2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team

2011 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Eastern Division
2011 record	5–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Joker Phillips (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders
Defensive coordinator	Rick Minter
Captain	Stuart Hines
Captain	Danny Trevathan
Home stadium	Commonwealth Stadium (Capacity: 67,942)
Seasons

2011 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
#19 Georgia x		7	–	1					10	–	4
#9 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Florida		3	–	5					7	–	6
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Western Division
#2 LSU x†		8	–	0					13	–	1
#1 Alabama ‡		7	–	1					12	–	1
#5 Arkansas		6	–	2					11	–	2
Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Ole Miss		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 9, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the college football season of 2011–2012. The team, led by second-year head coach Joker Phillips, played their home games at Commonwealth Stadium, now known as Kroger Field, in Lexington, Kentucky, and competed in the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).

While the Wildcats ended the season at 5–7 and missed out what would have been their sixth consecutive bowl appearance, they finished on a high. The Wildcats' season-ending 10–7 victory over Tennessee, their first over the Volunteers since 1984, ended what was then the longest current losing streak against an annual opponent in FBS at 26.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	9:15 PM	vs. Western Kentucky*	LP Field Nashville, TN	ESPNU	W 14–3	24,599
September 10	12:00 PM	Central Michigan*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	W 27–13	58,022
September 17	7:00 PM	Louisville*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Governor's Cup)	ESPNU	L 17–24	68,170
September 24	7:00 PM	No. 15 Florida	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPN	L 10–48	65,134
October 1	12:21 PM	at No. 1 LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	L 7–35	92,660
October 8	12:21 PM	at No. 18 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECN	L 3–54	75,838
October 22	12:00 PM	No. 10 Jacksonville State*	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	W 38–14	54,098
October 29	7:00 PM	Mississippi State	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	SECRN	L 16–28	57,891
November 5	3:30 PM	Ole Miss	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY	ESPNU	W 30–13	56,882
November 12	12:21 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN (Rivalry)	SECN	L 8–38	33,718
November 19	12:21 PM	at No. 13 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	L 10–19	92,746
November 24	12:21 PM	Tennessee	Commonwealth Stadium Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	SECN	W 10–7	57,040
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Western Kentucky

See also: 2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Kentucky 0 7 0 7 14 Western Kentucky 3 0 0 0 3 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Game start: 8:15 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 24,599 Game weather: 95, Clear Referee: Mark Curles

Central Michigan

See also: 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Central Michigan 10 3 0 0 13 • Kentucky 3 3 14 7 27 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 12:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:22 Game attendance: 58,022 Game weather: 67, Mostly Sunny Referee: David Smith

Louisville

See also: 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team

2011 Governor's Cup

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Louisville 7 7 3 7 24 Kentucky 3 7 0 7 17 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 7:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:26 Game attendance: 68,170 Game weather: 72, Sunny Referee: John McDaid

Florida

See also: 2011 Florida Gators football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • #15 Florida 21 10 10 7 48 Kentucky 3 7 0 0 10 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 7:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:15 Game attendance: 65,134 Game weather: 66, Partly Cloudy Referee: Matt Moore

LSU

See also: 2011 LSU Tigers football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 0 0 0 7 7 • #1 LSU 7 7 14 7 35 Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Game start: 11:21 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 92,660 Game weather: 73, Clear Referee: Ken Williamson

South Carolina

See also: 2011 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 3 0 0 0 3 • #18 South Carolina 7 13 13 21 54 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Game start: 12:21 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:23 Game attendance: 75,838 Game weather: 74, Sunny Referee: Tom Ritter

Jacksonville State

See also: 2011 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Jacksonville State 0 7 0 7 14 • Kentucky 7 17 0 14 38 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 12:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:18 Game attendance: 54,098 Game weather: 53, Sunny Referee: Tom Ritter

Mississippi State

See also: 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Mississippi State 14 7 7 0 28 Kentucky 3 3 3 7 16 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 7:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 2:50 Game attendance: 57,891 Game weather: 51, Partly Cloudy Referee: David Smith

