisville metro • Ranked fifth in Class 6A in receiving yards and sixth during his prep career performer in receptions despite playing three fewer games • Chose Kentucky over Bowling Green, Pitt, and • Speedy wide receiver that has been timed at 4.3 in than the state leader Toledo the 40-yard dash • Coached by Chris Wolfe • Coached by Gary Wheeler • Averaged nearly 20 yards per reception and 96.0 Personal • Chose Kentucky over Michigan and Oregon yards per game • Born in Cleveland Ohio • Ranked in the top 20 of all class levels in receptions • Son of Kamala Penn Personal and receiving yards • Siblings are Terrance, Loundia, and Kamella • Born in Louisville, Kentucky • Has a 38-inch vertical leap • Major is undecided • Son of Tinisha Wilson • Also an honor-roll student and participated in track • Major is health promotion and basketball Torrance Says • Chose Kentucky over Louisville, Indiana, Purdue, • He chose Kentucky because the coaches talked to Tae Tae Says Virginia, Cincinnati, Missouri and others him about helping him become a better man, not • His nickname is "Tae Tae" is derived from his first just football name "Demontae" Personal • His hidden talent is drawing • Born in Louisville, Kentucky

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• One word to describe him on the field is "explosive" • The best advice he's ever received is "every time 17 30 you make a decision you're either making money or losing money" TAJ • The person he most admires is his mom because PATRICK DODSON she's his whole world DELAHUNTY DEFENSIVE BACK QUARTERBACK

51 6-0 • 197 • Junior-SQ 6-1 • 194 • Sophomore-1L Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) Union City, Ga. (Creekside) CADE 2020 - Sophomore 2020 - r-Freshman DEGRAW • Practiced with the team • Played in five games and had two tackles • Dean's List (Fall 2020) • Missed six games with injury LONG SNAPPER • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

5-11 • 206 • Junior-1L 2019 - Freshman 2019 - Freshman Lake Cormorant, Miss. (Lake Cormorant) • Practiced with the team • Redshirt season • Dean's List (Fall 2019) • Had three total tackles in three games played • Had a fumble recovery vs. Florida 2020 - Sophomore High School • Mid-year enrollee • Serves as the team's long snapper after the • Two-year letter winner for head coach Chuck Kyle graduation of four-year starter Blake Best at Saint Ignatius High School • Charted one tackle • Earned the starting QB position as a senior and • A consensus three-star recruit by all the major accounted for over 2,00 yards and 20 touchdowns recruiting services 2019 - Freshman • Earned Saint Ignatius Student-Athlete of the Week, • Coached by Region 5-6A Coach of the Year Maurice • Practiced with the team Ohio Catholic Player of the Week Dixon • Named All-District as a senior • Had 19 returns for 737 yards and two touchdowns, High School • Member of the honor roll including a 92-yard score • Four-year starter and letter winner as a long • Named first-team All-Region 5-6A after totaling 86 snapper and defensive end for the Gators Personal tackles, 12 PBUs, two interceptions, one sack and • Rated as a 4.5-star prospect by Rubio Long • Born in Cleveland, Ohio once forced fumble in 2018 Snapping • Son of Pat and Michele Delahunty • Also had seven catches for 106 yards • Earned first-team All-State and All-Conference in • Has three sisters, Meghan, Katie, and Erin • Excelled in track and field, earning All-Region 1A State both his junior and senior seasons • Member of UK's Sigma Chi fraternity Track honors in 2016 and 2017 as a sprinter and high • Elected team captain as a senior • Major is pre-accounting jumper • Also was a two-year letter winner in archery • Ran a personal best 10.78 in the 100-meter dash • Excelled in the classroom as he was a member of Patrick Says • Chose Kentucky over Syracuse, Louisville, and Ole the National Honor Society and was a Graduate of • His nickname is "Delly" Miss Distinction • The three famous people he would invite to his • Played for head coach Nick Nester fantasy dinner are Drew Brees, Warren Buffett, and Personal the Pope • First name is pronounced the same as Taj Mahal Community Cats • Besides playing football, he's also good at playing • Born in Atlanta, Georgia • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's the guitar and juggling • Son of Terika Dodson and Alex Chapman Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) • One sentence to describe Coach Stoops is "he's a • Siblings are India Paulk and Kyle Davis wise football mind" • Major is pre-communication Personal • His dream job is to be a CFO or COO of a Fortune • Born in Memphis, Tennessee 500 company Taj Says • Son of Alisha and Dominic Degraw • He chose Kentucky because it's a family vibe • Has one brother, Brandon • One word to describe him on the field is "calm" • Major is pre-management • After his football career he would like to be a stock Cade Says broker • He chose Kentucky because he loved the • The three famous people he would invite to his environment fantasy dinner are Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant, and • His hidden talent is being able to play the guitar Donald Trump • His hobbies are hunting and fishing • If he could create a holiday he would call it • Chewing gum and listening to music helps him stay "National Chicken Wing Day" and everyone would focused before a game get free chicken wings • The best advice he's ever received is "don't look back, there's nothing back there to go after" DODSON'S CAREER STATISTICS

Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks-Yds. TFL-Yds. FC/FR INT PBU 2019 S 3-0 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 2020 S 5-0 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Totals 8-0 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0

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DODSON'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME 2017 - Freshman DORT'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Played in nine games Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC/FR QBH Int. • Totaled six tackles Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL FF/FR PBU Int-Yds QBH at Auburn 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Graduated a semester early and enrolled at at Auburn 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 1 vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Kentucky in January of 2017 vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 vs. Mississippi St. 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 vs. Miss. St. 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 0 High School at Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Rated a three-star recruit by 247sports, ESPN and at Missouri DNP (Injury) Scout as the No. 42 cornerback in the 2017 class at Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 vs. Georgia DNP (Injury) • As a senior, named first-team All-Area by the vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 vs. Vanderbilt DNP (Injury) Palm Beach Post and first-team All-County by the vs. Vandy 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 at Alabama DNP (Injury) Sun Sentinel after recording 40 tackles, 14 pass at Alabama 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 breakups and six interceptions, returning one for a at Florida DNP (Injury) touchdown at Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 vs. South Carolina DNP (Injury) • Played a key role in helping Dwyer finish 10-1 vs. USC* 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 0 vs. Dodson 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 overall in 2016 with its second-straight appearance vs. NC State DNP Totals 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 in the Class 7A regional semifinals Totals 10 0-0 0.0 0/0 2 0 1 • Did not allow a TD pass, a first down pass or a pass over five yards during the regular season DODSON'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME DORT'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Did not miss a tackle all season and battled against Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC/FR QBH Int. six receivers who were expected to sign Division I Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FF/FR PBU Int-Yds vs. Toledo 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 scholarships vs. Toledo * 0 0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0 vs. Eastern Mich. 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Named one of ESPN 106.3’s top seniors in Palm vs. Eastern Mich.* 2 0-0 0-0 1/0 1 0 Beach County and the Treasure Coast vs. Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0/1 0 0 vs. Florida* 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Was All-Area honorable mention in 2015 after Totals 3 0-0 0-0 0/1 0 0 helping lead the Panthers to an 11-2 overall record, at Miss. State* 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 a district championship title and a berth in the 7A at South Carolina* 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 DODSON'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS regional semifinal vs. Arkansas* 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Helped Dwyer shut out two opponents and held Tackles: 1, 5x times, last at Tennessee, Oct 17, 2020 at Georgia* 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Fumble Recovery: 1, vs Florida, Sept 14, 2019 six others to 14 points or less • A three-year letter winner in basketball as a combo vs. Missouri* 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 guard vs. Tennessee DNP • Only played two years of high school football at Vanderbilt* 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 2 0 • Coached by Jack Daniels vs. UT Martin* 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 • Chose UK over Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, 3 vs. Louisville* 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 Minnesota, Colorado and USF CEDRICK vs. Virginia Tech* 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Personal Totals 16 0-0 0.0 1/0 5 0-0 DORT JR. • Born in Palm Beach, Florida • Son of Clevette Wiggins and Cedrick Dort DORT'S 2017 GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE BACK • Siblings are Mikyle Dort, Cainaya Green, Keimoni Hunter, Levon Mosley, Michael Mosely, Michaela Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FC/FR PBU Int.-Yds Mosely and Santonio Obas at Southern Miss 0 0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0 5-11 • 188 • Senior-3L • Graduated in December of 2020 with a degree vs. E. Michigan 0 0-0 0.0-0 0/0 0 0 in community and leadership development ... vs. Missouri 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (Dwyer) Working on a second degree in communication at Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 2020 - Junior Cedrick Says vs. Tennessee 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Has seen action in 31 career games with 13 • In one sentence he would describe Coach Stoops vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 starting nods as "a thoughtful man who wants you to succeed" at Georgia 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Played in 10 games with one starting assignment • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to vs. Louisville 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 vs. South Carolina in 2020 be a sports agent or in real estate vs. Northwestern 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Totaled 10 tackles and two PBUs • What he loves most about football is meeting life- • Charted a career-best four tackles and a PBU long brothers Totals 6 0-0 0.0 0/0 0 0-0 vs. Mississippi State and also had a PBU vs. the • Most people don't know he's a snare drummer and Gamecocks only played football in the 11th and 12th grade DORTS'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Three words to describe him are funny, intelligent, Tackles: 4, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 2019 - r-Sophomore and caring Pass breakups: 2, at Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 • Honorable mention cornerback (PFF) with zero Forced fumbles: 1, vs Eastern Mich, Sept 7, 2019 Quarterback hurry: 1, at Auburn, Sept 26, 2020 touchdowns allowed DORT'S CAREER STATISTICS • Played and started in 12 games at corner • Did not see action vs. Tennessee Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks TFL FF/FR Int-Yds PBU QBH • Totaled 16 tackles, five PBU (third on the team) 2017 CB 9-0 6 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 and one forced fumble 2019 CB 12-12 16 0-0 0-0 1/0 0 5 0 • Had a career-high two PBU in the win over 2020 CB 10-1 10 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 2 1 Vanderbilt Totals 31-13 32 0-0 0-0 1/0 0 7 1 2018 - Sophomore • Redshirt season

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Austin Says Moses Says • He chose Kentucky because it's home • His nickname is "MoeDoug" 61 • After his football career he would like to be in the • He chose Kentucky because he liked the vibe and Secret Service the opportunities that came with it • Most people don't know he's a descendant of Devil • Three words to describe him are goofy, chill, and AUSTIN Anse Hatfield, the patriarch of the Hatfield clan smiley during the infamous Hatfield-McCoy feud • Chadwick Boseman would play him in a movie DOTSON • When he's not on the field, he enjoys fishing, about his life hunting, and eating with friends • After his football career he would like to be a OFFENSIVE GUARD • The three people he would invite to his fantasy sports broadcaster and work for the NFL Network dinner are Dale Earnhardt, Stone Cold Steve 6-6 • 321 • Senior-3L Austin, and Popcorn Sutton Belfry, Ky. (Belfry) 30 2020 - Junior • Played in all 11 games with four starting 11 assignments (Vanderbilt, Alabama, Florida and BEN South Carolina) • Earned first career start vs. Vanderbilt MOSES DRAKE

2019 - Sophomore DOUGLASS DEFENSIVE BACK • Saw action in nine games DEFENSIVE BACK • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 6-1 • 199 • Junior-SQ Charlottesville, Va. (Monticello) 2018 - r-Freshman 6-2 • 203 • Sophomore-1L • Saw action in seven games Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) 2020 - Sophomore 2017 - Freshman • Practiced with the team • Redshirt season 2020 - r-Freshman • Saw action in seven games (Ole Miss, Mississippi 2019 - Freshman High School State, Georgia, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Florida and • Practiced with the team • A three-star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports NC State) • Ranks as the No. 2 offensive tackle in the • Got a tackle at Alabama High School Commonwealth by ESPN • Two-year starter at safety and wide receiver for head • A three-year starter for Coach Phillip Haywood, 2019 - Freshman coach Jeff Lloyd at Monticello who said, “He’s a very physical blocker. He’s one of • Redshirt season • An all-around athlete as he was also a four-year letter these guys who would really get after you and stay • Saw action in three games (Eastern Michigan, winner in basketball as a small forward and soccer after you until the whistle blows. And if we score a Tennessee and UT Martin) as a center midfielder ... Also played lacrosse one touchdown, he’d be the first one down there in the • Charted his first career tackle vs. UT Martin season end zone patting the guy on the back or tossing • Mid-year enrollee • Earned Monticello's Male Athlete of the Year in 2019 him in the air. He just loves playing on the line” • Honorable mention in the Jefferson district for • Named to The Courier-Journal’s 2016 All-State High School basketball and football Football Team as a first-team selection after being • Four-star recruit and one the nation’s top-30 safety • Member of the student council a second-team member as a junior prospects by Rivals.com and 247sports.com • Chose Kentucky over James Madison and Virginia • Also named to the AP All-State First Team • The No. 7 prospect in Ohio and one of the nation’s Tech • Member of four straight championship teams top 300 players by Rivals (2013-16) • As a senior, helped lead Springfield HS to a 9-3 Community Cats • Played right tackle on a massive offensive line record and second round of the state playoffs • Volunteered at Athens Chilesburg Elementary that helped the Pirates finish 14-1 as a senior and • First-team All-Ohio in Division I (largest (2020) average 347.1 rushing yards and 44.1 points per classification) • Visited sick children at the Kentucky Children's game • Coached by his father, Maurice, at Springfield Hospital (2020) • Helped Belfry win its sixth overall, including fourth • Teammate of fellow signee Isaiah Gibson straight Class 3-A State championship with a 52-31 • Chose Kentucky over Georgia Tech, Louisville, and Personal win over Central in 2016 Michigan State • Born in Charlottesville, Virginia • Member of the Kentucky squad in the Best of the • Son of David Drake and Malissa Drake Bluegrass All-Star Game Community Cats • Siblings are Emarie, Lauren, and Will • Also a four-year letter winner in baseball as a • Volunteered to pack food for God's Pantry (2020) • Uncle, Richard Shadwick, played football at pitcher and first baseman • Volunteered at the Catholic Action Center (2020) Morehead State from 1988-92 • Chose Kentucky over Charlotte, Eastern Kentucky, • Considering a major in arts and sciences Florida Atlantic and Marshall Personal • Born in Dayton, Ohio Ben Says Personal • Son of Camela and Maurice Douglass • His nickname is "Drizzy" • Born in Pikeville, Kentucky • Siblings are Maurice Douglass Jr., Shiloh Douglass, • After football, he would like to work or coach in • Son of Sherry and Derrick Dotson and Christian Douglass-Hall sports • Siblings are Brandon Blackburn and Paula Dotson • Father, Maurice, was a defensive back at Kentucky • Three words to describe him are funny, attentive • On track to graduate in December of 2021 with a in 1984-85 and went on to an 11-year NFL career and committed degree in sociology with the Chicago Bears and • His sports hero is Michael Jordan because he • Major is pre-journalism taught him to never stop working • One sentence to describe Coach Stoops is "he's a great leader"

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DRENNEN'S CAREER STATISTICS • Dad, Corey, is the director of performance for UK Football ... Sister, Leah, was a four-time All- 5 Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long American outside hitter for UK's volleyball team 2020 WR 8-0 3 26 8.7 0 14 • Major is digital media and design MIKE Totals 8-0 3 26 8.7 0 14 DRENNEN II Darren Says DRENNEN'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Hidden talents are singing and playing the piano • The person he most admires is his dad because he WIDE RECEIVER Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long pushes him to be great at Auburn DNP • His dream job is to be a sports photographer vs. Ole Miss DNP • If he could create a holiday he would call it "National Coach Ed Day" and everyone would wear 5-11 • 194 • Sophomore-1L vs. Miss. State 0 0 0 0 Hilltop, Ohio (Coffman) black and no one would smile at Tennessee 1 6 0 6 • The best part of being a Kentucky Wildcat is the at Missouri 0 0 0 0 support of the 2020 - Freshman vs. Georgia 0 0 0 0 • Saw playing time in eight games (Mississippi State, Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia, Vanderbilt, vs. Vanderbilt 1 14 0 14 Alabama, Florida and South Carolina) at Alabama 0 0 0 0 • Had three catches for 26 yards at Florida 0 0 0 0 46 • Got his first career catch for six yards in the win vs. South Carolina 1 6 0 6 over Tennessee vs. NC State DNP • Also had a catch for 14 yards vs. Vanderbilt and a BRAXTON Totals 3 26 0 14 six-yard reception vs. South Carolina EISERMAN High School DRENNEN'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS INSIDE LINEBACKER • Consensus four-star prospect Receptions: ,1 3x, last vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 • Considered the No. 6 all-purpose back in the Receiving yards: 14, vs Vanderbilt, Nov. 14, 2020 Long reception:14, vs Vanderbilt, Nov. 14, 2020 nation by 247Sports 6-1 • 218 • Junior-SQ • No. 3 overall recruit in Ohio by Rivals and Jackson, Ky. (Breathitt County) 247Sports • Four-year starter for head coach Mark Crabtree • Helped lead the Rocks to the state playoffs all four 2020 - Sophomore years of his prep career and two straight regional 31 • Practiced with the team title games • Dean's List (Fall 2020) • Won the 2018 Class 6A State championship • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Was limited as a senior due to injury DARREN • Earned a spot on the All-America Future 50 game 2019 - Freshman roster EDMOND • Practiced with the team • Earned second-team All-Ohio honors as a junior WIDE RECEIVER in 2018 after rushing for 801 yards on 162 carries, High School making 30 receptions for 464 yards, and scoring 16 • Four-year letter winner and three-year starter for touchdowns in helping the Shamrocks (11-2) to a 5-11 • 207 • Senior-SQ head coach Kyle Moore, playing linebacker and regional final Norman, Okla. (Paul Laurence Dunbar - KY) center • Earned the 2019 Buckeye Blue Chip Award, given • Totaled 107 tackles, 12.0 TFL and six sacks as a by the Touchdown Club of Columbus … Excelled in senior the classroom with a 3.7 grade point average 2020 - Junior • Also lettered four years in track and field as a • Had 43 scholarship offers but ultimately chose • Practiced with the team discus thrower Kentucky over Southern California • Named salutatorian of his graduating class 2019 - Sophomore • President of SkillsUSA a career and technical Personal • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin student organization and Technology Student • Born in Hilltop, Ohio • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Association, an organization that helps develop • Son of Mike Drennen and Carmaleah Pritchett skills in science, technology, engineering, and • Siblings are Michea Drennen, Myka Drennen, and 2018 - Freshman mathematics as well as business education ... Also Armané Cotton • Practiced with the team a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes • Major is pre-computer science High School Community Cats Mike Says • A three-year starter at wide receiver for head • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's • His nickname is "Donut" coach Chris Mullins at Paul Laurence Dunbar Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) • He chose Kentucky because he loved it from the • Led the Bulldogs in receiving as a senior with 156 beginning and UK had the best plan for him to yards and three touchdowns on 20 catches Personal accomplish his goals • Also ran for 63 yards and a score • Born in Lexington, Ky. • After football, his dream job is to become a pro • Son of Lea and Al Eiserman skateboarder Community Cats • Has one brother, Zach • Three words to describe him are goofy, intelligent, • Volunteered at William Wells Brown Elementary • Major is art studio and abnormal (2020) • The best advice he's ever received is "be Braxton Says comfortable being uncomfortable" Personal • His nickname is "Diesel" because he runs over • Born in Norman, Oklahoma people like a diesel • Son of Laurie and Corey Edmond • His dream job is to be an architect and design • Has one sister, Leah houses

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• One word to describe him on the field is Personal EPPS' 2017 GAME-BY-GAME "determined" • Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma • When he played football as a kid he pretended he • Son of Michael and LaQuisha Epps Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long was Jack Lambert • Siblings are Carson and Michael at Southern Miss 1 6 0 6 • His favorite movie is Remember the Titans • Older brother, Carson, was a receiver at Iowa State vs. EKU 0 0 0 0 and cousin, Denver Johnson, currently is a junior at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 wide receiver for the Cyclones vs. Florida 0 0 0 0 • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a degree in psychology vs. E. Michigan 1 18 0 18 81 vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 Isaiah Says at Miss. State 0 0 0 0 • His nickname is "Zay" vs. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 ISAIAH • After his football career he would like to be a EPPS sports psychologist at a university vs. Ole Miss 2 31 0 28 • One thing most people don't about him is that he at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 WIDE RECEIVER likes to shop at Georgia 0 0 0 0 • His passion in life is helping others vs. Louisville 0 0 0 0 • The best advice he's ever received was "never vs. Northwestern 0 0 0 0 6-2 • 188 • Senior-3L quit, always finish what you've started and stay Jenks, Okla. (Jenks) grounded" Totals 4 55 0 28

2020 - r-Junior EPPS' CAREER STATISTICS EPPS' SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Totaled eight catches for 63 yards in six games Receptions:3, twice, last vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Receiving yards: 31, vs Ole Miss, Nov 4, 2017 (2 receptions) • Earned his first career start in the Gator Bowl vs. 2017 WR 13-0 4 55 13.8 0 28 Receiving TDs: n/a NC State Long reception:28, vs Ole Miss, Nov 4, 2017 • Saw action at Auburn in the season opener 2018 WR 13-2 8 76 9.5 0 18 then missed three games with a thumb injury ... 2020 WR 6-1 8 63 7.9 0 21 Dressed vs. Missouri and Georgia but did not see Totals 32-3 20 194 9.7 0 28 action in the game • His catch for eight yards vs. Vanderbilt was his first 77 EPPS' 2020 GAME-BY-GAME catch since the 2018 season • Had a career-high-tying three catches for 23 yards Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long JEREMY in the win over NC State at Auburn 0 0 0 0 vs. Ole Miss DNP (Injury) FLAX 2019 - Junior vs. Mississippi St. DNP (Injury) • Redshirt season OFFENSIVE LINE • Missed the season due to injury in his left foot at Tennessee DNP (Injury) suffered during fall camp that required surgery at Missouri DNP 6-6 • 338 • Sophomore-RS vs. Georgia DNP 2018 - Sophomore Detroit, Mich. (Independence CC/Robichaud) vs. Vanderbilt 1 8 0 8 • Played in all 13 games with two starts vs. Georgia at Alabama 2 24 0 21 and Tennessee 2020 - Sophomore • Caught eight passes for 76 yards at Florida 0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season • Had a career-high three catches vs. MTSU vs. South Carolina 2 8 0 5 • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Vanderbilt and vs. NC State* 3 23 0 10 also played vs. South Carolina 2017 - Freshman Totals 8 63 0 21 • Played in all 13 games High School/JUCO • Totaled four catches for 55 yards • Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals EPPS' 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • One of seven true freshmen to see action in the • 247Sports listed him as the top JUCO offensive season opener at Southern Miss Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long tackle and the No. 8 overall JUCO prospect vs. Central Mich. 0 0 0 0 • Rivals rated him as the No. 2 offensive tackle High School at Florida 0 0 0 0 prospect nationally and the 20th overall JUCO • A big, talented wide receiver who had a breakout prospect vs. Murray State 1 8 0 8 senior season for Coach Allan Trimble at Jenks • Three-year starter at Dearborn Heights Robichaud • Set a Jenks receiving record with 1,209 yards in vs. Miss. State 0 0 0 0 for head coach Jason Malloy 2016 with 59 catches and 12 touchdowns, along vs. South Carolina 1 11 0 11 • Played both sides of the ball and recorded 40 with 10 rushes for 76 yards and a score at TAMU 0 0 0 0 tackles, 10 TFL, two sacks and a forced fumble as a • Helped lead the Trojans to an 11-1 overall record defensive lineman during his senior season vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 with their only loss coming in the 6AI semifinal • Earned a spot on The Free Press’ All-West Prep playoff game at Missouri 0 0 0 0 Football Team • Earned District 6A-1 Offensive Player of the Year vs. Georgia* 2 29 0 18 • Also played basketball • Named third-team All-State by The Oklahoman at Tennessee* 1 4 0 4 • Signed with UK over Auburn and Texas Tech • Rivals listed him as a three-star wide receiver and vs. MTSU 3 24 0 14 • Has three years of eligibility remaining ranked him as the 21st-best receiver in Oklahoma • Also lettered in basketball (2014-16) and track & at Louisville 0 0 0 0 Personal field (2015) at Jenks vs. Penn State 0 0 0 0 • Born in Detroit • Excelled in the classroom, earning a spot on the Totals 8 76 0 18 • Son of Sandra Flax Principal's Honor Roll • Has one brother, Isaiah • Chose Kentucky over offers from Tulsa, Southern • Major is community leadership and development Methodist, Illinois and Western Michigan

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Jeremy Says • Had no missed assignments, allowed only one • When COVID19 hit in March of 2020, Fortner and • His nickname is "Big Jerm" sack, and had only one penalty in 646 plays teammate Max Duffy set up a program with the • He chose Kentucky because it felt like home and KCH called "In the Huddle with KCH" where for family 2018 - Sophomore eight weeks, they taped a video of themselves • After his football career he would like to be a coach • Played in 11 of 13 games from their homes answering questions from kids • Three words to describe him are funny, caring, and • Blocked for All-SEC running back, Benny Snell Jr., who submitted through the KCH Facebook Page. strong UK's all-time leading rusher and the first player The video was posted to Facebook every Tuesday • If he could eat three foods for the rest of his life he in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in three morning to replace what would have been their would choose pizza, soul food, and eggs straight seasons in-person visit • Dean's List (Spring 2019) • In addition to "In the Huddle with KCH," Fortner • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and Duffy took it one step farther by volunteering each week to make Zoom calls with patients at KCH 2017 - r-Freshman to offer words of encouragement 79 • Saw action in eight games • Volunteer at Urban Impact at the Woodhill • Blocked for All-SEC running back, Benny Snell Jr., Community Center, an organization that strives to the first player in school history to rush for 1,000 enable youth to grow, succeed and lead (2020) LUKE yards in consecutive seasons • Volunteer reader at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary FORTNER • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2020) • Volunteer for Read Across America at Fayette 2016 - Freshman County public schools (2020) OFFENSIVE GUARD • Redshirt season • Volunteer for Habitat for Humanity (2016) • Dean's List (Fall 2016, Spring 2017) 6-6 • 297 • Senior-4L • SEC First-year Academic Honor Roll (2016-17) Luke Says Sylvania, Ohio • He chose Kentucky because he loved the (Sylvania Northview) High School atmosphere • A three-star offensive tackle by ESPN, Rivals and • One word to describe him on the field is 247sports 2020 - Senior "dependable" • Rated as the 69th best offensive lineman nationally • His sports hero is Joe Thomas because he's • Announced he will return for the 2021 season and the 36th best prospect in Ohio by 247sports consistent and good at what he does • Has seen action in 42 career games and started in • Also played guard and center • If he had to be stranded on an island with a 23 consecutive games played at right guard • Four-year starter for Coach Doug Downing teammate he would choose Drake Jackson • Wuerffel Trophy Semifinalist • Named team captain as a senior • His passion in life is football • Campbell Trophy Semifinalist • Earned third-team All-Ohio for Division II • SEC Community Service Team • Named second-team All-Northwest Ohio in 2014 • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and 2015 • One of 11 FBS players named to the AFCA Good • Dual-sport athlete as he also was a center on the Works Team, UK's second straight member of the Northview basketball team 2 prestigious team (Landon Young in 2019) • Honor-roll student and member of the National • Played in 10 games during the 2020 season Honor Society • Graded out at 82.9 percent with 26 knockdowns • Earned President's Education Award JOEY and 146 blocks at the point of attack • Chose UK over Akron, Cincinnati, Marshall, • Preseason Second-Team All-SEC (Pick Six Previews) Maryland, Toledo and Western Michigan GATEWOOD • Preseason Third-Team All-SEC (Athlon Sports) Personal QUARTERBACK 2019 - Junior • Born in Cleveland, Ohio • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Son of John and Nancy Fortner 6-5 • 224 • Junior-1L • Inducted into the Frank G. Ham Society of • Siblings are Matt and Sarah Jacksonville, Fla. (Bartram Trail/Auburn) Character which honors Wildcats who have • Uncle, Don Svec, played football at Youngstown St. shown an extraordinary commitment to academic • Graduated in December of 2019 with a degree in 2020 - Sophomore excellence, athletic participation, personal mechanical engineering ... On track to graduate development, career preparation and serving as a in the summer of 2021 with a master's degree in • Became eligible to play on Sept. 30 and played in role model mechanical engineering seven games • A mechanical engineer major who, along with • Had 25 rushes for 62 yards and completed 17 of 35 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky and other Community Cats passes for 109 yards with one INT engineering students, helped design a specially • Along with other UK engineering students and a • Made his first collegiate start vs. Georgia (Oct. 31) built push cart vehicle to provide a Kentucky team of Toyota Manufacturing engineers, Fortner and completed 15 of 25 passes for 91 yards and no Children’s Hospital patient the chance to both worked for months to help design, test and interceptions ... Also added 23 net rushing yards accompany the Wildcats on the Cat Walk and manufacture a specially-built push cart vehicle • Also saw action vs. Mississippi State, Tennessee, attend a game at Kroger Field in a project called through a project called “Lift Them Up” ... The Missouri, Vanderbilt and Alabama “Lift Them Up” push cart vehicle provided a Kentucky Children’s 2019 - r-Freshman (Auburn) • Started in all 13 games at right guard Hospital patient the chance to both accompany • Part of the "Big Blue Wall" who helped four the Wildcats on the Cat Walk and attend a game at • Totaled 148 rushing yards on 29 carries with three Wildcats rush for at least 500 yards, only the Kroger Field (2019) touchdowns, and completed 5 of 7 passes for 54 second time in school history that has happened, • Volunteered with other engineering students yards and two touchdowns in seven career games also 1976 at UK's 2020 "Engineers Day" to celebrate for the Tigers • Helped Lynn Bowden Jr. become the first player in engineering and showcase the "Lift Them Up" cart 2018 - Freshman (Auburn) college football history with at least 1,400 rushing • Has volunteered at Kentucky Children's Hospital yards, 300 passing yards and 300 receiving yards in weekly since September of 2019 as part of the • Redshirt season the same season "Tuesdays with the Wildcats" program, created by • Had three carries for 28 yards in the Music City • Totaled 27 knockdown blocks former Wildcat C.J. Conrad Bowl vs. Purdue in his first game action ... Also attempted one pass

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High School GATEWOOD'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME (AU) • Recorded 71 tackles, including 60 solo, eight PBUs, • Four-year letter winner at Bartram Trail High and three interceptions as a senior Comp.- Opponent Yds. TD Long Rush Yds. TD Long • Named defensive back MVP School for head coach Darrell Sutherland Att.-Int. • As a senior, was an Elite 11 finalist and participated • Two-time All-State First Team selection in the Under Armour All-American Game vs. Oregon 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 • Helped the Vikings finish 11-2 with a playoff berth • Was a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and vs. Tulane 0-0-0 0 0 0 6 21 0 14 as a junior in 2017 247Sports vs. Kent State 1-1-0 5 0 5 12 102 2 18 • Coached by Robin Bacon • Rated the No. 3 dual-threat quarterback and No. at Texas A&M 1-1-0 6 1 6 1 4 0 4 • Transferred to Spring Valley after playing two 26 overall player in the 2018 class seasons at Cardinal Newman vs Miss. St. 2-3-0 26 0 11 2 -6 0 1 • Led the Bears to the Florida state Class 7A finals • Also a talented basketball player in 2017 while passing for 1,468 yards and 12 at Arkansas 1-2-0 17 1 17 6 24 0 13 • Chose UK over South Carolina, Virginia, and UNC touchdowns and rushing for another 1,100 yards at LSU 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 and 16 scores Totals 5-7-0 54 2 17 29 148 3 18 Community Cats • Was a sprinter on the school’s track and field team • Volunteered to pack food for God's Pantry (2020) • Volunteered at the Catholic Action Center (2020) GATEWOOD'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME (AU) Community Cats • Volunteered at Liberty Elementary (2020) Opponent Comp.-Att.-Int. Yds. TD Long Rush Yds. TD Long Personal • Volunteered at the Catholic Action Center (2020) vs. Purdue 0-1-0 0 0 0 3 28 0 20 • Last name is pronounced “GI-ger” Totals 0-1-0 0 0 0 3 28 0 20 • Born in Columbia, South Carolina Personal • Son of Tony and Ramona Geiger • Born in Jacksonville, Florida • Siblings are Erique and Ja'nia GATEWOOD'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Son of Cierra Alburese • Brother, Erique, played football at Bowling Green • Has a fraternal twin brother, Dominick Gatewood Pass attempts:25, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 from 2009-12 Pass completions:15, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 ... Joey is 11 minutes older Pass yards: 91, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 • Major is pre-public health • Major is community and leadership development Pass TDs: 1, twice, last vs Arkansas, Oct 19, 2019 Long pass: 17, vs Arkansas, Oct 19, 2019 Jalen Says Total offense plays:41, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 Joey Says (16 rush, 25 pass) • He chose Kentucky because of the great coaching • He chose Kentucky because it was the best Total offense yards:114, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 staff and the family feel opportunity for him (23 rush, 91 pass) • Most people don't know he lived in Korea from Rush attempts:16, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 • The thing he looks forward to the most this season Rush yards: 102, vs Kent State, Sept 14, 2019 (12 carries) age 5 to 9 is being part of a new team Long rush: 20 vs Purdue, Dec 28, 2018 • The people he admires most are his parents • One thing people may not know about him is that because of their work ethic he likes to keep to himself • Three words to describe him are humble, quiet, • The best advice he's ever received is "if you want and competitive to be successful as bad as you want to breathe, • His favorite thing about football is competing then it can happen" 34 against the best in big games • His sports hero is because he's an inspiration to him GEIGER'S CAREER STATISTICS JALEN Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks-Yds. TFL-Yds. FF/FR QBH PBU GATEWOOD'S CAREER STATISTICS GEIGER 2019 DB 3-0 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1 Year G-GS Rush Yds TD Lg Comp Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg 2020 DB 6-0 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 2018* 1-0 3 28 0 20 0 1 0 00.0 0 0 0 DEFENSIVE BACK Totals 9-0 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1 2019* 7-0 29 148 3 18 5 7 0 71.4 54 2 17 2020 6-0 25 62 0 14 17 35 0 48.6 109 0 12 6-1 • 194 • Sophomore-1L GEIGER'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME at UK 7-0 25 62 0 14 17 35 1 48.6 109 0 12 Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FF/FR QBH PBU Totals 15-0 57 238 3 20 22 43 1 51.2 163 2 17 vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 2020 - r-Freshman *at Auburn vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • Saw in action in six games (Georgia, Vanderbilt, at Alabama 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 GATEWOOD'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Alabama, Florida, South Carolina and NC State) and totaled three tackles at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Comp.- Opponent Yds. TD Long Rush Yds. TD Long • Had a career-high two tackles at Alabama and also vs. South Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Att.-Int. charted a tackle vs. NC State vs. NC State 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 at Auburn DNP Totals 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 vs. Ole Miss DNP 2019 - Freshman vs. Miss. State 0-1-0 0 0 0 2 5 0 7 • Redshirt season GEIGER'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME at Tennessee 1-1-0 6 0 6 3 23 0 14 • Saw action in three games (Missouri, Vanderbilt and UT Martin) Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FF/FR QBH PBU at Missouri 1-3-0 12 0 12 3 6 0 8 • Charted his first pass breakup in the win at vs. Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 vs. Georgia* 15-25-0 91 0 11 16 23 0 9 Vanderbilt and got a tackle vs. UT Martin at Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1 vs. Vanderbilt 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll vs. UT Martin 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 at Alabama 0-4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 High School Totals 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1 at Florida 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 • A three-star defensive back by 247Sports.com vs. USC DNP • Considered the No. 9 overall recruit and No. 2 corner GEIGER'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS vs. NC State DNP in the state of South Carolina by Rivals.com Tackles: 2, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 Totals 17-35-1 109 0 12 25 62 0 14 • Competed in the 82nd Annual Shrine Bowl of the Pass breakup: 1, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 Carolinas and finished with four tackles

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GIBSON'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Son of Jason and Christina Goatley • Siblings are Cade and Carli 96 Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FF/FR QBH PBU • Comes from a family of athletes as father, Jason, vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 and mother, Christina, both played basketball at ISAIAH at Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Freed-Hardeman, and an uncle, Jody Goatley, at Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 played football at Purdue GIBSON • Major is agricultural economics vs. Georgia 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Cody Says at Alabama 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • His nickname is "Goat " at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • He chose Kentucky because of the staff and the program is about developing players 6-3 • 319 • Sophomore-1L vs. South Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to vs. NC State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 own a business that trains athletes in speed and Totals 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 strength & conditioning 2020 - r-Freshman • His sports hero is Luke Keuchly because he plays • Totaled five tackles and a QBH in nine games GIBSON'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS linebacker, is a fantastic leader, and has great • Had a career-high two tackles at Missouri knowledge for the game • Charted his first career quarterback hurry vs. Tackles: 2, at Missouri, Oct 24, 2020 Quarterback hurry: 1, at Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 • Besides playing football he's also good at duck Mississippi State and first tackle vs. Tennessee hunting 2019 - Freshman • Redshirt season • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin • Mid-year enrollee in January 2019 48 94 High School • Consensus choice as one of the nation’s top-50 CODY COLIN defensive tackles and one of the top 33 players in GOATLEY Ohio by all the major recruiting services GOODFELLOW • Rated as high as the No. 32 DT by 247sports.com INSIDE LINEBACKER and No. 17 in Ohio by ESPN.com PUNTER • As a senior, helped lead Springfield HS to a 9-3 record and second round of the state playoffs 6-2 • 234 • Sophomore-SQ • First-team All-Ohio in Division I (largest 6-2 • 233 • Senior-1L classification) Mayfield, Ky. (Graves County) Cleveland, Ohio (Saint Ignatius) • Coached by Maurice Douglass • Teammate of fellow signee Moses Douglass 2020 - Freshman • Maurice was a defensive back at Kentucky in 1984- 2020 - Senior • Practiced with the team 85 and went on to an 11-year NFL career with the • Will return for the 2021 season Chicago Bears and New York Giants • Dean's List (Fall 2020) High School • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Community Cats • Ranked as one of the top 35 prospects in Kentucky • Starting punter vs. Vanderbilt and Alabama and for the class of 2020 by 247Sports • Volunteered to pack food at God's Pantry (2019 totaled 10 punts for 477 yards with a 47.7 yards • Four-year starter at Graves County High School and 2020) per punt average • Coached by Nick Kemp • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Vanderbilt, Personal • A four-time member of the All-Western Kentucky punting three times for a 46.3-yard average, and Conference Football First Team • Born in Springfield, Ohio there were no return yards • Earned AP first-team All-State honors as a senior • Son of Amy Gibson and Fred Almon • Punted seven times for 48.3 yards per kick at linebacker after totaling a team-high 139 tackles, • Has one brother, T'Shaun Bridgeforth Alabama ... Nailed a career-long 55-yarder and including 55 solo ... Also had 4.0 tackles for loss • Has a son, Isaiah James Gibson Jr. placed two inside the 20 • His 11.6 tackles per game ranked sixth in the state • Major is community and leadership development in 2019 with a communication minor 2019 - Junior • Owns Graves County's career tackles record with • Practiced with the team Isaiah Says 386 • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • As a junior, led the team with 502 rushing yards • His nickname is "Big Zae" • Dean's List (Fall 2019) and nine touchdowns as the starting running back • After his football career, he would like to be in • Named a second-team All-State performer by the business or broadcasting 2018 - Sophomore Courier-Journal • His hidden talent is golf • Practiced with the team • Also participated in basketball as a freshman and • One word to describe him on the field is "different" • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll sophomore and was on the track team as a junior • Best advice he's ever received is "be great" • Dean's List (Fall 2018) and senior ... His 100-meter time of 11.62 in 2019 ranks fourth in school history 2017 - Freshman GIBSON'S CAREER STATISTICS • Excelled in the classroom, graduating cum laude • Practiced with the team Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks-Yds. TFL-Yds. FF/FR QBH PBU • A four-year member of the Fellowship of Christian • Dean's List (Fall 2017) 2020 DT 9-0 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 Athletes and Future Farmers of America • Chose Kentucky over Air Force and Southern Totals 9-0 5 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 High School Illinois • Three-year letter winner and starter at punter for St. Ignatius in Cleveland Personal • Averaged 41.1 yards per punt as a senior, helping • Born in Mayfield, Kentucky the Wildcats finish 13-2

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• Kept nine punts inside the 20-yard line and allowed only three touchbacks • Also handled kickoffs, sending 61-of-87 to the end zone 43 86 • Named to Cleveland.com's 2016 all-star football team • Was a two-time first-team All-County and two-time DARREN DEMARCUS All-State selection • Coached by Chuck Kyle GREEN HARRIS II • Also a two-year letter winner as a guard on the basketball team INSIDE LINEBACKER WIDE RECEIVER • Member of the National Honor Society • 1st Honors (2016 and 2015), 2nd Honors (2014 6-1 • 180 • Sophomore-1L 6-1 • 231 • Sophomore-SQ and 2013) Vero Beach, Fla. (Vero Beach) • Chose Kentucky over Penn State and Pittsburgh Vine Grove, Ky. (North Hardin)

Personal 2020 - r-Freshman • Born in Cleveland, Ohio 2020 - Freshman • Started in seven of 11 games played • Son of Kathy and Don • Practiced with the team • Fourth on the team in receptions with 14 catches • Siblings are Alex, Christina, Eric, and Julianne for 87 yards, averaging 6.7 yards per catch • Father, Don, played basketball at Case Western and High School • Tied his career high with four catches and had a sister, Christina, played soccer at Duquesne • Four-year starter at inside linebacker for head career-best 33 yards vs. Vanderbilt • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a nursing coach Brent Thompson at North Hardin High • Earned his first career start vs. Mississippi State degree School • Caught a career-high four passes for 25 yards at • First-team all-district and all-state linebacker Auburn Colin Says who helped lead the Trojans to a 13-1 overall • His nickname is "Goody " record in 2019 and take the region and district 2019 - Freshman • He chose Kentucky because it would allow him to championship before advancing to the KHSAA • Redshirt season study nursing and play football Class 6-A state semifinals • Saw action in three games (Toledo, Eastern • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • Also won the 2018 district championship Michigan, and UT Martin) be a certified registered nurse anesthetist • Participated in weightlifting and in track at North • Totaled a tackle on special teams vs. Toledo • When he played football as a kid he pretended to Hardin • Mid-year enrollee In January 2019 be Phil Dawson • Was the 2019 weightlifting state champion in the • One thing most people don't know about him is 220-weight class High School that he's in nursing school • Honor roll student • Considered one of the nation’s top 150 receivers • High school teammates with fellow Wildcats Isaiah • A three-star recruit according to 247sports.com Beasley and Octavious Oxendine and ESPN.com GOODFELLOW'S CAREER STATISTICS • Chose Kentucky over Murray State and Tennessee • Became Treasure Coast’s career record holder with Year G Punts Yds. Avg. TBs FC Inside 20 Long 50+ 2,864 receiving yards 2020 2 10 477 47.7 2 3 1 55 3 Personal • Only Treasure Coast player to register back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving seasons Totals 2 10 477 47.7 2 3 1 55 3 • Born in Kaiserslautern, Germany • Son of Marlene Rogers and David Green • Had 1,582 receiving yards with 73 receptions and • Siblings are Makayla Green, C.J. Rogers, and 16 touchdowns as a senior GOODFELLOW'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Christian Rogers • Had eight games with at least 100 receiving yards, Opponent Punts Yds. Avg. Long Inside 20 • Major is psychology including a season-high 238 receiving yards on five vs. Vanderbilt* 3 139 46.3 51 1 catches vs. Treasure Coast High School on Oct. 12 Darren Says • Averaged 131.8 receiving yards per game for the at Alabama* 7 338 48.3 55 0 • His nickname is "D" Indians in 2018, helping them finish 11-1 with the Totals 10 477 47.7 55 1 • He chose Kentucky because it was close to home loss coming in the 8-A regional final with great fans and atmosphere, and he could get • Recorded 43 catches for 1,001 yards and 11 scores GOODFELLOW'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS a great education in 2017 and led Vero Beach to the regional finals Punts: 7, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • Earn first-team all-area and all-state honors Punt Yards: 338, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 be a mental health therapist • 2017 Class 8A Player of the Year candidate Single-game Avg: 48.3, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 • One word to describe him on the field is "quick" • An all-around athlete who also excelled in Long: 55, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 • If he could only eat three foods for the rest of his basketball and track and field life he would choose boneless wings, burritos, and • Chose Kentucky over Syracuse, Purdue and UCF chicken alfredo Personal • Born in Seaford, Delaware • Son of Marc and Takeisha Harris • Siblings are Kyra Isler, Kourtney Harris, and Pashence Harris • Father, Marc, played minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox from 1991-93; Served as DeMarcus' wide receivers coach in high school • Major is pre-communication

DeMarcus Says • His nickname is "Dee" • The thing he's looking forward to the most this season is getting better everyday

