Kenny Darby

#19 · WR · Freshman · Kentucky6′1″ · 180 lb · Bossier City, LA · Airline

Receiving yards50771st of 467 receiversLast gameW 34–17vs Vanderbilt · Oct 24
Nextat TennesseeSat Nov 7 · 6:15 pm ET
507 receiving yards in 8 games; their best was 96 at South Carolina.
Game 1: against Youngstown State, win 45-13, 74 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponent74WYSUFCSGame 2: against Alabama, loss 17-45, 45 receiving yards45LALAGame 3: at Texas A&M, win 31-21, 64 receiving yards, 1 touchdown64WTA&M@Game 4: against South Alabama, win 45-21, 43 receiving yards43WUSAGame 5: at South Carolina, win 35-34, 96 receiving yards, 1 touchdown96WSC@Game 6: against LSU, win 35-34, 79 receiving yards79WLSUGame 7: at Oklahoma, win 21-13, 35 receiving yards35WOU@Game 8: against Vanderbilt, win 34-17, 71 receiving yards71WVANSeason high
Game 1: against Youngstown State, win 45-13, 74 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, FCS opponentWYSUFCSGame 2: against Alabama, loss 17-45, 45 receiving yardsLALAGame 3: at Texas A&M, win 31-21, 64 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWTA&M@Game 4: against South Alabama, win 45-21, 43 receiving yardsWUSAGame 5: at South Carolina, win 35-34, 96 receiving yards, 1 touchdown96WSC@Game 6: against LSU, win 35-34, 79 receiving yardsWLSUGame 7: at Oklahoma, win 21-13, 35 receiving yardsWOU@Game 8: against Vanderbilt, win 34-17, 71 receiving yards71WVANSeason high
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Vanderbilt · W 34-17

4 catches, 71 yards

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Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

7 stories in the last 30 days, from 7 outlets.

Oct 11: 1Oct 12: 1Oct 26: 2Oct 27: 1Oct 29: 1Nov 3: 1W 35-34 vs LSUWW 21-13 at OklahomaWW 34-17 vs VanderbiltWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Oct 11: 1Oct 12: 1Oct 26: 2Oct 27: 1Oct 29: 1Nov 3: 1W 35-34 vs LSUWW 21-13 at OklahomaWW 34-17 vs VanderbiltWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 2
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Kentucky WR Kenny Darby inks NIL deal with Nike

A Sea Of Blue +2 Nov 3

All 18 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Kenny Darby is a true freshman with 8 games on the stat sheet.

A play of his this season

  1. Q4, 12:48 · Kentucky up 22Kenny Minchey finds Kenny Darby for a 37-yard touchdownYoungstown State at Kentucky, week 1Q4, 12:48 · Kentucky 42, Youngstown State 13Kenny Darby's first career receiving touchdownKenny Darby's first career receiving touchdownK.Minchey pass complete deep middle to K.Darby caught at YSU13, for 37 yards to the YSU00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

24% of the catches, 29% of the yards, 21% of the touchdowns

  • Catches24%38 of 160
  • Yards29%507 of 1,755
  • Touchdowns21%3 of 14
  • Yards a catch: 13.3. Everyone else on the team: 10.2.

Share of the team's receiving yards, game by game

Who caught the team's passes

  • Kenny Darby507 yards, 38 catches, 3 touchdowns
  • Willie Rodriguez324 yards, 39 catches, 3 touchdowns
  • DJ Miller221 yards, 18 catches, 1 touchdown
  • Nic Anderson197 yards, 17 catches, 1 touchdown
  • Henry Boyer120 yards, 9 catches, 3 touchdowns
  • 8 others386 yards

Share of the team's total this season.

Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 4, middle 9, right 8.

Kenny Darby

WR · Kentucky · Fr · #19

Filling the Shoesas of Nov 4

Kenny Darby takes over from Kendrick Law at Kentucky.

507receiving yards38catches3receiving TD

4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT

No.218

recruiting national rank

Read the story so far

Kenny Darby arrived as a 4-star prospect, the No.218 recruit nationally. Kenny Darby lines up at WR for Kentucky.

On the field, the headline is 507 rec yds, with 38 rec.

Kenny Darby inherited the WR job from Kendrick Law (4-star).

The number to watch: No.218 — 4★ · national recruit.

WR successionleap of faith
  • Inherited fromKendrick Law 4★
  • Pushed byJavian Hester 4★
  • How many games until Javian Hester (4★) takes the job from Kenny Darby?

AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04

Style of play

Style of play

Play style

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