Ole Miss

See also: 2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 6 0 7 0 13 • Kentucky 0 10 0 20 30 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:21 Game attendance: 56,882 Game weather: 58, Sunny Referee: Marc Curles

Vanderbilt

See also: 2011 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 0 0 8 0 8 • Vanderbilt 7 17 7 7 38 Location: Nashville, Tennessee Game start: 11:21 a.m. Elapsed time: 3:08 Game attendance: 33,718 Game weather: 56, Partly Cloudy Referee: Matt Moore

Georgia

See also: 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Kentucky 3 7 0 0 10 • #13 Georgia 6 6 0 7 19 Location: Athens, Georgia Game start: 12:21 p.m.

Tennessee

See also: 2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 0 0 7 7 • Kentucky 3 0 0 7 10 Location: Lexington, Kentucky Game start: 12:21 p.m. Game attendance: 59,855 Scoring summary 1 4:46 KY Craig McIntosh 24 yard field goal KY 3-0 4 14:12 KY CoShik Williams 6 yard run (Craig McIntosh kick) KY 10-0 4 12:52 TEN Rajion Neal 53 yard pass from Tyler Bray (Michael Parlady kick) KY 10-7

Statistics

Team

UK Opp Scoring 68 88   Points per Game 17.0 22.0 First Downs 62 69   Rushing 25 38   Passing 26 29   Penalty 11 2 Total Offense 1123 1464   Avg per Play 4.3 5.4   Avg per Game 280.8 366.0 Fumbles-Lost 6–4 3–2 Penalties-Yards 14–112 29–282   Avg per Game 28.0 75.0

UK Opp Punts-Yards 23-987 25-945   Avg Net Punt 42.9 37.8 Time of Possession/Game 28:13 31:47 3rd Down Conversions 17/59 22/60 4th Down Conversions 2/10 1/2 Touchdowns Scored 8 10 Field Goals-Attempts 4–5 6–7 PAT-Attempts 8–8 10–10 Attendance 191,326 24,599   Games/Avg per Game 63,775 0   Neutral Site Games 0 24,599

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 OT Kentucky 9 24 14 21 68 Opponents 41 20 13 14 88

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Josh Clemons	4–2	40	207	7	200	5.0	2	87	50.0
Morgan Newton	4–0	40	220	120	100	2.5	1	58	25.0
Raymond Sanders	2–2	21	97	0	97	4.6	0	25	48.5
CoShik Williams	3–0	17	64	2	62	3.6	0	9	9.5
Jonathan George	4–0	8	38	0	38	4.8	0	14	9.5
Matt Roark	4–0	1	7	0	7	7.0	0	7	1.8
Brandon Gainer	2–0	4	12	6	6	1.5	0	6	3.0
D.J. Warren	4–0	1	0	1	−1	−1.0	0	0	−0.2
Maxwell Smith	1–0	3	0	−7	−7	−2.3	0	0	−7.0
Demarco Robinson	4–0	3	0	10	−10	−3.3	0	0	−2.5
Total	4	138	645	153	492	3.6	3	87	123.0
Opponents	4	160	885	70	815	5.1	4	84	203.8

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp	Pct	Yds	TD-INT	Lng	Avg/G
Morgan Newton	4–4	102.8	59–110	53.6	590	5–6	46	147.5
Maxwell Smith	1–0	85.9	6–11	54.5	41	0–0	10	41.0
Team	0	0.0	0–1	0.0	0	0–0	0	0.0
Total	4	100.4	65–122	53.3	631	5–6	46	157.8
Opponents	4	98.2	53–112	47.3	649	5–7	45	162.2