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• After his football career, he would like to be a 2018 - Freshman • Named to the 6A Coaches All-State First-Team sports commentator • Practiced with the team Defense in 2019 after a second-team selection as • One word to describe him on the field is • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll a junior "explosive" • Totaled 26 tackles during his senior year • The best advice he's ever received is "be patient High School • Helped lead Horn Lake to its first MHSAA Class 6A and work hard" • Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals state football title in 2018 and ESPN • Played in the 2019 Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Game HARRIS' CAREER STATISTICS • Two-year starter at defensive end for head coach • Coached by Brad Boyette Robby Lucas • Chose Kentucky over Auburn and Ole Miss Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long • Totaled 240 tackles and 25 sacks in two seasons for 2019 WR 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 the Briar Jumpers Personal 2020 WR 11-7 14 87 6.2 0 12 • Named AP and Courier-Journal All-State honorable • Born in Cleveland, Mississippi • Son of Thomosa Roger and Wilson Hayes Totals 14-7 14 87 6.2 0 12 mention in 2017 • Earned Kentucky Defensive Player of the Game • Siblings are Nema Hendrix, Savanna Hawkins, and after totaling 10 tackles and three sacks in the Isaiah Hayes HARRIS' 2020 GAME-BY-GAME 2017 Best of the Bluegrass All-Star game, which • Considering a major in agriculture Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long matches some of Kentucky's top high school at Auburn 4 25 0 12 players against each other Josaih Says • Also invited to play in the Kentucky/Tennessee • His nickname is "Pooh" vs. Ole Miss 1 5 0 5 All-Star game • He chose Kentucky because it was the best fit for vs. Mississippi St.* 1 4 0 4 • Didn't start playing football until his junior year of him at Tennessee* 1 5 0 5 high school because he was a basketball player and • His sports hero is Ray Lewis because of his energy at Missouri* 0 0 0 0 didn’t know if he would like football • One word to describe him on the field is vs. Georgia 3 15 0 8 • Chose Kentucky over Western Kentucky "aggressive" • His dream job is to be a physical therapist vs. Vanderbilt* 4 33 0 10 Personal at Alabama* 0 0 0 0 • Born in Somerset, Kentucky at Florida* 0 0 0 0 • Son of Von and Jon Mick and Randy Hartmann vs. South Carolina* 0 0 0 0 • Siblings are Hadlee, Hudson, and Rachel • Major is pre-civil engineering 68 vs. NC State 0 0 0 0 Totals 14 87 0 12 Collin Says KENNETH • His dream job is to be the President of the United HORSEY HARRIS' 2019 GAME-BY-GAME States Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long • The person who has most influenced him in his OFFENSIVE GUARD life is his mother vs. Toledo 0 0 0 0 • Most people don't know he only played football vs. Eastern Mich. 0 0 0 0 two years in high school vs. UT Martin 0 0 0 0 • Chris Hemsworth would play him in a movie 6-3 • 302 • Junior-2L Totals 0 0 0 0 about his life Sanford, Fla. (Sanford Seminole) • Besides football, he's also good at making TikToks HARRIS' SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 2020 - Sophomore Receptions:4, twice, last vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 • One of the three winners of the 2020 Mayo Clinic Receiving yards: 33, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 (4 receptions) Comeback Player of the Year Award ... Honored Receiving TDs: n/a after having open-heart surgery in 2018 and Long reception:12, at Auburn, Sept 26, 2020 99 returning to start on the offensive line for UK JOSAIH • Has played in 12 career games • Started in all eight games played in 2020 HAYES • Earned first career start at left guard in the season 69 opener vs. Auburn DEFENSIVE LINE • Did not dress vs. Vanderbilt, Florida or South Carolina COLLIN HARTMANN 2019 - r-Freshman 6-3 • 305 • Sophomore-1L • Saw action in four games at left guard (Eastern Michigan, Vanderbilt, UT Martin and Virginia Tech) DEFENSIVE END Horn Lake, Miss. (Horn Lake) 2018 - Freshman 2020 - Freshman • Redshirt season 6-4 • 264 • Senior-SQ • Played in five games vs. Mississippi State, Somerset, Ky. (Somerset) Tennessee, Missouri, Georgia and South Carolina High School • Totaled two career tackles • Rated a three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals • Notched his first career tackle vs. the Vols • Ranked as the No. 58 offensive guard in the nation 2020 - Junior • Helped lead his team to a 9-3 record and district • Practiced with the team High School championship as a senior • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Four-star prospect by all of the major recruiting • Coached by Don Stark services • Also a two-year letter winner in the shot put 2019 - Sophomore • Regarded as the No. 2 prospect in Mississippi and • Excelled in the classroom as he touted a 3.6 GPA • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin and a top-15 defensive tackle nationally according to and scored 1220 on his SAT charted a quarterback hurry Rivals.com • Chose Kentucky over Mississippi State, South Florida and Central Florida

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Community Cats • Also holds the program’s indoor records in the 60 • Helped lead the Raiders to the Region 2AAAA • Volunteered at Brenda Cowan Elementary and hurdles (8.07) and long jump (21-11) and helped championship title Cassidy Elementary (2020) set the program record in the 800 relay (1:28.26) • Coached by Kagan McClain • Named a scholar athlete three straight years • Also played power forward on the basketball team Personal • Recruiting finalists included Ohio State, Michigan • Chose Kentucky over Mississippi State, Ole Miss • Born in Orlando, Florida State, Cincinnati and North Carolina and Purdue • Son of Shari and Ken Horsey • Siblings are Kenyse Horsey and Ora-Monet Hughes Personal Community Cats • Major is communication • Born in Libertyville, Illinois • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's • Son of Rickey and Stacy Hyatt Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) Kenneth Says • Siblings are Tre and Morghan • Visited sick children at Kentucky Children's Hospital • He chose to play football at UK because he loved • Sister, Morghan, ran track at Duquesne, while an (2020) the school on his visit and wanted to play in the SEC uncle, Rodney Hyatt, played point guard on the • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to basketball team at NC Chapel Hill Personal be a football coach • Major is sociology • Born in Dublin, Georgia • One thing most people don't know about him is • Son of Shamika and Eric Jackson that he participated in martial arts for 14 years and Rickey Says • Has one sister, Dezhune had open-heart surgery in April of 2018 • His nickname is "Slick Rick" • Considering a major in agriculture • If he had a hashtag to describe himself it would be • One thing most people don't know about him is • First name pronounced “dee-ERIC” #68wave that he's ambidextrous • His dream job is to be a therapist D'Eryk Says • One word to describe him on the field is "fast" • He chose Kentucky because it felt like family • The best advice he's ever received is "someone • When he played football as a kid, he pretended to who worries about the past can't truly see what's be Ray Lewis 35 waiting for them in the future" • One word to describe him on the field is "physical" • His favorite movie is Friday RICKEY • His sports hero is Ray Lewis HYATT 56 JACKSON'S CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSIVE BACK Year Pos. G-GS Tackles Sacks TFL FF/FR INT PBU QBH 2020 ILB 9-0 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 1-5 0 0 D'ERYK Totals 9-0 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 1-5 0 0 6-2 • 202 • Freshman-RS JACKSON Columbis, Ohio (Central) JACKSON'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME INSIDE LINEBACKER Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL FF/FR PBU Int-Yds QBH 2020 - Freshman at Auburn 1 0-0 0.0 0/0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season 6-1 • 241 • Sophomore-1L vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 Dublin, Ga. (West Laurens) High School vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 1-5 0 • One of the nation’s top 40 safeties by ESPN and at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 2020 - Freshman Rivals.com at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Rated as high as the No. 18 prospect in the state of • Mid-year enrollee in January 2020 vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 Ohio by 247sports • Played in nine games and totaled four tackles and • Three-year starter for head coach Brent Morrison one interception for a five-yard return vs. Vanderbilt 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 at Westerville Central • Did not see action at Alabama or at Florida at Alabama DNP • As a running back and defensive back in 2019, he • Had a career-high three tackles vs. Vanderbilt at Florida DNP made 28 tackles with an interception; also showed • Earned his first career tackle at Auburn vs. USC 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 his versatility by rushing for 736 yards on 117 • Snagged his first career interception on the final carries and nine touchdowns, while also catching play of the game vs. Mississippi State vs. NC Stae 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 two TDs Totals 4 0-0 0.0 0/0 0 1-5 0 • Earned first-team all-district, second-team All-OCC- High School Buckeye Division and third-team all-state honors • Three-star prospect by all three major recruiting JACKSON'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS services by the Ohio Sportswriters Association as a senior Tackles: 3, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 • Helped lead the Central Warhawks to a 7-4 record • Rated the No. 47 inside linebacker in the country Interceptions: 1, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 and the first-round of the state playoffs in 2018 by 247Sports • Totaled 94 tackles, three interceptions and caused • Three-time All-Region 2AAAA selection four fumbles in his junior season • Led the team in tackles three straight seasons as • A two-sport standout as he also excelled on the a starter track team • Tallied 129 total tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, nine • Placed third in the Division I state meet in the 300 sacks, four quarterback hurries and an interception hurdles (38.15), the indoor long jump (21-8), and as a senior, earning Region 2AAAA Defensive Player the indoor 60 hurdles (8.07) of the Year by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution • Holds Central's outdoor records in the 300 hurdles • Had 96 tackles, 14 TFL and four sacks as a junior (38.01) and long jump (23-8 1/4) and helped set • West Laurens Defensive Player of the Year as a the program record in the 1,600 relay (3:19.18) junior ... Also ranks second in the 110 hurdles (14.69) in • Two-time Georgia Athletic Coaches Association program history Junior All-Star Game participant • Ranked 20th in the state of Georgia among all classifications in total tackles

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• Siblings are Brittany, Kirt, and Madison vs. Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Graduated in December of 2020 with a degree 28 in health promotion ... Currently working on a at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 master's degree in sport leadership vs. MTSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ZACH Zach Says JOHNSON • He chose Kentucky because it's been his favorite vs. Penn State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 school since he was young Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 • After football he would like to pursue a career SAFETY working in a hospital JOHNSON'S 2017 GAME-BY-GAME • When he played football as a kid he pretended to 5-10 • 195 • Senior-4L be Reggie Bush Opponent Att. Yds. TD Rec. Yds. TD KR Yds TD Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain) • His sports hero is Marshawn Lynch because of his vs. E. Michigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 work ethic at Miss. State 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 0 • Best advice he's ever received is "remain humble 2020 - Senior and work for everything you get" vs. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Will return for the 2021 season vs. Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Burlsworth Trophy nominee, an award given to the most outstanding football player in America JOHNSON'S KOR CAREER STATISTICS at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 who began his career as a walk-on and has shown Year KOR Yds. Avg. TD Long at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 outstanding performance on the field 2017 2 35 17.5 0 20 vs. Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2019 6 164 27.3 0 58 • Kentucky's primary kickoff returner vs. Northwestern 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 2020 11 228 20.7 0 33 • Has played in 44 career games, including 10 in Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 35 0 2020 Totals 19 427 22.5 0 58 • Missed his first game since 2017 when he didn't JOHNSON'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS dress vs. South Carolina due to COVID protocol JOHNSON'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Totaled 11 returns for 228 yards, averaging 20.7 Kickoff returns:3, twice, last vs Vanderbilt, Oct 14, 2020 Opponent Att. Yds. TD Rec. Yds. TD KR Yds TD Long Kickoff return yards:72, at Auburn, Sept 26, 2020 yards per return, also had a tackle Long kickoff return:58, at Georgia, Oct 19, 2019 at Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 72 0 28 Tackles: 2, vs Central Michigan, Sept 1, 2018 Pass breakups: 1, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 2019 - Junior vs. Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Saw action in all 13 games mostly as a kick returner vs. Miss. State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Had six kickoff returns for 164 yards (27.3) • Had a 58-yard return, the longest of his career, at at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Georgia at Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Also had four tackles vs. Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72 • Got his first career PBU vs. Vanderbilt • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 62 0 33 JOSH at Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 81 0 31 2018 - Sophomore • Had eight tackles in 13 games on special teams, at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 13 JONES most of them highlight-reel worthy vs. USC DNP OFFENSIVE LINE • Earned a full scholarship in the 2018 fall camp vs. NC State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Dean's List (Fall 2018) Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 228 0 33 6-6 • 305 • Freshman-RS 2017 - r-Freshman Columbus, Ga. (Central-Phenix City, Ala.) • Saw action in eight games on special teams JOHNSON'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Had two kick returns for 35 yards Opponent Att. Yds. TD Rec. Yds. TD KR Yds TD Long 2020 - Freshman 2016 - Freshman vs. Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 48 0 26 • Redshirt season • Redshirt season at Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 58 0 58 High School vs. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 19 High School • Three-star prospect by all three major recruiting • A two-year starter and three-year letter winner at vs. Va. Tech 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 39 0 21 services • Rated the No. 32 overall prospect in the state of Colerain for head coach Tom Bolden Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 164 0 58 • Helped the Cardinals compile a 44-8 overall record Alabama for the Class of 2020 and four conference championships in his four • Four-year starter who helped Central advance to JOHNSON'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME seasons, including a 12-2 record as a senior the Alabama 7A state championship game in 2019 • Averaged 8.0 yards per carry Opponent Att. Yds. TD Rec. Yds. TD KR Yds TD Tkls and finish with a 12-2 record • Named first-team All-Conference as a senior vs. Central Mich. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 • Named to the 33rd annual Alabama-Mississippi All- Star Football Game roster • Honor-roll student at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • Chose UK over Georgetown Univ., Navy and Army • Two-time first-team Class 7A All-State selection vs. Murray State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Led the Red Devils to a state title in 2018 after defeating Thompson in the Super Seven Community Cats vs. Miss. State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 • Volunteered at Athens-Chilesburg Elementary and Championship game, finishing 14-0 vs. USC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Rosa Parks Elementary (2020) • Coached by Jamey DuBose at TAMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Had 14 Division I offers before choosing Kentucky over LSU Personal vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio • Son of Aubrey Johnson and the late Cindy Johnson at Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Personal • Helped lead a Kentucky offensive line that blocked • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Born in Columbus, Georgia for numerous season highs vs. Louisville • Named to the Frank G. Ham Society of Character • Son of Quinnita and Deforest Jones • UK set season highs with 56 points, 601 yards for commitment to academics, athletic • Siblings are Joseph Jones total offense, 29 first downs and 340 rushing participation, career preparation and being a role • Considering a major in agriculture yards at Louisville ... Graded at 84 percent ... Had model no penalties or missed assignments and did not 2019 - Sophomore Josh Says allow any quarterback sacks ... Credited with 16 • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin and • Nickname is "Bugg" blocks at the point of attack, including three long charted a tackle • He chose Kentucky because of the coaching staff touchdown runs – Benny Snell’s 24-yard TD, A.J. • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll and it's a great place Rose’s 75-yard untouched TD dash, and Kavosiey • One thing most people don't know about him is Smoke’s 37-yard TD 2018 - Freshman that he's quiet • Practiced with the team • His sports hero is LeBron James High School • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll • Besides being good at football, he's also a good • Rated the 101st best player in the country and basketball player No. 16 offensive tackle as a four-star recruit by High School 247Sports • A two-way player as an offensive lineman and • Rated a four-star by ESPN and a three-star by Rivals defensive end for head coach Detimothy Floyd at • Rivals rated him the No. 21 recruit in prospect- Jonesboro laden Ohio • Named to the All-Clayton County Football Second 70 • 247Sports rated him one of the Top 20 offensive Team in 2017 as a top-graded offensive lineman for tackles in the country run-first offense DARIAN • Played at the powerhouse St. Ignatius program in • Earned the Chick-Fil-A Leadership Award as a KINNARD Cleveland, which has won 11 state championships senior and three national championships under the • Two-year letterwinner in wrestling and basketball direction of legendary coach Chuck Kyle • Finished first in the area and 10th in sectionals as a OFFENSIVE TACKLE • Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American senior wrestler game • National Honor Society • All-State honoree in Ohio • Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class, 6-5 • 338 • Senior-3L • Was the first offensive lineman to join Kentucky’s earning a Red Cross Scholarship Knoxville, Tenn. (St. Ignatius - Ohio) 2018 recruiting class • Chose Kentucky over Georgia State and Mississippi • Chose Kentucky over Penn State, UCLA and UT State 2020 - Junior Personal Community Cats • Will return for the 2021 season • Born in Youngstown, Ohio • Volunteered to pack food at God's Pantry (2019 • Second-Team All-American (Sporting News, • Son of Mandy Headrick and 2020) CBS/247sports) • Major is kinesiology • Volunteered at LexCity Church • Third-Team All-American (AP) • Volunteered at Brenda Cowan Elementary • Fourth-Team All-American (Phil Steele) Community Cats • Boxed food for families as the Belk Bowl soup • First-Team All-SEC (AP, Phil Steele, PFF) • Frequent visitor at Lexington VA Hospital (2019) kitchen • Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches) • Donated food to UK Food Pantry and clothes to the • Has played in 33 career games with 26 consecutive Darian Says UK Closet starts at tackle • His nickname is "D.K." • Volunteered as a peer advocate, reaching out to • Started in all 11 games in 2020 • The best part of being a Kentucky Wildcat is the students to check on their mental health • Graded at 87.4 percent with 47 knockdowns love and family bonds he has with the Big Blue and 142 blocks at the point of attack Nation and his teammates Personal • Outland Trophy Watch List • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • Born in Atlanta, Georgia • Preseason Second-Team Offense All-American train athletes • Son of Christine Lawson and John Lawson (Athlon Sports) • If he could eat only three foods for the rest of his life • Siblings are Latasha Lawson Calloway and John • Preseason Fourth-Team All-American (Phil Steele) he would eat steak, chicken alfredo and kettle corn Lawson • Preseason First-Team All-SEC (Athlon Sports, • Most people don't know that he is related to Dolly • Major is sociology Coaches, Phil Steele, Pick Six Previews) Parton Shawn Says 2019 - Sophomore • He chose Kentucky because the people were kind • Second-team offensive tackle (Pro Football Focus) and helpful • Started in all 13 games at right tackle • His hidden talent is playing the trombone • Had 32 knockdowns during the season 49 • One word to describe him on the field is "progress" • Had only one penalty in 706 snaps • After his football career, he would like to go into • Helped set single-season school records with 3,624 SHAWN astronomy and astrophysics rushing yards, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 6.3 • The one thing he loves about football is the yards per carry LAWSON discipline it builds • Against UT Martin, graded at 93 percent in helping lead Kentucky to two single-game school records OUTSIDE LINEBACKER -- 462 rushing yards and 10.3 yards per rushing attempt ... Had 13 blocks at the point of attack, including four plays that were touchdown runs ... 6-3 • 228 • Senior-SQ Did not allow any quarterback sacks and did not Jonesboro, Ga. (Jonesboro) have any penalties or missed assignments

2018 - Freshman 2020 - Junior • Played in nine games, starting two of the last three • Practiced with the team at left tackle

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2019 - r-Freshman • Made his collegiate debut vs. SMU on Oct. 6 • Saw his first collegiate action in the season opener • Recorded his first collegiate tackle vs. Temple on 37 and played in 11 games Nov. 1 LUKE 2018 - Freshman High School • Redshirt season • Helped guide Windermere Prep to the Sunshine LEEPER State Championship Game as a senior in 2017, his High School lone season of football WIDE RECEIVER • Three-star prospect by all the major recruiting • Rushed for 359 yards and six touchdowns, while services recording 306 yards receiving and three scores • No. 53 offensive tackle nationally and the • Posted 154 kick return yards and 156 punt return 5-11 • 195 • Sophomore-SQ 111th-ranked prospect in the state of Florida by yards with one touchdown as a senior Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy of Louisville) 247sports • Made 83 tackles with three sacks, one interception • Helped the Bolles Bulldogs finish 8-4 in 2017 under and two fumble recoveries, including a fumble first-year head coach Wayne Belger recovery for a touchdown as a senior 2020 - Freshman • In 2016, under long-time head coach Corky Rogers, • Took the Lakers to the state semifinals • Practiced with the team the Bulldogs went undefeated in the regular • Two-sport athlete (football and basketball) season and advanced to the state championship • Played two seasons of basketball High School • Named first-team All-State and All-District • Four-year letter winner and two-year starter at the • Member of the Black Student Union Personal Christian Academy of Louisville • Also played power forward and center on the • Born in Orlando, Florida • Helped the Centurions finish 7-5 and a spot in the basketball team • Son of Tatyana McCall and Ray Lewis Class 3A District Four final as a senior, the school's • Held 22 scholarship offers before ultimately • Siblings are Diaymon, Ray, Rayshad, Rayven, and first season in Class 3A choosing UK over Washington State Ralin • Caught a team-high 63 passes for 747 yards and • Father, Ray, played 17 seasons in the NFL and was nine touchdowns as a senior Personal a 13-time Pro Bowler, 10-time All-Pro, two-time • Earned first-team All-District as a wide receiver and • Born in Jacksonville, Florida NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a member of the kick returner • Son of Earl and Yashika Lewis NFL 2000s All-Decade Team, two-time Super Bowl • Key contributor on the 2016 and 2018 Class 2A • Siblings are Shawntavia Mailey and Tamera Lewis champion and Super Bowl XXXV MVP, as well as a state championship teams • Major is pre-communication two-time All-American at the University of Miami • Coached by Stefan Lefors and • Major is community and leadership development • Also on the basketball team Nick Says • Kentucky was his first choice of schools • His nickname is "Snacks" from Coach Ed Rahsaan Says • He's also a talented basketball player • His nickname is "Fat" Personal • After his football career he would like to be in • He chose Kentucky because it was a great • Born in Paducah, Kentucky marketing for ESPN opportunity • Son of John and Melissa Leeper • Whoopi Goldberg would play him in a movie • Three words to describe him are funny, purpose- • Has one brother, Alex about his life driven, and real • Major is kinesiology • Three words to describe him are big, funny, and real • His sports heroes are his dad and Kobe Bryant because of their mentality and love of the game Luke Says • The three famous people he would invite to his • His nickname is "Leep" fantasy dinner are Kobe Bryant, Bob Marley, and • He chose Kentucky because it's his dream school Steve Jobs • After football, his dream job is to be a physical 28 therapist • Three words to describe him are active, patient, LEWIS' CAREER STATISTICS and hard working RAHSAAN Year Pos. G-GS Tkls. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long • His sports hero is Adam Thielen because he went *2018 DB 7-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 from undrafted to WR1 LEWIS #2019 WR 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 0 WIDE RECEIVER Totals 11-0 4 0 0 0 0 0

*at UCF 5-11 • 184 • Junior-SQ # at FAU 78 Orlando, Fla. (FAU/Central Fla./Windermere Prep) NICK LEWIS' 2019 GAME-BY-GAME (FAU) LEWIS 2020 - Sophomore Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long KR/Yds TD Long • Practiced with the team at Ball State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 vs. Wagner 0 0-0 0-0 0 1/8 0 8 OFFENSIVE TACKLE 2019 - r-Freshman (at FAU) • Saw action in four games at Charlotte 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 • Added to the team's 41-31 Ball State victory vs. Middle Tenn. 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 6-9 • 302 • Junior-2L • Had an eight-yard kick return in the Wagner victory Totals 0 0-0 0-0 0 1/8 0 0 Jacksonville, Fla. (The Bolles School) • Contributed in FAU's 45-27 C-USA win over Charlotte LEWIS' 2018 GAME-BY-GAME (UCF) • Saw action in the Owls' Middle Tennessee win 2020 - Sophomore • Redshirt season Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y INT FF FR PBU QBH • Saw action in eight games on special teams, vs. SMU 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 primarily the field goal/extra point unit 2018 - Freshman (at UCF) • Appeared in seven games as a defensive back and totaled four tackles

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LEWIS' 2018 GAME-BY-GAME (UCF) Personal • Born in Detroit, Michigan vs. Temple 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 50 • Son of Marenthia McCall vs. Navy 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Siblings are Julius, Marquezy, and Nuavia vs. Cincinnati 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 MARQUAN • Major is community and leadership development at USF 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 MCCALL Marquan Says vs. Memphis 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • His nickname is "Bully" NOSE GUARD vs. LSU 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • He chose to play football at Kentucky because it Totals 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 felt like home from the start • After his football career, he would like to travel 6-3 • 357 • Senior-3L • One thing people might not know about him is Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) that he loves dogs 32 • His passion in life is traveling 2020 - Junior • Played in 10 games, starting three at nose guard MCCALL'S CAREER STATISTICS TYLER (Missouri, Georgia and South Carolina) Year G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. PBU FF FR QBH • Totaled 22 tackles, a TFL, a fumble recovery and a 2018 8-0 5 1.5-2 1.0-1 0 1 0 0 MARKRAY half-sack 2019 13-0 21 4.0-7 0-0 1 0 1 1 • Made his first collegiate start at Missouri and had a RUNNING BACK career-high six tackles 2020 10-3 22 1.0-3 0.5-2 0 0 1 0 Totals 31-3 48 6.5-12 1.5-3 1 1 2 1 5-10 • 223 • Junior-SQ 2019 - Sophomore West Bloomfield, Mich. (Walled Lake Central) • Saw action in all 13 games MCCALL'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Had 21 tackles, along with 4.0 TFL, a fumble recovery, a quarterback hurry and a PBU Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH 2020 - Sophomore • Charted a career-best 2.0 TFL vs. UT Martin to go at Auburn 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Practiced with the team along with a career-high four tackles and a QBH vs. Ole Miss 1 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Mississippi St. DNP 2019 - r-Freshman 2018 - Freshman at Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin and • Saw action in eight games and totaled five tackles, had two carries for 52 yards, including a 45-yard 1.5 TFL and a forced fumble at Missouri* 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdown run • Totaled three tackles, a , another vs. Georgia* 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 one-half tackle for loss, and a forced fumble vs. vs. Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 - Freshman Murray State at Alabama 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season • His QB sack caused a fumble at Florida 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Combined on a one-yard tackle for loss in a series High School that ended with a punt vs. South Carolina* 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Transferred to Walled Lake Central in Walled Lake, vs. NC State 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Mich., for his senior season, playing both RB and LB High School Totals 22 1.0-3 0.5-2 0 0 1 0 0 • In just five games, totaled 79 carries, 720 yards and • One of Kentucky’s highest-rated recruits in the 10 touchdowns before a knee injury sidelined him 2018 class MCCALL'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME for the remainder of the season • A four-star recruit by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN • Won three state titles at St. Mary’s High School • Rivals rated him the No. 4 offensive guard in the Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH • 2017 Detroit Free Press' All-North honorable nation vs. Toledo 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 mention • 247Sports also listed him as the No. 4 offensive vs. Eastern Mich. 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • A three-year starter at running back guard in the nation, as well as the top player in vs. Florida 1 1.0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 • Coached by Bob Meyer Michigan and No. 135 overall player in the Class • Chose Kentucky over Oregon of 2018 at Miss. State 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Also a four-year letter winner in basketball as a • Named first-team All-State by the Detroit Free at South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 point guard Press and the Associated Press vs. Arkansas 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Honor Roll student • Helped Oak Park reach the Division 2 regional final at Georgia 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • All-State player and rated the No. 1 offensive guard Personal in the Midwest vs. Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Born in Detroit, Michigan • Regarded as a tremendous technician on the vs. Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 • Son of Terri Markray and Triando Markray offensive line at Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Siblings are Tiffany and T.J. • Played for Greg Carter at Oak Park High School in vs. UT Martin 4 2.0-5 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 • Father, Triando, was a wide receiver at Michigan Oak Park, Mich. vs. Louisville 2 1.0-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 from 1983-84 • Carter said “For a guy his size, 325 pounds, he’s • Major is communication extremely quick and athletic and has great hands” vs. Virginia Tech 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Chose Kentucky over Michigan, Michigan State, Totals 21 4.0-7 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 Tyler Says Ole Miss, Penn State, Pitt, Wisconsin, Missouri and • His nickname is "Ty" Minnesota MCCALL'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to own his own sports agency Community Cats Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH • One thing most people don't know about him is • Volunteered at William Wells Brown Elementary at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 that he used to play ice hockey (2020) vs. Murray State 3 1.5-2 1.0-1 0 1 0 0 0 • One word to describe him on the field is "ferocious" vs. Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • He chose Kentucky because it felt like home at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0

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MCCALL'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME Community Cats 2019 - Freshman • Volunteered at Brenda Cowan Elementary (2020) • Redshirt season vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Saw action in four games (Missouri, Tennessee, UT at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal Martin and Virginia Tech) and totaled three tackles vs. MTSU 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and two quarterback hurries at Louisville 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Son of Qulita Glover and Robert McClain • Charted a career-high two tackles and two QBH vs. • Siblings are Juwan Glover, Qiersten McClain, and UT Martin Totals 5 1.5-2 1.0-1 0 1 0 0 0 Jumahl McClain • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Missouri and • Considering a major in agriculture charted a tackle MCCALL'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • First name pronounced “juh-TAWN” Tackles: 6, at Missouri, Oct 24, 2020 (5-1) High School Sacks: 1.0, vs Murray State, Sept 15, 2018 (1 yard) JuTahn Says • Consensus pick as one of the nation’s top-40 Tackles for loss: 1.5, vs Murray State, Sept 15, 2018 (2 yards) Forced fumble: 1, vs Murray State, Sept 15, 2018 • His nickname is "Tahn" outside linebackers and one of the top-61 players Fumble recovery: 1, twice, last vs Tennessee, Oct 17, 2020 • He chose Kentucky because he loves it in Georgia by Rivals, 247sports and ESPN Pass breakups: 1, vs. Florida, vs. Florida, Sept 14, 2019 • His hidden talent is doing back flips • First-team all-region as a junior and senior Quarterback hurry: 1, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 • The thing he looks forward to the most this season • Helped lead Tift County to the state playoff is growing mentally, physically, and creating bonds quarterfinals in Class AAAAAAA (largest • One word to describe him on the field is "patient" classification) as both a junior and senior • Totaled 66 tackles, 7.0 TFL, two PBUs, two fumble MCCLAIN'S CAREER STATISTICS recoveries and one forced fumble as a senior 17 • Had 84 tackles, six sacks, three TFL and 12 QB Year G-GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG hurries in 2017 a first-team all-region performer 2020 11-0 16 62 3.9 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 • Coached by Ashley Anders JUTAHN Totals 11-0 16 62 3.9 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 • Chose Kentucky over Ole Miss, Tennessee and MCCLAIN South Carolina MCCLAIN'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Personal RUNNING BACK Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long • Born in Tifton, Georgia at Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Son of Regina Burse 5-9 • 187 • Sophomore-1L vs. Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Has one sister, Denikwa • Major is undecided Fairfield, Ohio (Fairfield) vs. Miss. State 1 17 0 17 0 0 0 0 at Tennessee 7 23 0 7 0 0 0 0 K.D. Says 2020 - Freshman at Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • He chose UK because it felt like a second home • Mid-year enrollee in January, 2020 • After his football career, he would like to be a fire • Played in all 11 games vs. Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fighter • Totaled 16 carries for 62 yards, also had one kick vs. Vanderbilt 4 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 • His sports hero is Josh Allen because he models his return for 26 yards and two tackles on special at Alabama 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 game like him teams at Florida 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 • The best advice he's ever received is "be humble • Had a career-high seven carries for 23 yards in the vs. South Carolina 1 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 and be patient" win over Tennessee • Kevin Hart would play him in a movie about his life • Charted a tackle in his first collegiate game at vs. NC State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn Totals 16 62 0 17 0 0 0 0 MCDANIEL'S CAREER STATISTICS High School MCCLAIN'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Year Pos. G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF/FR QBH PBU • Four-star prospect by ESPN Rush attempts:7, at Tennessee, Oct 17, 2020 2019 OLB 4-0 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 2 0 • Three-star prospect by 247Sports Rush yards: 23, at Tennessee, Oct 18, 2020 (7 carries) • Rated the No. 8 all-purpose back by 247Sports Long rush: 17, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 2020 OLB 5-0 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 • In three seasons at Fairfield, rushed for 4,406 yards Tackles: 1, twice, last vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 Totals OLB 9-0 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 2 0 Kick returns: 1, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 and 53 touchdowns while catching 48 passes for Kick return yards: 26, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 680 yards and seven scores All-purpose yards: 26, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 MCDANIEL'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • As a senior, rushed for 1,947 yards and 21 Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y INT FF FR PBU QBH touchdowns • Voted 2019 Offensive Player of the Year and First- vs. Mississippi St. 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Offense on the Division I All-Ohio team as at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 voted on by the Ohio Prep Writers Association 47 vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • In 2018, he totaled 1,754 yards with 25 K.D. at Alabama 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdowns in addition to catching 24 passes for 415 yards and five scores and returning a kick-off MCDANIEL vs. NC State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 92 yards for a touchdown Totals 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Coached by Jason Krause OUTSIDE LINEBACKER • Krause said, "Not only does he have that high-class MCDANIEL'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME level of speed that you've got to have to play in the Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y INT FF FR PBU QBH Power Five, but he gets to that top speed in two or three steps. He's a guy that can go the distance any 6-2 • 225 • Sophomore-1L vs. Missouri 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 time he touches it." Tifton, Ga. (Tift County) vs. Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Chose Kentucky over Ohio State, Penn State, vs. UT Martin 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Purdue, Michigan, Michigan State and Nebraska 2020 - r-Freshman vs. Virginia Tech 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Also was a four-year letter winner as a sprinter and • Saw action in five games this season and totaled Totals 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 long jumper on the track team one tackle

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MCDANIEL'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • After his football career, he would like to help kids have a better life Tackles: 2, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2018 (0-2) Quarterback hurries: 2, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2018 21 • If he had a hashtag to describe himself it would be #DontSleeponQ • His sports heroes are Michael Vick and Cam QUANDRE Newton MOSELY 54 MOSELY'S CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSIVE BACK Year Pos. G-GS Tackles TFL-Y Sacks-Y FF/FR QBH PBU INT JORDAN 2019 DB 13-2 24 1.0-1 1.0-1 0/0 0 3 1-39 6-2 • 192 • Senior-2L 2020 DB 10-0 19 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 2 0 MORROW Brunswick, Ga. Totals DB 23-2 43 1.0-1 1.0-1 0/0 0 5 1-39 (Glynn Academy/Eastern Arizona CC) LONG SNAPPER MOSELY'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME 2020 - Senior Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y INT FF FR PBU QBH 6-1 • 226 • Junior-SQ • Will return for the 2021 season at Auburn 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) • Has seen action in 23 career games with two starts • Played in 10 games in 2020 and had 19 tackles and vs. Ole Miss 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 two pass breakups vs. Mississippi St. 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 - Sophomore • Had a career-high six tackles at Alabama along at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Practiced with the team with a career-best two PBUs • Dean's List (Fall 2020) at Missouri DNP • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2019 - Junior vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Played in all 13 games with two starts vs. Miss. vs. Vanderbilt 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 - Freshman State and South Carolina at Alabama 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 • Practiced with the team • Totaled 24 tackles with three PBUs, one sack, one at Florida 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 TFL and one interception High School • Had a career-best five tackles in the wins over vs. South Carolina 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Versatile player who saw action at linebacker, Arkansas and UT Martin vs. NC State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 H-back, tight end and long snapper • Earned his first career start at Mississippi State Totals 19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 • Lettered two years and was the team's starting ... Made his first UK interception in the second starting long snapper as a junior and senior quarter, with a 39-yard return MOSELY'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Helped the Tigers total a 38-14 overall record • Mid-year enrollee during his prep career, including a 12-3 mark as a Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y INT FF FR PBU QBH junior Junior College vs. Toledo 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Played for head coach Kevin Wallace • Signed with Eastern Arizona Community College vs. Eastern Mich. 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Won a regional Emmy award by the Ohio Valley out of high school in 2017 vs. Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Broadcasting Association for broadcasting with • As a sophomore in 2018, totaled 50 tackles, a public service announcement on texting and a league-high six interceptions, one for a at Miss. State* 4 0-0 0-0 1-39 0 0 0 0 driving touchdown, and a fumble recovery as a safety for at South Carolina* 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 • Chose Kentucky over Louisville and Central the Monsters vs. Arkansas 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Michigan • Earned 2017 All-WSFL All-League honors at Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Helped Eastern Arizona win the Salt City Bowl vs. Missouri 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Community Cats game • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's • Chose Kentucky over Utah and Oregon vs. Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) at Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 High School vs. UT Martin 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal • Former wide receiver in high school vs. Louisville 2 1.0-1 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0 • Born in Louisville, Kentucky • Helped Glynn Academy go 11-2 as a senior in 2017, • Son of Jeff and Julie Morrow including undefeated in region play vs. Virginia Tech 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Dad, Jeff, played football at Kent State and is • Named GHSA Region 2-6A All-State Honorable Totals 24 1.0-1 1.0-1 1-39 0 0 3 0 the current director of player personnel for the Mention as a wide receiver Carolina Panthers • Played for head coach Rocky Hidalgo MOSELY'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Major is pre-communication Tackles: 6, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 Personal Interceptions:1, at Mississippi State, Sept 21, 2019 Jordan Says • First name pronounced “QUAN-dray” Pass breakups: 2, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 • He chose Kentucky because it was home away Sacks: 1.0, vs Louisville, Nov 30, 2019 • Born in Brunswick, Georgia Tackles for loss: 1.0, vs Louisville, Nov 30, 2019 from home and the best fit for him • Son of Karen and Andre Mosely • His dream job is to work in an NFL front office • Siblings are Shae Culpepper, Amiya Mosely, Andre • Three words to describe him are reliable, Mosely and Antonio Mosely respectful, and loyal • Major is community and leadership development • The best advice he's ever received is "you can't control how tall you are or how fast you are Quandre Says but you can control your attitude, effort, and • His nickname is "Q" preparation" • He chose Kentucky because it was the best fit for • The three people he would invite to his fantasy him to become a man dinner are Walter Camp, Luke Kuechly, and Emilia • The thing he's looking forward to the most this Clarke season is playing and fulfilling his dreams

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6-0 • 222 • Senior-1L 6-6 • 346 • Senior-SQ 6-3 • 232 • Junior-2L Metairie, La. (Metairie Park Country Day) Nicholasville, Ky. (East Jessamine) Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods)

2020 - Senior 2020 - Junior 2020 - Junior • Practiced with the team • Saw his first action of the season at Florida • Missed the season due to an undisclosed medical • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll issue 2019 - Sophomore • During the season, several of Oats' teammates 2019 - Junior • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin wore his No. 22 jersey in his honor • Saw his first collegiate action vs. UT Martin • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2018 - Freshman 2019 - Sophomore • Practiced with the team • Played in 12 of UK's 13 games, with two starting 2018 - Sophomore assignments (Miss. State and Missouri) • Practiced with the team High School • Did not see action vs. UT Martin • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Four-year letter winner and starter at left tackle for • Totaled 46 tackles (fifth on the team) head coach Mike Bowlin at East Jessamine • Also had 2.5 tackles for loss, one PBU and one 2017 - Freshman • Helped lead the Jaguars to a 7-3 overall record in forced fumble • Practiced with the team both his junior and senior season • Had five tackles, including two for loss (a career • Earned All-State honorable mention honors in high), in the win over Virginia Tech in the Belk Bowl High School 2017 by the Courier Journal • Led the team with eight tackles (six solo) and also • Three-year letter winner and starter at linebacker • Participated in the 2017 Blue-Grey All-American caused a crucial fumble in Kentucky’s 29-7 win for head coach Joe Chango at Metairie Park Bowl in over Missouri Country Day • Also a member of the basketball and track & field • Spearheaded a defense that held Missouri to • Totaled 63 tackles, including 10 sacks as a senior, teams season lows of seven points and 289 yards total helping the Cajuns compile a 9-4 overall record offense ... On 4th-and-1 from the UK 49, Oats’ • Also had one forced fumble and a fumble recovery Community Cats tackle knocked loose a fumble that was recovered • Earned All-District honors • Volunteered at Dunbar High School by the Wildcats ... Two of his eight tackles came • Member of the United States Saddle Seat Team on third down, one forcing a punt and the other who captured the Gold Medal in the 2014 US Personal preceding a UK stop on fourth down Saddle Seat Equitation World Cup • Born in Lexington, Kentucky • Also totaled a career-high eight tackles at South • Also a member of the junior team from 2012-13 • Son of Angel and DeWayne Napier Carolina • Competed in his first equestrian show at the age • Siblings are Elizabeth, Emily, Kaitlynn, Linzey, and • Had seven tackles and 0.5 TFL at Georgia of five Stacey • Started vs. Mississippi State and had five tackles • Chose UK over North Carolina • Major is family sciences • Had five tackles in the season opener vs. Toledo • Sat out the first half of the Eastern Michigan game Personal Matthew Says ... Had one tackle in the second half • Born in Metairie, Louisiana • His nickname is "Big Napes" • Son of Donald J. Nalty Jr. (dad) and Holly (mom); • He chose Kentucky because it's home 2018 - Freshman and James Nichols (stepdad) • Besides playing football, he loves fishing on the • Totaled 27 tackles, 3.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, a forced • Dad, Donald, played football at Tulane from 1982-86 weekends and working with kids fumble and two fumble recoveries in 13 career • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a degree • The most famous person he's ever met is Anthony games in management Davis • Posted a career-high five tackles and had his second quarterback sack of the season at Louisville William Says • Earned his first collegiate start at Texas A&M, • His nickname is "Nalty" charting his first collegiate sack in the second • He chose Kentucky because it's a great area with quarter ... Ended the game with four tackles, great people including 1.5 for loss • When he's not on the field he enjoys riding horses • Also had four tackles in the win over South Carolina and meeting new people • Made the game-clinching fumble recovery on the • One word to describe him on the field is final play of the VRBO Citrus Bowl win over Penn "determined" State • The best advice he's ever received is "don't count • Recorded his first career tackle in the win over No. the days, make the days count" 14 Mississippi State

High School • Four-star linebacker by all the major recruiting services • Ranked the No. 22 outside linebacker in the 2018 class by 247sports

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• Led Winton Woods to a 13-2 overall record and an vs. Louisville 4 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Played for head coach Brent Thompson appearance in the Division II state championship • High school teammates with fellow Wildcats Isaiah vs. Virginia Tech 5 2.0-4 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 game as a senior Beasley and Darren Green • Coached by Andre Parker Totals 46 2.5-4 0-0 1 1/0 0 0 0 • Picked the Wildcats over Tennessee and Texas • Named the Division II Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Ohio by the Ohio Prep OATS' 2018 GAME-BY-GAME Community Cats • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Sportswriters Association Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF/FR PBU Int. QBH • Totaled 79 tackles during the regular season and in Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) five playoff games, had 60 tackles, including three vs. Central Mich. 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Volunteered at LexCity Church (2020) interceptions and two touchdowns at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Volunteered to pack food for God's Pantry (2020) • Also a four-year letter winner in basketball as a vs. Murray State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Volunteered at William Wells Brown Elementary center vs. Miss. State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 (2020) • Chose Kentucky over Ole Miss, Oklahoma, vs. South Carolina 4 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Michigan State and Ohio State Personal at TAMU* 4 1.5-3 1.0-2 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Born in Fort Polk, Louisiana Personal vs. Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Son of Mary and Kirk Oxendine • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Dad, Kirk, is a retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class • Son of Kemberly Gamble vs. Georgia 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Considering a major in agriculture • Siblings are Aliyah, Ke'airra, Kelain, Willie and at Tennessee 4 0-0 0-0 0 1/1 0 0 0 Mikele Octavious Says • Major is community and leadership development vs. MTSU 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • His nickname is "Ox" or "Double O" at Louisville 5 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0/0 0 0 0 • He chose Kentucky because it's a great school and Chris Says vs. Penn State 3 0-0 0-0 0 0/1 0 0 0 he loves the people • His nickname is "Deuce Deuce" • His hidden talent is drawing Totals 27 3.0-11 2.0-9 0 1/2 0 0 0 • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • His dream job is to be a NFL business owner be a sports analyst • Hobbies are drawing and fishing • Three words to describe him are kind-hearted, OATS' SINGLE-GAME HIGHS hardworking, and determined Tackles: 8, twice, last vs Missouri, Oct 27, 2019 • One thing people might not know is he likes to play Tackles for loss: 2.0, vs Virginia Tech, Dec 31, 2019 (4 yards) Sacks: 1.0, twice, last at Louisville, Nov 24, 2018 (7 yards) the piano Forced fumble: 1, twice, last vs Missouri, Oct 26, 2019 • One sentence to describe Coach Stoops is "he Fumble recovery: 1, twice, last vs Penn State, Jan 1, 2019 4 wants the best out of his players" Pass breakups: 1, vs Tennessee, Nov 9, 2019 JOSHUA OATS' CAREER STATISTICS

Year Pos. G-GS Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. PBU FF/FR QBH PASCHAL 2018 LB 13-1 27 3.0-11 2.0-9 0 1/2 0 8 DEFENSIVE END 2019 LB 12-2 46 2.5-4 0-0 1 1/0 0 Totals 25-3 73 5.5-15 2.0-9 1 2/2 0 OCTAVIOUS 6-3 • 275 • Junior-3L Prince George's, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) OATS' 2019 GAME-BY-GAME OXENDINE

Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF/ PBU Int. QBH 2020 - Junior (Team Captain) FR DEFENSIVE TACKLE • Will return for the 2021 season vs. Toledo 5 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • All-SEC Honorable Mention (PFF) vs. Eastern Mich 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 6-1 • 302 • Sophomore-1L • Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) vs. Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) • Semifinalist for Witten Collegiate Man of Year at Miss. State* 5 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Award at USC 8 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2020 - Freshman • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Has played in 40 career games with 25 starts vs. Arkansas 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Mid-year enrollee in January 2020 • Redshirt season • Played in all 11 games this season with 10 starting at Georgia 7 0.5-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Played in three games (Mississippi State, assignments in 2020 vs. Missouri* 8 0-0 0-0 0 1/0 0 0 0 Tennessee and Alabama) • Totaled 32 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 1.0 sacks, one QBH and vs. Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 1 0/0 0 0 0 one INT • Has 21.5 career TFL at Vanderbilt 2 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 High School • Four-star prospect by Rivals • Made his first career interception in the second vs. UT Martin DNP • Considered one of the top recruits from Kentucky quarter with Mississippi State threatening to score and a top-25 defensive tackle in the country for and returned it 76 yards to the two-yard line, the class of 2020 setting up Chris Rodriguez’ two-yard TD • Named to the Kentucky All-State first team • Marked the longest interception return by a • Named to the 2019 Class of the Commonwealth by Kentucky player since Josh Forrest on Nov. 28, the Lexington Herald-Leader 2015 against UofL, which was 81 ... Kentucky’s • Produced 62 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss longest interception return at home against an SEC • Also recovered two fumbles, one for a 25-yard opponent in Kroger Field history (since 1973) touchdown during his senior season • Career-high seven tackles and at TFL vs. Ole Miss • Important piece of North Hardin’s defense, who • Elected as one of 10 team captains, his second finished the season 13-1 and won the region and straight season to be named a captain by his peers district championship before advancing to the KHSAA Class 6-A state semifinals

