2018 Football Roster

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Players

  • Quarterback QB 6'1" 195 lbs
    So. Lakeland, Fla. Kathleen High School
    Sophomore Lakeland, Fla. Kathleen High School
  • Running Back RB 5'8" 193 lbs
    Jr. Hammond, LA Hammond (Louisiana College) Louisiana College
    Junior Hammond, LA Hammond (Louisiana College) Louisiana College
  • Quarterback QB 6'3" 230 lbs
    Sr. Birmingham, Ala. Jackson-Olin HS Iowa Central
    Senior Birmingham, Ala. Jackson-Olin HS Iowa Central
  • Defensive Back DB 5'9" 184 lbs
    Sr. Louisville, Ky. Iroquois HS
    Senior Louisville, Ky. Iroquois HS
  • Running Back RB 5'9" 163 lbs
    Jr. Louisville, Ky. Iroquois High School
    Junior Louisville, Ky. Iroquois High School
  • Defensive Back DB 6'0" 170 lbs
    Jr. Louisville, Ky. Ballard HS
    Junior Louisville, Ky. Ballard HS
  • LB 5'10" 180 lbs
    Fr. Detroit, Mich. Detroit Central
    Freshman Detroit, Mich. Detroit Central
  • Defensive Line DL 6'1" 252 lbs
    Jr. Glenwood, Ill. Bloom Township High School Alcorn State University
    Junior Glenwood, Ill. Bloom Township High School Alcorn State University
  • Wide Reciever WR 5'10" 183 lbs
    Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. John Marshall HS John Marshall HS
    Senior Indianapolis, Ind. John Marshall HS John Marshall HS
  • Strong Safety SS 6'1" 207 lbs
    Jr. Chicago, Ill. Perspective Warriors
    Junior Chicago, Ill. Perspective Warriors
  • Wide Receiver WR 5'11" 170 lbs
    Sr. Lemoore, Cali. Lemoore High School West Hill CC
    Senior Lemoore, Cali. Lemoore High School West Hill CC
  • Wide Receiver WR 5'11" 172 lbs
    So. Clarksville, Ind. Clarlestown
    Sophomore Clarksville, Ind. Clarlestown
  • Quarterback QB 6'3" 200 lbs
    Sr. Dayton, Ohio. Trotwood Madison HS Eatsern Michigan
    Senior Dayton, Ohio. Trotwood Madison HS Eatsern Michigan
  • Defensive Back DB 5'10" 162 lbs
    So. Detroit, Mich. Detroit Edison HS
    Sophomore Detroit, Mich. Detroit Edison HS
  • Cornerback CB 6'2" 183 lbs
    Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio North College Hill High School
    Senior Cincinnati, Ohio North College Hill High School
  • Quarterback QB 6'1" 195 lbs
    Jr. Bellwood, Ill. Proviso West High School
    Junior Bellwood, Ill. Proviso West High School
  • Defensive Back DB 5'10" 178 lbs
    So. Indianapolis, IN Warren Central
    Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Warren Central
  • Defensive Back DB 5'7" 152 lbs
    So. Birmingham, Ala. Ramsay HS
    Sophomore Birmingham, Ala. Ramsay HS
  • Linebacker LB 6'1" 207 lbs
    Jr. Louisville, Ky. Moore Traditional High School
    Junior Louisville, Ky. Moore Traditional High School
  • Defensive Back DB 5'10" 200 lbs
    Jr. Pompano Beach, Fla. Coral Glades High School
    Junior Pompano Beach, Fla. Coral Glades High School
  • Cornerback CB 6'4" 185 lbs
    Jr. Louisville, Ky. The Academy at Shawnee
    Junior Louisville, Ky. The Academy at Shawnee
  • WR 5'11" 145 lbs