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	Receptions	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
La'Rod King	4–4	19	276	14.5	4	46	69.0
EJ Fields	3–0	9	73	8.1	1	14	24.3
Matt Roark	4–1	5	18	3.6	0	8	4.5
Demarco Robinson	4–1	5	17	3.4	0	8	4.2
CoShik Williams	3–0	5	16	3.2	0	12	5.3
Nick Melillo	4–2	4	69	17.2	0	29	17.2
Tyler Robinson	3–0	4	25	6.2	0	8	8.3
Josh Clemons	4–0	3	49	16.3	0	38	12.2
Gene McCaskill	3–3	3	43	14.3	0	34	14.3
Brian Adams	3–0	2	16	8.0	0	12	5.3
Ronnie Shields	2–0	2	10	5.0	0	6	5.0
DJ Warren	4–0	1	8	8.0	0	8	2.0
Stuart Hines	4–0	1	6	6.0	0	6	1.5
Aaron Boyd	2–0	1	5	5.0	0	5	2.5
Raymond Sanders	2–0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Total	4	65	631	9.7	5	46	157.8
Opponents	4	53	649	12.2	5	45	162.2

Defense

Name	GP-GS	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense			Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	PD	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.-Yds	FF
Danny Trevathan	4–4	22	24	46	5.5–19	2.0–14	2	3	1	1–28	28.0	0	0	0–0	1	0
Winston Guy	4–4	15	26	41	4.5–12	1.0–2	0	2	1	2–0	0.0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Ronnie Sneed	4–4	4	22	26	1.0–3	0–0	1	2	1	1–4	4.0	0	4	0–0	0	0
Martavius Neloms	4–4	10	14	24	0–0	0–0	1	2	0	1–6	6.0	0	6	0–0	0	0
Ridge Wilson	4–4	4	17	21	0.5–1	0–0	0	0	2	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Avery Williamson	4–0	8	7	15	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1–15	15.0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Mikie Benton	4–4	10	5	15	0–0	0–0	3	3	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Randall Burden	4–4	6	6	14	1.5–13	1.0–12	1	2	1	1–32	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Donte Rumph	4–1	4	10	14	1.5–2	1.0–2	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Collins Ukwu	3–3	8	6	14	3.0–9	1.0–6	1	1	2	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0
Mister Cobble	4–1	2	10	12	0.5–2	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Anthony Mosely	4–4	8	2	10	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Luke McDermott	4–4	4	3	7	1.0–5	1.0–5	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Christian Coleman	4–0	2	4	6	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Antwane Glenn	4–0	1	4	5	0–0	0–0	1	1	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Mychal Bailey	3–0	4	0	4	0–0	0–0	1	1	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Taylor Wyndham	4–4	1	2	3	0–0	0–0	1	1	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Alvin Dupree	4–0	1	2	2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Ashely Lowery	4–0	3	0	3	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	1–0	0	0
Matt Roark	4–0	1	1	2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Malcolm McDuffen	4–0	2	0	2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
EJ Fields	3–0	2	0	2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Mike Douglas	2–0	1	1	2	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Tristian Johnson	4–0	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Daylen Hall	4–0	0	1	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Gabe Correll	4–0	0	1	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Billy Joe Murphy	2–0	1	0	1	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0	0	0–0	0	0
Total	4	127	168	295	19–66	7–41	13	20	8	7–85	0	0	32	1–0	2	0
Opponents	4	143	146	289	34–158	16–104	14	20	9	6–48	0	0	0	4–2	6	1

Special teams

Name	Punting								Field Goals				Kickoffs
	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	Att.-Made	Pct.	Long	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB
Ryan Tydlacka	22	976	44.4	59	0	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig McIntosh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4–5	.800	45	0	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Mansour	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	1030	64.4	5	0
Total	23	987	42.9	59	0	4	7	1	4–5	.800	45	0	16	1030	64.4	5	0
Opponents	25	945	37.8	58	2	9	10	0	6–7	.860	45	0	20	1293	64.7	3	2

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Randall Burden	7	10	1.4	0	11	0	0	0.0	0	0
Mychal Bailey	0	0	0	0	0	10	220	22.0	0	36
Raymond Sanders	0	0	0	0	0	3	65	21.7	0	30
Winston Guy	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	19.0	0	19
Demarco Robinson	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	4.0	0	4
Total	7	10	1.4	0	11	15	308	20.5	0	36
Opponents	4	28	7.0	0	13	10	147	14.7	0	27

