2018 WILDCATS CATS ON THE MAP The 2018 football roster is comprised of 17 different states and Australia Alabama (3) Riverdale Jordan Griffin Louisiana (2) LaGrange C.J. Conrad Madison Logan Stenberg McDonough Yusuf Corker Metairie William Nalty Lima Keaton Upshaw Pinson Allen Dailey Christopher Rodriguez Jr. New Orleans Brandon Frazier Darius West Wetumpka Kavosiey Smoke Waycross Tristan Yeomans Mansfield Tyrell Ajian Maryland (3) Mason Alex King Indiana (1) Colorado (1) Forestville Jamar "Boogie" Watson Springfield Kordell Looney Parker Drew Schlegel Gary Lonnie Johnson Jr. Laurel Naasir Watkins Springsboro Justin Rigg Olney Josh Paschal Sylvania Luke Fortner Florida (19) Kentucky (27) Toledo Phil Hoskins Fort Lauderdale Michael Nesbitt Belfry Austin Dotson Michigan (3) West Chester George Asafo-Adjei Bryce Oliver Bowling Green Adrian Middleton Detroit Marquan McCall Westerville Benny Snell Jr. Jordan Wright Fort Mitchell Brett Slusher DeAndre Square Youngstown Lynn Bowden Jr. Hollywood Josh Ali Harrodsburg Donald Smith West Bloomfield Tyler Markray Tymere Dubose Sebastien Dolcine Hazard Sam Turner Jordan Jones Akeem Hayes Henderson Mason Wolfe Mississippi (1) Virginia (1) Chris Whittaker Hopkinsville Kolbe Langhi McComb Jervontius "Bunchy" Stallings Jacksonville Nick Lewis Lexington Elijah Barnett Vienna John Daido Lakeland Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald Brayden Berezowitz New Jersey (1) Oklahoma (3) Laurderhill Davoan Hawkins Bryan Berezowitz Montclair Josh Allen Miami Clevan Thomas Jr. Zac Berezowitz Jenks Isaiah Epps Miami Gardens B.J. Alexander David Bouvier North Carolina (1) Norman Darren Edmond Orange Park Chris Westry Immanuel Bowie Raleigh Kengera Daniel Oklahoma City Terry Wilson Palm Beach Cedrick Dort Jr. Davonte Robinson Parkway Stanley Garner Will Roden Ohio (27) South Carolina (2) Pompano Beach Ashtan Pierre Walker Wood Cincinnati Brenden Bates Anderson Chance Poore Sanford Kenneth Horsey Landon Young Mike Edwards Greer Tavin Richardson Sunrise Jamari Brown Louisville Will Crum Colin Goodfellow Tennessee (3) Tampa Derrick Baity Newport Patrick Henschen Zach Johnson Nicholasville Matthew Napier Chris Oats Cordova Quinton Bohanna Georgia (11) Paducah Miles Butler Quintin Wilson Knoxville Darian Kinnard Augusta Calvin Taylor Jr. Zy'Aire Hughes Centerville Matt Ruffolo Domonique Williams Colquitt Sihiem King Paintsville Tyler Couch Cleveland Asim "A.J." Rose AUSTRALIA (1) Duluth Blake Best Kash Daniel Cleveland Heights Dorian Baker Jordan City Jerquavion Mahone Somerset Collin Hartman Columbus Danny Clark Perth Max Duffy Lawrenceville E.J. Price Union Jackson High Dublin Gunnar Hoak Ludowici Jamin Davis Versailles Drake Jackson Findlay Grant McKinniss Mableton T.J. Carter Huber Heights Ahmad Wagner 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 1 2018 WILDCATS 2018 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES Breakdown by Class 94 84 Seniors (18) Will Roden Josh Allen Asim "A.J." Rose ABULE MARVIN "B.J." George Asafo-Adjei Matt Ruffolo Derrick Baity Jaylen Scott ABADI- ALEXANDER Dorian Baker Donald Smith David Bouvier Clevan Thomas Jr. FITZGERALD WIDE RECEIVER Miles Butler Jamar "Boogie" Watson DEFENSIVE TACKLE C.J. Conrad Terry Wilson Kengera Daniel 6-6 • 281 • Freshman-RS 6-2 • 175 • Freshman-HS Tymere Dubose r-Freshmen (14) Lakeland, Fla. (Victory Christian Academy) Miami Gardens, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) Mike Edwards Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald Lonnie Johnson Jr. Tyrell Ajian Jordan Jones Danny Clark 2017 - Freshman High School Sihiem King Yusuf Corker • Redshirt season • One of the nation’s top-100 wide receivers by Adrian Middleton Jamin Davis Rivals.com and a national top-125 wideout by Bunchy Stallings Sebastien Dolcine High School 247sports Darius West Austin Dotson • Recorded 39 tackles, including nine TFL, two sacks • Helped lead Chaminade-Madonna Prep to the Chris Westry Brandon Frazier and 13 quarterback hurries in 2016 for coach Florida Class AAA state championship, winning its Tristan Yeomans Alex King Tommy Lewis at Victory Christian Academy last 10 games en route to an 11-2 record Michael Nesbitt • Also had two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery • As a senior, caught 37 passes for 585 yards and Juniors (21) Naasir Watkins and an interception eight touchdowns ... Named first-team All-County • Named second-team All-Polk County by the • Coached by Dameon Jones Elijah Barnett Chris Whittaker Lakeland Ledger and Florida AP All-State Class • Chose Kentucky over Wisconsin, Syracuse, Central Brayden Berezowitz Walker Wood 2A honorable mention as a senior in helping the Florida and others Bryan Berezowitz Jordan Wright Storm finish 13-2 overall • Teammates with fellow signees Davoan Hawkins Blake Best • Member of the 2014 State Championship team and Akeem Hayes T.J. Carter Freshmen (31) • Named to the Southeast Super-Region Team by the • Will rejoin former high school teammates