    Jr. Thompsons Station, Tenn. Franklin Christian
    Junior Thompsons Station, Tenn. Franklin Christian
  • Running Back RB 5'10" 180 lbs
    Jr. Louisville, KY Manual Southern Illinois
    Junior Louisville, KY Manual Southern Illinois
  • DB 5'10" 170 lbs
    Fr. Louisville, KY Doss
    Freshman Louisville, KY Doss
  • Defensive Back DB 6'1" 179 lbs
    So. Lexington, Ky. Tates Creek HS
    Sophomore Lexington, Ky. Tates Creek HS
  • Running Back RB 5'9" 175 lbs
    Jr. Louisville, Ky. Louisville Male High School
    Junior Louisville, Ky. Louisville Male High School
  • DB 5'10" 172 lbs
    Fr. West Memphis, AR McClellan Magnet
    Freshman West Memphis, AR McClellan Magnet
  • DB 5'10" 154 lbs
    Jr. Indianapolis, IN George Washington
    Junior Indianapolis, IN George Washington
  • DB 5'10" 160 lbs
    Jr. Grossmont College
    Junior Grossmont College
  • Wide Receiver RB 5'5" 185 lbs
    So. Cincinnati, Ohio La Salle HS
    Sophomore Cincinnati, Ohio La Salle HS
  • Linebacker LB 6'0" 220 lbs
    R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. Louisville Central HS Indiana State University
    Redshirt Junior Louisville, Ky. Louisville Central HS Indiana State University
  • Defensive End DE 6'0" 227 lbs
    Sr. Houston, Texas Glenda Dawson Cisco Junior College
    Senior Houston, Texas Glenda Dawson Cisco Junior College
  • Tight End TE 5'8" 244 lbs
    R-So. Louisville, Ky. Dupont Manual HS
    Redshirt Sophomore Louisville, Ky. Dupont Manual HS
  • DL 5'11" 237 lbs
    Sr. Louisville, KY Atherton Livingstone
    Senior Louisville, KY Atherton Livingstone
  • DL 6'0" 235 lbs
    Sr. Chicago, IL Mount Vernon Central State
    Senior Chicago, IL Mount Vernon Central State
  • Linebacker LB 6'1" 215 lbs
    Sr. Louisville, Ky. Pleasure Ridge Park High School Eastern Kentucky University
    Senior Louisville, Ky. Pleasure Ridge Park High School Eastern Kentucky University
  • DB 5'8" 165 lbs
    Jr. Greenville Al. Greenville high school Greenville High School
    Junior Greenville Al. Greenville high school Greenville High School
  • LB 6'2" 180 lbs
    Fr. Memphis, TN Sheffield
    Freshman Memphis, TN Sheffield
  • Offensive Lineman OL 6'4" 280 lbs
    Sr. Lemoore, Cali. Lemoore HS West Hills College
    Senior Lemoore, Cali. Lemoore HS West Hills College
  • Tight End TE 6'4" 320 lbs
    So. West Palm Beach, FL Lake Worth Army West Point
    Sophomore West Palm Beach, FL Lake Worth Army West Point
  • Long Snapper LS 5'7" 220 lbs
    So. Taylorsville, Ky. Spencer County HS
    Sophomore Taylorsville, Ky. Spencer County HS
  • OL 6'3" 255 lbs
    So. Chicago, IL Urban Prep
    Sophomore Chicago, IL Urban Prep
  • LB 5'11" 240 lbs
    Fr. Naples, MI Naples
    Freshman Naples, MI Naples
  • DL 5'9" 239 lbs
    Jr. Lexington, Ky. Paul Laurence Dunbar
    Junior Lexington, Ky. Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • OL 6'3" 300 lbs
    Sr. Santa Ana, CA Lutheran Army
    Senior Santa Ana, CA Lutheran Army
  • Offensive Line OL 6'2" 290 lbs
    So. Stone Mountain, Ga. Southwest Dekalb HS