Starters per game

Offense

	QB	RB	FB/WR	WR	WR/TE	TE/WR	OT	OG	C	OG	OT
Western Kentucky	Newton	Sanders	McCaskill	King	Roark	Aumiller	C. Burden	Mitchell	Lanefski	Warford	Murphy
Central Michigan	Newton	Sanders	Warren	King	McCaskill	Melillo	C. Burden	Hines	Lanefski	Warford	Miller
Louisville	Newton	Clemons	Williams	King	McCaskill	Melillo	C. Burden	Hines	Lanefski	Warford	Miller
Florida	Newton	Clemons	Fields	King	T. Robinson	Melillo	C. Burden	Hines	M. Smith	Warford	Murphy
LSU	Newton	Clemons	Roark	King	T. Robinson	Melillo	C. Burden	Hines	M. Smith	Warford	Murphy
South Carolina	Newton	Clemons	Warren	King	Roark	Melillo	C. Burden	Hines	M. Smith	Warford	Murphy
Jacksonville State	Newton	Sanders	Warren	King	Roark	Melillo	C. Burden	Hines	M. Smith	Warford	Murphy
Mississippi State	Newton	Williams	McCaskill	King	Roark	Melillo	C. Burden	Hines	M. Smith	Warford	Murphy
Ole Miss	Smith
Vanderbilt	Smith
Georgia	Smith
Tennessee	Roark

Defense

	DE	DT	DT/DE	DE/LB	LB	LB	LB/DB	DB	DB/S	S	S
Western Kentucky	Ukwu	McDermott	Wyndham	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Mosley	R. Burden	Benton	Guy	Neloms
Central Michigan	Ukwu	McDermott	Wyndham	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Mosley	R. Burden	Benton	Guy	Neloms
Louisville	Ukwu	McDermott	Wyndham	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Mosley	R. Burden	Bailey	Guy	Neloms
Florida	Glenn	Cobble	Rumph	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Rice	R. Burden	Benton	Guy	Neloms
LSU	Douglas	Cobble	Rumph	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Mosley	R. Burden	Benton	Guy	Neloms
South Carolina	Douglas	Cobble	Rumph	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Mosley	R. Burden	Benton	Guy	Neloms
Jacksonville State	Douglas	Cobble	Rumph	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Mosley	R. Burden	Benton	Guy	Neloms
Mississippi State	Ukwu	Cobble	Rumph	Wilson	Sneed	Trevathan	Mosley	R. Burden	Benton	Guy	Neloms
Ole Miss
Vanderbilt
Georgia
Tennessee

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at Kentucky	Alma Mater
Joker Phillips	Head coach	9	Kentucky (1986)
Steve Brown	Defensive Coordinator	9	Oregon (1982)
Tee Martin	Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator	2	Tennessee (1999)
Greg Nord	Special Teams, Tight Ends	2	Kentucky (1978)
Steve Pardue	Running Backs	1	Austin Peay (1985)
Randy Sanders	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks	6	Tennessee (1988)
Chuck Smith	Linebackers, Recruiting Coordinator	7	Kentucky (1980)
Mike Summers	Offensive Line	2	Georgetown (KY) (1978)
Chris Thurmond	Secondary	4	Tulsa (1975)
David Turner	Defensive Line	2	Davidson (1985)
Reference:

Depth chart

Defensive Starters CB 14 Anthony Mosely 35 Cartier Rice CB 24 Randall Burden 36 Daylen Hall Offensive Starters WR 16 La'Rod King 87 Brian Adams WR 85 Gene McCaskill 9 Demarco Robinson LT LG C RG RT 66 Chandler Burden 70 Stuart Hines 69 Matt Smith 67 Larry Warford 52 Billy Joe Murphy 74 Trevino Woods 79 Kevin Mitchell 63 Jake Lanefski 74 Trevino Woods 77 Darrian Miller TE 89 Tyler Robinson 86 Jordan Aumiller WR 3 Matt Roark 19 EJ Fields QB 12 Morgan Newton 11 Max Smith Special Teams PK 93 Craig McIntosh PK 88 Joseph Mansour P 9 Ryan Tydlacka P 88 Joseph Mansour KR 21 Winston Guy PR 24 Randall Burden LS 66 JJ Helton RB 26 CoShik Williams 25 Jonathan George

Roster

2011 Kentucky Wildcats roster
Quarterbacks 7 Bookie Cobbins – Freshman 11 Maxwell Smith – Freshman 12 Morgan Newton – Junior 14 Ryan Phillipi – Sophomore * 17 Jacob Russell – Redshirt Sophomore * Running Backs 4 Raymond Sanders – Sophomore 20 Josh Clemons – Freshman 23 Edmund Allen – Freshman-RS * 25 Jonathan George – Sophomore 26 CoShik Williams – Junior * 29 Brandon Gainer – Freshman-RS 30 Marcus Caffey – Redshirt Freshman 31 Derek Bishop – Freshman * 36 Andrew Joseph – Sophomore * (FB) 37 Cody Jones – Sophomore * 39 D. J. Warren – Freshman (FB) 43 Toba Omotinugbon – Freshman-RS * Wide Receivers 3 Matt Roark – Senior 9 Demarco Robinson – Freshman 16 La'Rod King – Junior 17 Nik Brazley – Senior * 19 E. J. Fields – Junior 22 Aaron Boyd – Junior 23 Daryl Collins – Redshirt Freshman 34 Ed Berry – Sophomore * 35 William Tanner – Freshman-RS * 81 Rashad Cunningham – Redshirt Freshman 85 Gene McCaskill – Junior 87 Brian Adams – Sophomore Tight Ends 42 Nick Melilo – Senior * 80 Ronnie Shields – Freshman-RS 82 Anthony Kendrick – Sophomore 84 Gabe Correll – Junior * 86 Jordan Aumiller – Sophomore 89 Tyler Robinson – Sophomore		Offensive Lineman 52 Billy Joe Murphy – Senior (T) 56 Sam Simpson – Sophomore (C) 59 Kelly Mason – Redshirt Freshman (G) * 62 Tyler Davenport – Freshman-RS (T) * 63 Jake Lanefski – Senior (C) 64 Max Godby – Freshman-RS (G) * 66 Chandler Burden -Senior (T) 67 Larry Warford – Junior (G) 69 Matt Smith – Junior (C) 70 Stuart Hines – Senior (G) 71 Jack Gruenschlaeger – Freshman (T) * 73 Stephen Duff – Sophomore (G) * 74 Trevino Woods – Junior (T) 75 Zach West – Redshirt Freshman (G) 76 Teven Eatmon-Nared – Freshman-RS (T) 77 Darrian Miller – Redshirt Freshman (T) 78 David Noltemeyer – Freshman-RS (G) * 79 Kevin Mitchell – Sophomore (T) Defensive Line 45 Antwane Glenn – Senior (DE) 51 Tristian Johnson – Sophomore (DT) 58 Shaq Love – Redshirt Freshman (DT) 60 Alvin Davis – Freshman-RS (DE) 61 Travaughn Paschal – Redshirt Freshman (DE) 64 Lionel Inanzala – Freshman-RS (DT) * 65 Luke McDermott – Senior (DT) * 78 Jacob Lewellen – Junior (DT) * 91 Farrington Huguenin – Redshirt Freshman (DE) 92 Christian Coleman – Freshman (DT) 92 James McDevitt – Senior (DT) * 94 Taylor Wyndham – Junior (DE) 95 Patrick Ligon – Sophomore (DE) 96 Collins Ukwu – Junior (DE) 97 Mister Cobble – Sophomore (DT) 98 Mark Crawford – Senior (DT) 99 Donte Rumph – Sophomore (DT)		Linebackers 2 Alvin Dupree – Freshman 8 Josh Forrest – Redshirt Freshman 10 Tyler Brause – Freshman-RS 40 Avery Williamson – Sophomore 41 Danny Trevathan – Senior 44 Tim Patterson – Redshirt Freshman 46 Ronnie Sneed – Senior 47 Jabari Johnson – Freshman 48 Ridge Wilson – Junior 49 Demarius Rancifer – Redshirt Freshman 54 Malcolm McDuffen – Freshman-RS 56 Trey Edwards – Sophomore * 90 Justin Henderson – Freshman-RS Defensive Backs 5 Ashely Lowery – Freshman (S) 6 Taiedo Smith – Senior (S) 14 Anthony Mosley – Senior (CB) 15 Martavious Neloms – Junior (CB) 18 Glenn Faulkner – Redshirt Freshman (S) 21 Winston Guy – Senior (S) 24 Randall Burden – Senior (CB) 28 Eric Dixon – Redshirt Freshman (DB) 30 Michael Arnold – Freshman (S) * 31 Mikie Benton – Junior (S) * 32 Miles Simpson – Freshman-RS 34 Dale Trimble – Freshman-RS (CB) 35 Cartier Rice – Junior (CB) 37 Christian Hudnell – Sophomore (CB) * 38 Eric Simmons – RS Freshman (CB) 41 Mychal Bailey – Senior (S) Special Teams 9 Ryan Tydlacka – Senior (P) 42 Jay Wilmott – Freshman (P) 59 Jon Thomas – Senior (LS) * 81 Kyle Budde – Freshman-RS (LS) * 88 Joseph Mansour – Sophomore (K) 90 Patrick Simmons – Sophomore (K) * 93 Craig McIntosh – Junior (K) *		Key * – Walk-on Injury – Currently Injured Redshirt – Current redshirt I* – Ineligible