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2019 - r-Sophomore (Team Captain) Personal vs. Louisville* 3 2.0-4 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Named to the inaugural 2019 Uplifting-Athletes • Born in Washington, D.C. vs. Virginia Tech* 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Rare Disease Champion Team • Son of Clayton and LaTauna Paschal • One of six who were named honorable mention • Has one sister, Kristian, and an older brother, Totals 34 9.5-36 3.5-18 1 2/0 1 0 0 for CoSIDA’s 2019 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of Travaughn, who was a linebacker for the Wildcats the Year Award from 2011-14 PASCHAL'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Nominee for the FWAA-Orange Bowl Courage • On track to graduate with a degree in family Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF/FR Blks Int QBH Award science and a minor in health promotion in May vs. MTSU* 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll of 2021 • Dean's List (Fall 2019) • One of three representatives for UK football on the at Louisville 2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Named N4A's Student-Athlete of the Month for Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and is vs. Penn State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 February UK's rep on the SEC's Football Leadership Council Totals 3 1.0-2 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Started in all 13 games • Completed a year-long immunotherapy treatment • Totaled 34 tackles (eighth on the team), including plan for melanoma found on the bottom of his PASCHAL'S 2017 GAME-BY-GAME 9.5 tackles for loss (tied for second on the team right foot on Aug. 7, 2019 with Calvin Taylor Jr.), 3.5 sacks (third on the Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF/FR Blks Int QBH team), one PBU, two forced fumbles, one PBU and Josh Says at Southern Miss 1 1.0-3 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 one blocked kick (vs. UT) • Nickname is "J.P." vs. EKU 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Totaled a career-high two tackles for loss in the win • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to at South Carolina 1 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0/0 0 0 0 over Louisville and Eastern Michigan be a coach or counselor • Had an impressive 2019 debut vs. Toledo with four • The last time he was starstruck was when he saw vs. Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 tackles, one sack, one TFL and one forced fumble Jennifer Lopez in person at the Today Show vs. E. Michigan 1 0.5.2 0.5.2 0 0/0 1 0 1 • His passion in life is serving others vs. Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2018 - Sophomore • Three word to describe him are vibe, quiet and at Miss. State 2 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season thoughtful • Dean's List (Spring 2019) vs. Tennessee 3 0.5-3 0.5-3 0 0/0 0 0 1 vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll PASCHAL'S CAREER STATISTICS • Played in three games with one starting at Vanderbilt 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0/0 0 0 0 Year Pos. G-GS Tkls TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU Blks Int FF/FR QBH assignment vs. Middle Tennessee at Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • In July of 2018, was diagnosed with malignant 2017 LB 13-1 17 4.5-26 3.5-23 0 1 0 0/0 3 vs. Louisville 2 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 melanoma ... underwent three surgeries, followed 2018 LB 3-1 3 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0/0 0 vs. Northwestern* 3 1.0-9 1.0-9 0 0/0 0 0 1 by ongoing monthly immunotherapy treatments 2019 LB 13-13 34 9.5-36 3.5-18 1 1 0 2/0 0 • Recovered sufficiently to play against Middle Totals 17 4.5-26 3.5-23 0 0/0 1 0 3 Tennessee ... started the game and saw occasional 2020 DE 11-10 32 6.5-25 1.0-6 0 0 1-76 0/0 1 action throughout Totals 40-25 86 21.5-89 8.0-47 1 2 1-76 2/0 4 PASCHAL'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • In the second quarter, made a tackle on a third Tackles: 7, vs Ole Miss, Oct 3, 2020 down play that forced a punt ... When his name PASCHAL'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Sacks: 1.5, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 was called as the tackler, the Kroger Field crowd Tackles for loss: 2.0, 3x, last vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 (7 yards) Opponent Tkls TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF/FR Blks Int QBH Quarterback hurry: 1, 4x, last vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 gave him a rousing ovation while his teammates 1, last vs Tennessee, Nov 9, 2019 (punt) at Auburn* 4 1.5-10 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Blocks: swarmed him with congratulations PBUs: 1, vs Florida, Sept 14, 2019 • Named SEC co-Defensive Player of the Week vs. Ole Miss* 7 0.5-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Forced fumble: 1, twice, last vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 Interceptions: 1, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 (11/19) vs. Miss. State* 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 1-76 0 • Had two tackles and a TFL at Louisville at Tennessee* 1 0.5-1 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 - Freshman at Missouri* 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Played in all 13 games with one start vs. Georgia 4 1.0-1 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Earned his first career start vs. Northwestern in the vs. Vanderbilt* 3 0.5-2 0.5-2 0 0/0 0 0 0 55 Music City Bowl at Alabama* 4 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Totaled 17 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 3 QBH and 1 at Florida* 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 1 blocked kick CLAY • Named SEC Special Teams Player of the week for vs. USC* 2 2.0-7 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 1 his game-changing blocked punt vs. EMU vs. NC State* 4 0.5.4 0.5.4 0 0/0 0 0 0 PERRY • First UK player to block a punt since Josh Forrest 0/0 Totals 32 6.5-25 1.0-6 0 0 1-76 1 LONG SNAPPER vs. Alabama State in 2013 • With UK clinging to a 17-14 lead in the fourth PASCHAL'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME quarter, Paschal deftly broke through the line and 6-0 • 187 • Sophomore-Sq punter shield, also deducing the correct place and Opponent Tkls TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF/FR Blks Int QBH Upton, Ky. (Central Hardin) time to block a running rugby punt vs. Toledo* 4 1.0-10 1.0-10 0 1/0 0 0 0 • The blocked punt went for an 18-yard loss back to vs. EMU* 5 2.0-7 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2020 - Freshman the EMU 12-yard line, setting up Benny Snell’s 12- vs. Florida* 1 0-0 0-0 1 0/0 0 0 0 yard TD run on the next play • Practiced with the team • Athlon Sports Preseason SEC All-Freshman Third at Miss. State* 4 1.0-4 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 High School Team at USC* 3 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 vs. Arkansas* 2 1.0-3 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Three-year starter at Central Hardin High School for head coach Tom Mattingly as a long snapper Community Cats at Georgia* 4 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 • Frequent speaker at local churches, sharing his and outside linebacker vs. Missouri* 3 1.0-1 1.0-1 0 0/0 0 0 0 faith and how it helped him overcome cancer • Finished with 45 tackles, including 6.0 tackles for (2018-2020) vs. Tennessee* 2 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 1 0 0 loss, in helping Central Hardin go 9-3 and finish in • Volunteered at Winburn Middle School (2020) at Vanderbilt* 1 0-0 0-0 0 0/0 0 0 0 the second round of the 2019 Class 6A playoffs • Earned first-team All-District as a senior • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's vs. UT Martin* 2 1.5-7 1.5-7 0 1/0 0 0 0 Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020)

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• Excellent in the classroom as an honor roll student Community Cats • Named South Carolina 5A Specialist of the Year all four years of high school • Volunteered at Catholic Action Center (2020) after hitting 8 of 11 field goals and 26 of 27 PATs as • Also on the track and field team • Volunteered to pack food at God's Pantry (2020) a senior • Earned Ray Guy Prokicker.com Top Prospect Award • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes • Prokicker.com’s Rick Sang said “A very talented as a long snapper Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) athlete who dominates his position and has shown great work ethic. He is already capable of Personal Personal launching NFL caliber kickoffs and punts” • Born in Elizabethtown, Kentucky • Born in Birmingham, Alabama • As a junior, converted 16 of 20 field goals with a • Son of Ginger and Matthew Perry • Son of Carlos and LaTonya Phillips long of 48, made all 44 extra-point attempts and • Comes from a family of athletes as father, • Siblings are C.J., Ben and Shelby had 63 percent of his kickoffs go for touchbacks Matthew, played football at Western Kentucky, • Comes from a family of athletes as father, Carlos, • Earned the top prospect award for 2017 at the Ray uncle, Mark Perry, played football at Northwestern, played linebacker at Kentucky under Jerry Guy Prokicker.com Kicking Camp uncle, Todd Perry, is a former Wildcat who played Claiborne; mom, LaTonya, was a standout athlete • Selected to play in the prestigious Shrine Bowl of from 1988-92 and went on to an 11-year career in at Danville High School; brother, C.J., played the Carolinas game, pitting the top seniors from the NFL with the Chicago Bears (eight years) and football at Morehead State in 2015 North and South Carolina against one another the Miami Dolphins (three years) as a guard • Originally from Louisville, Kentucky • Member of two regional title teams coached by • Major is pre-civil engineering • Considering a major in agriculture Scott Earley • Also a lettered in soccer and tennis Clay Says Andru Says • Picked Kentucky early and never really considered • He chose Kentucky because it's close to home, it • His nickname is "Dru" other offers has an amazing campus and college life, and his • He chose Kentucky because it's felt like home family members attended UK • One word to describe him on the field is Community Cats • After football, his dream job is to be a surveyor "explosive" • Volunteer speaker at Cardinal Valley Rehabilitation • One thing most people don't know about him is • When he played football as a kid, he pretended to Hospital (2020) that his first name is Remington be Tyrann Mathieu • Three words to describe him are hard-working, • The thing he looks forward to the most this season Personal dedicated, and witty is making plays • Born in Anderson, South Carolina • Besides playing football he also loves to fish • Son of Lewis and Jodi Poore • Siblings are Kara Poore and Kinsley Bailey • Major is consumer economics and family financial 12 counseling 37 Chance Says CHARLEY "CHANCE" • Nickname is "Chance" POORE • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to ANDRU be a mortage broker • The person who has most influenced him in life is PHILLIPS KICKER his dad because he pushed him to be the man he DEFENSIVE BACK is today • The three people he would invite to his fantasy 6-2 • 219 • Junior-2L dinner are Lebron James, Alex Caruso and Adam 6-0 • 182 • Freshman-RS Anderson, S.C. (Westside High School) Sandler Mauldin, S.C. (Mauldin) • His sports hero is Chandler Catanzaro 2020 - Sophomore 2020 - Freshman • Handled kickoffs for the Wildcats POORE'S CAREER STATISTICS • Mid-year enrollee • Named Special Teams Player of the Week after his Year FG Points Long FG • Redshirt season performance vs. Vanderbilt ... Enjoyed a perfect 2018 2-4 9 34 • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Mississippi State day, making a 28-yard field goal on the final play of and also played vs. Vanderbilt, Florida and South the first half, along with all five extra points 2019 5-9 39 46 Carolina • Has a streak of three straight made FGs 2020 1-1 8 28 • Got his first career tackle vs. the Gamecocks • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Totals 8-14 56 46

High School 2019 - r-Freshman POORE'S FIELD GOALS BY DISTANCE • Three-star recruit who has been rated the No. 8 • Hit 5-of-9 field goals with a career long of 46 vs. overall player in South Carolina by 247Sports and Toledo Year 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Long Rivals • Hit 24-of-26 extra points 2018 0-0 0-0 2-3 0-0 0-1 2-4 34 • As a senior, had 38 total tackles, eight pass • Totaled 39 points 2019 0-0 1-1 1-2 4-6 0-0 6-10 46 breakups, two interceptions and a fumble recovery • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll Totals 0-0 1-1 3-5 4-6 0-1 8-14 46 under head coach Harris Cabaniss • Earned 5A first-team All-State by the South 2018 - Freshman Carolina Football Coaches Association • Redshirt season POORE'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Selected to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas • Saw action in three games, his first collegiate game Points scored: 8, 3x, last at Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 Points by kicking: 8, 3x, last at Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 • Also a three-year letter winner in track and field as was at Missouri Field goals made: 1, 8x, last at Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 a triple jumper, ranking No. 1 nationally in 2020 • Hit 2-of-4 field goal attempts Field goal attempts:2, 3x, last at Mississippi State, Sept 21, 2019 • Two-time All-State and three-time All-Region Longest field goal:46, vs Toledo, Aug 31, 2019 selection for the triple jump High School Consecutive FGs made: 3, Nov. 9 vs. Tennessee - Present • Won the 2019 spring state championship title with • Rated as the No. 1 punter/kicker in the 2018 class a jump of 49'4" by Prokicker.com • Picked Kentucky over Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Louisville, N.C. State and Georgia

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• Has played in 50 career games with 23 starts, • Grandfather, Joe Miko, played football at Ohio, including four in a row while brother, Jordan, played at Miami (Ohio) and 76 • Played in nine games with eight starts in 2020 brother, Jake, played at Walsh University • Fifth on the team in receptions with 12 for 145 • Graduated in December of 2020 with a degree in yards and a score ... Averaged 12.1 yards per catch agricultural economics and is currently working on JAKE • Caught three passes for a career-high 79 yards in a second degree in communication the win over South Carolina on Senior Day POPE • Caught a 15-yard TD pass on UK’s first offensive Justin Says possession vs. Vanderbilt, his first career TD • His nickname is "Rigg" OFFENSIVE TACKLE reception ... It was his second career TD after a • He chose Kentucky because it felt like family fumble recovery for a score in 2019 • When he played football as a kid he pretended to 6-7 • 301 • Sophomore-Sq be Shaun Alexander Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 2019 - Junior • One word to describe him on the field is "focused" • Started in 12 of 13 games played • His hidden talent is card tricks • Had at least one catch in six games, totaling 11 2020 (r-Freshman) catches for 128 yards RIGG'S CAREER STATISTICS • Practiced with the team • Integral blocker for UK's explosive running game which led the SEC and ranked fourth nationally Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2019 (Freshman) with 278.8 rushing yards per game 2016 TE 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season • Had a career-high five receptions for 50 yards vs. UF 2017 TE 13-0 3 40 13.3 0 18 • Practiced with the team • Scored his first collegiate touchdown on a fumble 2018 TE 13-2 4 45 11.2 0 29 recovery in the end zone on the first play of the High School second quarter vs. Toledo 2019 TE 13-12 11 128 11.6 1 31 • A three-star tackle by the major recruiting services 2020 TE 9-8 12 145 12.1 1 36 • Listed as one of Florida’s top 100 players 2018 - Sophomore Totals 50-22 30 358 11.9 2 36 • Helped lead perennial powerhouse St. Thomas • Played in all 13 games with two starts vs. MTSU Aquinas to a 13-2 overall record, a district and Louisville RIGG'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME championship and the 7A state championship • Had four catches for 45 yards runner-up title in 2018 • Earned his first career start vs. MTSU and had a Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long • Selected to play in the Blue-Grey All American 29-yard catch, the longest of his career at Auburn* 1 3 0 3 Bowl on Jan. 5, 2019 in Tampa, Florida vs. Ole Miss* 2 20 0 14 • Didn't start playing football until his freshman year 2017 - r-Freshman vs. Miss. State* 1 12 0 12 of high school • Played in all 13 games at Tennessee* 1 8 0 8 • Coached by Roger Harriott • Caught three passes for 40 yards, including • Chose Kentucky over Florida State, Louisville, a career-high two catches for 34 yards vs. at Missouri 0 0 0 0 Pittsburgh, Purdue and Virginia Northwestern in the Music City Bowl vs. Georgia* 2 7 0 5 vs. Vanderbilt* 1 15 1 15 Personal 2016 - Freshman at Alabama DNP • Born in Plantation, Florida • Redshirt season • Son of John and Michelle Pope • Played in two games before suffering a rib injury at Florida DNP • Has one sister, Madelyne during the third week of the season vs. South Carolina* 3 72 0 36 • Major is pre-finance • Returned to practice for the bowl game but did not vs. NC State* 1 8 0 8 see action Totals 12 145 1 36 Jake Says • SEC First-year Academic Honor Roll (2016-17) • His nickname is "Jake" as his real name is John, like his dad High School RIGG'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • He chose Kentucky because he truly loves it • A 3-star tight end rated the No. 47 tight end and Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long • One thing people might not know about him is he No. 43 player in Ohio by 247sports vs. Toledo* 0 0 1 0 loves the ocean and fishing • Voted team captain as a senior and hauled in 35 vs. Eastern Mich. 1 9 0 9 • One word to describe him on the field is catches for 394 yards and a touchdown "determined" • Helped Springboro finish 11-3 and advance to the vs. Florida* 5 50 0 23 • His hidden talent is spearfishing second round of the Division I, Region 2 playoffs at Miss. State* 0 0 0 0 • Named Greater Western Ohio All-Conference at USC* 1 5 0 0 • Earned an invitation to the 2016 Ohio High Football vs. Arkansas* 2 43 0 31 Coaches Assoc. North-South All-Star Classic at Georgia* 0 0 0 0 • Coached by Ryan Wilhite 83 • Also a letter winner and team captain on the vs. Missouri* 0 0 0 0 basketball team, averaging 9.4 points and 8.0 vs. Tennessee* 1 5 0 5 JUSTIN rebounds per game as a senior at Vanderbilt* 0 0 0 0 • Excelled in the classroom as he was a three-time vs. UT Martin* 0 0 0 0 RIGG Basketball Scholar Athlete and earned the United States Marine Corps' Distinguished Athlete Award vs. Louisville* 0 0 0 0 TIGHT END • Picked UK over Bowling Green, Cincinnati, West vs. Virginia Tech* 1 16 0 16 Virginia, Eastern Michigan, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Totals 11 128 1 31 Pittsburgh, Toledo and Wake Forest 6-6 • 261 • Senior-3L Springboro, Ohio (Springboro) Personal • Born in Dayton, Ohio 2020 - Senior • Son of Jay and Robin Rigg • Announced he would return for the 2021 season • Has two brothers, Jake and Jordan

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RIGG'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Four-year letterwinner in track, helping the Blue Devils win the 2015 and 2016 state title Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long 9 • Class 3A state track champion in the 100 meters vs. Central Michigan 0 0 0 0 (10.85) as a sophomore at Florida 0 0 0 0 • Finished second in the state in 2015 in the 4x400 DAVONTE vs. Murray State 1 5 0 5 relay • Winner of the 400-meter dash and second in the vs. Miss. State 0 0 0 0 ROBINSON 100 meters at the 2015 Fayette County Public vs. South Carolina 0 0 0 0 Schools Track and Field Championships DEFENSIVE BACK at TAMU 0 0 0 0 • Picked UK over Georgia, Louisville, Notre Dame vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 and Ohio State at Missouri 1 7 0 7 6-2 • 210 • Senior-3L Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) Personal vs. Georgia 0 0 0 0 • Born in Lexington, Kentucky at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 • Son of Tara Lancaster and Derek Robinson 2020 - Senior vs. MTSU* 1 29 0 29 • Siblings are Brandon, Derek Jr., Delmar, Dequan, • Will return for the 2021 season at Louisville* 1 4 0 4 Destiny, Detoria and Dorian • Has played in 37 career games with eight starting • Grandfather, Tony Lancaster, played football at vs. Penn State 0 0 0 0 assignments, including 11 games in 2020 with five Murray State Totals 4 45 0 29 starts • On track to graduate in the summer of 2021 with a • Totaled 27 tackles and 2.0 TFL degree in health promotion and minors in coaching RIGG'S 2017 GAME-BY-GAME • Had a season-high six tackles in the win over South and family science Carolina Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long Davonte Says at Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 2019 - Junior • His nickname is "D-Rob." vs. EKU 0 0 0 0 • Missed the season with a quadriceps injury • He chose Kentucky because it's in his hometown at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 and he bleeds blue 2018 - Sophomore vs. Florida 0 0 0 0 • One word to describe him on the field is "fearless" • Saw action in all 13 games with three starts at • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to vs. E. Michigan 0 0 0 0 safety be a coach and real estate investor vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 • Totaled 42 tackles, 3.0 TFL, four PBUs and two • The three people he would invite to his fantasy at Miss. State 0 0 0 0 fumble recoveries dinner are Will Smith, Ed Reed, and Kevin Hart • Recorded a career-best nine tackles vs. Georgia, vs. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 including a two-yard tackle for loss vs. Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 • Totaled seven tackles with 1.0 TFL and one PBU in ROBINSON'S CAREER STATISTICS at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 the win over Vanderbilt Year G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. PD FF FR QBH at Georgia 0 0 0 0 • Had three tackles and a PBU in the win over No. 14 2017 13-0 19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Mississippi State vs. Louisville 0 0 0 0 2018 13-3 42 3.0-5 0-0 4 0 2 0 • Recovered a fumble after he was vs. Northwestern 2 34 0 18 sacked by Josh Allen and returned it 30 yards for a 2020 11-5 27 2.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 3 40 0 18 touchdown on the final play of the game at Florida Totals 37-8 88 5.0-8 0-0 4 0 2 0 sealing the win RIGG'S 2016 GAME-BY-GAME ROBINSON'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME 2017 - r-Freshman Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long Opponent Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks PBU FR FF QBH • Saw action in all 13 games Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 • Totaled 19 tackles, including a career-high five at Auburn 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 New Mexico State 0 0 0 0 tackles in the win over Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss* 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Totals 0 0 0 0 vs. Miss. State* 2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2016 - Freshman at Tennessee* 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season RIGG'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS at Missouri* 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5, vs Florida, Sept 14, 2019 Receptions: vs. Georgia 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Receiving yards: 72, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 (3 receptions) High School Long reception:36, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 • On top of being one of the best cornerbacks in the vs. Vanderbilt 1 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 Touchdowns: 1, twice, last vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 state as a senior, he also was a running back, using at Alabama 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 his speed to score seven touchdowns (four rushing, at Florida 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 two receiving and one 91-yard kickoff return) • As a junior he rushed for 492 yards on 35 carries vs. South Carolina 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 and six touchdowns, while recording 32 tackles vs. NC State 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 and two interceptions, including one for a Totals 27 2.0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 touchdown on defense • Led the team in tackles three straight seasons, including a team-high 100 tackles and one interception in 2015 • Named Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-city by the Lexington Herald-Leader as a senior • A 2015 Herald-Leader “Class of Commonwealth” honoree • Helped the Blue Devils advance to the second round of the playoffs with a 7-5 record in 2015

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ROBINSON'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Averaged an SEC-high 6.6 yards per carry (17th • Played on both sides of the ball as a running back nationally) and strong safety Opponent Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks PBU FR FF QBH • Ranked fifth in the SEC in rushing (87.2 ypg) • Ran for 1,669 yards on 233 carries with 25 vs. Central Mich. 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Has 1,361 career rushing yards, good for 27th touchdowns as a senior at Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0 1-30 0 0 place in school history • Averaged 7.2 yards per carry vs. Murray State 1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 • Had four 100-yard games this season, and now has • Named Henry County Offensive Player of the Week six in his career in November after running for 236 yards and five vs. Miss. State 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 • Carried the ball 17 times for 84 yards, including touchdowns in a win over Union Grove vs. South Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 both of UK’s touchdowns, in the win over NC State • Rushed for 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns with at TAMU 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl eight separate games of 100-plus yards rushing as vs. Vanderbilt 7 1.0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 • Rushed 14 times for 139 yards and a career-high a sophomore three touchdowns in the win over South Carolina • Increased his numbers to 1,660 yards rushing and at Missouri 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 ... His 79-yard touchdown run clinched the game in 26 touchdowns as a junior vs. Georgia* 9 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 the fourth quarter and marked his career long run • Earned All-State, All-Region and All-County honors at Tennessee* 4 1.0-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 and the fifth-longest run in school history against • Named the Ola 2015 Player of the Year by MaxPreps vs. MTSU 5 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0 an SEC opponent • Coached by Jared Zito at Louisville 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Became just the second player in school history, • Also lettered in basketball and track also Mark Higgs, to have two runs of at least 74 • Chose UK over offers from Ole Miss and Mississippi vs. Penn State* 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 yards in the same season (had a 74-yard run vs. State Totals 42 3.0-5 0-0 4 2-30 0 0 Vanderbilt) • Also had a career-high 151 all-purpose yards vs. Personal ROBINSON'S 2017 GAME-BY-GAME South Carolina • Born in Riverdale, Georgia • Rushed 13 times for a career-high 149 yards and a Opponent Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks PBU FR FF QBH • Son of Stephanie Thornton and Chris Rodriguez career-high-tying two touchdowns vs. Vanderbilt • Siblings are Chyna Thornton and Gabbi Rodriguez at Southern Miss 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Averaged 11.5 yards per attempt, best for a UK • Major is community and leadership development vs. EKU 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 rusher against an SEC opponent (min. 10 carries) at South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 since Randall Cobb averaged 17 yards (10 for 170) Chris Says vs. Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 vs. Vanderbilt in 2010 • His nickname is "C-Rod" • Rushed a career-high 20 times for 108 yards vs. No. • Most people don't know he likes country music vs. E. Michigan 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 5 Georgia • The three people he would invite to his fantasy vs. Missouri 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Led the Wildcats on the ground in the win over dinner are Chance the Rapper, Drake, and Odell at Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Tennessee with 13 carries for 73 yards, including a Beckham Jr. vs. Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 two-yard touchdown run that closed the scoring • When he played football as a kid he pretended to vs. Ole Miss 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Rushed 17 times for 133 yards, along with two be Marshawn Lynch touchdowns vs. Ole Miss • Michael B. Jordan would play him a movie about at Vanderbilt 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 his life at Georgia 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2019 - r-Freshman vs. Louisville 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Saw action in all 13 games RODRIGUEZ'S CAREER STATISTICS vs. Northwestern 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Totaled 71 carries for 533 yards and six scores, ranking fourth on the team in all categories Year G-GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Totals 19 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Averaged 7.5 yards per carry (second on the team 2018 3-0 2 43 21.5 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 behind Lynn Bowden's school record 7.9 ypc) 2019 13-0 71 533 7.5 6 64 1 2 2.0 0 6 ROBINSON'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • His 41.0 yards per game average ranked ninth 2020 9-0 119 785 6.6 11 79 1 12 12.0 0 12 Tackles: 9, vs Georgia, Nov 3, 2018 (5-4) among SEC freshmen Tackles for loss: 1.0, 5x, last vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 (2) • Ranked tied for eighth with teammate Kavosiey Totals 25-0 192 1361 7.1 17 79 2 14 7.0 0 12 Fumble recovery: 1, twice, last vs MTSU, Nov 17, 2018 (0 yds) Touchdowns: 1, at Florida, Sept 8, 2018 (FR) Smoke in scoring (TDs) among SEC freshmen (2.8) Pass breakups: 1, four times, last at Tennessee, Nov 10, 2018 • Had two 100-yard rushing games RODRIGUEZ'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Rushed six times for 18 yards in the Belk Bowl win Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long over Virginia Tech ... Had a two-yard TD run late in at Auburn 9 13 0 5 0 0 0 0 the second quarter, his sixth TD of the year • Rushed nine times for 125 yards, including a vs. Ole Miss 17 133 2 22 0 0 0 0 24 career-long 64-yard touchdown in UK's 45-13 win vs. Miss. State 7 38 1 12 0 0 0 0 CHRIS over Louisville at Tennessee 13 73 1 25 0 0 0 0 • Rushed 15 times for a career-high 129 yards and at Missouri 9 48 0 17 0 0 0 0 RODRIGUEZ two touchdowns in the win over Vanderbilt • Led the team in rushing with six carries for 65 vs. Georgia 20 108 0 23 0 0 0 0 JR. yards and a touchdown at South Carolina ... Had vs. Vanderbilt 13 149 2 74 0 0 0 0 a 44-yard run that sparked the drive for his own at Alabama DNP RUNNING BACK 2-yard touchdown run at Florida DNP vs. South Carolina 14 139 3 79 1 12 0 12 5-11 • 224 • Junior-2L 2018 - Freshman McDonough, Ga. (Ola) • Redshirt season vs. NC State 17 84 2 26 0 0 0 0 • Saw action in three games Totals 119 785 11 79 1 12 0 12 2020 - Sophomore • Appeared in his first collegiate game vs. Murray • First-Team All-SEC (Pro Football Focus) State and bulldozed two carries for 43 yards RODRIGUEZ'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long • Played in nine of 11 games High School vs. Toledo 5 34 0 21 1 2 0 6 • Team's leading rusher with 785 yards on 119 • A three-star prospect by all the major recruiting carries along with a team-high 11 touchdowns services vs. EMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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RODRIGUEZ'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • As a senior, did not give up a sack offensively, while defensively he charted six sacks, forced three at Miss. State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 fumbles and recovered two fumbles 96 at USC 6 65 1 44 0 0 0 0 • Named to the Detroit News Football Dream Team vs. Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 and the All-North Football Team in 2019 MATT at Georgia 6 19 0 6 0 0 0 0 • Totaled 22 TFL, seven sacks and four forced fumbles to help Oak Park win the OAA White vs. Missouri 6 13 0 4 0 0 0 0 Division championship as a junior RUFFOLO vs. Tennessee 12 81 0 23 0 0 0 0 • One of seven boys in his family KICKER at Vanderbilt 15 129 2 27 0 0 0 0 • Reconnects with high school teammate Marquan vs. UT Martin 6 49 1 26 0 0 0 0 McCall vs. Louisville 9 125 1 64 0 0 0 0 • His first college offer came from Kentucky when he 5-11 • 210 • Senior-2L was in the eighth grade Centerville, Ohio (Archbishop Alter) vs. Virginia Tech 6 18 1 6 0 0 0 0 • Picked Kentucky over Georgia, LSU Michigan, Totals 71 533 6 64 1 2 0 6 Tennessee 2020 - Senior RODRIGUEZ'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME Personal • Announced he will return for the 2021 season • Born in Detroit • Hit 22-of-23 extra points and 12-of-14 field goal Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long • Son of Joya Townsel attempts this season, totaling 58 points, UK's vs. Murray State 2 43 0 27 0 0 0 0 • Siblings are Jeremiah Townsel and Raychard White second-leading scorer vs. MTSU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Considering a major in agriculture • Has a streak of six consecutive field goals made at Louisville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Set a UK bowl record with three field goals, from Justin Says 25, 26 and 20 yards, in the win over NC State in the Totals 2 43 0 27 0 0 0 0 • He chose Kentucky because he felt an instant TaxSlayer Gator Bowl connection • Made all of his kicks in the win over South RODRIGUEZ'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • The person he most admires is his mom because of Carolina, including field goals of 22 and 41 yards, Rush attempts:20, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 her strength and how she deals with five sons along with all five extra points Rush yards: 149, vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 (13 carries) • Connected a 50-yard field goal in the second Long rush: 79, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 • Besides being good at football, he's also a good Rushing TDs: 3, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 cook quarter at Missouri, tying his career long set last Receptions: 1, twice, last vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 • Three words to describe him are team player, season vs. Arkansas Receiving yards: 12, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 • Scored 10 points in Kentucky’s 34-7 win at No. Long reception: 12, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 reliable, and trustworthy Kickoff returns:1, vs Toledo, Aug 31, 2019 • In one sentence he would describe Coach Stoops 18/17-ranked Tennessee ... Made a then-career- Kickoff return yards:20, vs Toledo, Aug 31, 2019 as "an amazing person who has a heart of gold for high 2-of-2 field goals, from 30 and 27 yards ... Also Long kick return: 20, vs Toledo, Aug 31, 2019 made all four extra points All-purpose yards: 151, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 his players" • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

ROGERS' CAREER STATISTICS 2019 - Junior Year G-GS Tackles TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. PD FF FR QBH • Hit 4-of-5 field goals and 18-of-20 PATs 52 2020 7-0 9 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Totaled 30 points Totals 7-0 9 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Nailed a career-long 50-yard field goal in Kentucky’s 24-20 win over Arkansas JUSTIN • His field goal came on the first drive of the second ROGERS' 2020 GAME-BY-GAME half, keeping UK’s momentum going after trailing ROGERS Opponent Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks PBU FR FF QBH 13-0 early in the game ... Also made all three extra vs. Miss. State 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 points DEFENSIVE LINE • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Dean's List (Fall 2019) vs. Georgia 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 6-3 • 328 • Sophomore-1L vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2018 - Sophomore Detroit, Mich. (Oak Park) at Alabama 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Practiced with the team • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2020 - Freshman at Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Saw action in seven games and totaled nine tackles vs. South Carolina 1 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 2017 - Freshman and a TFL Totals 9 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 • Practiced with the team • Got his first career TFL in the win over South • Dean's List (Fall 2017) Carolina ROGERS' SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Recorded a career-high three tackles at Alabama Tackles: 3, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 (1-2) High School • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Mississippi State Tackles for loss: 1.0, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 (2 yards) • Two-year starter and letter winner at kicker for and charted two tackles in his debut Archbishop Alter • Coached by Ed Domsitz High School • Did not miss an extra point for two straight • Elite five-star prospect and the No. 10 overall seasons (2016 and 2015) prospect by Rivals • Ranks second all-time in Ohio for consecutive PATs • Ranked the No. 1 player in the state of Michigan by made with 103 247Sports Composite • Hit 4 of 5 field goals, 79 of 79 PATs, 73 of 85 kicks • Considered the second-best defensive tackle in the were touchbacks and averaged 40.0 yards per punt 2020 class by Rivals as a senior • Four-year starter who dominated both sides of • Helped the Knights finish as conference champs the ball — offensive tackle and defensive end - for and state runner-up with a 13-1 record in 2016 head coach Greg Carter

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• Named to the All-Greater Catholic League First High School • First-team all-state as a senior by The Associated Team and was named to the Miami Valley Football • Highly recruited defensive lineman who drew Press and Detroit News after catching 19 passes for Coaches Association (MVFCA) All-Star Team national attention 522 yards and seven touchdowns • Honorable mention Southwest Ohio • Consensus top-50 defensive tackle recruit, as high • Also first-team all-state as a junior when he caught • Member of the National Honors Society, as No. 28 by Rivals.com 42 passes for 1,047 yards and 15 touchdowns, graduating with honors • Four-star recruit by Rivals, which listed him the No. rushed for six touchdowns, returned two kickoffs • Member of the Student Council, Key Club, 10 recruit in Tennessee and one punt for TDs University Club and German Club • 247sports has him as the No. 40 defensive tackle in • A four-year starter who helped lead Beecher HS to • Chose UK over Dayton, Ball State and Toledo the US, ESPN has him at No. 44 state playoff berths each of his last two seasons • Totaled 170 tackles, including 25 for loss, during • Coached by Courtney Hawkins Personal his career at Dickson County HS • Also a two-time all-state basketball player as a • Born in Dayton, Ohio • Named to the 2019 All-Dickson County football junior and senior • Son of John and Susie Ruffolo team by The Dickson Post and was on the Region • Averaged a double-double in 2019 with 15.5 points • Sister, Kara, played soccer at Loyola, while brother, 6-6A All-Region team and 10.2 rebounds per game ... Added 3.3 assists Michael, was a kicker at Dayton • Played in the Tennessee East-West All-Star game and 3.3 steals per game • On track to graduate in May of 2021 with a degree and tied for the team lead with eight total tackles, • Averaged 17.5 points and 11 rebounds per game in finance including five solo tackles, and a fumble recovery for a team that advanced to the final eight of the • Also participated in track and field in the shot put state tourney Matt Says • Four-year starter for head coach Randy Murphree • Candidate for Michigan Mr. Basketball • His nickname is "Big Foot" • Decided on Kentucky over Oregon • Competed in the 200-meter dash, high jump and • Other than playing for the NFL, his dream job is to long jump for the track team, earning All-State be a CFO of a company Personal honors • The three people he would invite to his fantasy • First name pronounced “TREY-vee-on” • Chose Kentucky over Michigan State dinner are , Donald Trump and Pat • Born in Nashville, Tennessee McAfee • Son of Ricky and Elaine Newsom Personal • If he could create a holiday he would call it • Siblings are Maya Rybka, Toni Dunn, Malachi • Born in Flint, Michigan "National Spicy Italian Meatball Day" and everyone Rybka, Nehemiah Joiner, Nazare Battiste • Son of Danielle Kelly and Ernest Sanders III would eat meatballs • A cousin, Demonta Daniel, played football at • His seven siblings are JaQualyn Kelly, Malik Memphis and Tennessee Martin Wilbanks, Jacoby Sanders, Emiyah Sanders, Jamari RUFFOLO'S CAREER STATISTICS • Considering a major in agriculture Sanders, Emelia Sanders and JaCaylah Sanders • Father, Earnest, played football as a strong safety Year FG Long FG PAT Points Tre'Vonn Says at Michigan (1993-95) 2019 4-5 50 18-20 30 • His nickname is "Chunky" • Considering a major in agriculture 2020 12-14 50 22-23 58 • He chose Kentucky because he loved the Ernest Says Totals 16-19 50 40-43 88 atmosphere and the vibe of the coaching staff • Other than playing for the NFL, his dream job is to • His nickname is "E" be a collegiate football coach • He chose Kentucky because it felt like home and RUFFOLO'S FIELD GOALS BY DISTANCE • One thing most people may not know about him is UK was a place he could better himself as a person Year 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Long that he was adopted by his grandparents and as a student-athlete 2019 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-3 1-1 4-5 50 • Besides football he's also good at tennis, fishing • Three words to describe him are fun, cool, and loving 2020 0-0 6-6 4-4 1-3 1-1 12-14 50 and longboarding • One thing most people may not know about him is Totals 0-0 7-7 4-4 3-6 2-2 16-19 50 that he can't swim • After football his dream is to be his own boss and RUFFOLO'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS run his own business Points scored: 11, twice, last vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 13 Points by kicking: 11, twice, last vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 Field goals made: 3, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 Field goal attempts:3, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 EARNEST Longest field goal:50, twice, last at Missouri, Oct 24, 2020 Consecutive FGs made: 6 - Florida, Nov 28, 2020 - Present SANDERS IV 16

WIDE RECEIVER NIK SCALZO 90 6-1 • 218 • Freshman-RS Beecher, Mich. (Beecher) QUARTERBACK TRE’VONN 2020 - Freshman 6-0 • 184 • Sohomore-Sq RYBKA • Redshirt season Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons) • Saw his first collegiate action at Auburn and also DEFENSIVE END saw action vs. Vanderbilt 2020 - r-Freshman High School • Practiced with the team 6-4 • 301 • Freshman-RS • Explosive, all-round athlete who excelled in Dickson, Tenn. (Dickson County) football, basketball and track 2019 - Freshman • One of the top 20 recruits in Michigan as evaluated • Redshirt season 2020 - Freshman by ESPN and 247sports • Did not see action in any games due to a torn ACL suffered in fall camp • Redshirt season • Also one of the nation’s top-100 wide receivers by • Dean's List (Fall 2019) • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Mississippi State the same two services • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

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High School • Also a four-year starter as a small forward/power • A three-star prospect by all of the major recruiting forward on the basketball team services 20 • Coached by Tim Perry • Rated one of Florida’s top-10 quarterbacks • A dual-threat passer who led Cardinal Gibbons to KAVOSIEY Personal a combined 32-6 record in his three seasons as a • Name is pronounced “kah-VAH-see-ay" starter SMOKE • Born in Montgomery, Alabama • Completed 59.6 percent of his passes (522 for 876) • Son of Helen Smoke for 6,471 yards with 74 touchdowns to only 23 RUNNING BACK • Siblings are Iesha, Miranda, Nadia and Tay interceptions in three seasons • Major is community and leadership development • Also rushed for 613 yards on 147 carries with four Kavosiey Says scores in his career 5-9 • 202 • Junior-2L • Helped lead the Chiefs to their first Florida 5A state • His nickname is "Smoke" championship as a senior, completing 173-of-279 Wetumpka, Ala. (Wetumpka) • Most people don't know he's part Native passes for 2,185 yards and 24 touchdowns before American injury sidelined him in the regional semifinal 2020 - Sophomore • He chose to play football at Kentucky because it • Earned first-team All-State and first-team All- • Played in seven of 11 games in 2020 felt like home County honors by the Sun Sentinel • Had 47 carries for 229 yards and one score ... Also • After his football career, he would like to be a coach • As a junior, completed 175-of-307 passes for 2,065 had five receptions for 25 yards • His sports hero is Bo Jackson yards and 23 touchdowns in leading the Chiefs • Totaled 45 yards on nine attempts in the win over to an 11-2 overall record and his second straight NC State in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl SMOKE'S CAREER STATISTICS FHSAA Class 5A playoff appearance • Led the Wildcats with seven carries for 62 yards, • As a sophomore, threw for 2,221 yards and 27 including a 35-yard touchdown run on UK’s first Year G-GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG touchdowns in leading the Chiefs’ Air-Raid offense possession at Auburn 2018 2-0 4 45 11.2 1 37 0 0 0 0 0 to a 9-2 season and regional semifinal appearance • Had five carries for 29 yards vs. Ole Miss before 2019 13-0 101 616 6.1 6 70 2 26 13.0 0 28 • High school teammate of fellow signee Nik leaving the game with injury 2020 7-0 47 229 4.9 1 35 5 25 5.0 0 9 Ognenovic Totals 22-0 152 890 5.9 8 70 7 51 7.3 0 28 • The pair teamed together to win the Adidas 7-on-7 2019 - r-Freshman National Championship with South Florida Express • Saw action in all 13 games in the spring of 2018 • UK's third-leading rusher with 616 yards on 101 SMOKE'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • Coached by Matt DuBuc attempts and six scores Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long • Chose Kentucky over Harvard and Georgia State • Averaged 6.1 yards per attempt at Auburn 7 62 1 35 2 10 0 8 • Had two receptions for 26 yards Community Cats • Ranked in the top 10 among SEC freshman leaders vs. Ole Miss 5 29 0 19 0 0 0 0 • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in the following categories: fifth in rushing (47.47), vs. Miss. St. DNP Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) ninth in all-purpose yards (50.7) and 10th in total at Tennessee DNP offense (47.4) and scoring (2.8) at Missouri DNP Personal • Rushed twice for 75 yards in UK's 45-13 win over vs. Georgia 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 6 • Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Louisville ... His 70-yard run in the second quarter • Son of Amber and Jerry Scalzo was a career-long and the longest by a Wildcat of vs. Vandy 3 20 0 15 1 9 0 9 • Has one sister, Jensen, who is a freshman on the the season at Alabama 9 26 0 8 1 0 0 0 Arkansas gymnastics team • Ran 15 times for a career-high 95 yards in the win at Florida 14 47 0 13 0 0 0 0 • Dad, Jerry, was a wide receiver at Clemson in 1993 over Vanderbilt vs. USC DNP • Major is pre-marketing 2018 - Freshman • Redshirt season vs. NC State 9 47 0 18 0 0 0 0 Nik Says • Saw action in two games vs. Louisville and Penn Totals 47 229 1 35 5 25 0 9 • He chose Kentucky because it felt like home the State and totaled four carries for 45 yards and a minute he stepped on campus score SMOKE'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Most people don't know he's a dare devil • Got his first collegiate carries at Louisville, rushing Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long • When he played football as a kid he pretended to four times for 45 yards, including a 37-yard scoring be Johnny Manziel dash vs. Toledo 7 78 1 40 0 0 0 0 • One word to describe him on the field is "leader" vs. EMU 11 92 1 32 0 0 0 0 • His sports hero is because he paved High School vs. Florida 16 81 0 16 1 -2 0 0 the way for smaller quarterbacks • A three-star recruit by all the major recruiting at Miss. State 10 25 1 12 0 0 0 0 services ... Ranked the 29th-best running back in at USC 2 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 SMITH'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS the nation by Rivals • Four-year starter for the Indians vs. Arkansas 11 45 0 25 0 0 0 0 Pass attempts:43, vs Buffalo, Dec 22, 2018 at Georgia 1 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 Pass completions:31, vs Buffalo, Dec 22, 2018 • Selected to play in the 31st annual Alabama- Pass yards: 320, vs Buffalo, Dec 22, 2018 Mississippi Football All-Star Classic vs. Missouri 3 8 1 4 0 0 0 0 Pass TDs: 4, vs Buffalo, Dec 22, 2018 • Helped Wetumpka advance to the 6A Alabama Long pass: 75, vs Louisiana, Nov 3, 2018 vs. Tennessee 8 58 1 22 0 0 0 0 Total offense plays:49, vs Buffalo, Dec 22, 2018 state championship game for the first time in the at Vanderbilt 15 95 1 21 1 28 0 28 (5 rush, 44 pass) school’s 115-year history Total offense yards:319 , vs Buffalo, Dec 22, 2018 (-1 rush, 320 pass) • Finished his senior season with 1,508 rushing yards vs. UT Martin 11 40 0 9 0 0 0 0 Rush attempts:11, twice, last at South Carolina, Sept 28, 2019 Rush yards: 60, at Nebraska, Sept 15, 2018 (4 carries) and 28 touchdowns vs. Louisville 2 75 0 70 0 0 0 0 Long rush: 63, vs Georgia State, Oct 4, 2018 • Earned Class 6A second-team All-State honors by vs. Va. Tech 4 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 Receptions: 1, vs. Georgia Southern, Nov 10, 2018 the Alabama Sports Writers Association Receiving yards: 11, vs. Georgia Southern, Nov 10, 2018 Totals 101 616 6 70 2 26 0 28 Long reception: 11, vs. Georgia Southern, Nov 10, 2018 • Chose UK over offers from South Carolina, Auburn, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Missouri, Florida and Virginia Tech