Josh Ali Kash Daniel B.J. Alexander National Christian School Athletic Association and Chris Whittaker at UK Jordan Griffin Brenden Bates • Transferred to Victory Christian in 2016 after Phil Hoskins Tyler Beisner playing at Dade Christian Personal Zach Johnson Zac Berezowitz • Also a star player on the basketball court and • Born in Miami, Florida Grant McKinniss Immanuel Bowie competed in the shot put, discus and 400 meters • Son of Marvin Alexander Sr., Paula Alexander and Tavin Richardson Jamari Brown • School-record holder and back-to-back regional Natasha Alexander Justin Rigg Tyler Couch champion in the shot put • Major is family science Drew Schlegel Will Crum • Named second-team All-Dade as a junior Brett Slusher Allen Dailey Jr. • Averaging 23.0 points and 13.0 rebounds as a B.J. Says Benny Snell Jr. Darren Edmond senior, compiling over 1,400 career points • His nickname is "B.J." Logan Stenberg Stanley Garner • Chose Kentucky over Florida, Florida Atlantic and • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to Calvin Taylor Jr. Davoan Hawkins Florida International be a college football coach Ahmad Wagner Akeem Hayes • The most influential person in his life is his father Domonique Williams Kenneth Horsey Personal because he showed him what hard work looks like Mason Wolfe Darian Kinnard • Name is pronounced "Abule (ah-BOO-lay) Abadi • The one trip he would like to take in his lifetime is Landon Young Kolbe Langhi (ah-BODY)" a trip to Hawaii Nick Lewis • Originally from Yenagoa, Nigeria Sophomores (27) Jerquavion Mahone • Moved to Florida at the age of 12 Tyler Markray Josh Ali • Son of Steve and Teri Fitzgerald Marquan McCall Quinton Bohanna • Major is communications 23 Lynn Bowden Jr. Matthew Napier Chris Oats John Daido Abule Says Bryce Oliver Cedrick Dort Jr. • His nickname is "A.B." or "A-Bizzle" TYRELL Ashtan Pierre Max Duffy • He chose Kentucky because it's a great place with Chance Poore AJIAN Isaiah Epps good people who care about you and want to Chris Rodriguez Jr. Luke Fortner make you great Kavosiey Smoke SAFETY Colin Goodfellow • One word to describe him on the field is "Lion" DeAndre Square Patrick Henschen • Other than playing in the NFL, his dream job is to Sam Turner Jackson High be a successful businessman 6-0 • 187 • Freshman-RS Keaton Upshaw Gunnar Hoak • What he most looks forward to this season is Quinton Wilson Mansfield, Ohio (Madison Comprehensive) Zy'Aire Hughes getting better as a player and as a student Drake Jackson Kordell Looney 2018 - Freshman-RS William Nalty • Made his first career interception and also had Joshua Paschal a pass breakup in Kentucky’s 28-7 win over E.J. Price Mississippi State Davonte Robinson 2 2018 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2018 WILDCATS • With MSU threatening to tie the game early in the AJIAN'S SINGLE-GAME HIGHS ALI'S CAREER STATISTICS fourth quarter, his third-down pass breakup forced Tackles: 2, Murray State, Sept 15, 2018 Year Pos. G-GS Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long a punt Interceptions: 1, vs Mississippi State, Set 22, 2018 (1-35) • On the next possession, with MSU again PBU: 1, twice, last at TAMU, Oct 6, 2018 2017 WR 9-0 3 25 8.3 0 14 threatening to tie, he intercepted a pass and 2018 WR 8-0 7 56 7.0 0 14 returned it 35 yards Totals 17-0 10 81 8.1 0 14 • His long return set up a touchdown run on the next play, giving UK a two-TD lead • Recorded two tackles vs. Murray State, his first 82 ALI'S 2018 GAME-BY-GAME career action Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long vs. Central Michigan 1 14 0 14 2017 - Freshman JOSH at Florida 0 0 0 0 • Redshirt season ALI vs. Murray State 1 1 0 1 High School vs. Miss. State 1 6 0 6 • Combination athlete in high school, playing WIDE RECEIVER vs. South Carolina 1 8 0 8 defensive back, wide receiver and quarterback at TAMU 1 5 0 5 • Four-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN 6-0 • 181 • Sophomore -1L vs. Vanderbilt 0 0 0 0 • Rivals ranks him the No. 10 overall prospect in the state of Ohio and the No. 23 athlete in the class Hollywood, Fla. (Chaminade-Madonna) at Missouri 2 22 0 13 of 2017 Totals 7 56 0 14 • ESPN has him as the No. 8 safety in the country 2018 - Sophomore • Four-year letter winner and three-year starter for • Has seven catches for 56 yards this season ALI'S 2017 GAME-BY-GAME Coach Jamie Masi at Madison Comprehensive • Caught a career-best two passes for 22 yards in the • First-team OCC All-Conference and honorable win at Missouri Opponent Rec. Yds. TD Long mention second-team All-Northwest Ohio in 2016 at Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 after averaging 9.0 tackles per game 2017 - Freshman vs. E. Michigan 0 0 0 0 • Nominated for the 2017 U.S. Army All-American • Saw action in nine games vs. Missouri 0 0 0 0 Bowl • Caught three passes for 25 yards at Miss. State 1 6 0 6 • Had three interceptions and 54 tackles as a junior, along with 783 receiving yards, 551 rushing yards High School vs.