    Sophomore Stone Mountain, Ga. Southwest Dekalb HS
  • DL 6'0" 280 lbs
    Fr. Louisville, KY Trininy
    Freshman Louisville, KY Trininy
  • LB 5'11" 275 lbs
    Fr. Columbus, Ohio Linden-McKinley
    Freshman Columbus, Ohio Linden-McKinley
  • Offensive Line OL 5'10" 282 lbs
    Sr. Harrordsburg, Ky. Mercer County High School
    Senior Harrordsburg, Ky. Mercer County High School
  • Offensive Line OL 6'4" 266 lbs
    Sr. Radcliff, Ky. North Hardin HS
    Senior Radcliff, Ky. North Hardin HS
  • Defensive Back DB 5'9" 190 lbs
    So. Woodbridge, Va. Potomac HS
    Sophomore Woodbridge, Va. Potomac HS
  • Offensive Line OL 6'2" 336 lbs
    Sr. Charlotte, N.C. David W. Butler HS
    Senior Charlotte, N.C. David W. Butler HS
  • Offensive Lineman OL 6'2" 295 lbs
    R-So. Maysville, Ky. Mason County High School
    Redshirt Sophomore Maysville, Ky. Mason County High School
  • WR 6'3" 185 lbs
    Fr. Lakeland, FL Lake Gibson
    Freshman Lakeland, FL Lake Gibson
  • Wide Reciever WR 6'1" 178 lbs
    Jr. Greenville, Ala. Greenville High School
    Junior Greenville, Ala. Greenville High School
  • Wide Receiver WR 5'9" 165 lbs
    Jr. Paris, Ky. Paris
    Junior Paris, Ky. Paris
  • Kicker K 6'0" 197 lbs
    Sr. Louisville, Ky. Atherton High School
    Senior Louisville, Ky. Atherton High School
  • Tight End TE 6'1" 230 lbs
    R-Sr. North Brunswick, N.J. North Brunswick Township HS Monroe Community College
    Redshirt Senior North Brunswick, N.J. North Brunswick Township HS Monroe Community College
  • Kicker K 5'10" 194 lbs
    So. Washington, DC Roosevelt
    Sophomore Washington, DC Roosevelt
  • Wide Receiver WR 6'1" 184 lbs
    Jr. Detroit, MI Oak Park
    Junior Detroit, MI Oak Park
  • TE 6'3" 214 lbs
    So. Brooklyn, N.Y. Harry S. Truman Monroe C.C.
    Sophomore Brooklyn, N.Y. Harry S. Truman Monroe C.C.
  • WR 5'11" 169 lbs
    Fr. Detroit, Mich. Oak Park
    Freshman Detroit, Mich. Oak Park
  • WR 5'10" 180 lbs
    Jr. Frankfort, KY Frankfort Morehead State
    Junior Frankfort, KY Frankfort Morehead State
  • Defensive Lineman DL 6'1" 241 lbs
    R-Sr. Detroit, Mich. Southlake Iowa Western Community College
    Redshirt Senior Detroit, Mich. Southlake Iowa Western Community College
  • Defensive Line DL 6'3" 265 lbs
    Sr. San Diego, Ca. Mira Mesa HS Santa Barbara City College
    Senior San Diego, Ca. Mira Mesa HS Santa Barbara City College
  • Defensive Lineman DL 6'1" 267 lbs
    So. Campbellsville, Ky. Campbellsville HS
    Sophomore Campbellsville, Ky. Campbellsville HS
  • Defensive Lineman DL 5'11" 280 lbs
    So. Harrodsburg, Ky. Mercer County HS
    Sophomore Harrodsburg, Ky. Mercer County HS
  • Defensive Line DL 5'8" 270 lbs
    So. Louisville, Ky. Butler HS
    Sophomore Louisville, Ky. Butler HS
  • Defensive Lineman DL 5'11" 289 lbs
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    Sophomore
  • Defensive Line DL 6'2" 330 lbs
    R-Jr. Frankfort, Ky. Franklin County High School
    Redshirt Junior Frankfort, Ky. Franklin County High School