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SMOKE'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME High School SQUARE'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • A hard-hitting linebacker at powerhouse Cass Tech Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long • Rated a four-star player and No. 20 outside Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH at Louisville 4 45 1 37 0 0 0 0 linebacker nationally vs. Toledo* 11 1.5-6 1.5-4 0 0 0 1-3 0 vs. Penn State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Played both sides for head coach Thomas Wilcher vs. EMU* 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 4 45 1 37 0 0 0 0 • Had 94 tackles, two interceptions and forced four vs. Florida* 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 fumbles to help Cass Tech advance to the Division at Miss. State* 9 1.5-10 1.0-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 state semifinals as a senior SMOKE'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS at USC* 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 • Named first-team All-State by the Michigan High Rush attempts:16, vs Florida, Sept 14, 2019 School Football Coaches Association and the AP vs. Arkansas* 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Rush yards: 95, at Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 (15 carries) Long rush: 70, vs Louisville, Nov 30, 2019 • Played in the Offensive-Defense All-American Bowl at Georgia* 9 1.0-7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1, 6x, last at Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 Rushing TDs: in New Orleans, charting eight tackles vs. Missouri* 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Receptions:2, at Auburn, Sept 26, 2020 • Helped his team capture the Division I state Receiving yards: 28, at Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 vs. Tennessee* 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Long reception:28, at Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 title with a perfect 14-0 record in 2016, the first All-purpose yards: 123, at Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 undefeated season in program history at Vanderbilt* 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 • Won the 2014 and 2016 conference championship vs. UT Martin DNP (Injury) • Chose Kentucky after considering LSU, Michigan vs. Louisville* 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 State, Purdue, Wisconsin and Cincinnati vs. Virginia Tech* 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Personal Totals 69 4.0-23 1.5-13 1 1 0 1-3 3 • Born in Detroit, Michigan DEANDRE • Son of Florence Square and Tyrone and Miranda SQUARE'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME Square Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH SQUARE • Siblings are Brian Linley, Andrea Square, Pamela vs. Central Mich. 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 Square and Tyler Square LINEBACKER • Majoring in health promotion at Florida 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Murray State 2 0.5-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 DeAndre Says vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to 6-1 • 221 • Senior-3L vs. South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 be a coach or athletic trainer Detroit, Mich. (Cass Tech) • He chose UK because it was the best place for him at TAMU 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 to play and he loved the atmosphere and the fans vs. Vanderbilt 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 - Junior (Team Captain) • The person he admires most is his mom because at Missouri 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Has played in 36 career games with 22 starting she works so hard vs. Georgia 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 assignments, including 10 starts this season • Three words to describe him are quiet, shy, and at Tennessee 5 1.0-2 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 • Third on the team in total tackles with 60, second funny with four QBH vs. MTSU 2 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Also had 2.5 TFL, a pass breakup and a fumble at Louisville 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 9 0 SQUARE'S CAREER STATISTICS recovery vs. Penn State* 6 1.0-6 1.0-6 0 0 0 0 0 • Had a season-high nine tackles vs. Mississippi State Year Pos. G-GS Tkls. Sacks-Y TFL-Y FF/FR QBH Int. PBU Totals 35 3.5-10 1.0-6 1 1 0 0 3 • Had six tackles and shared a one-yard tackle for 2018 LB 13-0 35 1.0-6 3.5-10 1/0 3 0 1 loss at Florida ... His fumble recovery in the second 2019 LB 12-12 69 1.5-13 4.0-23 1/0 3 1-3 1 quarter on the UF 38 set up a UK touchdown drive SQUARE'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 2020 LB 11-10 60 0-0 2.5-4 0/1 4 0 1 ... It was the first recovery of his career Tackles: 11, vs Toledo, Aug 31, 2019 (7-4) • Elected one of 10 team captains Totals 36-22 164 2.5-19 10.0-37 2/1 10 1-3 3 Tackles for loss: 1.5, twice, last at Mississippi State (10 yards) Sacks: 1.0, last at Mississippi State (9 yards) Pass breakups: 1, 4x, last vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 2019 - Sophomore SQUARE'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Quarterback hurry: 2, at Missouri, Oct 24, 2020 • Started in 12 games Forced fumbles: 1, twice, last at Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH Fumble recovery: 1, at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 • Missed the UT Martin game due to injury Interceptions: 1, vs Toledo, Aug 31, 2019 at Auburn* 5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 • Second on the team in tackles with 69 • Also had 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, three QBHs, a PBU, an vs. Ole Miss* 7 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 interception and a forced fumble vs. Miss. State* 9 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 • Had a career-best 11 tackles and had his first at Tennessee* 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 career interception in his first career start vs. 18 at Missouri* 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Toledo in the season opener • First UK player with at least 10 tackles, a half sack, vs. Georgia* 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TFL and an interception since Josh Forrest vs. vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 CLEVAN Louisiana on Sept. 5, 2015 at Alabama* 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 THOMAS JR. at Florida* 6 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 2018 - Freshman vs. South Carolina* 4 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 WIDE RECEIVER • Played in all 13 games with one start vs. Penn State • Earned Freshman All-SEC honors by the league vs. NC State* 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 coaches after totaling 35 tackles, 3.5 TFL, three Totals 60 2.5-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 4 5-11 • 190 • Senior-2L QBHs, one PBU and one forced fumble Miami, Fla. (Charles W. Flanagan) • In his first collegiate start vs. Penn State in the VRBO Citrus Bowl, tied his career-high of six 2020 - Junior tackles, including a six-yard quarterback sack • Saw action in four games • Charted three tackles in his collegiate debut • Caught one pass for three yards vs. Ole Miss • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll

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2019 - r-Sophomore THOMAS' CAREER STATISTICS THOMAS' SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • Saw action in all 13 games, starting in seven straight Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long Att. Yds. TD Long Receptions:2, twice, last vs Arkansas, Oct 12, 2019 • Had 11 catches (tied for fourth on the team) for 99 Receiving yards: 51, vs. Murray State, Sept 15, 2018 (2 receptions) yards (fifth on the team) and a score 2017 WR 9-0 1 4 4.0 0 4 0 0 0 0 Receiving TDs: 1, vs Arkansas, Oct 12, 2019 40, twice, last vs Vanderbilt, Nov 16, 2019 • Had at least one catch in nine of the last 10 games 2018 WR 3-0 3 63 21.0 0 40 0 0 0 0 Long reception: Rush attempts:2, vs Missouri, Oct 26, 2019 • Caught two passes for 45 yards in the win over 2019 WR 13-7 11 99 9.0 1 40 3 -1 0 4 Rush yards: 4, vs Virginia Tech, Dec 31, 2019 Vanderbilt, including a 40-yarder that tied the Long rush: 4, vs Virginia Tech, Dec 31, 2019 2020 WR 4-1 1 3 3.0 0 3 0 0 0 0 longest reception of his career • Made his first collegiate start vs. Arkansas and Totals 29-8 16 169 10.6 1 40 3 -1 0 4 caught two passes for 10 yards and his first collegiate touchdown THOMAS' 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 33 Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long Att. Yds. TD Long at Auburn* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2018 - Sophomore TRAVIS • Redshirt season vs. Ole Miss 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 • Saw action in three games early at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TISDALE • Caught two passes for a career-high 51 yards vs. vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Murray State Totals 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 RUNNING BACK • Dean's List (Spring 2019) • SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll THOMAS' 2019 GAME-BY-GAME 5-9 • 180 • Sophomore-1L

2017 - Freshman Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long Att. Yds. TD Long Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes) • Saw action in eight games vs. Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • One of seven true freshmen to see action in the 2020 - r-Freshman vs. EMU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 opening game vs. Southern Miss and had his first • Saw action in seven games vs. Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 career catch for four yards • Totaled six carries for 21 yards • Graduated a semester early and enrolled at at Miss. State 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 • Also had three kick returns for 42 yards Kentucky in January of 2017 at South Carolina 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 • Recorded three carries for five yards at Alabama vs. Arkansas* 2 10 1 10 0 0 0 0 • Also had three carries for 16 yards in the win over High School Tennessee • Three-star recruit who ranked as one of the nation’s at Georgia* 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 top 100 receivers by every major scouting service vs. MIssouri* 1 9 0 9 2 -5 0 1 2019 - Freshman • Contributed at several positions for the District vs. Tennessee 1 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season 12-8A champions and regional semifinalist Falcons, at Vanderbilt* 2 45 0 40 0 0 0 0 • Played in two games (Vanderbilt and UT Martin) playing defensive back, wide receiver and tight end vs. UT Martin* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Rushed four times for 60 yards vs. UT Martin, • Named to the Broward Football 8A-6A Offense including a 53-yard run ... Also scored his first vs. Louisville* 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 First Team as a receiver collegiate touchdown on a one-yard run • Caught nine TD passes as a junior in helping vs. Virginia Tech* 1 5 0 5 1 4 0 4 • Saw his first collegiate action at Vanderbilt and had lead the Falcons win the 2015 Class 8A state Totals 11 99 1 40 3 -1 0 4 one carry championship • A three-year letter winner and starter for coach THOMAS' 2018 GAME-BY-GAME High School Stanford Samuels Jr. • A four-star recruit and one of the nation’s top-300 • Chose UK over Michigan, Louisville and Syracuse Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long players by ESPN vs. Central Mich. 1 12 0 12 • Ranked the nation’s No. 18 running back by ESPN Community Cats at Florida 0 0 0 0 and the No. 11 all-purpose back nationally by Rivals • Participated in the Read Across America event at vs. Murray State 2 51 0 40 • Rated as high as the No. 33 prospect in Georgia Fayette Mall (2017) • Region Player of the Year as a senior as he rushed Totals 3 63 0 40 for 1,903 yards and 21 touchdowns Personal • Led Lowndes HS to a 10-4 record and a berth in the • Born in Miami, Florida THOMAS' 2017 GAME-BY-GAME Class AAAAAAA (largest classification) state playoff • Son of Yera and Clevan Thomas Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long semifinals • Father, Clevan Thomas, was a defensive back at at Southern Miss 1 4 0 4 • Named to the 2018-19 Georgia Athletic Coaches Florida State from 1997-2000; Inducted into the Association Class 7A All-State team and the 2018 vs. EKU 0 0 0 0 AFL Hall of Fame in 2012 Atlanta Journal Constitution All-State team • Has two sisters, Infinity and Destiny at South Carolina 0 0 0 0 • Senior season was highlighted by 413 yards and • Graduated in May of 2020 with a degree in vs. Florida 0 0 0 0 six rushing touchdowns – both of which are school community and leadership development ... vs. E. Michigan 0 0 0 0 records – against crosstown rival Valdosta High Currently working on a master's degree in School vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 kinesiology and health promotion • Also a 1,000-yard rusher as a sophomore with at Miss. State 0 0 0 0 1,029 yards Clevan Says vs. Tennessee 0 0 0 0 • Set the LHS career record for rushing touchdowns • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to at Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 with 46, breaking Darriet Perry's previous career be in the FBI Totals 1 4 0 4 record of 40 • One word to describe him on the field is "physical" • Coached by Randy McPherson • If he had a hashtag to describe himself it would be • Chose Kentucky over Nebraska, Ole Miss and Penn #GodFirst State • His sports hero is his dad, who he grew up watching and learning from Personal • Most people don't know he can draw • Born in Andrews, South Carolina • Son of Emmanuel and Jeniker McBride

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• Dad serves in United States Air Force • Totaled a career-high six tackles in the win over NC • Siblings are Qusha Jackson, Emyriah McBride, and State in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Emya McBride 88 • Major is community and leadership development High School • Ranked the No. 3 Kentucky prospect and a top-20 KEATON Travis Says safety in the class of 2020 by 247sports • His nickname is "Tizzy" • Announced his decision during the U.S. Army All- UPSHAW • Three words to describe him are fun, quiet and American game in , Texas TIGHT END smooth • Named a U.S. Army All-American and first-team • His dream job is to be a little league football coach All-State member after totaling 88 total tackles (26 • The person he admires most is his mom because solo), four interceptions and two fumble recoveries she pushes him to be great during his senior season 6-6 • 250 • Junior-2L • The best advice he's ever received is "you can do • Named honorable mention for the 2019 Class Lima, Ohio (Lima Senior) or be whatever you want in life" of the Commonwealth by the Lexington Herald- Leader 2020 - Sophomore TISDALE'S CAREER STATISTICS • Four-year starter for head coach Mark Spader at Bowling Green High School • Saw action in all 11 games, with four starting Year G-GS Att. Yds. Avg. TD LG Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG • Also returned kicks assignments 2019 2-0 5 57 11.4 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 • His defensive prowess helped lead the Purples to a • Totaled 16 catches for 193 yards and three scores 2020 7-0 6 21 3.5 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 9-4 record and a semifinal appearance in the Class • Caught a career-high tying three passes for 28 yards, including a four-yard touchdown in the Totals 9-0 11 78 7.1 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 5A playoffs in 2019 • Also participated in track at BGHS second quarter at Florida • Chose UK over Alabama, Georgia and Texas A&M • Also caught three passes for 44 yards at Alabama, TISDALE'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Personal both were career highs Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long KR Yds. TD Long • Born in Bowling Green, Kentucky • Had a 21-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter vs. Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 13 • Son of Vito Tisdale and Erica Cherry • Siblings are Napoleon, Sydney, Blue, and Meadow • Had a 12-yard touchdown catch in the second at Tennessee 3 16 0 6 0 0 0 0 • Considering a major in agriculture quarter vs. Mississippi State at Missouri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Set up a GoFundMe page for roommate Chris Oats vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Vito Says who is battling a serious medical condition, to help at Alabama 3 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 • He chose Kentucky because it's home Oats' family with medical bills - www.22oatsstrong.com at Florida 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Three words to describe him are chill, calm, and sweet vs. USC 0 0 0 0 2 29 0 22 • One word to describe him on the field is 2019 - r-Freshman Totals 6 21 0 6 3 42 0 22 "dangerous" • Saw action in all 13 games with two starts (South • If he could eat one thing for the rest of his life he Carolina and Tennessee) TISDALE'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME would eat tacos • Made his first collegiate start at South Carolina and • His sports hero is Sean Taylor totaled seven catches for 78 yards and a score Opponent Att. Yds. TD Long Rec. Yds. TD Long • Got his first collegiate touchdown with a 13-yard at Vandy 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 catch in the third quarter vs. Florida TISDALE'S CAREER STATISTICS vs. UT Martin 4 60 1 53 0 0 0 0 • Charted his first collegiate pass receptions vs. Year Pos. G-GS Tkls. Sacks-Y TFL-Y FF/FR QBH Int. PBU Totals 5 57 1 53 11 67 0 13 Toledo with two catches for 19 yards 2020 S 10-0 20 0-0 0.5-1 0/0 0 0 0 • Critical blocker for UK's impressive run game which ranked fourth nationally with 278.8 yards per game TISDALE'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS Totals 10-0 20 0-0 0.5-1 0/0 0 0 0 Rush attempts:5, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 2018 - Freshman Rush yards: 60 vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 TISDALE'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME Long rush: 53, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 • Redshirt season Rushing TDs: 1, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH All-purpose yards: 60, vs UT Martin, Nov 23, 2019 High School Kick returns: 3, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 at Auburn DNP • A three-star tight end in most of the major Kick return yards: 42, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Long return: 22, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 recruiting services vs. Miss. State 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Rated as the 25th-best tight end in the 2018 class at Tennessee 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • A three-year starter who earned first-team All- at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Northwest Ohio District and second-team All-State vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 honors by Three Rivers Athletic Conference after totaling 786 receiving yards on 46 catches with 7 vs. Vanderbilt 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 four touchdowns as a senior at Alabama 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Also was a third-team Division II Ohio Prep VITO at Florida 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Sportswriters Association (OPSWA) All-Ohio vs. South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 selection TISDALE vs. NC State 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Caught 48 passes for 758 yards and four touchdowns as a junior, earning him a spot on the SAFETY Totals 20 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Northwest Ohio and TRAC first team • Also named second-team All-Ohio TISDALE'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 6-1 • 188 • Sophomore-1L • Coached by Andre Griffin Tackles: 6, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 (3-3) • Also an excellent basketball player, lettering three Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green) Tackles for loss: 0.5, at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 seasons as a power forward • Lettered one season in track & field, participating 2020 - Freshman in the 4x400, 4x200 and the high jump • Had 20 tackles, and 0.5 TFL in 10 games played

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• Picked Kentucky over offers from Louisville, West UPSHAW'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS • The person he admires the most is his mom Virginia, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Auburn because she pushes him to reach his goals Receptions:3, twice, last at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 Receiving yards: 44, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 (3 receptions) • Three words to describe him are athlete, Personal Receiving TDs: 1, 4x, last at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 respectful, and funny • Born in Lima, Ohio Long reception:23, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 • Son of Jessica Kahle VALENTINE'S CAREER STATISTICS • Siblings are Aaron Godsey, Kearre Upshaw, and Teysha Upshaw Year Pos. G-GS Tkls. Sacks-Y TFL-Y FF/FR QBH Int. PBU • Major is community and leadership development 2020 DB 10-1 10 0-0 0-0 1/0 0 0 1 14 Totals 10-1 10 0-0 0-0 1/0 0 0 1 Keaton Says • His nickname is "Keat" VALENTINE'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME • His hidden talent is bowling CARRINGTON • The most influential person in his life is his mother Opponent Tkls. TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF FR Int. QBH because she pushes him everyday VALENTINE at Auburn 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 be a personal trainer DEFENSIVE BACK vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Three words to describe him are funny, chill and at Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 hardworking 6-0 • 188 • Sophomore-1L Cincinnati, Ohio (Moeller) at Missouri DNP UPSHAW'S CAREER STATISTICS vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long 2020 - Freshman at Alabama 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 TE 13-2 7 78 11.1 1 19 • Saw action in 10 games with one starting at Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 TE 11-4 16 198 12.4 3 23 assignment vs. NC State in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl vs. South Carolina 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 24-6 23 276 12.0 4 23 • Totaled 10 tackles, a PBU and a forced fumble vs. NC State 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 • Made a career-best six tackles and caused a UPSHAW'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME fumble in the win over NC State Totals 10 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long • Got his first career PBU in the win at Tennessee and his first tackle in the win over Vanderbilt VALETINE'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS at Auburn 0 0 0 0 • Dean's List (Fall 2020) Tackles: 6, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 (6-0) vs. Ole Miss 1 5 0 5 Pass breakup: 1, at Tennessee, Oct 17, 2020 vs. Mississippi State 1 12 1 12 High School Forced fumble: 1, vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 at Tennesse 2 22 0 18 • One of nation’s top-100 cornerbacks as rated by at Missouri* 0 0 0 0 Rivals.com, 247sports.com and ESPN • Rated as high as No. 23 in the state of Ohio by vs. Georgia 1 10 0 10 Rivals vs. Vanderbilt 2 41 1 21 • A versatile athlete, he began his career as a wide 48 at Alabama* 3 44 0 17 receiver before moving to cornerback as a junior at Florida* 3 28 1 13 • Named first-team All-Southwest Ohio as a senior by area coaches JACK vs. South Carolina 1 11 0 11 • Made 32 tackles, had five pass breakups and vs. NC State 2 25 0 23 blocked two kicks VARGA Totals 16 198 3 23 • Speed showed on his kickoff returns, averaging FULLBACK 31.7 per runback, including two for touchdowns UPSHAW'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Played at Moeller High School for Coach Todd Naumann, John Rodenberg, and Doug Rosfeld Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long 5-11 • 235 • Junior-SQ • Also an outstanding basketball player, winning a Louisville, Ky. (St. Xavier) vs. Toledo 2 19 0 17 state championship in 2019 vs. EMU 2 19 0 10 • Fielded many offers, narrowing his choices to 2020 - Sophomore vs. Florida 1 13 1 13 Kentucky, Michigan State and Pittsburgh before tabbing the Wildcats • Saw his first collegiate action vs. Vanderbilt at Miss. State 1 19 0 19 • Practiced with the team at South Carolina* 0 0 0 0 Personal • Dean's List (Fall 2020) vs. Arkansas 0 0 0 0 • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll at Georgia 0 0 0 0 • Son of Ericka and Jerry Valentine 2019 - Freshman vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 • Siblings are Shala, Jerry, and Jerrick • Sister, Shala, played basketball at UMass Lowell • Practiced with the team vs. Tennessee* 0 0 0 0 and brother, Jerrick, played soccer at Bellermine • Dean's List (Fall 2019) at Vanderbilt 1 8 0 8 • Considering a major in agriculture vs. UT Martin 0 0 0 0 High School • Played three different positions during his prep vs. Louisville 0 0 0 0 Carrington Says career, including offensive lineman as a freshman, vs. Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 • His nickname is "Carri" • He chose Kentucky because he wanted to be fullback during his sophomore and junior seasons Totals 7 78 1 19 developed and defensive lineman as a senior • One thing most people don't know about him is • Three-year letter winner and two-year starter for before coming to UK, he only played the defensive head coach Will Wolford and Kevin Wallace back position for one year • Helped lead the Tigers to three straight district championship titles • Averaged 4.0 tackles per game as a senior

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• Earned the Grey Horton Award for character as a Graham Says • Named second-team All-Conference defense by senior at St. Xavier • His nickname is "Tilo" the WCAC • Also a two-year letter winner on the lacrosse team • He chose Kentucky because it's in his hometown, • Coached by Bill Milloy • Excellent in the classroom, earning a spot on the has excellent academic programs, and he loves the • Chose UK over offers from Baylor, Temple and Old Principal's List as a senior ... Also won the Optimist football program and coaching staff Dominion Essay Award • After football his dream job is to be a financial • High school teammate of fellow 2017 signee Josh • Active in community service for St. Xavier, advisor Paschal volunteering to give blood five times • One thing most people don't know about him is • Chose UK over Centre College that he has broken both collarbones Community Cats • Three words to describe him are amiable, • Volunteered at Kentucky Children's Hospital (2020) Personal considerate, and hardworking • Volunteered at Deep Springs Elementary • Born in Louisville, Kentucky • Son of John and Tracy Varga Personal • Comes from a tennis family as dad, John, uncle • Name pronounced “Naasir (nah-SEAR)” Andrew Varga, uncle Paul Varga and aunt, Julie • Born in Bowie, Maryland Hale, all played tennis at UK 66 • Son of Michelle Owens and Kevin Watkins • Considering a major in business • Siblings are Taajwar and Aubrey • Father, Kevin, played football at Norfolk State, Jack Says NAASIR while an uncle, Bryan Watkins, played at Pitt and • His nickname is "Meat" WATKINS another uncle, Randal Henry, played at Navy • He chose Kentucky because it is his dream school • On track to graduate in December of 2021 with a • Besides playing football, he's also good at golf and degree in economics OFFENSIVE TACKLE magic • If he could create a holiday he would call it Naasir Says "National Family Day" and no one would have 6-5 • 300 • Senior-3L • His nickname is "Nas" obligations except to be with family Laurel, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel) • He chose Kentucky because of the hospitality and • The person he admires most is his dad because of the competition his work ethic in everything he does • Most people don't know his middle name is 2020 - Junior Aakbar • Saw action in only one game (Tennessee) this • One word to describe him on the field is "smooth" season due to a knee injury • The best advice he's ever received is "Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the 2019 - Sophomore 97 stars." • Saw action in all 13 games • Valuable reserve who was the backup for both the GRAHAM left and right tackle positions all season • Had 12 knockdown blocks and allowed only one WALD quarterback sack 13 • Helped UK set single-season school records with KICKER 3,624 rushing yards, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 6.3 yards per carry J.J. 6-0 • 176 • Sophomore-SQ 2018 - r-Freshman WEAVER Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay) • Saw action in 11 games and earned his first career start at left tackle in the season opener vs. Central OUTSIDE LINEBACKER 2020 - Freshman Michigan • Practiced with the team • Missed the Texas A&M game with injury 6-5 • 231 • Sophomore-1L High School 2017 - Freshman Louisville, Ky. (Moore Traditional) • Three-year starting kicker at Henry Clay High • Redshirt season School for head coach Sam Simpson • Three-time first-team All-City kicker (2017-19) High School 2020 - r-Freshman • Named first-team All-State in 2018 by the Courier- • A three-star offensive line prospect by all four • All-SEC Freshman Team (Coaches) Journal major recruiting services • Suffered a torn ACL in his right knee at Florida • Earned special teams Player of the Year at Henry • Played tackle and tight end in high school as he (11/28) and missed the final two games of the Clay and was a second-team kickoff All-American possessed an uncommon level of athleticism for a season in 2017 high school lineman • In nine games, had 33 tackles, 6.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, • As a junior, led the state with nine made field goals • Ranked as the No. 19 recruit in the state of two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup on 11 attempts, with his longest being from 36 Maryland and the No. 92 overall offensive tackle in • Totaled a career-high tying six tackles in his first yards ... Converted 27 of 30 extra-point attempts his class according to 247 Sports collegiate start at Florida • Also served as the Blue Devils’ punter (34.7-yard • ESPN.com lists Watkins as 94th-best offensive • Earned SEC Freshman of the Week aftter totaling average) and had 23 touchbacks on 49 kickoffs tackle in the nation a career-high six tackles in Kentucky’s 34-7 win at • Also a member of the soccer team • ESPN.com’s scouting report says, “Watkins is No. 18/17-ranked Tennessee ... Made two tackles • An excellent student with a 4.2 weighted GPA a prospect with some raw ability and upside. for loss, totaling -8 yards ... Had a three-yard TFL • Chose Kentucky over Louisville Good height and bulk with a frame and build that in the third quarter, helping force a punt that can still be reworked some to carry and better preceded a UK touchdown drive on the ensuing Personal maximize more mass. Displays good strength possession • Born in Lexington, Kentucky though room to improve and while good sized he • FWAA Freshman All-America Team Watch List • Son of Darrin and Anne Wald; Julia and Brian Hunt still looks to have youthful type build” • Siblings are Laine and Grace • Second-team All-Sentinel by The Sentinel 2019 - Freshman • Major is pre-finance • Redshirt season

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• Saw action in three games (Missouri, Vanderbilt WEAVER'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME 20th in rushing yards with 6,204 ... Also had 161 and Louisville) career tackles as a linebacker • Had six tackles, two PBUs and a quarterback hurry Opponent Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PBU QBH • As a senior in 2017, compiled 1,747 yards rushing • Totaled five tackles, along with a tackle for loss and at Auburn 1 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 with 31 rushing touchdowns, helping LCA go 11-2 a QBH in the win over Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss 1 0.5-1 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 • 2017 Lexington Player of the Year and "Class of the • Made his collegiate debut vs. Missouri and totaled vs. Miss. State 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Commonwealth by the Lexington Herald-Leader a tackle and a PBU • Named one of the Commonwealth's top 36 players at Tennessee 6 2.0-8 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 in 2017 by BluegrassPreps.com High School at Missouri 4 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Earned offensive MVP in the Best of the Bluegrass • One of the nation’s best linebacker prospects, vs. Georgia 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 game vs. Louisville ranking as the 213th best player in the nation vs. Vanderbilt 4 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 • Three-time All-State and four-time All-City according to Rivals selection by the Herald-Leader at Alabama 3 1.0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • The site also has Weaver as the 14th best player • Also a three-year letter winner as a sprinter on the in the class at his position and the fourth-best at Florida* 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 track team ... Helped LCA win the 2016-17 Class A prospect in the state of Kentucky vs. USC DNP Track championship • Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and vs. NC State DNP • Finished second in the state in the 100-meters 247sports Totals 33 6.5-14 0.5-1 0 0 0 1 2 • Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes • Recorded 70 tackles, 10 sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery as a senior Personal • His strong performance helped Moore win 11 WEAVER'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME • Born in Lexington, Kentucky games and advance to the quarterfinals of the Opponent Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PBU QBH • Son of Dwayne and Tracy Wheatley state championships vs. Missouri 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 • Has two brothers, Dalton and Dustin • Also played tight end in high school and caught at Vanderbilt 5 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 • Major is agricultural economics six passes for 102 yards and three touchdowns in 2018 vs. Louisville 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Dillon Says • Was named to the 2018 Lexington Herald-Leader Totals 6 1.0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 1 • He chose to play football at Kentucky because his Class of the Commonwealth dad is a Kentucky alumnus and it was his favorite • An all-state honoree WEAVER'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS school growing up • Coached by Carlo Stallings Tackles: 6, twice, last at Florida, Nov 28, 2020 (3-3) • After football, his dream job is to be in an engineer • Chose Kentucky over Louisville, Miami and Purdue Sacks: 0.5, vs Ole Miss, Oct 3, 2020 • Three words to describe him are humble, driven, Tackles for loss: 2.0, at Tennessee, Oct 17, 2020 (2.0-8) and hard-nosed Personal Pass breakups: 1, 3x, last vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 Quarterback hurry: 1, 3x, last vs Vanderbilt, Nov 14, 2020 • Best advice he's ever received is from his high • Born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida school football coach, Ethan Atchley, "no one • Son of Stacey Sherrell cares" aka, "no excuses" • Brothers are Terrance Weaver and Bruce Sherrell • Hobbies include fishing, hunting, and riding four- • Born with six fingers on his right hand wheelers • Considering a major in agriculture 39 J.J. Says DILLON • He chose Kentucky because it felt like home WHEATLEY • One word to describe him on the field is "motor" 27 • After football, his dream job is to be a football FULLBACK coach • One sentence to describe Coach Stoops is "he's a JOEL father figure more than a coach" WILLIAMS • The best advice he's ever received is "just be 6-1 • 201 • Senior-SQ yourself" Richmond, Ky. (Pikeville/Lexington Christian) DEFENSIVE BACK

WEAVER'S CAREER STATISTICS 2020 - Junior 6-1 • 213 • Sophomore-1L Year Pos. G-GS Tkls TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF/FR PBU QBH INT • Practiced with the team Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy) 2019 OLB 3-0 6 1.0-1 0-0 0/0 2 1 0 • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2020 OLB 9-0 33 6.5-14 0.5-1 0/0 1 2 0 2019 - Sophomore 2020 - Freshman Totals 12-0 39 7.5-15 0.5-1 0/0 3 3 0 • Practiced with the team • Mid-year enrollee • Transferred to Kentucky after playing one season at • Played in nine games and had three tackles Pikeville College in Pikeville, Kentucky • Charted his first career tackle in the win over Tennessee 2018 - Freshman (Pikeville) • As a running back, played in eight games and had High School 23 carries for 142 yards and three scores • Four-star recruit by all of the major recruiting services High School • Ranked as the No. 26 safety nationally by Rivals • A four-year letter winner at Lexington Christian • Ability to play both sides of the ball, as he spent Academy for head coach Ethan Atchley time at wide receiver in high school and totaled • Was part of the first team in school history that 988 receiving yards went undefeated in the regular season (2016) and • Had five interceptions and helped lead the was part of three straight region finalists Chargers to an 13-2 record and an appearance in • Had a fantastic prep career statistically, finishing the 3A playoffs as a senior sixth all-time in KHSAA history with 107 career TDs, • Earned first-team All-State, All-Metro and All- (101 rushing), 11th in points scored with 614 and District

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• Had 10 TD catches, 35 tackles, 13 pass break-ups • He chose to play football at Kentucky because it's a and three interceptions as a junior family environment • Three-year starter for coach Landry Williams 60 • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to • Ran the 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter and 4x400- be in sports management meter relays, and competed in the high jump as a QUINTIN • Most people would be surprised to know he didn't junior on the track and field team start playing football until his freshman year of • Picked Kentucky over Alabama, Auburn, LSU, WILSON high school Florida, and Georgia • One word to describe him on the field is "smart" CENTER Community Cats • Volunteered at LexCity Church (2020) 6-1 • 296 • Junior-2L Personal Cincinnati, Ohio (Turpin) 15 • Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana • Son of Tangi and Joseph Williams • Siblings are Italy Hayes, Avril Holmes, Megan 2020 - Sophomore JORDAN Justine, Ariel Williams, Jeremy Williams, Joseph • Played in five games WRIGHT Williams Jr., and Joshua Williams • Saw his first action of the season vs. Vanderbilt and also saw action at Alabama, at Florida, vs. South • Dad, Joseph, was a tight end at Grambling State OUTSIDE LINEBACKER from 1983-86 and went on to play with the Carolina and vs. NC State Pittsburgh Steelers for two seasons • Dean's List (Fall 2020) • Considering a major in communication/ • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 6-5 • 225 • Senior-3L information Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Dillard) 2019 - r-Freshman Joel Says • Saw action in five games 2020 - Junior • His nickname is "Joe" • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll • Named SEC Defensive Player of the Week for win • He chose Kentucky because it is the best school • Dean's List (Fall 2019) over Mississippi State and the people care • Has played in 33 career games, including all 11 • One thing people may not know about him is that 2018 - Freshman games in 2020 ... Has five career starts he never quits • Redshirt season • Totaled 45 tackles, 5.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, four PBUs, • When he played football as a kid, he pretended to • Dean's List (Fall 2018) two QBHs, three forced fumbles, two fumble be Troy Polamalu • Dean's List (Spring 2019) recoveries and an interception this season • The thing he looks forward to the most this season • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll • Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll is taking over as a freshman • Played in one game vs. Louisville • Had five tackles, including a 12-yard sack, and High School caused a fumble in the win over NC State in the WILLIAMS' CAREER STATISTICS • Considered one of the top OL prospects in Ohio TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Year Pos. G-GS Tkls TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF/FR PBU QBH INT • Rated as the nation’s No. 5 center by Rivals and • Made four tackles, caused a fumble, recovered two fumbles, had two pass breakups and a quarterback 2020 CB 9-0 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 No. 9 center by 247sports in the Class of 2018 • A three-star prospect by all the major recruiting hurry in Kentucky’s 41-18 win over South Carolina Totals 9-0 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 services ... His two turnover plays helped produce • Played three seasons at Walnut Hills High School 10 Kentucky points ... In the first quarter, he WILLIAMS' 2020 GAME-BY-GAME before transferring to Turpin his senior season snatched the ball away from a Gamecock receiver Opponent Tkls. TFL-Yds. Sacks-Yds. FF FR Int. PBU QBH • Earned first-team Division II OPSWA All-Ohio and returned it four yards, setting up the first touchdown of the game ... Recovered a fumble in at Auburn 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 honors in 2017 • Coached by Kent McCullough at Turpin the second quarter, setting up a field goal vs. Ole Miss 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Excelled in the classroom, graduating cum laude • Recorded a career-high seven tackles vs. Georgia vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 and as a Ohio All-Academic First Team member • Was a key part of the Kentucky defense that at Tennessee 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Chose Kentucky over offers from Virginia, Boston held Mississippi State without an offensive score in UK’s 24-2 win ... Game totals featured a pass at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 College, Cincinnati, Minnesota and Duke interception returned for a touchdown; career- vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Community Cats high tying six tackles; career-best two tackles for vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Volunteered at Deep Springs Elementary (2020) loss (-9 yards), including a quarterback sack; and a at Alabama 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 pass breakup at Florida 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal 2019 - Sophomore vs. South Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio • Son of Terri and Lloyd Johnson • Played in all 13 games Totals 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 • Has one sister, Calais Pitman • Totaled 27 tackles, 6.0 TFL (tied for third on the • Graduated in December of 2020 with a degree team), 3.0 sacks (fourth on the team), team-high WILLIAMS' SINGLE-GAME HIGHS in management ... Completed his bachelor’s tying two fumble recoveries one which resulted in Tackles: 2, at Alabama, Nov 21, 2020 degree in two and one-half years with the help of a touchdown, one forced fumble, one PBU and a advanced placement credits earned in high school quarterback hurry ... Currently working on a minor in international • Put the icing on the cake in the win over Virginia business with plans to start his MBA in the summer Tech in the Belk Bowl with a 28-yard fumble return • One of three representatives for UK football on the for a TD on the game’s final play ... Also had three Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) tackles, including one for loss, and a pass breakup • Totaled a career-best six tackles and a tackle for Quintin Says loss in the season opener vs. Toledo • His nickname is "Q" 2018 - r-Freshman • Saw action in nine games, totaling four tackles

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• Charted a career-high three tackles vs. Murray WRIGHT'S 2020 GAME-BY-GAME State, along with a pass breakup and QBH • Also had a QBH in the win over Vanderbilt Opponent Tackles Sacks-Y TFL-Y FF/FR PBU Int. QBH 71 at Auburn 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 1 2017 - Freshman vs. Ole Miss 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 JOHN • Redshirt season vs. Miss. St. 6 1.0-4 2.0-9 0/0 1 1-8 0 High School at UT* 3 1.0-9 1.0-9 0/0 0 0 0 YOUNG • Dual-sport standout in football and basketball at Missouri* 4 0-0 1.0-4 0/0 0 0 0 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN • A three-star football recruit vs. Georgia* 7 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Rivals ranked him as the 25th-best defensive vs. Vandy* 6 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 end and the 80th-best prospect in Florida, while at Alabama* 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 0 6-6 • 296 • Freshman-RS 247Sports had him as the No. 28 weakside Louisville, Ky. (Christian Academy) defensive end in the country and the No. 67 player at Florida 4 0.5-5 0.5-5 1/0 0 0 0 in the state of Florida vs. USC 4 0-0 0-0 1/2 2 0 1 2020 - Freshman • The 46th-best DE in the class of 2017 by ESPN vs. NC State 5 1.0-12 1.0-12 1/0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season • Coached by Lorenzo Davis Totals 45 3.5-30 5.5-39 3/2 4 1-8 2 • Compiled 25 sacks as a senior • Dean's List (Fall 2020) • Doubled as a tight end in the red zone, catching • Mid-year enrollee six touchdowns, including a critical score against WRIGHT'S 2019 GAME-BY-GAME High School Boynton Beach in the District 15-6A three-team Opponent Tackles Sacks-Y TFL-Y FF/FR PBU Int. QBH • Four-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals tiebreaker to lead Dillard to the district title vs. Toledo 6 0-0 1.0-3 0/0 0 0 0 Sun Sentinel's • Rated the No. 14 OT in the nation by Rivals • Earned All-Broward first-team vs. EMU 2 1.0-13 1.0-13 0/0 0 0 1 defensive honors • Ranked the No. 4 player in Kentucky • As a shooting guard, was a back-to-back preseason vs. Florida 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Coached by Stefan Lefors Fab Five selection and was an All-County pick at Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Helped lead Christian Academy to a 7-5 record in • Led the Panthers’ hoops team to a Class 6A state at USC 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 2019 and an appearance in the Class 3-A District Four final title as a junior vs. Arkansas 2 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Named Mr. Dillard High School • A consensus first-team All-State member at Georgia 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Chose Kentucky over Miami, Arkansas and Florida • Named 2019 Class of the Commonwealth HM by vs. Missouri 2 1.0-8 1.0-8 1/1 0 0 0 the Lexington Herald-Leader Personal vs. Tennessee 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Earned second-team All-State by the Associated Press after the 2018 season • Born in Lauderhill, Florida at Vanderbilt 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Picked Kentucky over Auburn, Georgia, Florida • Son of Wanda Burns-Wright and Louis Wright vs. UT Martin 3 1.0-4 1.0-4 0/0 0 0 0 • Has one sister, Kayla State, Louisville and others • Comes from an athletic family as older sister, Kayla, vs. Louisville 5 0-0 1.0-1 0/0 0 0 0 • Also a four-year letter winner in track and field, played basketball at Nova Southeastern, while vs. Va. Tech 3 0-0 1.0-4 0/1* 1 0 0 earning All-State honors in the shot put cousin, RaiQuan Gray, currently plays basketball at Totals 27 3.0-25 6.0-33 1/2 1 0 1 Florida State, and another cousin, Kenneth Ruff, was Community Cats • Volunteered at LexCity Church (2020) a defensive lineman at Syracuse WRIGHT'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME • Majoring in community and leadership • Volunteered to pack food for God's Pantry (2020) development Opponent Tackles Sacks TFL-Y FR/FC PBU Int. QBH • Participated in the Fellowship of Christian Athlete's vs. Murray State 3 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 1 Men's Conference at Southland Christian (2020) Jordan Says vs. Miss. State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 Personal • His nickname is "Jay Dub" vs. South Carolina 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • He chose Kentucky because it was a perfect fit for • Born in Louisville, Kentucky at TAMU 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 himself and his family, and it felt like home • Son of Jill and Lawrence Young • His sports heroes are his parents because they vs. Vanderbilt 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 1 • Has one sister, Sarah push him to be the best he can be at Missouri 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • Major is pre-management • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a vs. Georgia 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 sports trainer John Says at Louisville 1 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 • One word to describe him on the field is "beast" • He chose Kentucky because it was his favorite vs. Penn State 0 0-0 0-0 0/0 0 0 0 school growing up Totals 4 0-0 0-0 0/0 1 0 2 • His dream job is to own a sandwich shop WRIGHT'S CAREER STATISTICS • His hidden talent is sewing Year Pos. G-GS Tackles TFL-Y Sacks-Y PBU FF/FR QBH • When he played football as a kid, he pretended to WRIGHT'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS 2018 LB 9-0 4 0-0 0-0 1 0/0 2 be Marshawn Lynch Tackles: 7, vs Georgia, Oct 31, 2020 • The best advice he's ever received is "pride comes 2019 LB 13-0 27 6.0-33 3.0-25 1 1/2 1 Sacks: 1.0, 6x, last vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 (12) Tackles for loss: 2.0, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 before the fall" 2020 LB 11-5 45 5.5-39 3.5-30 4 3/2 2 Pass breakups: 2, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 Totals 33-5 76 11.5-72 6.5-55 6 4/4 5 Quarterback hurry: 1, 5x, last vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 Forced fumbles: 1, 4x, last last vs NC State, Jan 2, 2021 Fumble recovery: 2, vs South Carolina, Dec 5, 2020 Fumble return for a touchdown: 1, vs Virginia Tech, Dec 31, 2019 Interceptions: 1, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020 Interceptin return for touchdown: 1, vs Mississippi State, Oct 10, 2020

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Jager Says • His nickname is "Moose" 93 62 • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to own his own restaurant • One word to describe him on the field is WILSON JAGER "aggressive" • The person he most admires is his dad because he BERRY BURTON made him a man • He chose Kentucky because it was home and he PUNTER OFFENSIVE LINE wanted to help continue building this program

6-4 • 193 • Freshman-HS 6-4 • 280 • Freshman-HS Maribyrnong, Australia (Maribyrnong College) Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) 55 High School / Australian Rules Football High School • Following in the footsteps of UK’s two previous • A four-star offensive lineman who was rated as one Aussie punters – Matt Panton (2017) and Max of the nation’s top-10 offensive guard prospects by JUSTICE Duffy (2018-20), the 2019 Ray Guy Award winner 247, Rivals and ESPN as the nation’s best punter • The No. 1 prospect in Kentucky by Rivals and DINGLE II • Comes to UK from the auspices of ProKick Australia 247sports • 247sports rated him as the No. 3 player out • The No. 66 national prospect by 247sports and No. OUTSIDE LINEBACKER of Australia and the No. 7 punter in the 2020 200 nationally by Rivals recruiting class • An all-around talent known for his combination 6-3 • 262 • Junior-Tr • Coached by Nathan Chapman and John Smith at of athleticism, footwork, playing intensity and Bowling Green, Ky. (Georgia Tech/ ProKick notable strength for a high school player Bowling Green HS) • Following high school, played three years of • Winner of the 2020 Paul Hornung Award, chosen Australian rules football for Essendon’s team in the by the Louisville Quarterback Club, as the top Victorian Football League high school player in Kentucky ... Only the third • Will have to sit out the 2021 season due to NCAA • Prior to footy, attended Maribyrnong College, offensive lineman to win the award transfer rules but could become eligible pending previously known as Maribyrnong High School, • Selected to the prestigious All-American Bowl, held adoption of the NCAA transfer legislation or that specializes in sports annually in San Antonio, Texas extension of the blanket waiver • A four-year letter winner and three-year starter for • Due to COVID-19, every student-athlete was Personal head coach Brian Landis and Nathan McPeek granted an extra year of eligibility, therefore, he • Born in Ballarat, Victoria • A two-way player who played both offensive tackle will have three seasons of eligibility remaining • Son of Jason and Louise Berry and defensive end • Transferred to Kentucky after three seasons at • Siblings are Jordan, Lachlan, and Oscar • Helped Frederick Douglass finish 7-2 as a senior, Georgia Tech, seeing action in 19 games with eight • Older brother, Jordan, played football at Eastern reaching the Class 5A state semifinals tackles, three forced fumbles and a tackle for loss Kentucky and is currently the starting punter for • Anchored a line that helped the Broncos average the Pittsburgh Steelers 38.7 points and 323 yards per game 2020 - Sophomore (Georgia Tech) • Majoring in kinesiology • As a defensive lineman, had a 33-yard interception • Played in four games, recording one tackle • Currently 22 years old, will be 23 in June return for a touchdown against Ballard • While playing footy, held down a part-time job at • Named first-team all-state by The Associated Press, 2019 - r-Freshman (Georgia Tech) Grill'd, a restaurant known for preparing healthy Louisville Courier-Journal and Kentucky Sports Radio • Made 11 appearances, including his first college hamburgers ... Started as a waiter before being • Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of start at defensive end in the home opener against promoted to the kitchen as a cook and then as an the Commonwealth” list of the top seniors in KY South Florida (Sept. 7) assistant manager • Named a finalist for the 2020 Sports Illustrated • The Yellow Jackets’ top ball hawk, led the team All-America team with three fumble recoveries Wilson Says • As a junior, helped lead the Broncos to a 14-1 • Also finished with six tackles (five solo) on the • His nickname is "Bangers" record and state runner-up position in Class season, including an 8-yard sack • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a AAAAA physical therapist • Earned a spot on the Courier Journal's All-State 2018 - Freshman (Georgia Tech) • One word to describe him on the field is "silky" First Team in 2019 as well • Redshirted as a true freshman but saw action in • To calm butterflies before a game he watches Max • In his four-year prep career, Fredrick Douglass four games, vs. Alcorn State (Sept. 1), at USF (Sept. Duffy highlights totaled a 44-6 overall record 8), at Pitt (Sept. 15) and vs. Clemson (Sept. 22) and • The best advice he's ever received is "life's • Chose Kentucky over Alabama, Clemson, Ohio recorded one tackle at USF uncertain, eat dessert first" State and Oregon • One of 13 true freshmen in 2018 to see game • Was an academic honor roll student action for the Yellow Jackets • Also lettered one season as a midfielder in lacrosse High School Personal • Rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals coming out • Born in Lexington, Kentucky of high school • Son of Teresa and Jeff Burton • No. 2-ranked player in his class in the state of • Has one brother, Drayden Burton Kentucky and the No. 18-ranked inside linebacker • Dad, Jeff, played football at Morehead State in the nation, according to Rivals • Major is undeclared • Listed as the nation’s No. 16-ranked inside • Named pronounced same as “jagger” linebacker by ESPN • Two-time all-state honoree