Signees and commitments

2011 class

2011 Recruits

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Marcus Caffey RB Atlanta, Georgia Grady 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Jan 13, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77 Josh Clemons RB Fayetteville, Georgia Whitewater 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 202 lb (92 kg) N/A Dec 24, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76 Theltus Cobbins ATH New Orleans, Louisiana McDonough 35 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A May 21, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77 Christian Coleman DE Milan, Tennessee Milan 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 255 lb (116 kg) N/A Jun 23, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76 Daryl Collins WR Gadsden, Alabama Gadsden 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Feb 2, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 79 Rashad Cunningham WR Mobile, Alabama Davidson 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.4 Aug 31, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74 Nile Daniel WR Griffin, Georgia Griffin 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.4 Jul 28, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74 Eric Dixon S Mobile, Alabama Prichard 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.5 Nov 19, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78 Alvin Dupree ATH Irwinton, Georgia Wilkinson County 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.6 Jan 19, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77 James Elliot OG Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Catholic 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 305 lb (138 kg) N/A Feb 2, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 79 Glen Faulkner S East St. Louis, Illinois East St. Louis 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 195 lb (88 kg) N/A Mar 4, 2010  Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 79 Josh Forrest WR Paducah, Kentucky Paducah Tilghman 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A May 17, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75 Daylen Hall DB Louisville, Kentucky St. Xavier 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.3 Jun 25, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 71 Farrington Huguenin DE Columbia, South Carolina Dreher 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) N/A Jan 29, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 40 Jabari Johnson LB Stone Mountain, Georgia Stephenson 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) N/A Oct 29, 2009  Scout:File:1 stars.svg.png   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77 Ashely Lowery S Cleveland, Georgia White County 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.62 Aug 1, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75 Shaquille Love DT Harriman, Tennessee Harriman 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 275 lb (125 kg) N/A Sep 28, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75 Darrian Miller OT Lexington, Kentucky Bryan Station 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) 265 lb (120 kg) 4.87 Dec 20, 2009  Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 79 Travaughn Paschal DE Grambillis, Maryland Fork Union 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 240 lb (110 kg) – Jun 26, 2011  Scout:N/A   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: 40 Tim Patterson LB Louisville, Kentucky Bryan Station 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.6 Feb 3, 2009  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75 Demarius Rancifer LB Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Catholic 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) N/A Jan 23, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77 Demarco Robinson WR Lithonia, Georgia Martin Luther King 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.5 Nov 25, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77 Max Smith QB Van Nuys, California Birmingham 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 220 lb (100 kg) N/A Apr 20, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74 Marcoreyon "Bubba" Tandy ATH Hopkinsville, Kentucky Christian County 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) 185 lb (84 kg) N/A Feb 2, 2011  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45 Darrell Warren DE Alcoa, Tennessee Alcoa 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) 215 lb (98 kg) N/A Feb 1, 2011  Scout:N/A   Rivals:N/A   ESPN grade: 40 David Washington DE Hampton, Georgia Lovejoy 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) 270 lb (120 kg) N/A Oct 20, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74 Zach West OT Lexington, Kentucky Lexington Christian 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) 305 lb (138 kg) N/A Aug 25, 2010  Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 79 Overall recruiting rankings: Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2011 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2011/alabama-kentucky. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "2011 Kentucky Football Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=572&p=9&c=8&yr=2011. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/96/class/2011. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=572&p=9&c=14&yr=2011. Retrieved December 11, 2009. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2011. Retrieved December 11, 2009.