Staff Roster

Football Coaching Staff

  • Head Football Coach

    John L. Smith

  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator

    Ken Ackerman

  • Defensive Line Coach

    Roy Philon

2018 Football Roster
# Full Name Ht. Wt. Academic Year Pos. Hometown / High School Previous School
2 Jules St. Ge 6-1 195 So. QB Lakeland, Fla. / Kathleen High School
3 Brett Sylve 5-8 193 Jr. RB Hammond, LA / Hammond (Louisiana College) Louisiana College
4 Paul Campbell 6-3 230 Sr. QB Birmingham, Ala. / Jackson-Olin HS Iowa Central
5 Matthew Bizimana 5-9 184 Sr. DB Louisville, Ky. / Iroquois HS
6 Malik Saunders 5-9 163 Jr. RB Louisville, Ky. / Iroquois High School
7 David Daniels 6-0 170 Jr. DB Louisville, Ky. / Ballard HS
8 Andrew Perkins 5-10 180 Fr. LB Detroit, Mich. / Detroit Central
9 Myrthel Stewart Jr. 6-1 252 Jr. DL Glenwood, Ill. / Bloom Township High School Alcorn State University
10 Demetrius Anderson 5-10 183 Sr. WR Indianapolis, Ind. / John Marshall HS John Marshall HS
11 Hakeem Adebimpe 6-1 207 Jr. SS Chicago, Ill. / Perspective Warriors
12 Cort Groathouse 5-11 170 Sr. WR Lemoore, Cali. / Lemoore High School West Hill CC
13 Brendan Lawler 5-11 172 So. WR Clarksville, Ind. / Clarlestown
14 Michael Simpson 6-3 200 Sr. QB Dayton, Ohio. / Trotwood Madison HS Eatsern Michigan
15 Robert Kennedy 5-10 162 So. DB Detroit, Mich. / Detroit Edison HS
16 Bryshaun Brown 6-2 183 Sr. CB Cincinnati, Ohio / North College Hill High School
19 Dennis Bryant, Jr. 6-1 195 Jr. QB Bellwood, Ill. / Proviso West High School
20 Antwoine Lloyd 5-10 178 So. DB Indianapolis, IN / Warren Central
21 Zuriel Rudolph 5-7 152 So. DB Birmingham, Ala. / Ramsay HS
22 Charles Travis 6-1 207 Jr. LB Louisville, Ky. / Moore Traditional High School
23 Diego Lewis 5-10 200 Jr. DB Pompano Beach, Fla. / Coral Glades High School
24 Jaylen Wesley 6-4 185 Jr. CB Louisville, Ky. / The Academy at Shawnee
25 Kenneth Jorgenson 5-11 145 Jr. WR Thompsons Station, Tenn. / Franklin Christian
27 Michael Nero 5-10 180 Jr. RB Louisville, KY / Manual Southern Illinois
29 Demetrius Porter 5-10 170 Fr. DB Louisville, KY / Doss
30 Xavier Johnson 6-1 179 So. DB Lexington, Ky. / Tates Creek HS
31 Tyrone Wilkerson 5-9 175 Jr. RB Louisville, Ky. / Louisville Male High School
32 Kris Nelson 5-10 172 Fr. DB West Memphis, AR / McClellan Magnet
33 Jabril George 5-10 154 Jr. DB Indianapolis, IN / George Washington
34 Sidney Bedell 5-10 160 Jr. DB / Grossmont College
37 Jamya Williams 5-5 185 So. RB Cincinnati, Ohio / La Salle HS
38 Phillip Francis 6-0 220 R-Jr. LB Louisville, Ky. / Louisville Central HS Indiana State University
41 Andre Miles 6-0 227 Sr. DE Houston, Texas / Glenda Dawson Cisco Junior College
42 Jordan White 5-8 244 R-So. TE Louisville, Ky. / Dupont Manual HS
44 Keishawn Hayden 5-11 237 Sr. DL Louisville, KY / Atherton Livingstone