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• Two-time first-team all-district selection High School • Nominated for Army All-America Game, Dick • A four-star linebacker who came out of traditional Butkus Award (national high school Linebacker of powerhouse Cardinal Mooney High School in 31 the Year) and Kentucky’s Mr. Football award as a Youngstown, Ohio senior • Ranked among the best players in Ohio by • Selected to participate in Kentucky/Tennessee 247Sports (No. 9), Rivals.com (No. 15) and ESPN. MAXWELL Border Bowl, Kentucky Best of Bluegrass all-star com (No. 19) game and Army All-American Combine • Also listed as one of the top overall prospects in HAIRSTON • Helped lead Bowling Green to state championship the nation by 247Sports (No. 280) and one of the DEFENSIVE BACK as a junior in 2016 top overall prospects in the Midwest (No. 51) by • Two-time team captain ESPN.com • Honor roll student • Three-year starter for head coach P.J. Fecko • Coached by Kevin Wallace • Cardinals’ leading tackler as a junior and senior 6-1 • 165 • Freshman-HS • Played first two prep seasons at Oakland H.S. in • Totaled 98 tackles, 16.0 TFL and three sacks in West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) Murfreesboro, Tenn. (coached by Kevin Creasy and 2018 as a senior Tommy McDaniel) • Named to the 2018 Ohio Prep Sportswriters High School • Helped lead Oakland to a pair of district Association All-State Third Team in Division IV championships as a freshman and sophomore • Two-time Ohio All-Northeast Inland District First- • Rated a three-star prospect by 247sports (2014 and 2015) Team selection • Ranked the No. 19 prospect in Michigan and No. • Also lettered in track and field and basketball • Named to the Butkus Award preseason watch list 65 cornerback nationally by 247sports as one of the top 50 linebackers in the country • A two-way player at defensive back and wide Personal • Landed a spot on the WKBN Big 22 list receiver for head coach Ron Bellamy at West • Born in Manning, South Carolina • Honorable mention all-state choice by OPSWA Bloomfield • Son of Tonya and Justice Dingle (Division IV) as a junior in 2017 after recording • Voted team captain as a senior • Older brother of signee Jordan Dingle 135 tackles, including six sacks, and eight forced • Totaled 23 tackles, 16 pass breakups, three • Majoring in pre-communication fumbles interceptions and three forced fumbles on defense • An all-around athlete who also participated in and 500 receiving yards and eight scores on Justice Says basketball, basketball and track at Mooney offense in 2020 • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a • Excellent in the classroom as he was a member of • Led the Lakers to the 2020 Division I state sports commentator the National Honor Society and ranked in the top championship title • One word to describe him on the field is "beast" 10 in his class with over a 4.00 GPA • Named first-team All-State by the Detroit Free • Besides playing football, he's also good at riding dirt • Named the WYTV “33 Student-Athlete of the Press and the Detroit News bikes Week” on Sept. 13, 2018 • Named to the All-Oakland Athletic Association • He chose Kentucky because it's home and UK will • Chose UK over Cincinnati, N.C. State and West Team in 2020 help develop him into a better player and man Virginia • Helped West Bloomfield to a 10-2 record as a • One thing most people don't know about him is that junior in 2019 he's country Personal • Current UK running back Tyler Markray also hails • Born in Youngstown, Ohio from West Bloomfield • Son of Tina and Jeff Fulton • Picked Kentucky over offers from Arkansas, • Has two younger brothers, Jack and Cole Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers, Virginia Tech • Dad, Jeff, played baseball at Pitt and others due to “the coaching staff and the 40 • Majoring in pre-management relationship we built.” • Also lettered in track and basketball Luke Says • Honor roll student LUKE • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a • Member of the school's choir sports agent FULTON Personal • He chose Kentucky because of his strong • Born in West Bloomfield, Michigan INSIDE LINEBACKER relationships with the coaching staff • In one sentence he describes Coach Stoops as "not • Son of Robin and Marvin Hairston only a great coach but a great man" • Has three older siblings Alexandria, Madison, and 6-4 • 229 • Sophomore-Tr • One thing most people don't know about him is Marvin Youngstown, Ohio (Michigan State/ that he can play the piano • Cousin Jaylin Bannerman played football two Cardinal Mooney) • The best advice he's ever received is "no one cares, seasons at UK; cousin, Taiwan Jones, played work harder" football at Michigan State and with the ; cousin Lyndsey Hairston played basketball at • Will have to sit out the 2021 season due to NCAA Michigan State and later in the NBA and overseas transfer rules but could become eligible pending • Major is undecided adoption of the NCAA transfer legislation or extension of the blanket waiver Maxwell Says • Due to COVID-19, every student-athlete was • His nickname is "Mad Max" granted an extra year of eligibility, therefore, he • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a will have four seasons of eligibility remaining businessman or coach • He chose Kentucky because he saw an opportunity 2020 - r-Freshman (Michigan State) he couldn't resist • Did not play in 2020 • One thing most people don't know about him is that he can sing 2019 - Freshman (Michigan State) • One word to describe him on the field is "greedy" • Redshirt season • Played in one game and was named Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Rutgers

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6-2 • 200 • Freshman-HS 6-0 • 190 • Freshman-HS 5-10 • 183 • Junior-Tr Radcliff , Ky. (North Hardin) Albany, Ga. (Lee County) Frankfort, Ky. (Nebraska/Western Hills) •

High School High School • Will have to sit out the 2021 season due to NCAA • Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals.com and • Three-star prospect who ranks as one of the transfer rules but could become eligible pending 247sports.com na on’s top-100 receivers by ESPN and Rivals.com adop on of the NCAA transfer legisla on or • Rated as high as the No. 38 safety na onally by • Rated as high as No. 48 in Georgia by Rivals extension of the blanket waiver 247 and No. 4 prospect in the commonwealth of • Started every game in his four years at Lee County • Due to COVID-19, every student-athlete was Kentucky High School (58 straight), helping lead the Trojans to granted an extra year of eligibility, therefore, he • Rangy defensive back with an interes ng a 52-6 overall record with four straight 1-AAAAAA will have three seasons of eligibility remaining progression in high school Region championship tles with three state • Returns to the Bluegrass a er playing two seasons • Did not play safety un l his junior season, then championship appearances and two state tles at Nebraska made 15 intercep ons and 21 tackles in his • Played wide receiver his fi rst three seasons, • Chose Kentucky over Alabama, Ohio State, and fi rst campaign at the posi on ... Ranked second switched to quarterback as a senior and guided Purdue na onally in intercep ons his team to the state runner-up fi nish with a 12-2 • Ranks second in KSHAA history for intercep ons in record in 2020 2020 - Sophomore (Nebraska) a single season (15 in 2019) • Named Athlete of the Year for Region 1-AAAAAA • Led the Huskers with 51 catches and 461 receiving • Tied for third in KSHAA history for intercep ons in in 2020 yards despite playing only eight games and a game with four vs. Barren County (11/8/19) • Earned All-State honorable men on in 2020 as spli ng du es at running back • Followed that with another impressive season as a an athlete by the Atlanta Journal ConsƟ tuƟ on in • Led Nebraska with 696 all-purpose yards senior, totaling 60 tackles and three intercep ons Class 6A • Fourth on the team with 240 rushing yards for 55 total yards • Threw for 938 yards with 12 touchdowns and only • Named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch List for • Named First-team all-state by the Louisville three intercep ons in 2020, while rushing for 643 the na on's most versa le athlete Courier-Journal and Kentucky Sports Radio in 2020 yards on 120120 ccarriesarr with six TDs • Earned honorable-men on All-Big Ten honors from • Helped take North Hardin to a 9-1 record and a • Named a Sports Illustrated All-America nominee the conference coaches berth in the state quarterfi nals in 2020 • Spent some me at receiver, with 11 catches for • Ranked fourth in the Big Ten and 23rd na onally • As a junior, earned fi rst-team all-state honors from 141 yards and two TDs with 6.4 recep ons per game, the fourth-highest The Associated Press and Louisville Courier-Journal • First-team all-state as a sophomore, junior and average in the country for an underclassman • Helped lead North Hardin HS to a 13-1 record, senior by the Georgia Coaches Associa on reaching the state semifi nals in Class AAAAAA in 2019 • Caught 53 passes for 700 yards and 10 TDs as a junior 2019 - Freshman (Nebraska) • High school teammates of current UK defensive • Sophomore season featured 68 catches for 958 • Key member of the Husker off ense, playing in 10 lineman Octavious Oxendine and fellow signee yards and seven TDs in helping the Trojans win games and earning three star ng assignments at La’Vell Wright their second straight state tle receiver and one at running back • Coached by Brent Thompson • Team won state championship as a freshman when • Named a second-team freshman All-American, an • Also a two-year le erwinner in basketball he had 33 recep ons for 388 yards honorable-men on All-Big Ten selec on, and was a • Named academic all-state as a junior • Played for head coach Dean Fabrizio two- me Big Ten Freshman of the Week • Chose Kentucky over Cincinna , Louisville, • Narrowed his choices to Arkansas, Florida State, • One of four na onal fi nalists for the Paul Hornung Missouri and West Virginia Louisville, Nebraska and South Carolina before Award, given to the na on’s most versa le player picking Kentucky • Caught 40 passes for 443 yards and two Personal touchdowns while rushing for 340 yards and three • Born in Atlanta, Georgia Personal scores ... 40 catches and 443 receiving yards were • Son of Tameka Herriot and Rodney Love • Born in Albany, Georgia the most by any true freshman in Nebraska history • Mom, Tameka, is a Sergeant Major in the U.S. • Son of Shontay Magwood and Khamal Magwood • Ranked second on the team in recep ons, Army • Siblings are Vincent Spurling, Jala Spurling, Jalen receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, while • Siblings are Caleb Walls and Lex Love Spurling and Kaden Magwood ranking third in carries, rushing yards and rushing • Major is undecided • Major is undecided touchdowns • Totaled 1,029 all-purpose yards as a true freshman, Jordan Says Chauncey Says which ranked second on the team and was the • His nickname is "J Love" • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be third-highest total ever by a Husker true freshman • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be an engineer • Ranked fourth na onally among all FBS freshmen a coach • He chose Kentucky because he saw a be er future in all-purpose yards per game in 2019 with the • He chose Kentucky because it was the best fi t for • If he could only eat three foods for the rest of his second-highest total among Power Five freshmen him life he would choose burgers, hibachi grill food, • One of only two FBS players to total 400 receiving • Besides playing football, he's also good at and chicken yards, 300 rushing yards and 200 kickoff return basketball, video games and swimming • One word to describe him on the fi eld is "versa le" yards in 2019 • One word to describe him on the fi eld is "lit" • The best advice he's ever received is "never look back"

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High School • Guided team to a 9-3 record as a senior and the • State’s consensus top player as a senior at Western second round of the state playoffs Hills High School in Frankfort, Kentucky • Completed 111 passes for 2,016 yards and threw 36 • Totaled career 8,582 yards from scrimmage with 15 touchdown passes ... Also rushed for 465 yards 118 offensive touchdowns and scored 10 rushing touchdowns • Gained 6,795 yards, averaging more than 11 yards • Two-time Class AA Player of the Year as chosen by JAI per carry while scoring 97 rushing touchdowns the Kentucky Football Coaches Association (2019 • Caught 102 passes in his career for 1,787 yards and and 2020) WILLIAMS 21 touchdowns • First-team all-state by Kentucky Sports Radio, TIGHT END • Totaled 781 career points, which ranks No. 2 all- named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class time in Kentucky history of the Commonwealth” list of the top seniors in • Won the Paul Hornung Award, as the state’s player Kentucky of the year • Named 2020 Commonwealth Journal Offensive 6-5 • 195 • Freshman-HS • Kentucky’s Mr. Football Player of the Year Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) • Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year • Nominated for the Lexington Herald-Leader's 2020 • One of five finalists for the 2019 All-American Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year High School Bowl Player-of-the-Year award, which is presented • As a junior, led Somerset (Ky.) High School to a annually to the nation’s most outstanding high 14-1 record and the 2019 state championship in • Two-year starter for head coach Chuck Spagnoli school senior Class AA • A two-way player who lined up at linebacker and • A consensus four-star recruit coming out of high • Most Valuable Player of the state title game as he tight end and was a member of all four special school, ranked as the nation’s No. 2 all-purpose guided the Briar Jumpers on a five-play, 86-yard TD teams units back and was the top player in Kentucky by drive in the game’s final 28 seconds • Lake Forest's 2020 season was postponed to the 247Sports • Overall, threw for 3,218 yards and 28 touchdowns Spring of 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions • Played for head coach Don Miller while rushing for 959 yards and nine TDs • Voted a senior co-captain • Named second-team all-state by The Associated • As a junior, helped Lake Forest finish 7-5 and reach Personal Press and honorable mention by the Louisville the Class 6A state quarterfinals • Born in Frankfort, Kentucky Courier-Journal • Earned All-North Suburban Conference honors as • Son of Victoria Davis and Dale Robinson • 2019 Commonwealth Journal Football Player of a junior • Dad, Dale, played football at Western Kentucky the Year • Selected to play in the 2019 Illinois High School All- • Has one younger sister, Eliza • Strong arm paired with good mobility Star Shrine football game in Bloomington • Major is pre-journalism • Also played basketball, earning three letters • Also on the wrestling and rugby teams at LFHS • Member of the student council • Three-time All-State wrestler (2017, 2018, 2019) Wan'Dale Says • An early commitment to Kentucky, he selected the • Chose Kentucky over Tennessee and Western • His nickname is "Dale" Wildcats over Arizona State and Cincinnati Michigan • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to Personal work for himself Personal • He chose Kentucky to get closer to home and • Born in Cincinnati, Ohio • Born in Lake Forest, Illinois closer to his dream • Son of Melissa and Kevin Sheron • Son of Joi Artis and James Williams • The best advice he's ever received is "do what's • Has one sister, Kallie Sheron • Dad, James, also known as "Big Cat," played 12 best for you" • Major is pre-communication seasons (1991-2003), mostly as an offensive tackle, • One word to describe him on the field is "electric" • Name is pronounced “Ki-yah Sharon” with the Chicago Bears and is known as one of the • The best thing about being a Kentucky Wildcat is “100 Greatest Bears of All-Time” being back home to play in front of friends and Kaiya Says • Has one younger sister, Jia family • His nickname is "K.B." • Major is architecture • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be • Name is pronounced “Ji” a coach • One thing most people don't know about him is Jai Says that he throws with his right hand but kicks with • He chose Kentucky because of its architecture 12 his left foot program and top-tier football program • Besides playing football, he's also good at ping • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be pong an architect KAIYA • The best advice he's ever received is "nothing good • Besides playing football, he's also good at dodge happens after midnight" ball and snowboarding SHERON • If he could have dinner with three famous people, living or dead, he would choose Michael Jackson, QUARTERBACK Elvis Presley, and Bob Marley • The best advice he's ever received is "bet on yourself" 6-3 • 203 • Freshman-HS Somerset, Ky. (Somerset)

High School • Three-star prospect who ranked as one of the top- 10 players in the commonwealth as evaluated by 247, Rivals.com and ESPN • Ranked as the nation’s No. 21 pro-style quarterback by 247sports.com • A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter for head coach Robbie Lucas at Somerset

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DAVID LA'VELL WOHLABAUGH WRIGHT

JR. RUNNING BACK OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

6-6 • 283 • Freshman-HS 6-0 • 195 • Freshman-HS Stow, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit) Louisville, Ky. (North Hardin)

High School High School • Three-start recruit by all of the major recrui ng • A three-star prospect who ranked as the No. 12 services all-purpose back na onally by Rivals.com and the • Rated the na on’s No. 53 off ensive guard by ESPN, No. 6 player in Kentucky the No. 67 tackle by 247sports and the No. 69 • Rated the No. 7 player in Kentucky and No. tackle by Rivals.com 51 running back na onally in the 247Sports • The No. 25 player in Ohio by 247, No. 30 by ESPN Composite and No. 31 by Rivals • A four-year starter who rushed for 4,396 yards and • First-team all-state as a senior by the Ohio 56 touchdowns at North Hardin for head coach Sportswriters Associa on Brent Thompson • Helped lead Walsh Jesuit High School to a 5-2 • Also proved to be a quality pass catcher with 1,260 record and the second round of the Division II state receiving yards and six receiving TDs during his playoff s career • His size is enhanced by the ability he has shown to • As a senior, rushed for 884 yards on 127 carries make blocks in space (6.96 yards per carry) with 11 touchdowns in seven • Coached by Nick Alexander games • Also le ered two seasons in ice hockey • Named Class 6A Player of the Year by the Kentucky • Chose Kentucky over Arizona State, Penn State and Football Coaches Associa on West Virginia • Was a second-team All-State selec on by the Louisville Courier-Journal in 2019 and 2020 Personal • Chosen for the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of • Born in Cleveland, Ohio the Commonwealth” lis ng of the top seniors in • Son of Dave and Virginia Wohlabaugh Kentucky • Comes from a football family, as his father, Dave, • In 2019, rushed for 1,819 yards and 25 played at Syracuse and went on to a nine-year NFL touchdowns while averaging 7.0 yards per carry career with New England (1995-98), Cleveland • In 2018, rushed for 1,316 yards and 17 scores (1999-2002) and St. Louis (2003) ... The elder • High school teammates of current UK defensive Wohlabaugh was a member of the 1995 All-Rookie lineman Octavious Oxendine and fellow signee Team, played in the 1997 Super Bowl, and started Jordan Love all 128 games of his NFL career … Dad was a • Opted to stay home and play for the Wildcats over teammate with former Kentucky quarterback Tim Maryland, Northwestern, and West Virginia Couch with the Cleveland Browns … Brother, Jack, is currently a center at Duke Personal • Major is undecided • Born in Louisville, Kentucky • Named is pronounced “WUL-uh-bah” • Son of Latarsha Wright and Theodore Wright • Has a large family as one of 13 children David Says • Major is undecided • He chose Kentucky because it felt like family • One thing most people don't know about him is La'Vell Says that he's red-green color blind • Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be • Besides playing football, he's also good at spike a coach ball • One thing most people don't know about him is • The person he admires most is his dad because that he has a pet lizard, Dash he's a great role model • Besides playing football, he's also good at drawing • If he could eat only three foods for the rest of his • Three words to describe him are quiet, funny, and life he would choose chicken, bacon, and waffl es chill • If he could eat only three foods for the rest of his life he would choose salmon croque es, Fruity Pebbles and gumbo

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Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous College/High School) Wilson Berry* P 6-4 200 Fr-HS Maribyrnong, Australia (Maribyrnong College) Jager Burton* OL 6-4 290 Fr-HS Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) Dekel Crowdus Jr. WR 5-10 170 Fr-HS Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) Jordan Dingle TE 6-4 240 Fr-HS Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) Justice Dingle* OLB 6-3 280 Jr-Tr Bowling Green, Ky. (Georgia Tech/Bowling Green HS) Jamarius Dinkins DL 6-5 255 Fr-HS Columbus, Ohio (Walnut Ridge) Luke Fulton* ILB 6-4 240 So-Tr Youngstown, Ohio (Michigan State/Cardinal Mooney) Maxwell Hairston* DB 6-1 170 Fr-HS West Bloomfield, Mich. (West Bloomfield) Adrian Huey DB 6-0 180 Fr-HS Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro) Will Levis QB 6-3 222 Jr-Tr Madison, Conn. (Penn State/Xavier HS) Christian Lewis WR 6-4 190 Fr-HS Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Pleasant Grove) Jordan Lovett* DB 6-2 195 Fr-HS Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin) Chauncey Magwood* WR 6-0 180 Fr-HS Leesburg, Ga. (Lee County) Tre’Von Morgan WR 6-6 218 So-Tr Massillon, Ohio (Michigan State/Massillon Washington) Wan’Dale Robinson* WR 5-10 185 Jr-Tr Frankfort, Ky. (Nebraska/Western Hills) Paul Rodriguez OL 6-5 310 Fr-HS Mason, Ohio (William Mason) Devonte Ross WR 6-0 170 Fr-HS Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) Kahlil Saunders DL 6-5 270 Fr-HS Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom) Kaiya Sheron* QB 6-3 200 Fr-HS Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) Martez Thrower LB 6-2 212 Fr-HS Rochelle, Ga. (Wilcox County) Trevin Wallace LB 6-2 220 Fr-HS Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County) Jai Williams* TE 6-5 195 Fr-HS Lake Forest, Ill. (Lake Forest) David Wohlabaugh* OL 6-5 290 Fr-HS Stow, Ohio (Walsh Jesuit) La’Vell Wright* RB 6-0 202 Fr-HS Radcliff, Ky. (North Hardin)

*Early Enrollees Class is eligibility for the 2021 season

• Owns the school record for career touchdown • Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class receptions (14 before 2020) and in a season 11 of the Commonwealth” list of the top seniors in (2018), as well as career receiving yards and yards Kentucky DEKEL in a season (831, 2018) • Named first-team All-State by the Courier Journal • In 2018, had 37 receptions for 831 yards as a senior CROWDUS JR. • Selected the hometown Wildcats over a top 10 • Named a preseason All-America candidate by that included Louisville, Ohio State, Michigan, Sports Illustrated WIDE RECEIVER Oklahoma, Texas, Baylor, South Carolina and • Named honorable mention All-State by the Courier Virginia Tech Journal as a junior after catching 35 passes for 474 • Name pronounced “da-KEL CROWD-us” yards and five TDs • Coached by Mark Spader • Three-sport athlete who also participates in 5-10 • 170 • Freshman-HS basketball and track and field (shot put and Lexington, Ky. (Frederick Douglass) hurdles) for the Purples • High school teammate of current UK safety Vito High School JORDAN Tisdale • 247sports ranks him as a four-star prospect, the DINGLE • Younger brother of signee and Georgia Tech No. 3 prospect in Kentucky, No. 51 receiver and transfer Justice Dingle … Chose Kentucky over Purdue, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech No. 300 overall player nationally TIGHT END • Three-star recruit by Rivals and rated the No. 4 • Excels in the classroom, boasting a 4.0 grade point player in Kentucky and No. 74 receiver nationally average • Known for his high-end speed and explosiveness who has drawn comparisons in some circles to the NFL’s Brandin Cooks 6-4 • 240 • Freshman-HS • Frederick Douglass coach Nathan McPeek: “He Bowling Green, Ky. (Bowling Green HS) is track fast but he translates that to the field. If JAMARIUS he touches the ball five times he could score five High School touchdowns ... He’s not as big as Lynn (Bowden) • A four-star prospect by ESPN and a three-star DINKINS but he can do some of those things.” recruit by Rivals and 247sports • Finished with 91 receptions for 1,505 yards and 22 • Ranked the No. 5 player in the state and a top-25 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN touchdowns in his prep career tight end nationally by Rivals and 247sports • In 2020, named second-team All-State by the • Caught 41 passes for 515 yards (12.6 ypc) with Louisville Courier-Journal after totaling 25 catches two touchdowns in helping lead Bowling Green to for 331 yards and nine touchdowns the Class AAAAA state championship with a 10-2 6-5 • 255 • Freshman-HS • Averaged 13.0 yards per catch overall record • Named to the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class • Caught five passes, ran for a touchdown, and had a Columbus, Ohio (Walnut Ridge) of the Commonwealth” list of the top seniors in quarterback sack in the state finals win Kentucky High School • Rated a three-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals

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• Rated a top 25 recruit in talent-rich Ohio and a top • Finished his senior season with 70 receptions for passes for 223 yards with two touchdowns and 35 strongside defensive end nationally 1,235 yards and 18 touchdowns in helping Pleasant two interceptions • Named Central District D-II Defensive Player of the Grove finish 12-3 overall • Totaled 213 rushing yards on 51 carries with three Year after totaling 43 tackles, 12 tackles-for-loss, • Averaged 17.6 yards per catch scores eight sacks and four forced fumbles in 2020 • Helped lead the Spartans to back-to-back Class 5A • Redshirted the 2018 season • Earned Ohio MaxPreps All-State Second Team state title games (2019 and 2020) • Two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection at Penn honors • Led the Spartans with six catches for 111 yards and State • Named First-Team Division II All-Ohio by the Ohio two scores in the state title game in 2020 • Earned the team’s High Academic Average Prep Sportswriters Association • Earned honorable mention All-State honors by the (cumulative GPA), along with teammate Blake • Nicknamed “Spider” in high school … “He plays Atlanta Journal Constitution Gillikin in 2019 with a lot of energy. He’s like a kid in a candy store • Caught four passes for 57 yards and two scores in • Three-year letterwinner for head coach Andy with his passion for the game. He’s very athletic the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic in 2020 Guyon at Xavier High School in his hometown of for his size. The sky is the limit with him,” Walnut • Named Birmingham Area Athlete of the Week Madison, Connecticut Ridge coach Byron Mattox said after finishing with six catches for 84 yards and • Earned second-team Walter Camp All-Connecticut • Chose Kentucky over Cincinnati, Iowa State, two scores in the Spartans’ win over Ramsay to honors and was selected to the Connecticut High Michigan State, Virginia, West Virginia and others advance to the AHSAA 5A state championship School Coaches Association (CHSCA) Top 25 list as • Name is pronounced “ja-MAR-ee-us” game a senior captain • Totaled 75 catches for 1,398 yards and 20 • Broke Xavier’s records for passing yards (2,793), touchdowns as a junior passing touchdowns (27) and completions in a • Coached by Darrell LeBeaux season • Also plays basketball at Pleasant Grove • Named the Hartford Courant Offensive Player of • Chose Kentucky over Texas A&M, Ole Miss and the Year ADRIAN Notre Dame • All-Courant first-team selection HUEY • Earned All-Southern Connecticut Conference (SCC) Tier 1 • Named the SPARQ MVP for The Opening Elite 11 DEFENSIVE BACK event in New Jersey in 2017 • Registered 1,972 passing yards with 19 passing WILL touchdowns and six rushing touchdowns as a LEVIS junior 6-0 • 180 • Freshman-HS • Had 676 passing yards and nine scores in six games as a sophomore Nashville, Tenn. (Hillsboro) QUARTERBACK • Carried a 4.0 grade-point average during his prep High School career • Won the Brother Celestine Academic Award • Three-star recruit by Rivals and 247sports • Chosen as an All-SCC Tier 1 academic athlete in • Ranked the No. 23 player in Tennessee and the 6-3 • 222 • Junior-TR 2017 No. 72 cornerback nationally by the 247Sports • National Honor Society Composite Madison, Conn. (Penn State/Xavier HS) • Ryken Scholar • Named 2020 Preseason Second-Team All- • A three-star recruit by all three major recruiting Tennessee by MaxPreps.com High School outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals • In seven games in 2020, charted 17 total tackles, • On track to graduate from Penn State in May with • Ranked as the No. 2 player in Connecticut and five pass breakups, and zero touchdowns allowed a degree in finance, and as a graduate transfer, will No. 24 pro-style quarterback by 247Sports, was • Did not allow a touchdown reception during the be eligible immediately the No. 35 pro-style quarterback, No. 2 recruit in 2019 season • Because of COVID-19, every student-athlete has Connecticut and No. 61 prospect in the region by • Coached by Maurice Fitzgerald been granted an extra year of eligibility, therefore, ESPN and the No. 30 pro-style quarterback and No. • Had offers from Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi he will have three seasons of eligibility remaining 2 player in Connecticut by Rivals State, South Carolina and Tennessee before • Comes to the Bluegrass after three seasons at • Also lettered in baseball selecting the Wildcats Penn State • Comes from a family of athletes as his great- • In 15 career games, completed 61-of-102 passes grandfather, Alva Kelley, was an All-America (59.8) for 644 yards and three scores, with just two football player at Cornell University and won a interceptions National Championship in 1939 ... Went on to • Often used as a running quarterback, also had 133 be the head football coach at Colgate University, carries for 473 yards and six touchdowns Hobart College and Brown University … Father, CHRISTIAN • His 473 career rushing yards rank 10th all-time by Mike, played football at Denison University and a Penn State quarterback LEWIS mother, Beth Kelley Levis, was two-time All- • Played in eight games in 2020 with one starting America soccer player at Yale … Uncle, David assignment, completing 33-of-55 passes for 421 WIDE RECEIVER Kelley, was an Academic All-America football yards and a score player at Yale • On the ground, had 82 rushes for 260 yards and three touchdowns • Among his highlights, completed 14-of-31 passes 6-4 • 190 • Freshman-HS for a career-high 219 yards, including a 74-yard Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Pleasant Grove) completion in his first starting assignment of the season vs. Iowa High School • Rushed for 25 yards on six carries at Michigan and had a two-yard rushing TD, helping the Nittany • A four-star recruit by 247sports and rated as one of Lions win 27-17 in “The Big House” Alabama’s top 10 players • Appeared in seven games with one start as a redshirt freshman in 2019 and completed 28-of-47

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• As a junior, earned the Daily Tribune News Athlete of the Year after garnering 53 catches for 1,077 yards and 12 touchdowns TRE'VON PAUL • Coached by Conor Foster MORGAN RODRIGUEZ • Chose UK over Marshall and Washington

WIDE RECEIVER OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

KAHLIL 6-6 • 218 • Sophomore-TR 6-5 • 310 • Freshman-HS SAUNDERS Massillon, Ohio Mason, Ohio (William Mason) (Michigan State/Massillon Washington) DEFENSIVE LINEMAN High School High School • A three-star recruit, who is considered a top-60 • Will have to sit out the 2021 season due to NCAA offensive tackle nationally by 247sports and Rivals transfer rules but could become eligible pending • Touts a 100.25-inch standing reach and an 81-inch adoption of the NCAA transfer legislation or 6-5 • 270 • Freshman-HS wingspan Huntsville, Ala. (Grissom) extension of the blanket waiver • Helped lead the Comets to a 5-3 overall record, • Will have four seasons of eligibility remaining. including a 4-2 mark in the Greater Miami • Saw action in four of Michigan State’s seven games Conference (GMC) in 2020 High School during a shortened 2020 season • Named first-team All-Conference by the GMC • A three-star recruit by all the major recruiting • Totaled two catches for 46 yards and a score, his • Also played on the defensive line as a defensive services first collegiate catch coming on a 26-yard TD at tackle for head coach Brian Castner • A two-way player at Grissom High School also Penn State • Named a preseason All-America candidate by playing on the offensive line • Redshirted in 2019 Sports Illustrated • Considered a top 50 strong-side defensive end by • Ranked as the No. 1 wide receiver in the state of • Earned 2020 Preseason All-TriStateFootball First- 247sports Ohio by Rivals.com and ESPN.com coming out of Team Offense recognition • Totaled 80 tackles, including 14.0 tackles for loss, Massillon Washington High School in 2018 • Chose Kentucky over Indiana, Memphis, Louisiana, 8.0 sacks and 17 quarterback hurries as a senior at • Listed among the top wide receivers in the nation Virginia and Virginia Tech Grissom by Rivals.com (No. 44) and 247Sports (No. 73) and • Helped lead Grissom to the AHSAA High School ranked one of the best overall prospects in Ohio by Football Class 7A playoffs for the first time since Rivals.com (No. 9), 247Sports (No. 23) and ESPN. 2004 com (No. 27) • Named a preseason All-America candidate by • As a senior under head coach Nate Moore, helped Sports Illustrated lead Massillon Washington post an impressive 14-1 DEVONTE • Coached by Chip English overall record and average 44.7 points per game • Chose Kentucky over Memphis, Virginia Tech and and 416.3 yards of total offense ROSS others • Led Tigers to a berth in the Ohio Division II state championship game vs. Akron Archbishop Hoban, WIDE RECEIVER in which he hauled in two receptions for 29 yards, including a 25-yard catch • Overall, had 37 catches for 691 yards and 12 MARTEZ touchdowns on the season and totaled 12 punt 6-0 • 170 • Freshman-HS returns for 147 yards and one TD on special teams Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville) • Defensively, charted nine tackles, including one for THROWER a 1-yard loss LINEBACKER • Named to the 2018 Ohio Prep Sportswriters High School Association All-State Third Team in Division II • Name pronounced “da-VON-tay” • Named the North Offensive Player of the Game • A three-star recruit by all of the major recruiting after snagging five catches for 93 yards and a services touchdown in the annual Ohio North-South All- • Dual threat at cornerback and wide receiver at 6-2 • 212 • Freshman-HS Star Classic on April 27, 2018 Cartersville High School Rochelle, Ga. (Wilcox County) • Collected 36 receptions for 489 yards and two TDs • Compiled 115 catches, 2,389 receiving yards and as a junior in 2017 29 touchdowns in his prep career • Helped Massillon Washington to a 10-4 record • Averaged 20.8 yards per catch High School in 2017 and a berth in the Ohio Division II state • As a senior, caught 32 passes for 733 yards and • Three-star prospect by the major scouting services semifinals 10 touchdowns (22.9 yard per catch) in helping • Rated the No. 38 outside linebacker nationally • Caught a season-best five passes for 49 yards in the Purple Hurricanes go 9-1 and advance to the and No. 54 overall prospect in Georgia by the the regional title game victory over New Albany, semifinals of the GHSA Class 5A playoffs 247Sports Composite Washington’s first regional championship since • On the defensive side of the ball, had 16 tackles, • Totaled 120 tackles, including 92 solo, 9.5 tackles 2009 including 2.0 for loss, along with 11 pass breakups, for loss, four forced fumbles and one fumble one interception and one forced fumble recovery for a touchdown as a senior • Also served as a kick/punt returner • Named first-team All-State by the Atlanta Journal- • Had three kick returns for 49 yards and five punt Constitution returns for 49 yards • Earned a spot on the Class A South defensive team • Earned first-team All-State by the Atlanta Journal- by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Constitution • Named to the 2020 Class 1A Public All-State First Team by the GHSF Daily

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• “Martez is an explosive hitter. He brings the hammer. He broke three facemasks in one game. Long story short, the guy will hit you. He will light you up,” Wilcox County coach Rob Stowe said • Named the 2020 Atlanta Journal-Constitution Preseason Player of the Year for Class A • Named a preseason All-America candidate by Sports Illustrated • Picked Kentucky over Arkansas, Mississippi State, Michigan State, Tennessee and others

TREVIN WALLACE

LINEBACKER

6-2 • 220 • Freshman-HS Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)

High School • A four-star prospect by all of the national recruiting analysts • Ranked as the nation’s 35 overall prospect and No. 2 inside linebacker by 247Sports • Rated as the state of Georgia’s No. 6 overall player • A two-way difference-maker for head coach Ken Cribb at Wayne County High School • Saw action at receiver, running back, quarterback, and multiple linebacker spots, plus had reps as a kick and punt returner during his prep career • Totaled 96 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and an interception on defense as a senior • Had 78 rushes for 910 yards and seven touchdowns and 10 catches for 79 receiving yards playing on the offensive side of the ball • Had an incredible performance in his final high school game, rushing 28 times for 382 yards and three touchdowns • Also played every snap at outside linebacker in the game • Earned WCHS Varsity Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the playoffs • Named a Sports Illustrated All-American • Played in only four games as a junior due to injury • Participates on the track team for the Yellow Jackets in the 100- and 200-meter dashes, 110m hurdles, high jump, long jump, and shot put • Chose Kentucky over Auburn, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Florida State

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KENTUCKY WILDCATS 2020 HIGHLIGHTS (5-6, 4-6 SEC) 9/26 at #8 Auburn [SECN] L, 13-29 10/3 OLE MISS [SECN] L, 41-42 (OT) 10/10 MISSISSIPPI STATE W, 24-2 10/17 at #18 Tennessee [SECN] W, 34-7 10/24 at Missouri [SECN] L, 10-20 10/31 #5 GEORGIA [SECN] L, 3-14 11/7 Open 11/14 VANDERBILT [SECN] W, 38-35 11/21 at #1 Alabama [SECN] L, 3-63 11/28 at #6 Florida [ESPN] L, 10-34 12/5 SOUTH CAROLINA [SECN] W, 41-18 1/2/21 vs. #24 NC State [ESPN] ! W, 23-21 ! -TaxSlayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Fla.)

Home games in bold

SEC STANDINGS

EASTERN DIVISION • Kentucky capped the most unusual of seasons conference opponents. The Cats are 17-3 in Team SEC Pct. All Pct. with an impressive victory in the TaxSlayer their past 20 non-conference games. The 11- # - Florida 8-2 .800 8-4 .667 Georgia 7-2 .778 8-2 .800 Gator Bowl, the program’s third consecutive game winning streak is the third-longest active Missouri 5-5 .500 5-5 .500 bowl victory, tying the school record set streak behind Minnesota (19) and Iowa (12). KENTUCKY 4-6 .400 5-6 .455 from 2006-08. The 23-21 victory over No. 24 • The Cats have climbed the SEC ladder, in Tennessee 3-7 .300 3-7 .300 NC State also marked the second win over part, because coach Mark Stoops has guided South Carolina 2-8 .200 2-8 .200 a ranked team in the 2020 season. UK also them to a 19-5 record vs. SEC East rivals Vanderbilt 0-9 .000 0-9 .00 defeated No. 18 Tennessee. Missouri, South Carolina and Vanderbilt. # - Eastern Division Champion • Kentucky completed its 130th season of • The Wildcats have the third-most wins intercollegiate football with a 5-6 overall among SEC East schools from 2016-20 (37). WESTERN DIVISION record. Only Georgia (52) and Florida (42) have Team SEC Pct. All Pct. • Coach Mark Stoops finished his eighth more. % - Alabama 10-0 1.000 12-0 1.000 Texas A&M 8-1 .889 9-1 .900 season in Lexington and now holds a 49-50 • Turnovers tell the tale: In five victories in Auburn 6-4 .600 6-5 .545 overall record. The 49 wins are the second- 2020, UK was +15 in turnover margin; in the Ole Miss 4-5 .444 5-5 .500 most in school history. Stoops also has 35 six losses, UK was -5 in turnover margin. UK Arkansas 3-7 .300 3-7 .300 home wins at Kentucky, surpassing Bear ranked 13th nationally in turnover margin Mississippi State 3-7 .300 4-7 .364 Bryant’s 33 for the most in school history. (+10) and sixth nationally in turnovers gained *LSU 5-5 .500 5-5 .500 • Stoops became the first head man to lead UK with 22. % - Western Division Champion; * - Not eligible for to five consecutive bowl appearances • Kentucky’s senior class was one of the most postseason play • As a program, UK tied its school record for accomplished in school history. The group consecutive bowl games, with four under played a significant role in some of the top Coach Rich Brooks from 2006-09, with one by moments in recent memory, including Citrus Coach following the 2010 season. Bowl and Belk Bowl victories, the first 10-win • The Wildcats began their five-year bowl in 2016 season and winning SEC record since 1977, and now have won their past three: defeating ending a 31-year losing streak to Florida, the Penn State, 27-24, on Jan. 1, 2019, in the VRBO first win at Tennessee since 1984, six wins Citrus Bowl and Virginia Tech, 37-30, in 2019 over ranked opponents and back-to-back thrilling Belk Bowl, and the victory over NC blowouts of rival Louisville. State in 2020. • UK had a pair of resounding victories in • Kentucky’s three-game bowl winning streak 2020, defeating Mississippi State and No. 18 is tied for the third-longest active streak Tennessee by a combined score of 58-9. The behind Appalachian State (six) and Texas nine total points allowed are the fewest in (four). back-to-back SEC games since yielding a total • The Cats were one of only two teams in the of nine to Florida and Tennessee to end the country to play four opponents who were 1976 regular season. ranked in the top 10 at the time of the game: • The Wildcats’ 34-7 defeat of Tennessee on RB A.J. Rose No. 1 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia, No. 6 Florida Oct. 17 ended a 36-year victory drought was named and No. 8 Auburn. Three of those games in Knoxville dating to the 1984 season. It the MVP of the were on the road. was the first win in Knoxville over a ranked 2021 TaxSlayer • The Gator Bowl victory over NC State gives Tennessee team in school history and the Gator Bowl Kentucky an 11-game winning streak vs. non- largest margin of victory (27) there since a

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the nation, before Ole Miss tallied 42. The 28 HONORING THE CATS IN 2020 Mark Stoops straight games at 34 points or less was the is the first UK longest for Kentucky since a 45-game streak coach to lead Quinton Bohanna the Wildcats to from 1976-80. * Second-Team All-SEC (Pro Football Focus) five consecutive • UK has allowed 30 or fewer points in 33 of * Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) bowl games the past 38 games. Yusuf Corker • UK allowed just 91 rushing yards at No. 8 * Second-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele, PFF) Auburn, fewest against a top-10 ranked Jamin Davis * Honorable Mention All-America (Phil Steele) opponent since 2010 vs. South Carolina and * First-Team All-SEC (PFF) fewest against a top-10 ranked opponent on * Second-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) the road since 1999 vs. Mississippi State. * SEC Defensive Player of the Week • QB Terry Wilson ended his Wildcat career (Vanderbilt) 17-8 as a starter and with the Cats’ first win Max Duffy at Tennessee since 1984 this season he joined * Third-Team All-America (PFF) Derrick Ramsey as the only two quarterbacks * Second-Team All-SEC (AP) * Third-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele, PFF) in school history to win at both Florida and * All-Bowl Team (AP. ESPN, USA Today) Tennessee in their career. He also won two * SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 12) bowl games. * Ray Guy Award Ray’s 4 (Oct. 5 and Oct. 31) * Senior CLASS Award candidate • RB A.J. Rose was the team’s second-leading * Reese’s Senior Bowl Invitation rusher with 666 yards and two scores, averaging 6.3 yards per attempt. He became Brandin Echols * Hulu Bowl Invitation the 37th player in school history to reach * East-West Shrine Bowl Invitation 1,000 career rushing yards and his total of 1,971 moved him to 10th on UK’s all-time list. Luke Fortner 56-0 win in 1893, the first game of the 116- * Allstate AFCA Good Works Team game series ... It was the largest margin of Rose also ranks third on UK’s career yards per * William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist victory on the road vs. an Associated Press- attempt list at 5.78 rushing yards per carry, * Wuerffel Trophy semifinalist * SEC Community Service Team ranked team in school history. behind only Lynn Bowden Jr. and Stanley • In the victory over Mississippi State on Oct. "Boom" Williams. Kenneth Horsey 10, the Cats did not allow a touchdown or • ILB Jamin Davis had a phenomenal junior * 2020 Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of Year season in 2020, leading him to forgo his field goal for the first time since 2009 (a Phil Hoskins 42-0 shutout of Miami University). It marked senior season and enter the NFL Draft. He * SEC D-Lineman of Week (South Carolina) the first time UK has held an SEC opponent led the team with 102 tackles (fourth in the SEC), including seven games with double- Drake Jackson without a TD or field goal since a 25-0 * Second-Team All-America (PFF) shutout of Vanderbilt in 1996. digit tackles. He also had 4.0 TFL, 1.5 sacks, * Honorable Mention All-America (Phil Steele) • Kentucky intercepted 16 passes in 2020, three interceptions, two PBU, one QBH, one * First-Team All-SEC (Pro Football Focus) * Second-Team All-SEC (AP, Coaches, Phil Steele) including three in the Gator Bowl, leading the forced fumble, one fumble recovery and a SEC and ranking third nationally. (The school blocked kick. Davis was named first-team Zach Johnson record is 28 set in 1949.) All-SEC by Pro Football Focus, second team * Burlsworth Trophy nominee by Phil Steele and was also named honorable • Kentucky has rushed for at least 300 yards in Kelvin Joseph seven of its past 16 games, including four of mention All-America by Phil Steele. * Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) at least 400 yards. UK ranked third in the SEC • OLB Jamar "Boogie" Watson had a strong senior season, leading the team with 10.0 Darian Kinnard in rushing offense (196.2). * First-Team All-America, RT (PFF • RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. was the team’s leading tackles for loss to give him 28.5 in his career, * Second-Team All-America (CBS/247sports, rusher at 785 yards and 11 touchdowns eighth on UK’s all-time list. He finished the Sporting News) season with 5.0 sacks and an interception vs. * Third-Team All-America, (AP) despite being unavailable for two games. He * Fourth-Team All-America (Phil Steele) had four 100-yard rushing games this season, Mississippi State. Watson capped his career * First-Team All-SEC (AP, Phil Steele, PFF) including each of the past three of the final fifth on the school’s all-time sacks list with * Second-Team All-SEC (Coaches) 18.5. four games he was available to play. Josh Paschal • Rodriguez has proven difficult to bring down • Punter Max Duffy ends his career as the * Semifinalist, Jason Witten Collegiate Man behind the line of scrimmage, having lost school’s all-time leading punter at 45.96 of the Year Award yards per kick. He bombed a career-long * Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) yardage on just five of his 192 career rushing * All-SEC honorable mention (PFF) attempts. In 2020, he lost yards on his first 75-yard punt in the opener at Auburn. It is attempt of the season before starting a streak the third-longest in school history behind Chance Poore Paul Calhoun’s 80-yarder vs. Indiana in 1983 * SEC Special Teams Player of the Week of 105 consecutive carries of positive yards. (Vanderbilt) • The Cats had three players (Chris Rodriguez and Randy Jenkins’ 78-yarder vs. Tennessee Jr., A.J. Rose and Terry Wilson) rush for more in 1983. than 100 yards vs. Ole Miss, the first time in • Sixteen true freshmen saw action in 2020: Chris Rodriguez Jr. QB Beau Allen, DE Sam Anaele, WR Izayah * Second-Team All-America (Pro Football Focus) the modern era (since 1946) the program has * First-Team All-SEC (Pro Football Focus) had three 100-yard rushers in a game. Cummings, LB Torrance Davis, WR Mike * Fourth-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) • UK had allowed 34 points or less in 28 Drennen II, DL Josaih Hayes, LB D’Eryk straight games, the longest active streak in Jackson, RB JuTahn McClain, DL Octavious

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HONORING THE CATS IN 2020 Oxendine, DB Andru Phillips, DL Justin Rogers, DL Tre’Vonn Rybka, WR Earnest Sanders IV, DB Vito Tisdale, DB Carrington Valentine and DB Joel Williams. Additionally, transfers Joey A.J. Rose Gatewood (QB) and Kelvin Joseph (DB) and sophomore LS Cade Degraw saw their first action in * TaxSlayer Gator Bowl Most Valuable Player blue and white. • Since 2016, UK is 15-7 in games decided by seven points or less. Jamar “Boogie” Watson • * Second-Team All-SEC (Phil Steele) During Stoops’ tenure the Wildcats have had eight different starting quarterbacks win a game.

J.J. Weaver CATS IN THE STATS * All-SEC Freshman Team (Coaches) * SEC Freshman of the Week (Vanderbilt) • Kentucky led or ranked in the top half of several SEC and nationally statistical categories. Here’s how the Wildcats finished the season: Jordan Wright >>Led the SEC and ranked sixth nationally in turnovers gained (22) * SEC Special Defensive Player of the Week >>Led the SEC and ranked 13th nationally in turnover margin (+10) (Oct. 12) >>Led the SEC and ranked third nationally in total interceptions (16) Landon Young >>Led the SEC and ranked 54th nationally in passing yards allowed (224.6 ypg) * First-Team All-SEC (Coaches) >>Ranked second in the SEC and 20th nationally in red zone defense (.750) >>Ranked second in the SEC and 15th nationally in blocked kicks (2) >>Ranked third in the SEC and 34th nationally in rushing (196.5 ypg) 100-YARD RUSHERS >>Ranked third in the SEC and 28th nationally in sacks allowed (1.55) Player 2020 Career ‘20 Opponent >>Ranked third in the SEC and 11th nationally in tackles for loss allowed (4.18) Chris Rodriguez Jr. 4 6 Ole Miss >>Ranked fourth in the SEC and 45th nationally in total defense (380.7) Georgia Vanderbilt >>Ranked fourth in the SEC and seventh nationally in defensive touchdowns (3) South Carolina >>Ranked fifth in the SEC and 45th nationally in scoring defense (25.9) >>Ranked fifth in the SEC and 22nd nationally in net punting (41.12) A.J. Rose 3 7 Ole Miss South Carolina NC State GATOR BOWL CHAMPIONS • Kentucky defeated No. 24 NC State, 23-21, to claim its third-consecutive bowl victory. Terry Wilson 1 2 Ole Miss • Kentucky is now 11-9 in bowl games (.550), including 1-1 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl. • This was UK’s third-consecutive bowl win, including the VRBO Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2019, and INTERCEPTIONS the 2019 Belk Bowl. That ties the school record of three straight bowl wins in the 2006 and ’07 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowls and the 2009 AutoZone following the ’08 season. Player 2020 Career Kelvin Joseph 4 4 • UK has won 11 consecutive non-conference games over the last three seasons. Jamin Davis 3 5 • The 11-game winning streak is the third-longest active streak behind Minnesota (19) and Iowa Tyrell Ajian 1 3 Yusuf Corker 2 3 (12). Brandin Echols 1 1 • Kentucky’s three-game bowl winning streak is tied for the third-longest active streak behind Phil Hoskins 1 1 Appalachian State (six) and Texas (four). D’Eryk Jackson 1 1 Josh Paschal 1 1 • This was UK’s second win over a ranked opponent this season, also vs. then-No. 18 Tennessee, Boogie Watson 1 1 both of which were away from home. It is the first time UK has defeated two ranked opponents Jordan Wright 1 1 in the same season since 2018, when the Wildcats knocked off No. 25 Florida, No. 14 Mississippi Quandre Mosley 0 1 DeAndre Square 0 1 State and No. 12 Penn State. • This was UK’s fifth-consecutive bowl appearance, tying the school record set in the 2006-10 seasons. TRACKING SACK LEADERS • Mark Stoops becomes UK’s first head coach to take a team to five straight bowl games. The Player 2020 Career previous record was by Rich Brooks in his last four seasons, 2006-09. Boogie Watson 5.0 18.5 • UK won the turnover battle 3-0 nd scored 10 points off turnovers. Jordan Wright 3.5 6.5 Jamin Davis 1.5 2.5 • Senior running back A.J. Rose rushed 12 times for a career-high 148 yards, his third 100-yard Josh Paschal 1.0 8.0 game of the season seventh 100-yard game of his career. He was named MVP of the bowl game. Phil Hoskins 1.0 4.0 • Sophomore running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. carried the ball 17 times for 84 yards, including both Justin Rogers 1.0 1.0 Marquan McCall 0.5 1.5 of UK’s touchdowns. J.J. Weaver 0.5 0.5 • Junior LB Jamin Davis made 13 tackles, his eighth double-figure game of the season, and one- DeAndre Square 0.0 2.5 half quarterback sack. He had an interception and five-yard return in the fourth quarter, setting Quinton Bohanna 0.0 2.5 Brandin Echols 0.0 1.0 up the game-clinching touchdown. It is his third interception of the season and fifth of his career. Kordell Looney 0.0 1.0 • Senior cornerback Brandin Echols made his first career interception on N.C. State’s first Jerquavion Mahone 0.0 1.0 Quandre Mosely 0.0 1.0 possession and returned it eight yards to midfield. He also made seven tackles during the game. • Junior safety Yusuf Corker picked off a pass in the fourth quarter, his second of the season, DOUBLE-FIGURE TACKLERS occurring in consecutive games. He also had five tackles. • Junior safety Tyrell Ajian blocked a field goal attempt in the second quarter, the first blocked kick Player 2020 Career of his career. It is UK’s second blocked field goal of the season, also Jamin Davis vs. Georgia. Jamin Davis 7 7 • True freshman cornerback Carrington Valentine made his first collegiate start at cornerback. He Yusuf Corker 2 3 Marquez Bembry 1 1 made six tackles and caused a fumble. Brandin Echols 0 1 • Senior kicker Matt Ruffolo set a UK bowl record with three field goals, from 25, 26 and 20 yards. DeAndre Square 0 1

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• Senior center Drake Jackson started his 44th • Hula Bowl – Phil Hoskins, Brandin Echols KENTUCKY BY THE NUMBERS consecutive game, the third-longest streak in • East-West Shrine Bowl – Landon Young, school history with starting lineups available Brandin Echols 2020 Stoops Record...... 5-6...... 49-50 since 1993. Jackson was today’s team captain • NFLPA Collegiate Bowl – Drake Jackson, SEC ...... 4-6...... 24-42 and wore jersey No. 65 in honor of offensive A.J. Rose Jr., Boogie Watson, Landon West ...... 1-3...... 4-14 East ...... 3-3...... 20-28 line coach John Schlarman, who died Nov. 12. Young Non-Conference...... 1-0...... 25-8 Home ...... 3-2...... 35-21 • Senior punter Max Duffy and senior offensive Road ...... 1-4...... 11-26 tackle Landon Young were named to the CATS BOASTED 18 GRADUATES IN THE Neutral site...... 1-0...... 3-3 Night ...... 2-0...... 22-22 ESPN All-Bowl Team and the AP All-Bowl GATOR BOWL Day ...... 3-6...... 27-28 Team for their performances in the bowl win. When UK took the field in the Gator Bowl, 18 TV Games...... 5-6...... 46-50 ABC ...... 0-0...... 1-0 of the Wildcats were college graduates: CBS ...... 0-0...... 0-4 SENIOR STATEMENT ESPN ...... 1-1...... 3-11 ESPNU...... 0-0...... 3-5 For the players who were fifth-year seniors 1. Cedrick Dort Jr. ESPN2...... 0-0...... 2-2 ESPNews...... 0-0...... 0-1 in 2020 (since 2016), they have had a historical 2. Max Duffy SEC Network...... 4-5...... 38-26 career, including: 3. Brandin Echols Fox Sports South...... 0-0...... 1-1 CBS Sports Network ...... 0-0...... 1-0 • Won 37 games (most in a five-season span 4. Isaiah Epps August/September ...... 0-1...... 20-12 since 1949-53) 5. Luke Fortner October...... 2-2...... 14-14 November...... 1-2...... 11-21 • Gone to five straight bowl games, tying 6. Phil Hoskins December/January ...... 2-0...... 4-2 the school record 7. Drake Jackson (graduated with a master’s • Won 20 SEC games, most in a five-year degree) UK scores on 1st possession...... 3-1...... 21-14 Opp scores on 1st possession...... 0-4...... 13-22 span in school history 8. Wes Johnson UK scores first ...... 5-1...... 31-17 • Posted first 10-win season and winning 9. Zach Johnson Opponent scores first...... 0-5...... 18-33 UK leads after 1st quarter...... 3-1...... 28-8 SEC record since 1977 and first final 10. Justin Rigg Opponent leads after 1stQ...... 0-4...... 11-33 ranking sine 1984 (2018 season) 11. A.J. Rose Teams are tied after 1stQ...... 2-1...... 10-9 UK leads at halftime ...... 5-1...... 34-7 • Won a Citrus Bowl, Belk Bowl and Gator 12. Brett Slusher Opponent leads at halftime...... 0-5...... 8-39 Bowl 13. Sawyer Smith (graduated with a master’s Teams are tied at halftime...... 0-0...... 7-4 UK leads after 3rd quarter...... 5-1...... 40-4 • Notched victories over six ranked degree) Opponent leads after 3rdQ...... 0-5...... 5-43 Teams are tied after 3rdQ ...... 0-0...... 5-3 opponents 14. Clevan Thomas Jr. Game goes to overtime ...... 0-1...... 1-3 • Won their regular-season finale for the 15. Jamar “Boogie” Watson Scoring less than 20 pts ...... 0-5...... 4-32 third-straight year, the first time that has 16. Quintin Wilson Scoring 20+ points...... 5-1...... 40-18 happened in 61 years, 1957-59 17. Terry Wilson Scoring 30+ points...... 3-1...... 28-8 Allowing less than 20 pts ...... 3-1...... 28-4 • Won three Senior Day games in a row for 18. Landon Young Allowing 20+ points...... 1-5...... 15-38 the first time since 2010-12 • An additional note of interest is that two Allowing 30+ points...... 1-3...... 7-29 • Ended the 31-game losing streak to Cats from previous years also earned their UK has more total yards...... 4-2...... 38-7 Opp. has more total yds...... 1-4...... 11-43 Florida degrees in December-- cornerback Derrick UK has more rushing yards...... 4-3...... 41-11 • Won at Tennessee for the first time since Tatum, who played from 1999-2002, and Opp. has more rushing yards...... 1-3...... 8-39 UK has more passing yards...... 1-1...... 21-14 1984 wide receiver Steve Johnson, who played at Opp. has more passing yards...... 4-5...... 28-34 UK in 2006-07 and went on to an eight-year Rushing for < 100 yds...... 0-3...... 5-17 Rushing for over 100 yards...... 4-4...... 41-32 SEVEN CATS RECEIVE ALL-STAR GAME career in the National Football League. Rushing for 200+ yards...... 3-1...... 34-9 INVITATIONS • Former QB Maxwell Smith (2011-13) and Passing for 200+ yards ...... 1-1...... 18-14 Passing for 300+ yards ...... 0-0...... 6-4 Seven Wildcats: Max Duffy, Brandin Echols, current offensive graduate assistant, also UK has 100-yard rusher...... 3-2...... 33-14 Phil Hoskins, Drake Jackson A.J. Rose, Jamar graduated with a master’s degree in sport Opp. has 100-yard rusher...... 3-2...... 15-32 “Boogie” Watson and Landon Young, received leadership. No turnovers ...... 3-0...... 13-8 invitations to all-star games this season. One or two turnovers...... 2-4...... 32-32 Duffy, a senior punter, and Jackson, a senior KENTUCKY HONORS LATE OL COACH 3 or more turnovers ...... 0-2...... 4-9 No takeaways...... 1-3...... 11-12 center, accepted invitations to play in the JOHN SCHLARMAN WITH NO. 65; 3 or more takeaways...... 4-0...... 14-4 Reese’s Senior Bowl on Jan. 30, 2021 in Mobile, SCHLARMAN RECEIVES BROYLES UK has more penalties ...... 2-4...... 17-20 Opp. has more penalties...... 3-2...... 26-26 Alabama. Echols, a senior defensive back, was LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, Teams have equal penalties...... 0-0...... 6-4 NAMD HERALD-LEADE SPORTS FIG- invited to both the 96th East-West Shrine Game UK has more TOP...... 3-4...... 33-18 in St. Petersburg, Florida (cancelled due to the URE OF THE YEAR Opp. has more TOP...... 2-2...... 15-32 coronavirus) and the Hula Bowl to be played • Kentucky offensive line coach John Schlarman UK defense scores...... 2-0...... 11-5 on Jan. 31, 2021 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hoskins, and an All-SEC offensive lineman during his Opponent defense scores...... 0-1...... 6-9 UK returns KO/Punt for TD...... 0-0...... 3-0 a senior defensive tackle and Rose, a senior playing days at UK, died on Nov. 12 following a Opp. returns KO/Punt for TD...... 0-1...... 0-5 running back, were also invited to the Hulu two-year battle with cancer. He was 45. Playing on natural grass...... 2-3...... 14-30 Bowl. Young, a senior offensive tackle, received • He was diagnosed with cholangiocarcinoma in Playing on artificial surface...... 3-3...... 35-19 In blue uniforms...... 3-1...... 12-4 an invitation to the East-West Shrine Game the summer of 2018 and had been an absolute In white uniforms ...... 1-2...... 6-10 and the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. Jackson, Rose warrior in his two-year fight against cancer, not In white unis/blue pants...... 0-2...... 5-17 In blue unis/white pants...... 0-1...... 15-5 and Watson, a senior outside linebacker, were missing a game through Oct. 17 this season and In black uniforms...... 0-0...... 1-3 invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl as well. very few practices along the way. In blue uniforms/grey pants...... 0-0...... 2-3 In grey uniforms...... 1-0...... 5-3 • Reese’s Senior Bowl – Max Duffy, Drake In grey uniforms/blue pants...... 0-0...... 3-5 Jackson

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2020 TEAM CAPTAINS • RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.: second team by Pro Football Focus Ten players were voted team captains by their peers: Josh Ali, Quinton Bohanna, Yusuf Corker, • Center Drake Jackson: second team by Pro Max Duffy, Drake Jackson, Josh Paschal, DeAndre Square, Boogie Watson, Terry Wilson and Landon Football Focus; honorable mention by Phil Young. One captain will represent the team each game and will be decided on a week-by-week basis. Steele They are listed below. • Punter Max Duffy: third team by Pro Football at Auburn...... DeAndre Square Focus vs. Ole Miss ...... Josh Paschal • Linebacker Jamin Davis: honorable mention vs. Miss. State ...... Terry Wilson by Phil Steele at Tennessee ...... Boogie Watson at Missouri...... Max Duffy vs. Georgia...... Drake Jackson WILDCATS NAMED ALL-SEC vs. Vanderbilt...... Landon Young • OT Darian Kinnard: first team by Associated at Alabama...... Quinton Bohanna Press, Phil Steele, Pro Football Focus; second at Florida ...... Yusuf Corker team by Coaches vs. South Carolina...... Josh Ali vs. NC State (TaxSlayer Gator Bowl) ...... Drake Jackson • Center Drake Jackson: first team by Pro Football Focus; second team by Associated Press, Coaches, Phil Steele • To honor his fight, members of the offensive Upshaw took the honor in UK’s first home • RB Chris Rodriguez Jr.: first team by Pro line chose to rotate No. 65, the number game on Oct. 3 vs. Ole Miss. Football Focus; fourth team by Phil Steele Schlarman wore as an offensive lineman • LB Jamin Davis wore No. 22 vs. Mississippi • LB Jamin Davis: first team by Pro Football at Kentucky. Schlarman was a four-year State. While wearing the jersey he Focus; second team by Phil Steele starter from 1994-97 and was named SEC intercepted a pass in the end zone on the • OT Landon Young: first team by Coaches, All-Freshman in 1994, UK’s most outstanding final play of the first half to secure UK’s second team by Associated Press and Phil lineman in 1995 and ’96, and first-team All- 14-0 lead at the break. He also recorded his Steele, third team by Pro Football Focus SEC in 1997. first double-digit tackle game. • Punter Max Duffy: second team by • Schlarman was given posthumously the • LB Boogie Watson pulled on the No. 22 vs. Associated Press, Pro Football Focus; third Broyles Lifetime Achievement Award by the Tennessee and LB Jordan Wright did so team by Phil Steele Frank & Barbara Broyles Foundation. at Missouri. DE Joshua Paschal wore the • NG Quinton Bohanna: second team by Pro • Schlarman was also named the 40th annual number vs. Georgia, the first game Oats was Football Focus, fourth team by Phil Steele Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year. He able to attend in person. • Safety Yusuf Corker: second team by Phil was named the winner after a vote of 163 • RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. wore No. 22 Steele and Pro Football Focus current and former media members around vs. Vanderbilt and put on a career • Linebacker Boogie Watson: second team by the Commonwealth, receiving 76 first- performance, rushing for career-best 149 Phil Steele place votes. His 435-point margin over the yards with two scores. He added a then- • Defensive end Josh Paschal: fourth team by runner-up in voting, UK women's basketball career-long 74-yard run and surpassed Phil Steele standout Rhyne Howard, was the largest in 1,000 yards for his career. • Cornerback Kelvin Joseph: fourth team by the past four years. • RB Kavosiey Smoke wore No. 22 vs. Phil Steele • The team wore a black sticker on their Alabama and had nine carries for 26 yards. helmets with the initials “JS” in white letters. • Wearing No. 22 for the Florida game was HORSEY NAMED 2020 MAYO CLINIC • On the first offensive play vs Vanderbilt, UK defensive back Yusuf Corker. He led the COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR took a delay of game penalty, graciously team with eight total tackles and a forced • Sophomore offensive guard Kenneth Horsey declined by the Commodores, as Young took fumble. was named one of three winners of the 2020 the field wearing Schlarman’s jersey. • DB Cedrick Dort Jr. wore the number for Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year • Who wore 65 in 2020: the Gator Bowl but did not play due to a award. Horsey has an impressive comeback Drake Jackson - Georgia medical issue. story. In the spring of 2018, before he was to Drake Jackson - Missouri • Incredibly, the UK defense forced 22 arrive at Kentucky for his freshman season, Landon Young - Vanderbilt turnovers on the season and the Cats won he was complaining of a pain in his side. His Darian Kinnard - Alabama their first game of the season by 22 points. parents rushed him to the emergency room Austin Dotson - Florida • The team wears #22OATSSTRONG where doctors ultimately found a growth on Luke Fortner - South Carolina wristbands to show their support and they one of his heart valves. Drake Jackson - Gator Bowl (NC State) conclude each team practice with “22!” • He went through open-heart surgery on April Members of the team have also created a 8, 2018 and was even told by a few doctors KENTUCKY HONORS CHRIS OATS BY website www.22OATSSTRONG.COM with that football was over. However, Horsey ROTATING NO. 22 a GoFundMe page to help the family with would not be deterred. He came to Kentucky • Kentucky football honored junior linebacker medical bills. and redshirted the 2018 season with a goal Chris Oats all season, as he battles a serious of earning a starting spot on Kentucky’s medical condition. Each week a different WILDCATS NAMED ALL-AMERICA offensive line, affectionately known as the player chose to wear Oats’ jersey No. 22. • OT Darian Kinnard: first team by Pro Football “Big Blue Wall.” • Fellow linebacker DeAndre Square was the Focus; second team by CBS/247sports and • In 2019 he saw action in four games and he first to wear No. 22 in the season opener The Sporting News; third team by AP; fourth continued to train and prepare his body for vs. Auburn, while Oats’ roommate Keaton team by Phil Steele the rigors of the SEC.

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• Since his surgery in 2018, he has lost 50 Fortner received the honor. Fortner was one celebrate engineering and showcase the pounds and because of his hard work and of only 22 players named to the prestigious “Lift Them Up” cart dedication, has earned the starting left guard team made up of college football players • Volunteer at Urban Impact at the Woodhill spot on the “Big Blue Wall.” He started eight who step up to help those in need. Last year, Community Center, an organization that games in 2020, helping the Wildcats rank Landon Young was named to the team and strives to enable youth to grow, succeed third in the SEC in rushing offense (196.2). was voted team captain in a fan vote. and lead • Fortner also was named to the SEC • Volunteer reader at Athens-Chilesburg OFFENSIVE LINE NAMED SEMIFINALISTS Community Service Team for his good deeds. Elementary FOR JOE MOORE AWARD • Fortner, who graduated in December of 2019 • Volunteer for Read Across America at • The Kentucky offensive line were semifinalists with a degree in mechanical engineering Fayette County public schools for the Joe Moore Award, recognizing the Most and is on track to receive a master’s degree • Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Outstanding Offensive Line Unit in college in mechanical engineering in the summer football. This marked the second consecutive of 2021, played a significant role in helping DAUNTING SCHEDULE season that the Kentucky offensive line, a team of Toyota Manufacturing engineers • With the COVID-19 pandemic creating a known as the “Big Blue Wall,” were named design, test and manufacture a specially-built 10-game Southeastern Conference-only semifinalists, the third time since 2016. push cart vehicle through a project called “Lift schedule in 2020, Kentucky faced one of the • The Wildcats were third in the SEC in rushing Them Up.” The push cart vehicle provides most difficult slate of games in its history. at 196.2 yards per game and Kentucky’s a Kentucky Children’s Hospital patient the • Of the 10 games, nine featured an opponent offensive line has paved the way for top chance to both accompany the Wildcats on that was either ranked or receiving votes rusher, Chris Rodriguez Jr., to average 6.6 the Cat Walk and attend a game at Kroger in one of the two major polls (AP, Coaches) yards per carry which led the SEC and ranked Field. when play started on Sept. 26. 17th nationally. Playing in just nine games, he • Because of his experience with project • UK faced four teams ranked in the AP Top 10 totaled 785 rushing yards and a team-high 11 “Lift Them Up,” Fortner was compelled to this season: No. 1 Alabama, No. 5 Georgia, touchdowns. continue making an impact at the Kentucky No. 6 Florida and No. 8 Auburn. Three of • UK had three players with more than 1,000 Children’s Hospital. He began visiting the kids those games were on the road. career rushing yards (Rodriguez, A.J. Rose in September of 2019 as part of the “Tuesdays • Tennessee was the only other team in the and Terry Wilson). UK also had three 100- with the Wildcats” program, created by nation to have faced four Top 10 teams in yard rushers (Rodriguez, Rose and Wilson) in former Wildcat C.J. Conrad in 2018. the regular season. a single game (vs. Ole Miss) for the first time • When COVID-19 hit, Fortner didn’t want to • When the schedule was adjusted to in school history. stop interaction with the kids so, along with conference-only games the Cats added • All totaled, the Wildcats had 144 combined teammate Max Duffy, they asked what they contests against No. 8 Auburn and Ole Miss. starts on the offensive line. Seniors Drake could do. With the help of the Child Life • The Cats were 4-4 against the opponents on Jackson and Landon Young and junior Darian team at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital, their original 2020 schedule. Kinnard started in a combined 94 consecutive they set up a program called “In the Huddle games. with KCH.” For eight weeks, Fortner and DID YOU KNOW? • What the committee said: “What makes Duffy taped a video of themselves answering • A picture of longevity, UK Equipment the play of Kentucky’s offensive line even questions from kids who submitted through Manager Tom Kalinowski just finished his more impressive this season is how they the Kentucky Children’s Hospital Facebook 43rd season in that role. He also was a have handled the sickness and then passing Page. The video was then posted back to the student manager in 1974-77, giving him 47 of their beloved offensive line coach John KCH Facebook page every Tuesday morning years in UK football. He has worked more Schlarman. After a two-year battle with to replace what would have been their in- than 500 consecutive games. cancer, Schlarman passed away on Nov. 12, person visit. • UK is one of only 10 schools that have won 2020. Despite battling extensive treatments, • In addition to “In the Huddle with KCH,” an NCAA men’s basketball championship he rarely missed a game or practice, serving Fortner and his teammates got creative while also having a claim on a national as an example to “finish.” When asked why in how they could continue their weekly championship in football. he never wanted to miss he simply stated, visits with KCH patients. Each week, Fortner • UK is one of only seven universities in the “for the team.” He coached his final game in spends 1-1.5 hours on Zoom calls with U.S. that have programs in agriculture, UK’s upset over Tennessee on Oct. 17, 2020. patients who are currently “in-patient” at engineering, law, medicine and pharmacy on The former Wildcat and All-SEC lineman KCH. They discuss football, favorite hobbies, a single campus. returned to his alma mater to join Mark favorite color, etc. Patients are able to ask • The Kentucky cheerleaders have won an Stoops’ staff in 2013, slowly building the “Big the players questions about anything and unprecedented 24 national cheerleading Blue Wall’ that would become his legacy. His everything. Fortner and his teammates championships, including 20 of the last offensive lines were semifinalists for the Joe always offer up words of encouragement. 25, at the annual Universal Cheerleaders Moore Award in 2016 and 2019.” Zoom calls are intimate because it’s just one Association championships. patient with Fortner and his teammates for FORTNER NAMED TO ALLSTATE AFCA about 7-10 minutes each so the focus is all GOOD WORKS TEAM, SEC COMMUNITY on one patient at a time. SERVICE TEAM • More of Fortner’s community service • For the second straight season, Kentucky had projects: a representative on the Allstate AFCA Good • Volunteered with other engineering Works Team as senior offensive guard Luke students at UK’s 2020 “Engineers Day” to

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RECORD OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL TEAM STATISTICS UK OPP ALL GAMES 5-6-0 3-2-0 1-4-0 1-0-0 FIRST DOWNS 191 243 CONFERENCE 4-6-0 3-2-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 Rushing 110 99 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 Passing 64 121 Penalty 17 23 DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTENDANCE RUSHING YARDAGE 2162 1717 * Sep 26, 2020 at #8 Auburn L 13-29 17490 Rushing Attempts 436 408 * Oct 03, 2020 OLE MISS L OT 41-42 12000 Average Per Rush 5.0 4.2 * Oct 10, 2020 MISSISSIPPI STATE W 24-2 12000 Average Per Game 196.5 156.1 * Oct 17, 2020 at #17 Tennessee W 34-7 22519 TDs Rushing 19 18 * Oct 24, 2020 at Missouri L 10-20 11738 PASSING YARDAGE 1336 2471 * Oct 31, 2020 #5 GEORGIA L 3-14 12000 Comp-Att-Int 145-243-5 235-356-16 * Nov 14, 2020 VANDERBILT W 38-35 12000 Average Per Pass 5.5 6.9 * Nov 21, 2020 at #1 Alabama L 3-63 19424 Average Per Catch 9.2 10.5 * Nov 28, 2020 at #6 Florida L 10-34 14453 * Dec 05, 2020 SOUTH CAROLINA W 41-18 12000 Average Per Game 121.5 224.6 Jan 2, 2021 vs #23 NC State W 23-21 10422 TDs Passing 7 18 Nov 30, 2019 LOUISVILLE W 45-13 48336 TOTAL OFFENSE 3498 4188 Dec 31, 2019 vs. Virginia Tech W 37-30 44138 Average Per Play 5.2 5.5 Average Per Game 318.0 380.7 RUSHING GP ATT GAIN LOSS NET AVG TD LONG AVG/G KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 16-298 15-375 Chris Rodriguez 9 119 794 9 785 6.6 11 79 87.2 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-62 13-174 Asim Rose 11 106 677 11 666 6.3 2 72 60.5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 16-252 5-97 Terry Wilson 10 104 531 107 424 4.1 5 51 42.4 FUMBLES-LOST 13-7 13-6 Kavosiey Smoke 7 47 234 5 229 4.9 1 35 32.7 PENALTIES-Yards 63-615 62-521 JuTahn McClain 11 16 63 1 62 3.9 0 17 5.6 Joey Gatewood 7 25 88 26 62 2.5 0 14 8.9 PUNTS-AVG 52-45.6 41-44.9 Travis Tisdale 7 6 23 2 21 3.5 0 6 3.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 31:04 28:56 Josh Ali 11 1 15 0 15 15.0 0 15 1.4 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 52/142 60/141 Total 11 436 2425 263 2162 5.0 19 79 196.5 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 8/17 17/24 Opponents 11 408 1884 167 1717 4.2 18 59 156.1

PASSING G EFFIC CMP-ATT-INT PCT YDS TD LNG AVG/G Terry Wilson 10 119.90 125-200-4 62.5 1187 7 40 118.7 Joey Gatewood 7 69.02 17-35-1 48.6 109 0 12 15.6 Beau Allen 2 90.86 3-7-0 42.9 40 0 20 20.0 Josh Ali 11 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total 11 111.24 145-243-5 59.7 1336 7 40 121.5 Opponents 11 132.01 235-356-16 66.0 2471 18 56 224.6

RECEIVING G NO. YDS AVG TD LONG AVG/G INTERCEPTIONS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Josh Ali 11 54 473 8.8 1 33 43.0 Kelvin Joseph 4 62 15.5 1 41 Keaton Upshaw 11 16 198 12.4 3 23 18.0 Jamin Davis 3 90 30.0 1 85 Allen Dailey 11 14 139 9.9 1 40 12.6 Yusuf Corker 2 0 0.0 0 0 Demarcus Harris 11 14 87 6.2 0 12 7.9 Brandin Echols 1 7 7.0 0 7 Justin Rigg 9 12 145 12.1 1 36 16.1 D'Eryk Jackson 1 5 5.0 0 5 Asim Rose 11 10 83 8.3 0 26 7.5 Joshua Paschal 1 76 76.0 0 76 Isaiah Epps 6 8 63 7.9 0 21 10.5 Jamar Watson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kavosiey Smoke 7 5 25 5.0 0 9 3.6 Jordan Wright 1 8 8.0 1 8 Akeem Hayes 7 4 54 13.5 1 28 7.7 Tyrell Ajian 1 0 0.0 0 0 Mike Drennen 8 3 26 8.7 0 14 3.2 Phil Hoskins 1 4 4.0 0 4 Bryce Oliver 6 2 14 7.0 0 8 2.3 Total 16 252 15.8 3 85 Brenden Bates 6 1 14 14.0 0 14 2.3 Opponents 5 97 19.4 1 45 Chris Rodriguez 9 1 12 12.0 0 12 1.3 Clevan Thomas 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Total 11 145 1336 9.2 7 40 121.5 Opponents 11 235 2471 10.5 18 56 224.6 Josh Ali 6 62 10.3 0 39 Total 6 62 10.3 0 39 Opponents 13 174 13.4 1 50 PUNTING NO. YDS AVG LONG TB FC I20 +50 BLKD Max Duffy 42 1895 45.1 75 1 18 16 11 0 C. Goodfellow 10 477 47.7 55 2 3 1 3 0 KICK RETURNS NO. YDS AVG TD LONG Total 52 2372 45.6 75 3 21 17 14 0 Zach Johnson 11 228 20.7 0 33 Opponents 41 1841 44.9 66 6 13 18 11 0 Travis Tisdale 3 42 14.0 0 22 JuTahn McClain 1 26 26.0 0 26 Allen Dailey 1 2 2.0 0 2 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 LG BLK Total 16 298 18.6 0 33 Matt Ruffolo 12-14 85.7 0-0 6-6 4-4 1-3 1-1 50 0 Opponents 15 375 25.0 0 52 Chance Poore 1-1 100.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 28 0

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PATS SCORE BY QUARTER 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH OT TOTAL SCORING TD FGS DXP SAF PTS KICK RUSH RCV PASS Kentucky 51 91 37 55 6 240 Opponents 39 66 89 84 7 285 Chris Rodriguez 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 Matt Ruffolo 0 12-14 22-23 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 58 Terry Wilson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 30 ALL PURPOSE G RUSH REC PR KOR IR TOT AVG/G Keaton Upshaw 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Chris Rodriguez 9 785 12 0 0 0 797 88.6 Asim Rose 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Asim Rose 11 666 83 0 0 0 749 68.1 Chance Poore 0 1-1 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 8 Josh Ali 11 15 473 62 0 0 550 50.0 Kelvin Joseph 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Terry Wilson 10 424 0 0 0 0 424 42.4 Jamin Davis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Kavosiey Smoke 7 229 25 0 0 0 254 36.3 Akeem Hayes 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total 11 2162 1336 62 298 252 4110 373.6 Kavosiey Smoke 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents 11 1717 2471 174 375 97 4834 439.5 Jordan Wright 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Justin Rigg 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TOTAL OFFENSE G PLAYS RUSH PASS TOTAL AVG/G Allen Dailey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Terry Wilson 10 304 424 1187 1611 161.1 Josh Ali 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Chris Rodriguez 9 119 785 0 785 87.2 Total 29 13-15 27-28 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 240 Asim Rose 11 106 666 0 666 60.5 Opponents 38 5-12 36-36 0-0 2 2-2 0 1 285 Kavosiey Smoke 7 47 229 0 229 32.7 Joey Gatewood 7 60 62 109 171 24.4 Total 11 679 2162 1336 3498 318.0 Opponents 11 764 1717 2471 4188 380.7

TACKLES PASS DEF FUMBLES BLKD DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-GS SACKS QBH SAF SOLO AST TOTAL TFL/YDS INT-YDS BRUP RCV-YDS FF KICK NO-YARDS 44 Jamin Davis 10 50 52 102 4.0-9 1.5-6 3-90 2 1 1-0 1 1 . 29 Yusuf Corker 11 39 38 77 2.5-6 . 2-0 2 . . 1 . . 5 Deandre Square 11 25 35 60 2.5-4 . . 1 4 1-0 . . . 26 Brandin Echols 11 39 15 54 2.0-4 . 1-7 2 . . . . . 23 Tyrell Ajian 11 28 20 48 . . 1-0 1 . . 1 1 . 15 Jordan Wright 11 25 20 45 5.5-39 3.5-30 1-8 4 2 2-4 3 . . 31 Jamar Watson 11 25 15 40 10.0-49 5.0-32 1-0 . 5 . 2 . . 13 J.J. Weaver 9 21 12 33 6.5-14 0.5-1 . 1 2 . . . . 4 Joshua Paschal 11 16 16 32 6.5-25 1.0-6 1-76 . 1 . . . . 92 Phil Hoskins 11 15 15 30 4.0-10 1.0-5 1-4 . 5 . . . . 42 Marquez Bembry 11 18 9 27 ...... 9 D. Robinson 11 19 8 27 2.0-3 ...... 1 Kelvin Joseph 9 14 11 25 0.5-1 . 4-62 1 . . . . . 50 Marquan McCall 10 9 13 22 1.0-3 0.5-2 . . . 1-0 . . . 7 Vito Tisdale 10 11 9 20 0.5-1 ...... 6C Jared Casey 11 13 7 20 2.0-5 ...... 21 Quandre Mosely 10 12 7 19 . . . 2 . . . . . 1V C. Valentine 10 7 3 10 . . . 1 . . 1 . . 95 Quinton Bohanna 8 3 7 10 2.0-2 . . 2 3 . . . . 3D Cedrick Dort 10 9 1 10 . . . 2 . . . . . 59 Kordell Looney 10 4 5 9 . . . . 2 1-0 . . . 52 Justin Rogers 7 5 4 9 1.0-2 1.0-2 ...... 25 Brett Slusher 11 3 2 5 ...... 96 Isaiah Gibson 9 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . . . . 56 D'Eryk Jackson 9 2 2 4 . . 1-5 ...... 2W Joel Williams 9 2 1 3 ...... 1M JuTahn McClain 11 3 . 3 ...... 9M J. Mahone 5 1 2 3 1.5-1 ...... 34 Jalen Geiger 6 2 1 3 ...... 30 Taj Dodson 5 1 1 2 ...... 99 Josaih Hayes 5 1 1 2 ...... 81 Isaiah Epps 6 1 . 1 ...... 86 Demarcus Harris 11 1 . 1 ...... 28 Zach Johnson 10 1 . 1 ...... 2P Andru Phillips 4 . 1 1 ...... 36 M.J. Devonshire 9 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . 51 Cade Degraw 10 . 1 1 ...... 47 K.D. McDaniel 5 1 . 1 ...... 79 Luke Fortner 10 1 . 1 ...... 84 Izayah Cummings 9 . 1 1 ...... 32 Jamari Brown 4 1 . 1 ...... 11 Moses Douglass 7 . 1 1 ...... TM Team 6 . 1 1 ...... 1P Chance Poore 11 . 1 1 ...... 94 Abule Abadi 5 ...... 1 . . . . . Total 11 432 340 772 54-178 14-84 16-252 23 26 6-4 9 2 . Opponents 11 378 336 714 46.0-162 17-102 5-97 28 29 7-7 8 . 1

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KENTUCKY TEAM GAME HIGHS OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 56 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Rushes 62 at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Yards Rushing 408 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Yards Rushing 297 vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Yards Per Rush 8.8 vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Yards Per Rush 6.8 vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) TD Rushes 6 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) TD Rushes 5 at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Pass attempts 38 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Pass attempts 70 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Pass completions 24 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Pass completions 45 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Yards Passing 239 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Yards Passing 320 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Yards Per Pass 8.4 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Yards Per Pass 11.0 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) TD Passes 2 vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) TD Passes 4 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Total Plays 78 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Total Plays 92 at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Total Offense 559 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Total Offense 509 at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Yards Per Play 8.3 vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Yards Per Play 7.7 at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Points 41 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Points 63 at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Sacks By 4 vs Georgia (Oct 31, 2020)

Sacks By 3 vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) First Downs 29 vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) First Downs 26 vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Penalties 10 vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Penalties 8 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Penalty Yards 75 vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Penalty Yards 103 vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Turnovers 6 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Turnovers 3 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Interceptions By 3 at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Punts 6 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Punting Avg 55.2 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Interceptions By 6 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Long Punt 66 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Punts 8 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Punts inside 20 3 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Punting Avg 53.0 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Long Punt 75 at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Punts inside 20 3 vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Long Punt Return 50 at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) vs Georgia (Oct 31, 2020) Long Punt 65 at South Carolina (Sep 28, 2019) vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Punts inside 20 5 at South Carolina (Sep 28, 2019) vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Long Punt Return 42 vs UT Martin (Nov 23, 2019)

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KENTUCKY INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 22 Terry Wilson vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Rushes 37 Larry Rountree, at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Yards Rushing 149 Chris Rodriguez vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Yards Rushing 210 Kevin Harris, vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) TD Rushes 3 Terry Wilson vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Chris Rodriguez vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) TD Rushes 2 Larry Rountree, at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) 79 Chris Rodriguez vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Long Rush Najee Harris, at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Pass attempts 37 Terry Wilson at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Pass completions 24 Terry Wilson at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Long Rush 59 Kevin Harris, vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Yards Passing 239 Terry Wilson at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) TD Passes 2 Terry Wilson vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Pass attempts 55 K.J. Costello, vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Long Pass 40 Terry Wilson at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Pass completions 36 K.J. Costello, vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Receptions 9 Josh Ali at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Yards Receiving 98 Josh Ali at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Yards Passing 320 Matt Corral, vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) TD Receptions 1 Akeem Hayes at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) 4 Matt Corral, vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Keaton Upshaw vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) TD Passes Allen Dailey at Tennessee (Oct 17, 2020) Long Pass 56 Trask,K., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Josh Ali at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Justin Rigg vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Receptions 15 Kylin Hill, vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Keaton Upshaw vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Yards Receiving 144 DeVonta Smith, at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Keaton Upshaw at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Long Reception 40 Allen Dailey at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) TD Receptions 3 Pitts,K., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Field Goals 3 Matt Ruffolo vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Long Reception 56 Pitts,K., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Long Field Goal 50 Matt Ruffolo at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Punts 8 Max Duffy vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Field Goals 2 Harrison Mevis, at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Punting Avg 53.0 Max Duffy at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) McPherson,E., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Long Punt 75 Max Duffy at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Punts inside 20 3 Max Duffy vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Long Field Goal 47 Parker White, vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Max Duffy vs Georgia (Oct 31, 2020) Max Duffy vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Punts 5 Mac Brown, vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Max Duffy vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Tucker Day, vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Long Punt Return 39 Josh Ali vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Long Kickoff Return 33 Zach Johnson vs Vanderbilt (Nov 14, 2020) Brooks,P., at Tennessee (Oct 17, 2020) Tackles 18 Yusuf Corker at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Punting Avg 59.6 Tucker Day, vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Sacks 1.0 Jamin Davis at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Jamar Watson vs Ole Miss (Oct 03, 2020) Long Punt 66 Tucker Day, vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Jordan Wright vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Punts inside 20 3 Grant McKinnis, at Missouri (Oct 24, 2020) Jamar Watson vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Jordan Wright at Tennessee (Oct 17, 2020) Long Punt Return 50 Toney,K., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Jamar Watson at Tennessee (Oct 17, 2020) 52 Dakereon Joyner, vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Jamar Watson at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Long Kickoff Return Justin Rogers vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Tackles 14 Nakobe Dean, vs Georgia (Oct 31, 2020) Jordan Wright vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Phil Hoskins vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Sacks 1.5 Azeez Ojulari, vs Georgia (Oct 31, 2020) Tackles For Loss 2.5 Jamar Watson vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) 2.5 M. Spencer, vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Interceptions 1 Kelvin Joseph vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Tackles For Loss Joshua Paschal vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Houston,J., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Jordan Wright vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Jamar Watson vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Interceptions 1 Roger McCreary, at Auburn (Sep 26, 2020) Jamin Davis vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) D'Eryk Jackson vs Mississippi State (Oct 10, 2020) Jordan Battle, at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Kelvin Joseph at Tennessee (Oct 17, 2020) Diabate,M., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Tyrell Ajian at Tennessee (Oct 17, 2020) Jamin Davis at Tennessee (Oct 17, 2020) Davis,S., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Kelvin Joseph vs Georgia (Oct 31, 2020) Phil Hoskins vs Georgia (Oct 31, 2020) Johnson,T., at Florida (Nov 28, 2020) Kelvin Joseph at Alabama (Nov 21, 2020) Yusuf Corker vs South Carolina (Dec 05, 2020) Brandin Echols vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Yusuf Corker vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021) Jamin Davis vs NC State (Jan 2, 2021)

86 2021 FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS 2020 REVIEW 2020 GAME-BY-GAME STATS

Time of Rushing Passing Total Offense 3rd Down Fumbles- Game Score First Downs Possession (No-Yds-TD) (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) (Plays-Yds-TD) Conversions Lost

KENTUCKY 13 21 36:29 40-145-1 24-38-1-239-1 78-384-2 12-of-19 2-2 at Auburn 29 16 23:31 30-91-1 16-27-0-233-3 57-324-4 4-of-10 2-0 KENTUCKY 41 26 36:05 56-408-6 14-18-0-151-0 74-559-6 6-of-11 1-1 vs. Ole Miss 42 26 23:55 38-139-2 24-29-0-320-4 67-459-6 6-of-12 0-0 KENTUCKY 24 10 25:11 32-84-1 8-21-0-73-1 53-157-2 4-of-14 1-1 vs. Mississippi State 2 18 34:49 14-20-0 45-70-6-275-0 84-295-0 3-of-17 0-0 KENTUCKY 34 18 33:59 45-187-1 13-16-0-107-1 61-294-2 6-of-12 1-1 at Tennessee 7 18 26:01 41-175-1 15-26-3-112-0 67-287-1 3-of-12 1-1 KENTUCKY 10 8 16:50 22-95-0 5-14-0-50-1 36-145-1 2-of-9 2-1 at Missouri 20 26 43:10 62-220-2 21-30-0-201-0 92-421-2 10-of-20 0-0 KENTUCKY 3 15 35:00 39-138-0 15-25-0-91-0 64-229-0 7-of-16 1-0 vs. Georgia 14 20 25:00 43-215-2 9-14-2-131-0 57-346-2 5-of-9 1-1 KENTUCKY 38 23 27:34 35-308-3 16-20-0-15-2 55-458-5 3-of-8 1-0 vs. Vanderbilt 35 29 32:26 45-180-2 22-35-0-227-3 80-407-5 11-of-17 0-0 KENTUCKY 3 12 28:55 32-59-0 10-25-1-120-0 57-179-0 2-of-13 2-0 at Alabama 63 29 31:05 40-226-5 18-26-1-283-3 66-509-8 6-of-9 0-0 KENTUCKY 10 15 33:19 43-159-0 10-19-3-62-1 62-221-1 2-of-13 0-0 at Florida 34 21 26:41 25-104-0 26-32-0-314-3 57-418-3 3-of-9 2-2 KENTUCKY 41 24 34:11 45-291-5 17-26-0-201-0 71-492-5 5-of-14 1-0 vs. South Carolina 18 21 25:49 44-297-1 12-27-1-107-1 71-404-2 4-of-14 4-3 KENTUCKY 23 19 34:07 47-288-2 13-21-0-92-0 68-380-2 3-of-13 1-0 vs. NC State 21 19 25:53 26-50-2 27-40-3-1 66-318-3 5-of-12 2-0

GAME-BY GAME RUSHING (No-Yds-TD) Gatewood McClain Rose Rodriguez Jr. Smoke Tisdale Wilson at Auburn 0-0-0 0-0-0 10-31-0 9-13-0 7-62-1 0-0-0 13-42-0 vs. Ole Miss 0-0-0 0-0-0 12-117-1 17-133-2 5-29-0 0-0-0 22-129-3 vs. Mississippi State 2-5-0 1-17-0 8-22-0 7-38-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 13-50-0 at Tennessee 3-23-0 6-23-0 10-22-0 13-73-1 0-0-0 3-16-0 8-32-0 at Missouri 3-6-0 0-0-0 5-43-0 9-48-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-(-2)-0 vs. Georgia 16-23-0 0-0-0 3-7-0 20-108-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Vanderbilt 0-0-0 4-7-0 7-49-0 13-149-2 3-20-0 0-0-0 7-83-1 at Alabama 0-0-0 2-1-0 10-68-0 0-0-0 9-26-0 3-5-0 5-5-0 at Florida 1-5-0 1-9-0 15-58-0 0-0-0 14-49-0 0-0-0 11-25-0 vs. South Carolina 0-0-0 1-6-0 14-101-1 14-139-3 0-0-0 0-0-0 14-46-1 vs. NC State 0-0-0 0-0-0 12-148-0 17-84-2 9-47-45 0-0-0 6-14-0