2012 class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Daron Blaylock LB	Marietta, Georgia	Walton	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.5	Jun 5, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74
Shawn Blaylock DB	Stone Mountain, Georgia	Stephenson	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.5	Jun 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Zack Blaylock DB	Marietta, Georgia	Walton	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A	Jun 5, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74
Thomas Chapman DT	Louisville, Kentucky	DuPont Manual	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Feb 26, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Landon Foster K	Franklin, Tennessee	Independence	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Aug 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74
Patrick Graffree DT	Elizabethtown, Kentucky	Central Hardin	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	250 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Jun 13, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
J.D. Harmon WR	Paducah, Kentucky	Paducah Tilghman	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Jan 22, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Josh Harris LB	Maysville, Kentucky	Mason County	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Jun 26, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Khalid Henderson LB	Austell, Georgia	Pebblebrook	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	N/A	Jan 30, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 80
T.J. Jones OT	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	Myrtle Beach	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	280 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Aug 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 73
A.J. Legree DB	Fort White, Florida	Ft. White	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	N/A	Dec 20, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Dy'Shawn Mobley RB	Powell, Tennessee	Powell	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.55	Nov 21, 2011
	Scout:File:1 stars.svg.png   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 74
Zach Myers OG	Miamisburg, Ohio	Miamisburg	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	270 lb (120 kg)	N/A	Jun 30, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Langston Newton DE	Carmel, Indiana	Carmel	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	250 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Aug 4, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Cody Quinn DB	Middletown, Ohio	Middletown	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	N/A	Jan 14, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Jonathan Reed DB	Indianapolis, Indiana	Pike	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.4	Jun 8, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Daniel Ross DE	Louisville, Kentucky	Jeffersontown	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	255 lb (116 kg)	N/A	Aug 1, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 73
DeMarcus Sweat WR	Stone Mountain, Georgia	Stephenson	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.4	May 29, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Swindle OT	Jacksonville, Florida	Creekside	6 ft 8 in (203 cm)	303 lb (137 kg)	N/A	Aug 16, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Justin Taylor RB	Atlanta, Georgia	Washington	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Feb 1, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Kadeem Thomas LB	Tallahassee, Florida	Godby	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.7	Sep 25, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76
Fred Tiller DB	Homerville, Georgia	Clinch County	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	178 lb (81 kg)	4.5	Sep 20, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Jon Toth OT	Indianapolis, Indiana	Brebeuf Jesuit Prep	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Jul 6, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 73
Patrick Towles QB	Ft. Thomas, Kentucky	Highlands	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	232 lb (105 kg)	4.7	Apr 1, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png   ESPN grade: 79
Jordan Watson OG	Fayetteville, Georgia	Whitewater	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	285 lb (129 kg)	N/A	Jul 5, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Jalen Whitlow ATH	Prattville, Alabama	Prattville	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Jan 31, 2012
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Kentucky 2012 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2012/alabama-kentucky. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "2012 Kentucky Football Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=572&p=9&c=8&yr=2012. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "ESPN". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/96/class/2012. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=572&p=9&c=14&yr=2012. Retrieved February 28, 2011. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2012. Retrieved February 28, 2011.

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