Kentucky
1-1SEC · Will Stein, year 1 (1-1) · Kroger Field · 61,000 · 60,993 avg in 2026
LastL 17–45 vs Alabama · Sat Sep 12 · Mi'Quise Grace 1 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 1 INT
Nextat Texas A&M · Sat Sep 19 · 3:30 pm ET · Kyle Field · Texas A&M by 17 · series 1-2, lost the last 2 · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 85 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.19 EPA/play | 3 | 2 | 36 / 58 | 62.1 | 447 #61 FBS | 7.7 | 5 #22 FBS | 1 | 151.8 | 43 | 44.5 | 7.7 | 6.5 | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.08 EPA/play | 26 | 2 | 22 | 131 | 6.0 | 0 | 22 | — | — | |
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| +0.14 EPA/play | 1 | 2 | 20 | 77 | 3.9 | 2 #43 FBS | 15 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.83 EPA/play | 19 | 2 | 8 | 119 | 14.9 | 1 | 37 | |
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| Complete TE · +0.58 EPA/play | 81 | 2 | 12 | 97 | 8.1 | 1 | 20 | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. The most common profile in its group this season — 17 of 21 classified this way. Played in 2 of 3 games this season · junior · 3-star, 2024 class View Willie Rodriguez's full player page | ||||||||
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 94 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 #68 FBS | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 #22 FBS | 2 | 0 |
Box SafetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. 13 of 46 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume16 bottom 31th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Jordan Castell's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 14 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 22 of 46 classified this way. Played in 2 of 3 games this season · senior · 3-star, 2023 class View Ty Bryant's full player page | |||||||
| 27 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 30 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 2 | 2/2 | 100 | 8/8 | 14 | 39 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 2 | 7 | 288 | 41.1 | 46 | 1 | 1 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 6.3 | 0 | 11 |
2026 stat leaders · Kentucky
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · KentuckyJordan Castell leads Kentucky with 16 tackles through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Kentucky fields a struggling methodical, ball-control offense behind a leaky, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Kentucky reads strongest in explosive plays allowed (top 35%) and rushing epa allowed (top 36%); the crux lives in explosive plays, where Kentucky sits at the 4th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Kentucky · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Kentucky is worth +6.4 points more at home than on the road.
Top third of FBS, 85th percentile of 133 programs
59% at home, 41% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (30–21 home, 15–22 away). Interval ±4.4.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Kentucky has beaten the number by +1.7 more at home than away over 74 games — inside the ±8.1 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Kroger Field seats 61,000 and has averaged 98% full (59,732, 32 games reported). Visitors cover a median 296 miles to get here since 2018 — 35th-shortest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 17% of the 2026 roster (18 of 105 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 59 home games since 2018.
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Conditions
65°F average kickoff temp; 9% of games had measurable precipitation; 8 mph average wind.
Based on 88 home games with weather data.