GAME-BY GAME RECEIVING (Rec-Yds-TD) Ali Bates Dailey Jr. Drennen Epps Harris Hayes Oliver Rigg Rose Smoke Thomas Upshaw at Auburn 9-98-0 0-0-0 2-42-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-25-0 2-24-1 0-0-0 1-3-0 4-37-0 2-10-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Ole MIss 7-88-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 2-30-0 0-0-0 2-20-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 1-5-0 vs. Mississippi St. 2-22-0 1-14-0 1-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-4-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-12-0 1-8-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-12-1 at Tennessee 4-38-0 0-0-0 3-25-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-22-0 at Missouri 4-47-1 0-0-0 0-0-0- 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-3-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Georgia 5-35-0 0-0-0 3-18-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-15-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-7-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 0-0-0 1-10-0 vs. Vanderbilt 3-15-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 1-14-0 1-8-0 4-33-0 0-0-0 1-6-0 1-15-1 1-4-0 1-9-0 0-0-0 2-41-1 at Alabama 4-52-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-24-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 3-44-0 at Florida 6-32-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-28-1 vs. South Carolina 5-35-0 0-0-0 3-31-0 1-6-0 2-8-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-72-0 1-26-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-11-0 vs. NC State 5-11-0 0-0-0 1-17-0 0-0-0 3-23-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-8-0 1-8-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-25-0

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GAME-BY-GAME PASSING GAME-BY-GAME PUNTING GAME-BY-GAME FIELD GOALS (Cmp-Att-Int-Yds-TD) Wilson Gatewood (No-Yds-Avg-LG-In20) Duffy Goodfellow FG Made (Miss) Poore Ruffolo at Auburn 24-37-1-239-1 0-0-0-0-0 at Auburn 4-212-53.0-75-0 0-0-0-0-0 at Auburn - - vs. Ole Miss 14-18-0-151-0 0-0-0-0-0 vs. Ole Miss 3-150-50.0-55-1 0-0-0-0-0 vs. Ole Miss - (49) vs. Mississippi St. 8-20-0-73-1 0-1-0-0-0 vs. Mississippi St. 8-359-44.9-57-3 0-0-0-0-0 vs. Mississippi St. - 35 at Tennessee 12-15-0-101-1 1-1-0-6-0 at Tennessee 3-140-46.7-48-1 0-0-0-0-0 at Tennessee - 30, 27 at Missouri 4-11-0-38-1 1-3-0-12-0 at Missouri 6-264-44.0-51-0 0-0-0-0-0 at Missouri - 50 vs. Georgia 0-0-0-0-0 15-25-0-91-0 vs. Georgia 4-170-42.5-48-3 0-0-0-0-0 vs. Georgia - 34 vs. Vanderbilt 13-15-0-110-2 0-0-0-0-0 vs. Vanderbilt 0-0-0-0-0 3-139-46.3-51-1 vs. Vanderbilt 28 - at Alabama 10-19-1-120-0 0-4-0-0-0 at Alabama 0-0-0-0-0 7-338-48.3-55-0 at Alabama - 33, (42) at Florida 10-18-2-62-1 0-1-1-0-0 at Florida 5-218-43.6-61-2 0-0-0-0-0 at Florida - 22 vs. South Carolina 17-26-0-201-0 0-0-0-0-0 vs. South Carolina 4-180-45.0-51-3 0-0-0-0-0 vs. South Carolina - 22, 41 vs. NC State 13-21-0-92-0 0-0-0-0-0 vs. NC State 5-202-40.4-51-3 vs. NC State - 25, 26, 20

GAME-BY GAME DEFENSIVE LINE (Tackles-Tackles-For-Loss-Sacks) Game Bohanna J. Hayes Hoskins Gibson Looney McCall Paschal at Auburn 0-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1.5-0 vs. Ole Miss 3-0.5-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0.5-0.5 7-0-0.5 vs. Miss. St. 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 at Tennessee 1-0.5-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0.5-0 at Missouri 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 6-0-0 1-0-0 vs. Georgia 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 4-0-0 4-1-0 vs. Vanderbilt 3-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-0.5-0.5 at Alabama 1-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 4-0-0 at Florida 1-1-0 0-0-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 vs. S. Carolina 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 vs. NC State 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-1.0-1.0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 4-0.5-0.5

GAME-BY GAME LINEBACKERS (Tackles-Tackles-For-Loss-Sacks-Pass Breakups) Game Bembry Casey J. Davis T. Davis De. Jackson Square Watson Weaver Wright at Auburn 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 5-1-1-0 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 5-0.5-0 3-0-0 1-1.0-0 2-0-0-0 vs. Ole Miss 1-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 7-1.0-0-0 5-1.0-1.5-0 1-0.5-0.5-0 1-0-0-0 vs. Miss. St. 4-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 11-0-0-1 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 9-0-0-1 2-1-1-0 4-0-0-1 6-2-1-1 at Tennessee 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 12-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 6-1-1-0 6-2-0-0 3-1-1-0 at Missouri 2-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 10-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 8-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 4-1-0-0 4-1-0-0 vs. Georgia 4-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 13-0-0-1 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 vs. Vanderbilt 10-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 15-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 2-0.5-0.5-0 4-1-0-0 6-0-0-0 at Alabama 3-0-0-0 5-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 5-2-1-0 3-1-0-0 3-0-0-1 at Florida 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 6-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 6-0.5-0.5-0 1-0.5-0-0 6-0-0-0 4-0.5-0.5-0 vs. S. Carolina 0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 10-1.5-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 4-0.5-0-0 8-2.5-0-0 0-0-0-0 4-0-0-2 vs. NC State 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 13-0.5-0.5-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 3-0-0-0 4-0-1.0-0 0-0-0-0 5-1.0-1.0-0

GAME-BY GAME DEFENSIVE BACKS (Tackles-Pass Breakups-Int.) Game Ajian Brown Corker Dodson Dort Jr. Echols Joseph Mosely Robinson V. Tisdale at Auburn 5-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-0 5-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Ole Miss 3-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 6-0-0 4-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Miss. St. 5-1-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 4-1-0 5-0-0 0-0-1 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 at Tennessee 6-0-1 0-0-0 7-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 4-1-1 0-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 at Missouri 3-0-0 0-0-0 18-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 5-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Georgia 3-0-0 0-0-0 4-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-1 0-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 vs. Vanderbilt 6-0-0 0-0-0 10-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 5-1-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 at Alabama 3-0-0 0-0-0 5-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 7-0-0 1-0-0 6-0-1 0-0-0 2-0-0 at Florida 2-0-0 0-0-0 8-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 6-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 vs. S. Carolina 5-0-0 0-0-0 6-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-1 3-0-0 0-0-0 2-0-0 6-0-0 1-0-0 vs. NC State 7-0-0 1-0-0 5-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 7-0-1 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 6-0-0

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OFFENSIVE STARTERS

TE/WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR WR/TE RB QB at Auburn Rigg Young Horsey Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Thomas Rose Wilson vs. Ole Miss Rigg Young Horsey Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson vs. Mississippi St. Rigg Young Horsey Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson at Tennessee Rigg Young Horsey Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson at Missouri Upshaw Young Horsey Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson

Georgia Upshaw Young Horsey Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Rigg Rose Gatewood

Vanderbilt Rigg Young Dotson Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson

Alabama Upshaw Young Horsey Jackson Dotson Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson

Florida Upshaw Young Dotson Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson

South Carolina Rigg Young Dotson Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Harris Rose Wilson

NC State Rigg Young Horsey Jackson Fortner Kinnard Ali Dailey Epps Rose Wilson

DEFENSIVE STARTERS

CB/NB DE NG/NICK DT SLB/NICK WLB MLB CB/LB SS FS CB at Auburn Echols Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Square Davis Dort Ajian Corker Joseph vs. Ole Miss Robinson Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Square Davis Dort Ajian Corker Joseph vs. Mississippi St. Robinson Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Square Davis Echols Ajian Corker Joseph at Tennessee Echols Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Square Davis Wright Ajian Corker Joseph at Missouri Echols Paschal McCall Hoskins Watson Square Davis Wright Robinson Corker Joseph

Georgia Echols Looney McCall Hoskins Watson Square Davis Wright Ajian Corker Joseph

Vanderbilt Echols Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Bembry Davis Wright Ajian Corker Joseph

Alabama Echols Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Square Bembry Wright Ajian Corker Joseph

Florida Echols Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Square Davis Weaver Ajian Corker Joseph

South Carolina Echols Paschal McCall Hoskins Watson Square Davis V. Tisdale Ajian Corker Dort

NC State Robinson Paschal Bohanna Hoskins Watson Square Davis Echols Ajian Corker Valentine

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2020 SCORING DRIVE ANALYSIS

GAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES GAME OPENING DRIVES Game Plays/Yards Time (Poss.) Qtr./Clock Res. Scoring Play KENTUCKY OPPONENT AU 11/93 6:23 1/6:44 TD Smoke 35 yard rush AU 11-75 4:34 3/1:00 TD Hayes 8 yd TD pass from Wilson Game Res/Pts Yds Res/Pts Yds OM 4/29 1:54 1/7:36 TD Wilson 4 yd rush AUBURN TD/7 93 Punt/0 21 OM 8/80 4:25 1/1:33 TD Rose 2 yd rush OM 9/83 3:25 2/0:29 TD Wilson 22 yd rush OLE MISS TO/0 73 TD/7 75 OM 10/75 4:19 3/10:41 TD Rodriguez 22 yd rush MISSISSIPPI STATE Punt/0 28 Punt/0 -1 OM 12/75 6:19 4/2:04 TD Rodriguez 1 yd rush OM 3/25 OT 0:00 TD Wilson 10 yd rush TENNESSEE Punt/0 -3 Punt/0 32 MSU 5/62 2:34 2/12:13 TD Upshaw 12 yd pass from Wilson MSU 1/2 0:06 2/3:48 TD Rodriguez 2 yd rush MISSOURI Punt/0 6 Punt/0 28 MSU 5/22 2:30 4:0:49 FG Ruffolo 35 yd FG GEORGIA Punt/0 22 TD/7 86 UT 7/25 3:24 2/6:18 FG Ruffolo 30 yd FG UT 11/76 5:49 3/7:24 TD Dailey 1 yd pass from Wilson VANDERBILT TD/7 75 Punt/0 21 UT 8/49 3:57 3/1:02 FG Ruffolo 27 yd FG ALABAMA Punt/0 8 TD/7 55 UT 7/54 3:58 4/10:54 TD Rodriguez 2 yd rush MIZ 7/43 2:33 2/8:24 FG Ruffolo 50 yd FG FLORIDA Punt/0 35 TD/7 83 MIZ 6/75 2:31 4/13:14 TD Ali 26 yd pass from Wilson SOUTH CAROLINA FG/3 75 MFG/0 54 UGA 19/77 10:28 2/2:44 FG Ruffolo 34 yd FG VU 9/75 4:45 1/10:15 TD Rigg 15 yd pass from Wilson NC STATE FG/3 68 INT/0 14 VU 6/68 2:48 1/3:48 TD Wilson 32 yd rush VU 7/79 4:11 2/10:28 TD Upshaw 21 yd pass from Wilson Total/Avg 20/1.8 480/43.6 28/2.8 468/42.5 VU 10/45 3:34 2/00:00 FG Poore 28 yd FG VU 6/26 2:57 3/10:34 TD Rodriguez 3 yd rush VU 3/91 1:37 4/9:14 TD Rodriguez 74 yd rush BAMA 8/58 4:48 1/5:19 FG Ruffolo 33 yd FG UF 6/38 3:33 2/11:18 TD Upshaw 4 yd pass from Wilson 2ND HALF OPENING DRIVES UF 14/87 7:24 2/2:13 FG Ruffolo 22 yd FG SC 12/75 5:20 1/5:41 FG Ruffolo 22 yd FG KENTUCKY OPPONENT SC 2/26 0:28 1/4:19 TD Rodriguez 1 yd rush SC 5/81 2:01 2/10:30 TD Rose 8 yd rush Game Res/Pts Yds Res/Pts Yds SC 7/39 3:26 2/1:14 TD Rodriguez 2 yd rush AUBURN Punt/0 2 Punt/0 35 SC 4/10 0:42 2/0:00 FG Ruffolo 41 yd FG SC 13/75 7:32 3/7:28 TD Wilson 1 yd rush OLE MISS TD/7 75 TD/7 75 SC 1/79 0:12 4/4:56 TD Rodriguez 79 yd rush MISSISSIPPI STATE TO/0 9 Downs/0 9 NCST 16/68 9:00 1/6:00 FG Ruffolo 25 yd FG TENNESSEE TD/7 76 Punt/0 9 NCST 6/79 2:39 2/6:23 TD Rodriguez 4 yd rush NCST 7/69 1:21 2/0:02 FG Ruffolo 26 yd FG MISSOURI Punt/0 6 Downs/0 66 NCST 7/40 3:09 4/5:45 FG Ruffolo 20 yd FG GEORGIA Fumble/0 39 TD/7 75 NCST 1/26 0:07 4/2:55 TD Rodriguez 26 yd rush VANDERBILT TD/7 91 Punt/0 6 ALABAMA Punt/0 23 INT/0 36 FLORIDA Punt/0 -3 TD/7 75 SOUTH CAROLINA TD/7 75 TD/7 86 NC STATE Punt/0 8 MFG/0 52 Total/Avg 28/2.5 401/36.4 28/2.5 494/44.9

DRIVE ANALYSIS Game Total Drive TD FG MFG P TO 4DN AUBURN 11 2 0 0 4 3 0-2 GAME-BY-GAME TD DRIVES OLE MISS 13 6 0 1 3 1 0-1 MISSISSIPPI STATE 13 2 1 0 8 1 0-1 Yds TD Drive Poss. Time TDs Plays TDs TENNESSEE 10 2 2 0 3 1 0-0 0-9 13 1 00:00-00:59 4 1 2 MISSOURI 9 1 1 0 6 1 0-0 10-19 3 0 01:00-01:59 2 2 1 GEORGIA 8 0 1 0 4 1 2-3 20-29 4 4 02:00-02:59 5 3 2 VANDERBILT 9 5 1 0 4 0 2-2 30-39 2 2 03:00-03:59 5 4 1 ALABAMA 13 0 1 1 7 0 0-1 40-49 0 0 04:00-04:59 4 5 2 FLORIDA 12 1 1 0 5 3 2-3 50-59 0 1 05:00-05:59 1 6 4 SOUTH CAROLINA 13 5 2 0 4 0 2-3 60-69 0 2 06:00-06:59 2 7 3 NC STATE 12 2 3 0 5 0 1-1 70-79 2 9 07:00-07:59 1 8 1 123 26 13 2 53 11 9-17 80-89 0 3 08:00-08:59 0 9 2 Totals 90-99 0 2 09:00-09:59 0 10 1 Total 24 24 10:00-10:59 0 11 3 11:00-11:59 0 12 1 12:00-12:59 0 13 1 13:00-13:59 0 14 0 14:00-14:59 0 15 0 15:00 - + 0 16 0

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2020 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS

TURNOVERS FORCED BY KENTUCKY FORCED BY OPPONENT Opponent Fum Int Tot Margin UK Pts Off Fum Int Tot Opp Pts Off at Auburn 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 3 7 vs. Ole Miss 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Mississippi State 0 6 6 +5 14 1 0 1 0 at Tennessee 1 3 4 +3 17 1 0 1 0 at Missouri 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Georgia 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 7 at Florida 2 0 2 -1 7 0 3 3 10 vs. South Carolina 3 1 4 +4 10 0 0 0 0 vs. NC State 1 3 4 +3 10 1 0 1 0 TOTALS 7 16 23 +10 58 8 5 13 24 KENTUCKY BIG PLAYS RUSHING PASSING SPECIAL TEAMS Opponent 15+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 50+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 50+ Block Return for TD at Auburn 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 vs. Ole Miss 10 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Mississippi State 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Tennessee 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Missouri 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Georgia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Vanderbilt 6 4 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 at Florida 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. South Carolina 4 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 vs. NC State 6 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 36 23 9 5 4 14 4 0 0 1 0 OPPONENT BIG PLAYS RUSHING PASSING SPECIAL TEAMS Opponent 15+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 50+ 20+ 30+ 40+ 50+ Block Return for TD at Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 vs. Ole Miss 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 vs. Mississippi State 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 at Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 at Missouri 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Georgia 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 vs. Vanderbilt 2 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 at Alabama 5 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 at Florida 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 2 1 0 1 vs. South Carolina 6 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. NC State 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 18 8 4 2 1 30 10 3 1 0 1 DRIVE CHART STATISTICS Opponent No. Avg Plays Avg Yds Avg Time For TD Avg Plays Avg Yds Avg Time at Auburn 11 7.1 34.9 3:19 2 11.0 83.0 5:28.5 vs. Ole Miss 12* 6.2 46.5 3:00 5* 8.6 68.4 4:04.4 vs. Mississippi State 13 4.1 12.1 1:54 2 3.0 31.0 1:20.0 at Tennessee 10 6.1 29.4 3:23 2 9.0 65.0 4:53.5 at Missouri 9 4.0 29.0 1:52 1 6.0 75.0 2:31.0 vs. Georgia 8 8.0 28.6 4:22.5 0 0 0 0 vs. Vanderbilt 9 6.1 50.8 3:03 5 6.2 67.8 4:02 at Alabama 13 4.3 13.7 2:13.4 0 0 0 0 at Florida 12 5.1 18.4 2:46.5 1 6 38.0 3:33 vs. South Carolina 13 5.4 37.8 2:37.7 5 5.6 60.0 2:43.8 vs. NC State 12 5.7 31.7 2:50 2 3.5 52.5 1:23 * does not count overtime score vs. Ole Miss

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2020 EXPLOSIVE PLAYS

RUNS 15+ (3 rec. for 64 yards, 21.3 avg., 1 TD) Ali, 15 yards Total: 14 rec. for 359 yards, 25.6 avg., 2 TD (1 rush for 15 yards, 15.0 avg., 0 TD McClain, 17 yards KICK RETURNS 30+ (1 rush for 17 yards, 17.0 avg., 0 TD) Z. Johnson, 33 yards Rodriguez, 21 yards Z. Johnson, 31 yards Rodriguez, 22 yards* (2 ret. for 64 yards, 32.0 avg., 0 TD) Rodriguez, 15 yards Total: 2 return for 64 yards, 32 avg, 0 TD Rodriguez, 25 yards Rodriguez, 17 yards PUNT RETURNS 20+ Rodriguez, 23 yards Ali, 39 yards Rodriguez, 27 yards (1 ret. for 39 yards, 39.0 avg., 0 TD) Rodriguez, 74 yards* Total: 1 return for 39 yards, 39.0 avg., 0 TD Rodriguez, 17 yards Rodriguez, 79 yards* DEFENSIVE RETURNS 20+ Rodriguez, 20 yards Paschal, 76 yards Rodriguez, 26 yards* (1 int return for 76 yards, 76.0 avg., 0 TD) (12 rush for 366 yards, 30.5 avg., 4 TD) Joseph, 41 yards* Rose, 72 yards Joseph, 21 yards Rose, 18 yards (2 int return for 62 yards, 31.0 avg., 1 TD) Rose, 29 yards Davis, 85 yards* Rose, 15 yards (1 int return for 85 yards, 85.0 avg., 1 TD) Rose, 20 yards Total: 4 return for 223 yards, 55.7 avg., 2 TD Rose, 17 yards Rose, 25 yards Total: 51 plays for 1,441 yards, 28.2 avg., 10 TD Rose, 15 yards * denotes a touchdown scoring play Rose, 31 yards Rose, 27 yards UK LONG PLAYS (20+) BY THE NUMBERS (10 rush for 269 yards, 26.9 avg., 0 TD) 20+ Plays By Yards No. TD Smoke, 35 yards* 100+ 0 0 Smoke, 19 yards 90-99 0 0 Smoke, 15 yards 80-89 1 1 Smoke, 18 yards 70-79 4 2 (4 rush for 87 yards, 21.7 avg., 1 TD) 60-69 0 0 Wilson, 20 yards 50-59 1 0 Wilson, 22 yards* 40-49 3 1 Wilson, 18 yards 30-39 10 2 Wilson, 31 yards 20-29 26 5 Wilson, 51 yards TOTAL 45 11 Wilson, 23 yards Wilson, 32 yards* 20+ Plays By Type No. TD Wilson, 27 yards Rushing 24 7 Wilson, 19 yards Passing 14 2 (9 rush for 243 yards, 27 avg., 2 TD) Punt returns 1 0 Total: 37 rush for 997 yards, 26.9 avg, 7 TD Kick returns (30+) 2 0 Interceptions 4 2 RECEIVING 20+ Fumble returns 0 0 Ali, 23 yards TOTAL 45 11 Ali, 33 yards Ali, 24 yards OPPONENT BIG PLAYS Ali, 26 yards* Total: Ali, 33 yards Run (15+) 18 for 427 yds (5 rec. for 139 yards, 27.8 avg., 1 TD) Receiving (20+) 28 for 780 yds Dailey, 40 yards Kick Returns (30+) 1 for 52 yds (1 rec. for 40 yards, 40.0 avg., 0 TD) Punt Returns (20+) 2 for 91 yds Epps, 21 yards Defensive Returns (20+) 2 for 75 yds (1 rec. for 21 yards, 21.0 avg., 0 TD) TOTAL: 51 for 1,425 yards (27.9 avg.) Hayes, 28 yards (1 rec. for 28 yards, 28.0 avg., 0 TD) Rigg, 36 yards (1 rec. for 36 yards, 36.0 avg., 0 TD) Rose, 25 yards Rose, 26 yards (2 rec. for 31 yards, 15.5 avg., 0 TD) Upshaw, 21 yards* Upshaw, 20 yards Upsahw, 23 yards

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2020 GAME REVIEWS

AUBURN 29, KENTUCKY 13 TEAM STATISTICS UK AU First Downs 21 16 SEPT. 26, 2020 • AUBURN, ALA. Rush Att./Net Rush 40/145 30/91 1 Passing C/A/I 24/38/1 16/27/0 JORDAN-HARE STADIUM (17,490) Offensive Plays 78 57 Total Offense 384 324 Terry Wilson passed for 239 yards and a touchdown Fumbles/Lost 2/2 2/0 and rushed for 42 yards, but No. 23 Kentucky lost its sea- Penalties/Yards 4/40 7/55 son opener, falling at No. 8 Auburn 29-13. Punts/Average 4/53.0 5/41.0 Wilson was 24 of 37 through the air, connecting with Third-Down Conv. 12 of 19 4 of 10 Josh Ali nine times for 98 yards. Kavosiey Smoke led the Time of Possession 36:29 23:31 UK ground attack with seven carries for 62 yards and a touchdown. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Auburn got a couple of first downs on its first pos- RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) session before being forced to punt. Kentucky took over Auburn – Nix, 5-34, Shivers 6-20, Williams 8-21-1, Bigsby 6-15, Stove 1-7 inside its own 10 yard line. The Cats drove into Auburn UK – Smoke 7-62-1, Wilson 13-42, Rose 10-31, Rodriguez 9-13, Duffy 1-(-3) territory and, on a third and short, Smoke scampered 35 yards off the right side for PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) the first touchdown of the season. Matt Ruffolo added the PAT and the Cats led 7-0 Auburn - Nix 16-27-0-233-3 after an 11-play, 93-yard drive. UK – Wilson 24-27-1-239-1, Ali 0-1-0-0-0 The Tigers responded with a scoring drive of their own. Auburn covered 70 yards RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) in just seven plays, capped by a one-yard touchdown run by D.J. Williams. The Auburn - Williams 6-112-2, Stove 4-55-1, Schwartz 3-40, Capers 1-17, Williams 1-7, Shenker 1-2 Tigers faked the extra point and Grant Loy hit John Samuel Shenker with a pass for UK – Ali 9-98, Rose 4-37, Harris 4-25, Dailey 2-42, Hayes 2-24-1, Smoke 2-10, Rigg 1-3 the two-point conversion, giving Auburn an 8-7 lead with 4:30 to play in the first TACKLES quarter. That would be the score after the first period. Auburn - Britt 11, Monday 10, Pappoe 8, McClain 8 As the second quarter got underway, Kentucky faced a fourth and three from UK - Davis 5, Echols 5, Square 5, Corker 5, Ajian 5 the Auburn 39, but Wilson’s pass intended for Clevan Thomas Jr. was broken up and Auburn took possession. Auburn promptly drove into Kentucky territory and eventually faced a fourth OLE MISS 42, KENTUCKY 41 and one from the UK 16. The Tigers handed the ball to Williams, who was stuffed OCT. 3, 2020 • LEXINGTON, KY by UK linebacker DeAndre Square, giving the ball back to the Cats on the UK 16. 2 Kentucky was able to drive into Auburn territory, but a holding penalty ham- KROGER FIELD (12,000) pered the Cats’ progress and UK was forced to punt. Kentucky rushed for 408 yards and six touchdowns, but After an Auburn punt, Kentucky again drove into Auburn territory, aided by a the Wildcats fell to Ole Miss 42-41 in overtime. 40-yard completion from Wilson to Allen Dailey Jr., setting up the Cats at the Auburn Kentucky got career-high rushing efforts from Chris 12. The Cats drove inside the Auburn one, and Chris Rodriguez Jr. appeared to score, Rodriguez Jr., who had 133 yards and two touchdowns, but replay indicated that he did not get in. On second and goal from the one, Wilson Terry Wilson, who had 129 yards and three touchdowns, was stuffed, giving UK third and one from the one. That’s when Wilson threw an and Asim Rose, who had 117 yards on the ground and a interception that was returned 100 yards by Roger McCreary for a touchdown. touchdown. However, after review, Auburn was called for targeting, negating the score. Auburn Wilson was also 14-of-18 through the air for 151 yards took an 8-7 lead into the half. in the game. In the second half, Kentucky opened with a three-and-out. After a UK punt, Ole Miss took the opening kickoff and methodically Auburn took over and immediately marched into UK territory. However, the UK marched down the field. The Rebels covered 75 yards in eight plays and just 2:22, defense stood tall, forcing the Tigers to go for it on fourth and eight. Quarterback ending with a one-yard touchdown rush by Jerrion Ealy. The PAT from Luke Logan Bo Nix pooch punted the ball to the UK two yard line. was good and the Rebels grabbed an early 7-0 lead. The Cats could do nothing with the possession but Max Duffy boomed a 75-yard Kentucky’s opening possession started with a 72-yard rush from Rose, taking the punt, the third-longest in school history, giving the Tigers the ball on their own 24. ball to the Ole Miss three yard line. Rose carried on the next play, getting the Cats to From there Auburn drove into UK territory and into the red zone. Nix connected the one. But on the third UK play, out of the Wildcat formation, Rose fumbled and with Seth Williams on an 11-yard touchdown pass and Anders Carlson added the Ole Miss took over at its own one yard line. PAT to give Auburn a 15-7 lead with 5:42 to play in the third quarter. The Rebels were unable to do anything with the ensuing possession and were Kentucky responded with a drive of its own, methodically marching into Auburn forced to punt. Josh Ali returned the punt 17 yards to the Ole Miss 29, giving the Cats territory. The Cats would get into the red zone and Wilson connected with Akeem outstanding field position with which to start their second possession. From there, Hayes for an eight-yard touchdown, the first of Hayes’ career, to make it 15-13 with the Cats needed only four plays and 1:54 to get into the end zone, with quarterback 1:00 left in the third. The Cats would go for two, but Wilson could not find anyone Terry Wilson rushing it in from four yards out. Matt Ruffolo added the PAT to tie the open and the try failed. game at 7-7 with 7:36 left in the first period. Auburn added a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns on passing touchdowns by On its next possession, Ole Miss made it to midfield, but was forced to punt after a Nix to Seth Williams and Eli Stove to lead 29-13. sack from Marquan McCall and J.J. Weaver on third down. Kentucky would take over at its own 20 with 5:58 left in the first. SCORING SUMMARY The Cats again moved right down the field, quickly getting inside the red zone. On Toledo 7 0 6 0 - 13 third and goal from the two, Rose pushed his way into the end zone, giving UK its first Kentucky 8 0 7 14 - 29 lead of the game. Ruffolo’s PAT was good and the Cats led 14-7 with 1:33 left in the 1st 06:44 UK - Kavosiey Smoke 35 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 11-93 6:23 7 - 0 first. That would be the score after 15 minutes of play. 04:30 AU - D.J. Williams 1 yd run (J. Shenker pass from Grant Loy), 7-70 2:07 7 - 8 3rd 05:42 AU - Seth Williams 11 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 9-76 4:19 7 - 15 As the second quarter began, Ole Miss was driving. The Rebels would tie the 01:00 UK - Akeem Hayes 8 yd pass from Terry Wilson (Terry Wilson pass failed), 11-73 4:34 13 - 15 game on a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Matt Corral to Kenny Yeboah. 4th 10:21 AU - Seth Williams 4 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 5-23 2:13 13 - 22 Logan’s PAT tied the game at 14-14 with 13:19 left in the half. 08:17 AU - Eli Stove 21 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 2-27 0:50 13 - 29 The next four possessions would end in punts, two by each team. But just before the half, Kentucky mounted a drive that would cover 83 yards in nine plays, ending

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with a 22-yard touchdown run from Wilson. Ruffolo added the PAT, giving Kentucky INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS a 21-14 lead with 29 seconds left in the half. That would be he halftime score. RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) Kentucky got the ball first in the second half, and the Wildcats used the ground Ole Miss – Corral 13-51, Ealy 10-44-1, Conner 8-25-1, Plumlee 5-16, Parrish 1-3, Moore 1-0 game to effectively drive the ball down the field. UK covered 75 yards in 10 plays, UK – Rodriguez 17-133-2, Wilson 22-129-3, Rose 12-117-1, Smoke 5-29 all on the ground, ending with a 22-yard touchdown run from Chris Rodriguez Jr. PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) Ruffolo’s PAT gave the Cats a 28-14 lead with 10:41 left in the third quarter. Ole Miss - 24-29-0-320-4 Ole Miss had a response, quickly assembling a scoring drive of its own. The Rebels UK – Wilson 14-18-0-151-0 needed just four plays to go 75 yards, ending with a 24-yard pass from Corral to RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) Jonathan Mingo. Logan’s extra point was good, and Ole Miss climbed within seven, Ole Miss - Moore 10-92-1, Mingo 8-128-2, Yeboah 3-81-1, Knight 1-8, Ealy 1-5, Conner 1-4 28-21, with 9:17 still to play in the third quarter. UK – Ali 7-88, Hayes 2-30, Rigg 2-20, Harris 1-5, Upshaw 1-5, Thomas 1-3 On its next drive, Kentucky drove into Ole Miss territory, again riding the run TACKLES game. But Ole Miss would stop the Cats, forcing a field goal. But Ruffolo’s try from Ole Miss - Jones 10, Sanogo 7, Jones 7 49 yards hit the right upright and bounced back onto the field. UK - Davis 7, Paschal 7, Square 7 The Rebels would take possession and would promptly drive into UK territory. The Rebels would go 68 yards to the UK one-yard line, but the UK defense, led by Kelvin Joseph and Josh Paschal, came up with a stop on fourth-and-goal, keeping the Rebels KENTUCKY 24, MISSISSIPPI STATE 2 from scoring. OCT. 10, 2020 • LEXINGTON, KY Pinned at its own goal line, Kentucky was unable to do much with the ensuing 3 possession and was forced to punt. Ole Miss took over and had the ball as the third KROGER FIELD (12,000) quarter ended with UK leading 28-21. Kentucky defense forced six turnovers and held But on that same drive, Ole Miss would tie the score, as Corral hit Mingo with a Mississippi State to just two points as the Cats won for the 16-yard touchdown pass. Logan’s PAT tied the score at 28 apiece with 13:37 to play first time this season by beating the Bulldogs 24-2 on at in the game. Kroger Field. Kentucky took over and was able to get into Ole Miss territory. However, the Cats In the process, Kentucky held the Mike Leach-coached suffered yardage losses on third and fourth down and Ole Miss got the ball back at Bulldogs to the fewest points that any Leach-coached team its own 47. The Rebels got a 47-yard completion from Corral to Yeboah on first down, has ever scored. Previously, Leach-coached teams, which then a pass interference call against UK gave the Rebels possession at the two-yard feature the that used at line. Two plays later, Connor scored from one yard out as Ole Miss took its first lead Kentucky, had never been held below three points. since the first quarter, a 35-28 advantage with 8:23 to play. Offensively, Kentucky could never get much going. Just as Ole Miss kept doing, Kentucky responded. The Cats rode the arm of Wilson, Quarterback Terry Wilson hit on only eight of 20 passes for 73 yards and a touch- who had 66 yards passing during a 75-yard drive that ended with a one-yard touch- down. Wilson also led the Cats in rushing, carrying 13 times for 50 yards. Kentucky down carry from Rodriguez. Ruffolo nailed the extra point and the game was tied had just 157 yards of offense in the game compared to Mississippi State’s 296. But 35-35 with 2:04 to play. the six turnovers were the difference. Kentucky forced at Ole Miss punt on the next possession, and the Cats ran out the The teams exchanged punts twice to open the game. Neither team was able to get clock and the game went to overtime. anything going in the first period, as UK had just 53 yards of total offense, while MSU The Cats got the ball first in overtime and needed just four plays, all on the ground, was held to 48. That resulted in a scoreless tie after 15 minutes of action. to score. Wilson covered the final 10 yards, rushing for his third touchdown of the Early in the second quarter, MSU had a chance to get on the board, but a 56-yard game. But Ruffolo missed the PAT and the Cats led 41-35. field goal attempt by Brandon Ruiz came up short and the game remained scoreless. Ole Miss quickly drove inside the UK 10, aided by a pass interference call in the On the ensuing possession, Kentucky appeared to be going nowhere until Wilson end zone. The Rebels had first and goal from the two, and on second down, Corral hit scrambled for a 51-yard run, getting the case to the MSU 14. Two plays later, Wilson Elijah Moore with a three-yard TD pass. Logan made the PAT and Ole Miss claimed hit Keaton Upshaw over the middle for a 12-yard touchdown pass, breaking the scor- the win. ing drought. Matt Ruffolo made the PAT and the Cats grabbed a 7-0 lead with 12:13 left in the first half. SCORING SUMMARY Later in the second quarter, MSU drove into the UK red zone before Josh Paschal Ole Miss 7 7 7 14 7 42 Kentucky 14 7 7 7 6 41 intercepted a KJ Costello pass and returned it 76 yards to the MSU two yard line. From there, Kentucky needed just one play, a two-yard touchdown rush from Chris 1st 12:38 OM - Jerrion Ealy 1 yd run (Luke Logan kick), 8-75 2:22 7 - 0 Rodriguez Jr. to extend the lead. After Ruffolo’s PAT, the Cats had a 14-0 lead with 07:36 UK - Terry Wilson 4 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 4-29 1:54 7 - 7 01:33 UK - Asim Rose 2 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 8-80 4:25 7 - 14 3:48 left in the half. 2nd 13:19 OM - Kenny Yeboah 14 yd pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 10-75 3:14 14 - 14 MSU drove deep into Kentucky territory near the end of the first half. On the final 00:29 UK - Terry Wilson 22 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 9-83 3:25 14 - 21 play of the half, Costello threw into the end zone and was picked off by UK’s Jamin 3rd 10:41 UK - Chris Rodriguez 22 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 10-75 4:19 14 - 28 09:17 OM - Jonathan Mingo 24 yd pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 4-75 1:24 21 - 28 Davis. That ended the half with the Cats leading 14-0. 4th 13:37 OM - Jonathan Mingo 16 yd pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 5-54 1:30 28 - 28 In the second half, MSU went for a fourth-and-inches from their own 34 yard line. 08:23 OM - Snoop Conner 1 yd run (Luke Logan kick), 3-53 0:47 35 - 28 But Costello’s pass intended for Cameron Gardner was incomplete and Kentucky 02:04 UK - Chris Rodriguez 1 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 12-75 6:19 35 - 35 OT 15:00 UK - Terry Wilson 10 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick failed), 3-25 0:00 35 - 41 took over in excellent field position. But the Cats’ AJ Rose fumbled on the second play 15:00 OM - Elijah Moore 3 yd pass from Matt Corral (Luke Logan kick), 4-25 0:00 42 - 41 of the possession, giving the ball right back to the Bulldogs. But the Bulldogs gave it right back to the Cats. On the fourth play of the ensuing TEAM STATISTICS OM UK drive, Costello was intercepted by UK’s Kelvin Joseph at the UK 30 with 10:37 left in First Downs 26 26 the third quarter. But the Cats would do nothing with the possession and were forced Rush Att./Net Rush 38/139 56/408 to punt. Passing C/A/I 24/29/0 14/18/0 Offensive Plays 67 74 MSU would finally get on the board when, on a fourth down, Kentucky snapped Total Offense 459 559 the ball over Max Duffy’s head on a punt attempt. Duffy scrambled to kick the ball Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1 out the back of the end zone, resulting in a safety and making it 14-2 with 5:49 left in Penalties/Yards 5/33 8/81 the third quarter. Punts/Average 5/49.0 3/50.0 The third quarter would end with MSU driving into UK territory. But the Cats led Third-Down Conv. 6 of 12 6 of 11 Time of Possession 23:55 36:05 14-2 with 15 minutes to play. As the fourth quarter started, reserve quarterback Will Rogers was intercepted by Jamar “Boogie” Watson in the end zone, thwarting another MSU scoring opportunity. Another interception was the final straw as UK’s Jordan Wright picked off Rogers and returned it eight yards for a touchdown the put the Cats ahead 21-2.

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SCORING SUMMARY added the PAT and the Vols pulled within 17-7 with 1:36 to play in the half. That Mississippi State 0 0 2 0 2 would be the halftime score. Kentucky 0 14 0 10 24 The Vols went three and out on their first possession of the second half. Kentucky

2nd 12:13 UK - Keaton Upshaw 12 yd pass from Terry Wilson (Matt Ruffolo kick), 5-62 2:34 0 - 7 took over and drove deep into Tennessee territory. And on third-and-goal from the 03:48 UK - Chris Rodriguez 2 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 1-2 0:06 0 - 14 one, Wilson hit Allen Dailey Jr. in the corner of the end zone for a touchdown to 3rd 05:49 MS - Team safety 2 - 14 complete the 11-play, 76-yard drive. Ruffolo added the PAT and the Cats led 24-7 4th 06:25 UK - Jordan Wright 8 yd interception return (Matt Ruffolo kick) 2 - 21 00:49 UK - Matt Ruffolo 35 yd field goal, 5-22 2:30 2 - 24 with 7:24 to play in the third quarter. After another UT punt, Kentucky again drove into the UT red zone. But the Vols TEAM STATISTICS MS UK stopped the Cats inside the ten and UK was forced to settle for a 27-yard field goal from First Downs 18 10 Ruffolo, which he converted to give the Cats a 27-7 lead with 1:02 left in the third. Rush Att./Net Rush 14/20 32/84 Tennessee went three and out again on its next possession and the Cats turned to Passing C/A/I 45/70/6 8/21/0 the ground game on the ensuing possession. Kentucky ran the ball on seven straight Offensive Plays 84 53 plays, the final one being a two-yard touchdown rush from Rodriguez. Ruffolo added Total Offense 295 157 Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1 another PAT and the Cats led 34-7 with 10:54 to play. Penalties/Yards 8/57 3/25 Punts/Average 6/55.2 8/44.9 SCORING SUMMARY Third-Down Conv. 3 of 17 4 of 14 Kentucky 0 17 10 7 34 Time of Possession 34:49 25:11 Tennessee 0 7 0 0 7

2nd 12:47 UK - Kelvin Joseph 41 yd interception return (Matt Ruffolo kick) 7 - 0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 10:33 UK - Jamin Davis 85 yd interception return (Matt Ruffolo kick) 14 - 0 RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) 06:18 UK - Matt Ruffolo 30 yd field goal, 7-25 3:24 17 - 0 Mississippi State – Hill 7-17, Marks 2-12, Costello 4 -(-4) 01:36 UT - Ty Chandler 4 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 14-75 4:42 17 - 7 UK – Wilson 13-50, Rodriguez 7-38-1, Rose 8-22, McClain 1-17, Gatewood 2-5 3rd 07:24 UK - Allen Dailey 1 yd pass from Terry Wilson (Matt Ruffolo kick), 11-76 5:49 24 - 7 01:02 UK - Matt Ruffolo 27 yd field goal, 8-49 3:57 27 - 7 PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) 4th 10:54 UK - Chris Rodriguez 2 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 7-54 3:58 34 - 7 Mississippi State - 36-55-4-232-0, Rogers 9-15-2-43-0 UK – Wilson 8-20-0-73-1, Gatewood 0-1-0-0-0 TEAM STATISTICS UK UT First Downs 18 18 RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) Rush Att./Net Rush 45/187 41/175 Mississippi State - Hill 15-79, Heath 6-52, Williams 5-39, Payton 5-34, Shavers 4-18, Gardner 3-20, Marks 3-13, Walley 2-17, Mitchell 2-3 Passing C/A/I 13/16/0 15/26/3 UK – Ali 2-22, Bates 1-14, Rigg 1-12, Upshaw 1-12-1, Rose 1-8, Harris 1-4, Dailey 1-1 Offensive Plays 61 67 Total Offense 294 287 TACKLES Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/1 Mississippi State - Peters 6, Murphy 6, Craft 5, Brule 5, Thompson 5 Penalties/Yards 1/10 10/63 UK - Davis 11, Square 9, Wright 6, Casey 6, Echols 5, Corker 5, Aijan 5 Punts/Average 3/46.7 5/37.8 Third-Down Conv. 3 of 12 3 of 12 Time of Possession 33:59 26:01 KENTUCKY 34, #17 TENNESSEE 7 OCT. 17, 2020 • KNOXVILLE, TENN. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 4 RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) NEYLAND STADIUM (22,519) UK – Rodriguez 13-73-1, Wilson 8-32, McClain 7-23, Gatewood 3-23, Rose 10-22, Tisdale 3-16 UT - Gray 24-128, Chandler 12-51-1, Small, 2-12, Guarantano 3-(-16) Kentucky returned two interceptions for touch- downs in the first half and the UK defense held No. 18 PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) UK – Wilson 12-15-0-101-1, Gatewood 1-1-0-6-0 Tennessee in check the entire game as the Cats broke UT - Guarantano 14-21-2-88-0, Bailey 1-4-0-24-0, Shrout 0-1-1-0-0 a 17-game losing streak in Knoxville by beating the Vols 34-7 at Neyland Stadium. RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) UK – Ali 4-38, Dailey 3-25-1, Upshaw 2-22, Rigg 1-8, Drennen 1-6, Harris 1-5, Rose 1-3 Kelvin Joseph got the scoring underway with a pick-six UT - Johnson 4-37, Gray 3-20, Keyton 2-6, Jones Jr. 2-3, Wideman 1-24, Palmer 1-11, Warren 1-7, Chandler in the second quarter and Jamin Davis did the same later in 1-4 the quarter to give the Cats a 14-0 lead. TACKLES UK had only 294 yards of total offense in the game, UK - Davis 12, Square 8, Corker 7 but the Cats forced four UT turnovers and scored 17 UT - Crouch 11, To’o To’o 8, Butler 5, Flowers 5 points off those miscues. Quarterback Terry Wilson was 12 of 15 through the air for 101 yards and a touch- down. Chris Rodriguez Jr. rushed for 73 yards and a score for the Cats. The teams traded punts to start the game, then each team turned it over on their next possession. The first quarter would end with the game still scoreless. Starting the second quarter, Kentucky punted again and Tennessee took pos- session. After getting a first down, Joseph intercepted UT quarterback Jarrett Guarantano and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown. It was Joseph’s second inter- ception in as many weeks. Matt Ruffolo added the extra point and Kentucky led 7-0 with 12:47 left in the half. On the next UT possession, the Cats did it again. As Tennessee was driving, Guarantano was picked off again, this time by Davis, who grabbed a pass thrown across the middle and returned it 85 yards for UK’s second defensive touchdown of the first half. Ruffalo’s PAT gave the Cats a 14-0 lead with 10:33 to play in the first half. Tennessee went to backup quarterback J.T. Shrout on its next possession, but the result was the same. This time, it was UK defensive back Tyrell Ajian interception a pass, giving the Cats possession at the UT 37. The Cats took advantage of the fourth UT turnover of the first half when Ruffolo nailed a 30-yard field goal to give UK a 17-0 lead with 6:18 to play in the half. Tennessee was able to get on the board late in the half, using 14 plays to cover 75 yards and ending with a four-yard touchdown rush from Ty Chandler. Brent Cimaglia

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MISSOURI 20, KENTUCKY 10 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) OCT. 24, 2020 • COLUMBIA, MO. UK – Rodriguez 9-48, Rose 5-43, Gatewood 3-6, WIlson 5-(-2) 5 MEMORIAL STADIUM (11,738) MU - Rountree 37-126-2, Badie 13-52, Bazelak 10-40, Knox 1-4 PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) Missouri’s defense held Kentucky in check all day as UK – Wilson 4-11-0-1, Gatewood 1-3-0-0 the Tigers broke a five-game losing streak to the Cats by MU - Bazelak 21-30-0-201-0 winning 20-10 at Faurot Field. RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) UK amassed only 145 yards of offense in the game. UK – Ali 4-47-1, Rose 1-3 The Cats had 98 yards on the ground and 47 through the MU - Hazelton 6-51, Knox 5-60, Hea 4-31, Badie 2-15, Chism 1-24, Smith 1-10, Dove 1-7, Rountree 1-3 air. Meanwhile, Missouri had 421 yards of offense, with TACKLES 220 coming on the ground and 201 through the air. UK - Corker 18, Davis 10, Square 8, McCall 6 Missouri had the ball for 43:10 in the game, including MU - Bolton 7, Nicholson 3, Manuel 3, Gillispie 3, Williams 3 several long drives. The Tigers ran 92 plays in the game, compared to just 36 for Kentucky. Yusuf Corker had a career-high 18 tackles in the game, including 16 solo stops. #5/5 GEORGIA 14, KENTUCKY 3 Corker had a sack and two tackles for loss in the contest. Jamin Davis added 10 tackles for Kentucky, his second straight game with double-digit tackle numbers. OCT. 31, 2020 • LEXINGTON, KY. The first quarter featured five punts, three by Kentucky and two by Missouri, 6 KROGER FIELD (12,000) but no points. Neither offense was able to get much going, with Kentucky amassing only 23 yards of offense, while Missouri had just 80 yards of its own. Chris Rodriguez Jr. rushed for 108 yards and the Kentucky Early in the second quarter, Missouri mounted the first significant drive of the defense held No. 5 Georgia in check but the Bulldogs did just game. The Tigers drove into the UK red zone and scored on a one-yard run by Larry enough to beat the Cats 14-3 at Kroger Field. Rountree, capping off a 13-play, 66-yard scoring drive. Harrison Mevis added the For Rodriguez, it was his second 100-yard rushing extra point and Missouri led 7-0 with 10:57 left in the first half. game this season and the fourth of his career. His 20 car- Kentucky went to Joey Gatewood at quarterback on its next series, and that ries was the most he’s ever had in a game as a Wildcat. seemed to spark the offense. For the first time in the game, UK drove into MU Other than Rodriguez’s effort, the Wildcats struggled territory, but the drive stalled and the Cats settled for a career-long-tying, 50-yard on offense. Kentucky managed just 229 yards of total field goal from Matt Ruffolo, cutting the deficit to 7-3 with 8:24 to play in the half. offense, with 138 on the ground and 91 through the air. Late in the half, Missouri drove to the UK one yard line inside the final minute, Quarterback Joey Gatewood, making his first career but the Tigers were forced to settle for a 19-yard field goal from Mevis to make it start for Kentucky, was 15 of 25 through the air for 91 yards. Josh Ali was 10-3 at the half. Gatewood’s top target, catching five passes for 38 yards. On the first drive of the second half, Missouri ate up nearly 10 minutes of clock Kentucky got another big defensive effort from Jamin Davis, who led the Cats on a 21-play drive. However, the Kentucky defense stood tall and, on fourth and with 13 tackles in the game. Davis also blocked a field goal, forced a fumble and one from the UK seven, Corker stopped MU quarterback Connor Bazelak for a two- had a pass breakup for Kentucky. yard loss and the Cats took over at their own nine. The Cats took the opening kickoff and were able to get one first down before The Cats were unable to do anything with the possession and punted the ball being forced to punt. Georgia took possession on its own 14 yard line and from back to Missouri with 3:56 left in the third quarter. On the ensuing drive, Missouri there, the Bulldogs marched down the field, keeping the ball on the ground for the again drove deep into UK territory and scored on a Rountree one-yard rush. Mevis entire drive. Ultimately, Georgia would score on a two-yard touchdown rush by added the PAT and the Tigers led 17-3 with 45 seconds left in the third quarter. quarterback Stetson Bennett, ending a 12-play scoring drive. Jack Podlesny added That would be the score after three periods. the PAT and Georgia took a 7-0 lead with 6:07 to play in the first quarter. Early in the fourth quarter, the Cats assembled their best drive of the game to On its second drive, Kentucky again got one first down before being forced to that point. And Kentucky would convert when Terry Wilson hit Josh Ali in the right punt. Georgia took over at its own eight yard line with 2:06 left in the first quarter. corner of the end zone for a 26-yard touchdown. Ruffolo added the PAT and the The Bulldogs would lead 7-0 at the end of the first period. Cats were within 17-10 with 13:14 left in the game. Early in the second quarter, Georgia punted and Kentucky took over at its own Later in the fourth, Missouri put the game out of reach with another long drive. seven yard line. The Cats held onto the ball for 10:28, using 19 plays to cover 77 The Tigers used 15 plays to cover 61 yards, ending with a 20-yard field goal from yards and driving into the Georgia red zone. However, the drive stalled the UK Mevis, making it 20-10. settled for a 34-yard field goal from Matt Ruffolo, cutting the UGA lead to 7-3 with 2:44 left in the half. Georgia would answer with a 46-yard pass from Bennett to James Cook to start SCORING SUMMARY Kentucky 0 3 0 7 10 its next drive. After just two plays, the Bulldogs were in the red zone. However, Phil Missouri 0 10 7 3 20 Hoskins made an incredible play, tipping a Bennett pass into the air, then intercept- ing it, foiling the Georgia drive and giving the Cats the ball at their own 25 with 1:19 2nd 10:57 MU - Larry Rountree 1 yd run (Harrison Mevis kick), 13-66 6:01 0 - 7 08:24 UK - Matt Ruffolo 50 yd field goal, 7-43 2:33 3 - 7 to play in the half. 00:00 MU - Harrison Mevis 18 yd field goal, 12-64 2:53 3 - 10 Kentucky would punt and Georgia would take possession with 18 seconds left. 3rd 00:45 MU - Larry Rountree 1 yd run (Harrison Mevis kick), 6-61 3:11 3 - 17 The Bulldogs drove across midfield, but their field goal attempt as the half expire 4th 13:14 UK - Josh Ali 26 yd pass from Terry Wilson (Matt Ruffolo kick), 6-75 2:31 10 - 17 03:07 MU - Harrison Mevis 20 yd field goal, 15-61 7:04 10 - 20 was blocked by Davis. Georgia held a 7-3 lead at the break. Georgia took the second half kickoff and marched into Kentucky territory. But TEAM STATISTICS UK MU the Cats defense held and forced a fourth-and-one from the UK 22. The Bulldogs First Downs 8 26 went for it, and it paid off as Zamir White ran up the middle for a touchdown. Rush Att./Net Rush 22/95 62/220 Podlesny added the PAT and Georgia led 14-3 with 11:38 left in the third quarter. Passing C/A/I 5/14/0 21/30/0 Kentucky took the next possession and drove into Georgia territory. However, Offensive Plays 36 92 on the seventh play of the drive, Gatewood fumbled at the UGA 34 and the Total Offense 145 421 Fumbles/Lost 2/1 0/0 Bulldogs recovered, taking over with 7:50 left in the third quarter. Penalties/Yards 1/10 6/54 Georgia drove into UK territory but was again foiled by the UK defense. This Punts/Average 6/44.0 4/38.5 time, it was Kelvin Joseph picking off a Bennett pass, giving the Cats the ball at their Third-Down Conv. 3 of 9 10 of 20 own 18 and keeping Georgia from scoring one more time. The Bulldogs would lead Time of Possession 16:50 43:10 14-3 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter, neither team scored and only Georgia really threatened to do so as the defenses took over.