45 Josh Brinson 6-0 235 Sr. DL Chicago, IL / Mount Vernon Central State
46 Keonte Reynolds 6-1 215 Sr. LB Louisville, Ky. / Pleasure Ridge Park High School Eastern Kentucky University
47 Rodney Davidson, Jr. 5-8 165 Jr. DB Greenville Al. / Greenville high school Greenville High School
48 Christian Harris 6-2 180 Fr. LB Memphis, TN / Sheffield
50 Kameron Gomness 6-4 280 Sr. OL Lemoore, Cali. / Lemoore HS West Hills College
52 Eliezer Hernandez 6-4 320 So. TE West Palm Beach, FL / Lake Worth Army West Point
54 Dakota Waldridge 5-7 220 So. LS Taylorsville, Ky. / Spencer County HS
55 Jirah Graham 6-3 255 So. OL Chicago, IL / Urban Prep
57 Trevon Williams 5-11 240 Fr. LB Naples, MI / Naples
58 Eroz Zuniga-Cima 5-9 239 Jr. DL Lexington, Ky. / Paul Laurence Dunbar
59 Kaveinga Tui' tahi 6-3 300 Sr. OL Santa Ana, CA / Lutheran Army
60 James Shaw II 6-2 290 So. OL Stone Mountain, Ga. / Southwest Dekalb HS
61 VaGue Dennis 6-0 280 Fr. DL Louisville, KY / Trininy
62 Quadarrious McDonald 5-11 275 Fr. LB Columbus, Ohio / Linden-McKinley
63 Tommy Craig 5-10 282 Sr. OL Harrordsburg, Ky. / Mercer County High School
64 Marcus Campbell Jr. 6-4 266 Sr. OL Radcliff, Ky. / North Hardin HS
67 Khari Wheeler 5-9 190 So. DB Woodbridge, Va. / Potomac HS
68 James Brace 6-2 336 Sr. OL Charlotte, N.C. / David W. Butler HS
69 Ashton Humphrey 6-2 295 R-So. OL Maysville, Ky. / Mason County High School
80 Antonio Denson 6-3 185 Fr. WR Lakeland, FL / Lake Gibson
81 Jonathan Powell 6-1 178 Jr. WR Greenville, Ala. / Greenville High School
82 James Clark 5-9 165 Jr. WR Paris, Ky. / Paris
83 Turner Warren 6-0 197 Sr. K Louisville, Ky. / Atherton High School
84 Joseph Castellanos 6-1 230 R-Sr. TE North Brunswick, N.J. / North Brunswick Township HS Monroe Community College
85 Mahireyaa Kao 5-10 194 So. K Washington, DC / Roosevelt
86 Jordan Level 6-1 184 Jr. WR Detroit, MI / Oak Park
87 Dayvon Ford 6-3 214 So. TE Brooklyn, N.Y. / Harry S. Truman Monroe C.C.
88 Joshua Moss 5-11 169 Fr. WR Detroit, Mich. / Oak Park
89 Jalen Washington 5-10 180 Jr. WR Frankfort, KY / Frankfort Morehead State
90 Jalen Dingle 6-1 241 R-Sr. DL Detroit, Mich. / Southlake Iowa Western Community College
91 Eddie Jones 6-3 265 Sr. DL San Diego, Ca. / Mira Mesa HS Santa Barbara City College
92 Micah Corley 6-1 267 So. DL Campbellsville, Ky. / Campbellsville HS
95 Tyus Short 5-11 280 So. DL Harrodsburg, Ky. / Mercer County HS
96 Khristian Stokes 5-8 270 So. DL Louisville, Ky. / Butler HS
98 Dominick Williams 5-11 289 So. DL /
99 Chris Roberts 6-2 330 R-Jr. DL Frankfort, Ky. / Franklin County High School

Football Coaching Staff

Football - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
John L. Smith Head Football Coach
Ken Ackerman Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line/ Recruiting Coordinator
Roy Philon Defensive Line Coach

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Football Coaching Staff