Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-13vs Youngstown State | 18/27 | 301 | 4 | 0 | 11.1 | — | Season-high 301 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 17-45vs Alabama | 18/31 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 4.7 | 44.5 | |
| Total | 36/58 | 447 | 5 | 1 | 7.9 | 44.5 |
#3
Kenny Minchey
No.169 4★, national recruit is what Kenny Minchey has put on film since landing at Kentucky — the bet is starting to settle.
6′2″ · 211 lb · Hendersonville, TN
Watch-list name (model)Transferred Notre Dame → Kentucky for 2026
The numbers
447
passing yards · 2026
5 TD · 1 INT · 7.7 per attempt
2 games into 2026 so far
Swing playSwung Alabama from 21% to 44% to win.Alabama at Kentucky · 45-17
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 quarterback for Kentucky. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2023.
- Transferred from Notre Dame to Kentucky in 2026.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
30.1own fans
30.9national conversation
Also checked out fine:
In Their Words
248 windows · 2026 fan posts
kenny×173.9kentucky×28.1carr×22.8looked×19.1threw×25.0getting×14.1dame×11.1notre×10.8
“I like Kenny Minchey. Bowl game is definitely in play”
reddit/CFB · fan post, verbatim
Kenny Minchey
Filling the Shoesas of 2026-09-15
Kenny Minchey arrives at Kentucky with a new fit to prove and an old chapter behind him.
447PASS YDS5PASS TD17RUSH YDS
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.169
recruiting national rank
Read the story so far
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-09-15
His career
2023
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Pope John Paul II
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Kentucky
2026era →
Will Stein
Kentucky
Coaching transition mid-career: Mark Stoops → Will Stein. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Kentucky
2025Notre Dame
2026Kentucky
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Notre Dame10-3HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Kentucky1-1HC: Will Stein · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: pass yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (8)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Passing profile
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
58 of 58 attempts matched to play-by-play
56 of 58 attempts charted for true throw depth
Adjusted ANY/A
7.6929 of 75 QBsSack rate
6.5%55 of 75 QBsSacked on 6.5% of dropbacks (55 of 75) — and still 29 of 75 in Adjusted ANY/A.
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
21% of attempts (12)
100%comp
Air -2.5 · YAC 15.2 avg
Short · 0–9 air yds
50% of attempts (28)
54%comp1 INT
Air 3.8 · YAC 5.0 avg
Middle · 10–19 air yds
12% of attempts (7)
71%comp
Air 15.3 · YAC 4.8 avg
Deep · 20+ air yds
16% of attempts (9)
22%comp
Air 29.9 · YAC 11.5 avg
Overall 60.3% completion on 58 attempts · 22% completion on 9 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 224 YDS/g, 2.5 TD/g, 7.9 YPA, 0.5 INT/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Watch-list name (model)
Our Heisman model has him inside the top 25; he is not on a published award watch list yet.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky | 36 | 58 | 62.1% | 447 | 7.7 | 5 | 1 | 151.8 | 43 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 20 | 26 | 76.9% | 196 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 140.2 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 133.6 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | 2 | 2 | 100.0% | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 150.4 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 59 | 87 | 67.8% | 659 | 7.6 | 5 | 1 | 148.1 | 43 | -- | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kentucky | 7 | -2 | -0.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 16 | 94 | 5.9 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–13
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Alabama · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA -7.23(06:44) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass intercepted by #4 L.Metz at UK34 #4 L.Metz return 34 yards to the UK00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:35 #31 C.Talty kick attempt good (H: #32 A.Asparuhov, LS: #55 A.Rozier)
- Week 1 · Youngstown State · 3&16 · Q4 · EPA +4.19(07:46) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #12 B.Coffman caught at UK41, for 38 yards to the YSU17 (#0 J.Williams-West), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
- Week 2 · Alabama · 2&20 · Q2 · EPA +3.55(00:29) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short middle to #19 K.Darby caught at ALA36, for 24 yards to the ALA29 (#3 K.Sabb), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Youngstown State · 2&10 · Q3 · EPA +3.19(08:26) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #83 P.Jean caught at YSU29, for 26 yards to the YSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:19, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
- Week 1 · Youngstown State · 2&11 · Q4 · EPA +3.15(09:37) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #8 M.Skinner caught at UK20, for 28 yards to the YSU49 (#22 D.Holman; #45 M.Wright Jr.), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Youngstown State · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +3.05(12:56) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete deep middle to #19 K.Darby caught at YSU13, for 37 yards to the YSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:48, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
- Week 2 · Alabama · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.79(15:00) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #87 H.Boyer caught at ALA03, for 20 yards to the ALA00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:56, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
- Week 1 · Youngstown State · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.66(03:41) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short right to #87 H.Boyer caught at UK43, for 31 yards to the YSU44 (#0 J.Williams-West), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Youngstown State · 2&6 · Q1 · EPA +2.49(13:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete deep middle to #19 K.Darby caught at YSU36, for 33 yards to the YSU26 (#7 R.Collins III), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Youngstown State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.48(11:36) Shotgun #3 K.Minchey pass complete short left to #8 M.Skinner caught at YSU12, for 10 yards to the YSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:30, 1ST DOWN #88 A.Zouagui kick attempt good (H: #93 W.Berry, LS: #47 S.Radnoti)
Game log
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #24
Peaked at #24 this season.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology