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Western Kentucky Roster

2009 roster analytics, depth, and season stat leaders in one workspace.

Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green • KY

Conference USAHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Players
108
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
248 lbs
Underclassmen
0

Scan talent concentration, class balance, transfer reliance, and player-level filtering without leaving the page.

Roster context

Western Kentucky roster construction

The roster tab connects player-level listings with the context that explains how the team is built: class year, position group, acquisition path, recruiting profile, and current season production.

For 2009, Western Kentucky has 108 rostered players in the current viewable dataset. When recruiting coverage is limited, the page still keeps the base roster and season leaders available.

Roster Workspace

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Active view
108

of 108 players

All roster filters are open. Narrow the table by position, class, stars, or geography.

Analytics Summary

Roster Profile

Quick-glance talent, experience, and portal context for the current roster.

Ranks hide automatically when recruiting coverage is too thin.

Position health

Position Group Health

A quick diagnostic that combines talent score, class experience, and transfer reliance into an opinionated roster read.

Portal context
GroupTalentExperiencePortal riskVerdictContext
OLHighHighLowStrength22 players, 0% blue chips
LBMediumHighLowStable18 players, 0% blue chips
DBMediumHighLowStable16 players, 0% blue chips
DLMediumHighLowStable14 players, 0% blue chips
WRMediumHighLowStable14 players, 0% blue chips
RBLowHighLowNeeds depth10 players, 0% blue chips
STLowHighLowNeeds depth5 players, 0% blue chips
TELowHighLowNeeds depth5 players, 0% blue chips
QBLowHighLowNeeds depth3 players, 0% blue chips
OtherLowHighLowNeeds depth1 players, 0% blue chips

Roster

Showing 1-25 of 108 players

76Adam SmithUROLSr6'5"325 lbsMurfreesboro, TN, USA
2Anthony SheppardURWRSr6'1"Pahokee, FL, USA
80Antionne LightfootURWRSr5'7"163 lbsHenderson, KY, USA
26Avery HibbittURRBSr5'9"Bowling Green, KY, USA
50Ben DuvallURLBSr6'3"230 lbsOwensboro, KY, USA
80Blake AyersURWRSr5'11"196 lbsBowling Green, KY, USA
90Bo AdebayoURDLSr6'4"268 lbsLawrenceville, GA, USA
3Bobby RaineyURRBSr5'8"205 lbsGriffin, GA, USA
Bobby Rainey Jr.URSr
38Brandon PierceURRBSr5'6"192 lbsForrest Park, GA, USA
12Brandon SmithURQBSr6'0"Danville, KY, USA
91Brandon WhittyURDLSr6'1"288 lbsSt. Augustine, FL, USA
28Braxston MillerURRBSr5'11"Stanford, KY, USA
83Casey TiniusURPKSr6'0"Bowling Green, KY, USA
51Chris BriceURLBSr6'2"225 lbsHelena, AL, USA
56Chris RiggsURLBSr5'11"215 lbsTaylorsville, KY, USA
49Chris YoungURLSSr6'0"234 lbsCynthiana, KY, USA
25Chuck FranksURLBSr6'2"Fayette, AL, USA
29Clark JeterURWRSr6'1"Lexington, KY, USA
43Clay CunninghamURTESr6'4"235 lbsNashville, TN, USA
23Clint MitchellURDBSr6'0"194 lbsStockbridge, GA, USA
70Cody HughesUROLSr6'0"295 lbsBradenton, FL, USA
67Cody WidelskiUROLSr6'3"285 lbsMaysville, KY, USA
45Cole TischerURDLSr6'4"250 lbsBrentwood, TN, USA
40Connor O'BanionURLBSr6'1"220 lbsCarmel, IN, USA

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Season Stat Leaders

Up to eight category leaders from the current team season.

4/8

Passing Yards

Kawaun Jakes

QB

1,516

Rushing Yards

Kawaun Jakes

QB

355

Receiving Yards

Jake Gaebler

WR

494

56

Roster Talent Index

Signature roster score built from recruiting stars across the full roster.

Methodology

RTI assigns 100 points to 5-stars, 80 to 4-stars, 60 to 3-stars, 40 to 2-stars, and 20 to unrated players. FBS rank appears only when matched recruiting coverage is at least 35%.

RTI Score
2,160
FBS Rank

Rank hidden until coverage clears the recruiting threshold.

Blue Chip Ratio
0%

Coverage 0% of the roster with recruit matches.

Position Talent Breakdown

See where the current roster stacks its most recruiting capital.

Open recruiting page
OL
22 players • 0% blue chips
440
Rank unavailable
LB
18 players • 0% blue chips
360
Rank unavailable
DB
16 players • 0% blue chips
320
Rank unavailable
DL
14 players • 0% blue chips
280
Rank unavailable
WR
14 players • 0% blue chips
280
Rank unavailable
RB
10 players • 0% blue chips
200
Rank unavailable
ST
5 players • 0% blue chips
100
Rank unavailable
TE
5 players • 0% blue chips
100
Rank unavailable
QB
3 players • 0% blue chips
60
Rank unavailable
Other
1 players • 0% blue chips
20
Rank unavailable

Talent vs Experience

Clean FBS landscape view with the current roster highlighted and focused team context alongside it.

Veteran OverachieverChampionship ContenderYoung PowerhouseRebuild
Veteran Overachiever
Championship Contender
Rebuild
Young Powerhouse
Talent Index
Experience
Focus Team
Western Kentucky
Conference USA
Veteran Overachiever
Talent Index
2,160
Experience
4.00
Move across the plot to compare talent concentration. Higher placement signals a more veteran roster mix.

Roster Construction Breakdown

Current roster mix between portal additions and everyone else on the roster.

Full portal tracker
Transfers on roster
0

0% of the current roster.

Other rostered players
108

100% of the roster remains non-transfer.

Incoming
0
Outgoing
0
Net Portal
0

Experience Score

Weighted from class year to estimate how seasoned the roster is.

Average experience
4.00

Veteran-heavy

FBS experience rank
#114

Freshmen count as 1 point, sophomores 2, juniors 3, seniors 4.

Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
108

Quick Answers

Western Kentucky roster quick answers

Season

2009

Roster size
108
Positions represented
12
Underclassmen
0
Upperclassmen
108
Transfers
0
Average height
72.74
Average weight
247.9 lbs
RTI
2,160
Blue chip ratio
0.0%
Top season leader
Kawaun Jakes (1516)