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SCORING SUMMARY The Wildcats answered on the ensuing drive. Boosted by a 27-yard rush from Georgia 7 0 7 0 14 Rodriguez, the Cats drove into Vandy territory and scored when Wilson connected Kentucky 0 3 0 0 3 with Keaton Upshaw for a 21-yard touchdown pass over the middle. Poore added

1st 06:07 UGA - Stetson Bennett 2 yd run (Jack Podlesny kick), 12-86 5:06 7 - 0 another PAT and the Cats extended the lead to 21-7 with 10:28 left in the half. The 2nd 02:44 UK - Matt Ruffolo 34 yd field goal, 19-77 10:28 7 - 3 drive covered 79 yards in seven plays. 3rd 11:38 UGA - Zamir White 22 yd run (Jack Podlesny kick), 7-75 3:22 14 - 3 On Vanderbilt’s next drive, the Commodores drove deep into Kentucky territory. Then, on a fourth-and-goal from the two yard line, Vandy’s Mike Wright connected TEAM STATISTICS UGA UK with Ben Bresnahan with a short touchdown pass. The drive took 17 plays and First Downs 20 15 Rush Att./Net Rush 43/215 39/138 covered 78 yards and it cut the UK lead to 21-14 with 3:40 to play in the half. Passing C/A/I 9/14/2 15/25/0 Just before the half, Kentucky drove into Vandy territory and with three seconds Offensive Plays 57 64 left in the half, Poore made a 28-yard field goal to give the Cats a 24-14 lead at the Total Offense 346 229 half. It was Poore’s first made field goal of the season on his first attempt. Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/1 In the second half, Vanderbilt was forced to punt on its first possession and Josh Penalties/Yards 2/19 6/54 Ali caught the punt on the run and returned it 39 yards to the Vandy 26 yard line. Punts/Average 2/47.5 4/42.5 Third-Down Conv. 5 of 9 7 of 16 From there, Kentucky needed just six plays to get into the end zone again. Time of Possession 25:00 35:00 Rodriguez took direct snaps on the last two plays of the drive, the latter of which was a three-yard touchdown run. Poore added another PAT and the Cats’ lead was INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 31-14 with 10:34 to go in the third. At that point, Kentucky had scored on all five of its drives in the game. RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) UK – Rodriguez 20-108, Gatewood 16-23, Rose 3-7 Vanderbilt answered with another long, sustained drive. The Commodores UGA - White 26-136-1, Cook 6-39, Milton 8-31, Bennett 3-9 would get inside the UK one, but would lose a yard on the third-down play. Then on fourth-and-goal from the two, Wright scrambled around right end for the score. PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) UK – Gatewood 15-25-0-91-0 Pierson Cooke added the PAT to cut the UK lead to 31-21 with 2:53 left in the third UGA - Bennett 9-13-2-131-0 quarter. It was a 15-play, 75-yard drive that took 7:41 off the clock. The Cats punted for the first time on their next possession but Vanderbilt was RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) UK – Ali 5-25, Dailey 3-18, Harris 3-15, Rigg 2-7, Upshaw 1-10, Smoke 1-6 unable to do anything with the possession and punted it back to the Cats, who took UGA - Cook 4-62, Jackson 3-25, Washington 1-33, Burton 1-11 the ball at their own nine. On the ensuing drive, Rodriguez broke loose for a touchdown run that covered TACKLES UK - Davis 13, Wright 7, Square 6 74 yards, a career long, extending the lead. Poore’s PAT was good, giving UK a UGA - Dean 14, Lecounte 13, Wyatt 7 38-21 lead with 9:14 to play. Vanderbilt added a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, including one with 30 seconds remaining, to complete the scoring. KENTUCKY 38, VANDERBILT 35 NOV. 14, 2020 • LEXINGTON, KY. SCORING SUMMARY 7 Vanderbilt 0 14 7 14 35 KROGER FIELD (12,000) Kentucky 14 10 7 7 38

Chris Rodriguez Jr. carried 13 times for a career-high 1st 10:15 UK - Justin Rigg 15 yd pass from Terry Wilson (Chance Poore kick), 9-75 4:45 0 - 7 03:48 UK - Terry Wilson 32 yd run (Chance Poore kick), 6-68 2:48 0 - 14 149 yards and a pair of touchdowns as Kentucky beat 2nd 14:30 VANDY - Chris Pierce 34 yd pass from Ken Seals (Wes Farley kick), 8-74 4:11 7 - 14 Vanderbilt 38-35 at Kroger Field. 10:28 UK - Keaton Upshaw 21 yd pass from Terry Wilson (Chance Poore kick), 7-79 3:54 7 - 21 Kentucky rushed for 308 yards as a team in the 03:40 VANDY - Ben Bresnahan 2 yd pass from Mike Wright (Pierson Cooke kick), 17-78 6:44 14 - 21 00:00 UK - Chance Poore 28 yd field goal, 10-45 3:34 14 - 24 game, the second-highest total for the Cats this season. 3rd 10:34 UK - Chris Rodriguez 3 yd run (Chance Poore kick), 6-26 2:57 14 - 31 Kentucky’s 458 yards of total offense also marked the 02:53 VANDY - Mike Wright 2 yd run (Pierson Cooke kick), 15-75 7:41 21 - 31 second-highest in a game in 2020. UK’s season highs came 4th 09:14 UK - Chris Rodriguez 74 yd run (Chance Poore kick), 3-91 1:37 21 - 38 03:13 VANDY - Mitchell Pryor 2 yd run (Pierson Cooke kick), 7-80 2:28 28 - 38 against Ole Miss in the second game of the season. 00:30 VANDY - Cam Johnson 7 yd pass from Ken Seals (Pierson Cooke kick), 11-78 0:59 35 - 38 Quarterback Terry Wilson had a solid game for the Cats on Saturday. Wilson connected on 13 of his 15 passes, TEAM STATISTICS VU UK including nine of his first nine, for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Wilson also First Downs 29 23 rushed for 83 yards on seven carries, including a touchdown. Rush Att./Net Rush 45/180 35/308 Defensively, Jamin Davis led Kentucky in tackles again this week, notching 13 in Passing C/A/I 22/35/0 16/20/0 Saturday’s win. Yusuf Corker and Marquez Bembry each had nine tackles. Offensive Plays 80 55 In honor of John Schlarman, Kentucky’s offensive line coach who died earlier in Total Offense 407 458 Fumbles/Lost 1/0 1/0 the week, the Wildcats left an open spot on the offensive line and ultimately took a Penalties/Yards 6/50 10/89 delay of game penalty on the game’s first play. After the penalty, which Vanderbilt Punts/Average 4/41.8 3/46.3 declined, UK sent senior offensive tackle Landon Young onto the field, wearing Third-Down Conv. 11 of 17 3 of 8 jersey number 65, which Schlarman wore as a UK player. Time of Possession 32:26 27:34 After honoring their coach, the Wildcat offense marched down the field, cov- ering 75 yards in nine plays. The drive ended when Wilson hit Justin Rigg over the INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS middle with a 15-yard touchdown, the first of Rigg’s career, to give the Cats an RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) early lead. Chance Poore added the extra point and Kentucky led 7-0 with 10:15 to UK – Rodriguez 13-149-2, Wilson 7-83-1, Rose 7-49, Smoke 3-20, McClain 4-7 play in the first quarter. Vandy - Henry-Brooks 29-121, Pryor 4-29-1, Griffin 6-15, Seals 4-10, Wright 2-5-1 Vanderbilt was forced to punt at the conclusion of its first possession, with PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) Kentucky taking over at its own 32 yard line. From there, the Cats needed just six UK – Wilson 13-15-0-110-2, Allen 3-5-0-40-0 plays to cover 68 yards and extend the lead. It was Wilson scrambling down the Vandy - Seals 21-32-0-225-2 right sideline for a 32-yard touchdown rush. Poore added the PAT and Kentucky led RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) 14-0 with 3:48 left in the first. That would be the score after one quarter. UK – Harris 4-33, Ali 3-15, Upshaw 2-41-1, Rigg 1-15-1, Drennen 1-14, Smoke 1-9, Epps 1-8, Oliver 1-6, At the beginning of the second quarter, Vanderbilt cut into the UK lead. The Dailey 1-5, Rose 1-4 Vandy - Abdur-Rahman 7-89, Bresnahan 4-48-1, Johnson 4-17-1, Pierce 3-53-1, Henry-Brooks 2-8, Pryor 1-12, Commodores covered 74 yards in just eight plays, culminating with a 34-yard Harrison 1-0 touchdown pass from Ken Seals to Chris Pierce. And when Wes Farley added the PAT, the UK lead was 14-7 with 14:30 to play in the half. TACKLES UK - Davis 15, Bembry 10, Corker 10 Vandy - George 8, Harris 8, Orji 7

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#1/1 ALABAMA 63, KENTUCKY 3 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) NOV. 21, 2020 • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. UK – Rose 10-68, Smoke 9-26, Tisdale 3-5, Wilson 5-5, McClain 2-0, Allen 2-(-9) 8 BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM (19,424) UA - McClellan 10-99-1, Harris 13-82-2, Williams 10-30-1, Robinson Jr. 6-22-2, Young 1-(-8) PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) UK – Wilson 10-19-1-120-0, Gatewood 0-4-0-0-0, Allen 0-2-0-0-0 An undermanned Kentucky squad lost at No. 1 UA - Jones 16-24-1-230-2, Young 2-2-0-53-1 Alabama 63-3 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Kentucky was missing approximately 10 players, including five starters in RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) UK – Ali 4-52, Upshaw 3-44, Epps 2-24, Smoke 1-0 the game. UA - Smith 9-144-2, Billingsley 3-78, Bolden 3-16, Harris 2-27, Metchie 1-18-1 Kentucky took the opening kickoff and was able to get one first down before being forced to punt. Alabama took TACKLES UK - Echols 7, Mosely 6 the ensuing possession and went 55 yards in six plays, end- UA - Harris 11, Wright 8 ing with a one-yard touchdown rush from Najee Harris. Will Reichard added the point after and Alabama led 7-0 #6/6 FLORIDA 34, KENTUCKY 10 with 10:07 left in the first quarter. On its next drive, Kentucky got the offense going, driving into the Alabama red NOV. 28, 2020 • GAINESVILLE, FLA. zone, keyed by a 33-yard reception by Ali from Wilson. But the drive stalled and 9 BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM (14,453) the Cats were forced to settle for a 33-yard field goal from Matt Ruffolo, which was good. Kentucky cut the lead to 7-3 with 5:19 to go in the first period. Alabama got two first downs on its next drive before Jordan Wright broke up a Kentucky played a solid first half but saw No. 6 Florida third-down pass and forced the Crimson Tide to punt. The Cats took over at their take over in the second 30 minutes as the Gators beat the own 20 with 3:34 to play in the first. Cats 34-10 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Kentucky promptly drove into Alabama territory again, getting into the red zone Asim Rose rushed 15 times for 58 yards and Kavosiey as the first quarter ended. A nice mix of running and passing plays allowed the Cats Smoke carried 14 times for 47 yards, as the Cats rushed for to threaten again. UK would get inside the Alabama 10, but the Cats were unable 159 yards in the game. Quarterback Terry Wilson hit on 10 to get into the end zone. Ruffolo came on for a 24-yard field goal attempt, but a of 18 passes for 62 yards and a touchdown. high snap foiled the attempt and Alabama took over at their own 42. On defense, Yusuf Corker led UK with eight tackles and Alabama took advantage, covering 58 yards in just four plays, ending with a Mac also forced a fumble. Jamin Davis, Brandin Echols, DeAndre Jones 10-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith. Reichard added the PAT and Square and J.J. Weaver each had six tackles for the Cats. Alabama grabbed a 14-3 lead with 10:12 remaining in the half. Kentucky took the opening kickoff and quickly drove The Cats took the next possession and again drove into Alabama territory. But into Florida territory, getting three first downs along the way. But after a fourth- again the Cats were stopped and were forced to try a 42-yard field goal from down conversion got the Cats into scoring position, Florida came up with a pair of Ruffolo. This one missed just to the right and Alabama took over with 5:37 left in sacks and the Cats were forced to punt. the half. Florida took over at its own 17-yard line and needed just six plays to cover 83 Alabama wasted no time, covering 75 yards in just five plays. Harris finished the yards. The drive ended when quarterback Kyle Trask hit tight end for a drive with a 42-yard touchdown run and Reichard added the PAT to give the Tide a 56-yard touchdown pass. Evan McPherson added the point after and the Gators led 21-3 lead with 4:02 left in the half. 7-0 with 6:03 to play in the first quarter. Kentucky went three-and-out on its next drive and Alabama took over with 2:22 On its second drive, Kentucky got another first down, but was again forced to left in the half. The Tide quickly marched down the field and they scored again punt. Florida took the ensuing possession and drove into Kentucky territory before when Jones hit John Metchie with an 18-yard scoring pass. Reichard added the PAT the Cats created a turnover. Justin Shorter caught a pass from Trask but was imme- and the Tide led 28-3. That would be the halftime score. diately hit by Corker, who caused a fumble that was created by Square. On the opening drive of the second half, Alabama was driving but Jones tried to The Cats took over at the Florida 38. Wilson connected with Keaton Upshaw hit Smith on a deep ball. Instead, it was intercepted by Kelvin Joseph, his team-best for a 13-yard gain, then the Cats went to the ground. Rushes by Rose, Wilson and fourth of the year, thwarting the drive and giving UK the ball at their own 22. But Smoke got the Cats inside the Florida five. And on third and goal from the five, after getting one first down, on a Rose 20-yard rush, the Cats were forced to punt. Wilson connected with Upshaw for a touchdown. Matt Ruffolo added the extra Alabama would score 35 unanswered points in the second half to provide the point and the game was tied 7-7 with 11:18 left in the first half. final margin of victory. UF punted on its next possession and the Cats took over at their own eight. The Cats proceeded to put together a very impressive drive, getting inside the Florida SCORING SUMMARY 10. The Gators defense stood tall and the Cats were forced into a 23-yard Ruffolo Kentucky 3 0 0 0 3 field goal, which was good, giving UK a 10-7 lead with 2:13 to play in the half. Alabama 7 21 21 14 63 Late in the first half, Kentucky was forced to punt from deep in its own territory. 1st 10:07 UA - Najee Harris 1 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 6-55 2:32 0 - 7 Kadarius Toney fielded the punt at midfield and returned it all the way for a touch- 05:19 UK - Matt Ruffolo 33 yd field goal, 8-58 4:48 3 - 7 down. The PAT was good and Florida took a 14-10 lead with 42 seconds left in the 2nd 10:12 UA - DeVonta Smith 10 yd pass from (Will Reichard kick), 4-58 1:52 3 - 14 04:02 UA - Najee Harris 42 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 5-75 1:35 3 - 21 half. That would be the halftime score. 00:46 UA - John Metchie 18 yd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 6-71 1:36 3 - 28 Florida took the second half kickoff and covered 75 yards in just five plays. The 3rd 10:14 UA - Jordan Battle 45 yd interception return (Will Reichard kick) 3 - 35 Gators scored on a two-yard touchdown pass from Trask to Pitts and the PAT made 06:43 UA - B. Robinson Jr. 1 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 7-29 2:17 3 - 42 01:42 UA - DeVonta Smith 18 yd pass from Bryce Young (Will Reichard kick), 7-76 3:58 3 - 49 it 21-10 Gators with 12:35 left in the third quarter. 4th 09:15 UA - R. Williams 2 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 10-56 5:36 3 - 56 UK punted on its next possession and Florida again drove the ball into Kentucky 01:35 UA - Jase McClellan 19 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 10-73 6:44 3 - 63 territory. But the Wildcats’ defense got a stop and forced a 34-yard field goal, that McPherson converted, giving Florida a 24-10 lead with 5:58 to play in the third. TEAM STATISTICS UK UA After an interception, Florida had a short field and it was Trask to Pitts again, this First Downs 12 29 time for a seven-yard score and the PAT gave the Gators a 31-10 lead with 3:36 left Rush Att./Net Rush 32/59 40/226 Passing C/A/I 10/25/1 18/26/1 in the third quarter. Offensive Plays 57 66 Kentucky punted again on its next possession but then forced a Florida fumble Total Offense 179 509 and took over inside Florida territory. The third quarter would end during the pos- Fumbles/Lost 2/0 0/0 session with Florida leading 31-10. Penalties/Yards 7/69 4/30 On the first play of the fourth quarter, Kentucky faced a fourth-and-three. Punts/Average 7/48.3 2/46.0 Wilson completed a pass to Rose, but he was stopped short of the first down Third-Down Conv. 2 of 13 6 of 9 Time of Possession 28:55 31:05 marker and the Gators took over at their own 28. UF would add a fourth-quarter field goal to provide the final margin of victory.

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SCORING SUMMARY end Justin Rigg, one for 36 yards and another for 21, got the Cats into scoring posi- Kentucky 0 10 0 0 10 tion. And Rose did the rest, taking it in from eight yards out for the touchdown. Florida 7 7 17 3 34 Ruffolo again added the PAT and the Cats led 17-3 with 10:30 left in the half.

1st 06:03 UF - Pitts,K. 56 yd pass from Trask,K. (McPherson,E. kick), 6-83 2:24 0 - 7 On its next drive, South Carolina moved the ball into Kentucky territory before 2nd 11:18 UK - Keaton Upshaw 4 yd pass from Terry Wilson (Matt Ruffolo kick), 6-38 3:33 7 - 7 Yusuf Corker picked off a Luke Doty pass at the UK 36. But the Cats could do noth- 02:13 UK - Matt Ruffolo 22 yd field goal, 14-87 7:24 10 - 7 ing with the possession and were forced to punt. 00:42 UF - Toney,K. 50 yd punt return (McPherson,E. kick) 10 - 14 3rd 12:35 UF - Pitts,K. 2 yd pass from Trask,K. (McPherson,E. kick), 5-75 2:25 10 - 21 UK again took over at its own 39 with 4:40 left in the half. The Cats kept the ball on the 05:58 UF - McPherson,E. 34 yd field goal, 7-50 4:22 10 - 24 ground, moving the ball into the South Carolina red zone. And on third-and-goal from the 03:36 UF - Pitts,K. 7 yd pass from Trask,K. (McPherson,E. kick), 3-12 1:29 10 - 31 two, Rodriguez carried the pile into the end zone for his second touchdown of the game. 4th 08:18 UF - McPherson,E. 40 yd field goal, 7-32 3:04 10 - 34 Ruffolo added another PAT and the Cats led 24-3 with 1:14 to play in the half. TEAM STATISTICS UK UF On USC’s next possession, Doty fumbled and Wright made another recovery, giv- First Downs 15 21 ing the Cats the ball on the South Carolina 33 with 42 seconds left in the half. The Cats Rush Att./Net Rush 43/159 25/104 got a big completion to Allen Dailey Jr. on the first play of the drive, but it was called Passing C/A/I 10/19/3 26/32/0 back due to a penalty. But South Carolina returned the favor with a pass interference Offensive Plays 62 57 on the next play, giving the Cats the ball at the 23 with 23 seconds to play in the half. Total Offense 221 418 The Cats settled for a 41-yard field goal from Ruffolo, who nailed it, giving the Cats Fumbles/Lost 0/0 2/2 Penalties/Yards 8/74 5/40 a 27-3 lead as the half expired. Punts/Average 5/43.6 2/45.5 In the second half, the Wildcats were able to add to their lead. Kentucky used 13 Third-Down Conv. 2 of 13 3 of 9 plays to cover 75 yards, capping it off with a one-yard touchdown rush by Wilson. Time of Possession 33:19 26:41 Ruffolo’s PAT made it 34-3 Cats with 7:28 left in the third quarter. South Carolina got its first touchdown of the game on the next possession. Kevin INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Harris, who had 210 yards rushing in the game, took a handoff and went around RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) left end for a 15-yard touchdown. White’s PAT cut the UK lead to 34-10 with 5:21 UK – Rose 15-58, Smoke 14-47, Wilson 11-25, Ali 1-15, McClain 1-9, Gatewood 1-5 to play in the third. That would be the score after three quarters. UF - Pierce 8-67, Davis 8-21, Jones 2-8, Wright 2-5, Trask 3-3, Clement 2-0 The Gamecocks would score again on a 30-yard pass from Doty to Joyner with PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) 5:12 left. And a two-point conversion made it 34-18, but South Carolina would get UK – Wilson 10-18-2-62-1, Gatewood 0-1-1-0-0 no closer. In fact, on the first play of the next drive, Rodriguez broke through the UF - Trask 21-27-0-256-3, Jones 4-4-0-46-0, Toney 1-1-0-12-0 left side and scampered 79 yards for his third touchdown of the night. Ruffolo’s PAT RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) made it 41-18 with 4:56 to play. UK – Ali 6-32, Upshaw 3-28-1, Rose 1-2 UF - Pitts 5-99-3, Wright 5-40, Pierce 4-19, Toney 3-38, Shorter 3-21, Wells 2-36, Grimes 2-11, Copeland 1-42, Davis 1-8 SCORING SUMMARY South Carolina 3 0 7 8 18 TACKLES Kentucky 10 17 7 7 41 UK - Corker 8, Echols 6, Weaver 6, Square 6, Davis 6 UF - Houston 8, Davis 7, Slaton 7, Stiner 6, Diabate 6 1st 05:41 UK - Matt Ruffolo 22 yd field goal, 12-75 5:20 0 - 3 04:19 UK - Chris Rodriguez 1 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 2-26 0:28 0 - 10 01:45 SC - Parker White 47 yd field goal, 6-10 2:25 3 - 10 2nd 10:30 UK - Asim Rose 8 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 5-81 2:01 3 - 17 KENTUCKY 41, SOUTH CAROLINA 18 01:14 UK - Chris Rodriguez 2 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 7-39 3:26 3 - 24 00:00 UK - Matt Ruffolo 41 yd field goal, 4-10 0:42 3 - 27 DEC. 5, 2020 • LEXINGTON, KY. 3rd 07:28 UK - Terry Wilson 1 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 13-75 7:32 3 - 34 10 05:21 SC - Kevin Harris 15 yd run (Parker White kick), 7-86 2:03 10 - 34 KROGER FIELD (12,000) 4th 05:12 SC - Dakereon Joyner 30 yd pass from Luke Doty (Nick Muse pass from Luke Doty), 9-90 3:27 18 - 34 04:56 UK - Chris Rodriguez 79 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 1-79 0:12 18 - 41

Chris Rodriguez Jr. rushed 14 times for 139 yards and TEAM STATISTICS SC UK three touchdowns as Kentucky closed out the regular sea- First Downs 21 24 son by beating South Carolina 41-18 at Kroger Field. Rush Att./Net Rush 44/297 45/291 Asim Rose also went over 100 yards, also rushing 14 Passing C/A/I 12/27/1 17/26/0 Offensive Plays 71 71 times for 101 yards and a score. Quarterback Terry Wilson Total Offense 404 492 connected on 17 of his 26 passes for 201 yards and also Fumbles/Lost 4/3 1/0 rushed 14 times for 46 yards and a touchdown in the game. Penalties/Yards 6/75 5/60 South Carolina took the opening possession and marched Punts/Average 3/43.7 4/45.0 into UK territory. And on third down, the Gamecocks Third-Down Conv. 4 of 14 5 of 14 appeared to score on a touchdown pass. However, the play Time of Possession 25:49 34:11 was called back for holding and the Gamecocks had to settle for a 38-yard field goal attempt. But Parker White pushed the kick right and the game remained scoreless. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Kentucky took the ball and drove into South Carolina territory with a nice mix of RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) passing and running plays. On fourth-and-three from the South Carolina 25, Wilson UK – Rodriguez 14-139-3, Rose 14-101-1, Wilson 14-46-1, McClain 1-6 SC - Harris 21-210-1, Amos 12-60, Doty 10-29, Smith 1-(-2) hit Josh Ali on an out pattern for a first down, getting the Cats inside the 10. But the Cats could not get in the end zone and settled for a 22-yard field goal that Matt PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) Ruffolo converted, giving UK a 3-0 lead with 5:41 left in the first quarter. UK – Wilson 17-26-0-201-0 SC - Doty 11-15-1-85-1, Kroeger 1-1-0-22-0, Smith 0-1-0-0 On its next possession, South Carolina faced a second and five, but Zaquandre White was stripped by UK’s Jordan Wright, who also recovered the fumble and RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) took it to the South Carolina 26. From there, Rose rushed 25 yards to the one yard UK – Ali 5-35, Rigg 3-72, Dailey 3-31, Epps 2-8, Rose 1-26, Rodriguez 1-12, Upshaw 1-11, Drennen 1-6 SC - Joyner 4-43-1, Smith 3-28, Amos 2-8, Harris 1-17, Brooks 1-11, White 1-0 line, then Chris Rodriguez Jr. took it in for the touchdown. Ruffolo added the PAT at Kentucky led 10-0 with 4:19 left in the first. TACKLES South Carolina got on the board later in the first quarter. The Gamecocks started UK - Davis 10, Watson 8, Corker 6, Robinson 6 at the Kentucky 40 thanks to a 52-yard kickoff return from Dakereon Joyner. But SC - Staley 9, Webb 8, Sanders 5, Pickens 5 the drive stalled and the Gamecocks settled for a 47-yard field goal that White converted to cut the lead to 10-3 with 1:45 left in the first. After the teams exchanged punts, Kentucky took the ball on its own 19 and quickly moved the ball down the field. A pair of completions from Wilson to tight

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KENTUCKY 23, N.C. STAE 21 Knight took it in from 13 yards out. Dunn’s PAT made it 16-14 Cats with 4:46 to play. JAN. 2, 2021 • JACKSONVILLE, FLA. The Cats were forced to punt on their next possession and N.C. State took 11 TIAA BANK FIELD (10,422) over at their own 20. On the first play of the drive, Hockman was picked off when DeAndre Square tipped the ball and Davis intercepted the pass and returned it to the Wolfpack 26. On the first play of the UK drive, Rodrguez took it to the house, Asim Rose rushed for 148 yards on 12 carries and his second touchdown of the day. Ruffolo added the PAT and the Cats led 23-14 Kentucky rushed for 281 yards as a team as the Cats with 2:51 to play. topped No. 23 N.C. State 23-21 in the TaxSlayer Gator Bowl N.C. State would not give up. The Wolfpack covered 65 yards in seven plays and at TIAA Bank Field. just 1:41 off the clock. Jordan Houston finished the drive with a two-yard touch- The win was Kentucky’s third straight in the postsea- down rush and Dunn made the PAT to make it 23-21 Cats with 1:10 to play. son, following a win over Penn State in the Citrus Bowl The Wolfpack would try an onside kick but Dailey would recover and Kentucky following the 2018 season and a win over Virginia Tech in took over at the N.C. State 49. From there, the Cats would kneel three times to seal the Belk Bowl last season. the victory. Chris Rodriguez Jr. also had a big day on the ground, carrying 17 times for 84 yards and two touchdowns. SCORING SUMMARY Kavosiey Smoke had 45 yards on nine rushes. N.C. State 0 0 7 14 21 Quarterback Terry Wilson connected on 12 of 20 through the air for 99 yards Kentucky 3 10 0 10 23 and rushed six times for 14 yards for the Cats. 1st 06:00 UK - Matt Ruffolo 25 yd field goal, 16-68 9:00 0 - 3 On defense, Jamin Davis was huge in this game, as he has been all season. Davis 2nd 06:23 UK - Chris Rodriguez 4 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 6-79 2:39 0 - 10 had 13 tackles, including a half tackle for loss and an interception, one of three UK 00:02 UK - Matt Ruffolo 26 yd field goal, 7-69 1:21 0 - 13 picks in the win. 3rd 02:56 ST - Riley, C.J. 9 yd pass from Hockman, B. (Dunn, C. kick), 13-76 6:12 7 - 13 4th 05:45 UK - Matt Ruffolo 20 yd field goal, 7-40 3:09 7 - 16 Kentucky (5-6) took the opening drive and controlled the ball for nine minutes, 04:46 ST - Knight, Z. 13 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 3-37 0:54 14 - 16 running 16 plays on the game’s first possession. The drive featured nine runs and 02:55 UK - Chris Rodriguez 26 yd run (Matt Ruffolo kick), 1-26 0:07 14 - 23 six passes as the Cats kept the Wolfpack off balance, eventually getting inside the 01:10 ST - Houston, J. 2 yd run (Dunn, C. kick), 7-65 1:41 21 - 23 N.C. State 10. But the drive stalled and the Cats settled for a 25-yard field goal by Matt Ruffolo. That field goal gave the Cats a 3-0 lead with 6:00 left in the first TEAM STATISTICS ST UK quarter. First Downs 19 19 Rush Att./Net Rush 26/50 47/288 The Wolfpack started their first drive at their own 41 yard line. After getting one Passing C/A/I 27/40/3 13/21/0 first down, quarterback Bailey Hockman was intercepted by UK’s Brandin Echols, Offensive Plays 66 68 who returned it to the UK 43. Total Offense 318 380 UK took over with 4:29 left in the first and went back to the ground, getting a Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0 first down on the drive’s first play on a 12-yard Smoke carry. The Cats would even- Penalties/Yards 7/45 10/103 tually face a fourth-and-1 from the N.C. State 29, but Rodriguez was stopped and Punts/Average 3/47.0 5/40.4 Third-Down Conv. 5 of 12 3 of 13 the Wolfpack took over with 2:02 still remaining in the first. Time of Possession 25:53 34:07 N.C. State (8-4) would not do anything with the possession, which ended with Hockman being sacked by Davis and Josh Paschal. The Wolfpack would punt and INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Kentucky got the ball with four seconds left in the first. The Cats would lead 3-0 RUSHING (ATT.-YD.-TD) after 15 minutes of play. UK – Rose 12-148, Rodriguez 17-84-2, Smoe 9-47, Wilson 6-14 After the teams exchanged punts, Kentucky mounted another drive into N.C. ST - Knight 12-52-1, Houston 5-14-1, Person 6-8, Hockman 3-(-24) State territory, keyed by a 47-yard run from Rose, who was named the game MVP. PASSING (COMP-ATT-INT-YARDS-TD) Smoke carried the ball 18 yards to the N.C. State four and Rodriguez took it in from UK – Wilson 13-21-0-92-0 there for the game’s first touchdown. Ruffolo added the PAT and Kentucky led 10-0 ST - Hockman 27-40-3-268-1 with 6:23 to play in the first half. RECEIVING (REC-YARDS-TD) N.C. State would string together its best drive of the half with its next posses- UK – Ali 5-11, Epps 3-23, Upshaw 2-25, Dailey 1-17, Oliver 1-8, Rigg 1-8 sion. The Wolfpack covered 52 yards and got into UK territory, but the Kentucky ST - Emezie 5-44, Houston 5-26, Thomas 3-46, Riley 3-38, Carter 3-35, Rooks 2-41, Lesane 2-25, Pennix 2-6, defense held and forced aa 40-yard field goal attempt from Christopher Dunn, but Person 1-5, Autenrieth 1-2 the kick was blocked by UK’s Tyrell Ajian. TACKLES Kentucky took over with 1:23 to play in the half and the Cats quickly got into UK - Davis 13, Ajian 7, Echols 7, Valentine 6, Tisdale 6 scoring position. Rose rushed for 31 yards on the first play of the drive, followed by ST - Duffy 13, Harris 11, Moore 9, Scott 7 a 17-yard completion from Wilson to Allen Dailey Jr. The Cats would get inside the NCSU five where Wilson connected with Dailey for an apparent touchdown. But an illegal formation penalty negated the touchdown and the Cats would settle for a 25-yard Ruffolo field goal to take a 13-0 lead with two seconds left in the half. The Cats would take that lead into the break. N.C. State got the ball to start the third quarter and drove it into Kentucky ter- ritory. The Wolfpack went 43 yards in 11 plays, but an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty pushed the Wolfpack back and Dunn missed a 42-yard field goal. After a Kentucky punt, N.C. State drove again, getting inside the Kentucky 10 yard line. The Wolfpack would face a fourth-and-six from the UK nine when Hockman hit C.J. Riley for the touchdown. Dunn added the PAT and UK’s lead was cut to 13-7 with 2:56 left in the third quarter. The third quarter would end with that score. In the fourth quarter, after a Kentucky punt, Yusuf Corker picked off a Hockman pass, giving UK the ball at the NCSU 37. From there, the Cats kept it on the ground, with Rodriguez rushing for five and seven yards, then Rose carrying 27 yards to the Wolfpack three yard line. But the Cats could not punch it in and were forced into a 20-yard field goal, that Ruffolo converted, and UK led 16-7 with 5:45 to play. On the ensuing drive, Kentucky was penalized 30 yards on the kickoff return, giving N.C. State the ball at the UK 37. Three plays later, the Wolfpack’s Zonovan

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ULM - 9/4 MISSOURI - 9/11 CHATTANOOGA - 9/18 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 0-10 (0-7, Sun Belt) 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 5-5 (5-5, SEC) 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.)* 0-1, (0-0, SoCon) Head Coach Terry Bowden Head Coach Head Coach Rusty Wright Record at School, Years 0-0 (1st year) Record at School, Years 5-5 (2nd Year ) Record at School, Years 6-7 (2nd year) Career Record, Years 175-114-2 (26th year) Career Record, Years 17-6 (3rd year) Career Record, Years Same Stadium, Capacity Malone Stadium (30,000) Stadium, Capacity Faurot Field/Memorial Stadium (68,174) Stadium, Capacity Finley Stadium (Davenport Field) (20,668) Football SID John Lewandowski Football SID Molly O’Mara Football SID Jay Blackman Cell Phone (517) 896-3537 Cell Phone 573-825-6956 Cell Phone (423) 425-5292 E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] Asst. Football SID Mike Hammett Asst. Football SID Andrew Melroe Asst. Football SID Jim Horten Home or Cell Phone (785) 713-2048 Cell Phone 573-489-1806 Cell Phone (423) 425-2350 E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] Athletics Website ULMWarhawks.com Athletics Website MUTigers.com Athletics Website www.gomocs.com Series Record vs. UK UK leads 4-1 Series Record vs. UK UK leads 8-3 Series Record vs. UK First meeting Last Meeting: UK won 48-14 (2014) Last Meeting: MU won 20-10 (2020) *UTC will play an eight-game schedule in the spring of 2021

@SOUTH CAROLINA - 9/25 FLORIDA - 10/2 LSU - 10/9 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 2-8 (2-8, SEC) 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 8-4 (8-2, SEC) 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) (5-5, 5-5 SEC) Head Coach Shane Beamer Head Coach Head Coach Record at School, Years 0-0 (1st year) Record at School, Years 29-9 (4th year) Record at School, Years 45-14 (6th year) Career Record, Years Same Career Record, Years 98-55 (13th year) Career Record, Years 61-41 (10th year) Stadium, Capacity Williams-Brice Stadium (77,559) Stadium, Capacity Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548) Stadium, Capacity Tiger Stadium (102,321) Football SID Steve Fink Football SID Skip Powers Football SID Michael Bonnette Office Phone (803) 777-7987 Office Phone (352) 375-4683 x6120 Office Phone (225) 578-8226 Home or Cell Phone (803) 240-5268 Home or Cell Phone (205) 246-7834 E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] Asst. Football SID Chelsey Chamberlain Asst. Football SID Kent Reichert Asst. Football SID Rick Hurtado Office Phone (225) 578-8226 Home or Cell Phone 803-777-5257 Office Phone (352) 375-4683 x6199 E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] Home or Cell Phone (786) 712-1484 Athletics Website LSUsports.net Athletics Website GamecocksOnline.com E-mail Address [email protected] Series Record vs. UK LSU leads 40-16-1 Series Record vs. UK USC leads 18-13-1 Athletics Website FloridaGators.com Last Meeting: LSU won 41-3 (2014) Last Meeting: UK won 41-18 (2020) Series Record vs. UK UF leads 53-18 Last Meeting: UF won 34-10 (2020)

@GEORGIA - 10/16 @MISSISSIPPI STATE - 10/30 TENNESSEE - 11/6 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 8-2 (7-2, SEC) 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 4-7 (3-7, SEC) 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 3-7 (3-7, SEC) Head Coach Head Coach Mike Leach Head Coach Record at School, Years 52-14 (6th year) Record at School, Years 4-7 (2nd Year) Record at School, Years 0-0 (1st year) Career Record, Years Same Career Record, Years 143-97 (19th year) Career Record, Years 28-8 (4th year) Stadium, Capacity Sanford Stadium (92,746) Stadium, Capacity Davis Wade Stadium (61,337) Stadium, Capacity Neyland Stadium (102,455) Football SID Claude Felton Football SID Brandon Langlois Football SID Bill Martin Office Phone (706) 542-1621 Office Phone (662) 325-0967 Office Phone (865) 974-4167 Home or Cell Phone (706) 540-4029 Home or Cell Phone (662) 325-0093 E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] Asst. Football SID Sean Barows Asst. Football SID Leland Barrow Asst. Football SID TBA Office Phone (865) 974-7478 Phone (678) 378-3085 Phone TBA E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address TBA Athletics Website UTSports.com Athletics Website GeorgiaDogs.com Athletics Website HailState.com Series Record vs. UK UT leads 81-26-9 Series Record vs. UK UGA leads 60-12-2 Series Record vs. UK Series tied 24-24 Last Meeting: UK won 34-7 (2020) Last Meeting: UGA won 14-3 (2020) Last Meeting: UK won 24-2 (2020)

@VANDERBILT - 11/13 NEW MEXICO STATE - 11/20 @LOUISVILLE - 11/27 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 0-9 (0-9, SEC) 2021 Record (Overall, Conf.)* 1-1 (0-0, Independent) 2020 Record (Overall, Conf.) 4-7 (3-7, ACC) Head Coach Head Coach Doug Martin Head Coach Record at School, Years 0-0 (1st year) Record at School, Years 22-64 (8th year) Record at School, Years 12-12 (3rd year) Career Record, Years Same Career Record, Years 51-117 (15th year) Career Record, Years 63-36 (9th year) Stadium,Capacity Vanderbilt Stadium (40,350) Stadium, Capacity Aggie Memorial (28,853) Stadium, Capacity (60,800) Football SID Sarah Fetters Football SID TBA Football SID Rocco Gasparro Cell Phone (984) 209-9104 Asst. Football SID Charlie Hurley Office Phone (502) 852-0102 E-mail Address [email protected] Cell Phone: 218-341-5113 Home or Cell Phone (502) 262-2258 Asst. Football SID Josh Foster E-mail Address [email protected] E-mail Address [email protected] Office Phone (205) 213-5091 Athletics Website nmstatesports.com Asst. Football SID Stephen Williams E-mail Address [email protected] Series Record vs. UK UK leads 1-0 Phone (502) 852-4857 Athletics Website VUCommodores.com Last Meeting: UK won 38-3 (2016) E-mail Address [email protected] Series Record vs. UK UK leads 47-42-4 Athletics Website GoCards.com Last Meeting: UK won 38-35 (2020) *NM State play a two-game schedule in the spring of 2021 Series Record vs. UK UK leads 17-15 Last Meeting: UK won 45-13 (2019)

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