< Previous 20 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview University of Kentucky Coaching Staff DEAN HOOD Special Teams Coordinator/ Defensive Backs STEVE CLINKSCALE Defensive Backs EDDIE GRAN Assistant HC For Offense/ Running Backs DARIN HINSHAW Co-Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks DERRICK LeBLANC Defensive Line VINCE MARROW Associate Head Coach/ Tight Ends/Rec. Coordinator JOHN SCHLARMAN Offensive Line JON SUMRALL Inside Linebackers MICHAEL SMITH Wide Receivers BRAD WHITE Outside Linebackers 22 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Kentucky Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp. Hometown 1 Lynn Bowden Jr. WR 6-1 206 Jr-2L Youngstown, Ohio 2 Kelvin Joseph CB 6-1 195 So-Tr Baton Rouge, La. 3 Jordan Griffin S 6-0 194 Sr-3L Riverdale, Ga. 3 Terry Wilson QB 6-3 208 Jr-1L Oklahoma City, Okla. 4 Joshua Paschal OLB 6-3 284 So-2L Prince George’s County, Md. 5 Xavier Peters OLB 6-4 235 Fr-Tr Middletown, Ohio 6 Josh Ali WR 6-0 193 Jr-2L Hollywood, Fla. 6 Jared Casey OLB 6-3 224 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 9 Davonte Robinson S 6-2 194 Jr-2L Lexington, Ky. 10 Asim “A.J.” Rose Jr. RB 6-1 218 Jr-2L Cleveland, Ohio 11 Patrick Delahunty QB 6-0 192 Fr-HS Cleveland, Ohio 11 Moses Douglass DB 6-2 205 Fr-HS Springfield, Ohio 12 Chance Poore K 6-2 223 Fr-RS Anderson, S.C. 12 Sawyer Smith QB 6-3 219 Jr-Tr Cantonment, Fla. 13 Amani Gilmore QB 6-2 202 Fr-HS Amite, La. 14 Ahmad Wagner WR 6-5 237 Sr-1L Huber Heights, Ohio 15 Jordan Wright OLB 6-5 238 So-1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 16 Nik Scalzo QB 6-0 180 Fr-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 17 DeAndre Square LB 6-1 217 So-1L Detroit, Mich. 17 Walker Wood QB 6-0 191 So-Sq Lexington, Ky. 18 Clevan Thomas Jr. WR 5-11 213 So-1L Miami, Fla. 19 Akeem Hayes WR 5-8 158 Fr-RS Hollywood, Fla. 20 Kavosiey Smoke RB 5-9 220 Fr-RS Wetumpka, Ala. 21 Quandre Mosely DB 6-2 193 Jr-JC Brunswick, Ga. 21 Keegan Sullivan QB 6-2 173 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 22 Chris Oats LB 6-3 231 So-1L Cincinnati, Ohio 23 Tyrell Ajian S 6-0 195 So-1L Mansfield, Ohio 24 Zac Berezowitz S 5-11 175 So-Sq Lexington, Ky. 24 Christopher Rodriguez Jr. RB 5-11 224 Fr-RS McDonough, Ga. 25 Brett Slusher WR 6-2 200 Sr-1L Fort Mitchell, Ky. 26 Brandin Echols DB 5-11 178 Jr-JC Southaven, Miss. 27 Cedrick Dort Jr. DB 5-11 182 So-1L Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 28 Zach Johnson S 5-10 191 Sr-2L Cincinnati, Ohi 28 Chance Martin WR 5-11 161 Fr-HS Ruskin, Fla. 29 Yusuf Corker S 6-0 195 So-1L McDonough, Ga. 29 Wesley Johnson WR 6-1 206 Sr-Tr Louisville, Ky. 30 Taj Dodson DB 6-1 192 Fr-HS Union City, Ga. 30 Ben Drake DB 6-1 175 Fr-HS Charlottesville, Va. 31 Darren Edmond WR 5-11 192 So-Sq Norman, Okla. 31 Jamar “Boogie” Watson OLB 6-3 242 Jr-2L Forestville, Md. 32 Jamari Brown DB 6-1 196 Fr-RS Sunrise, Fla. 32 Tyler Markray RB 5-10 226 Fr-RS West Bloomfield, Mich. 33 Jaylen Scott DB 5-10 194 Jr-Sq Clarksville, Tenn. 33 Travis Tisdale RB 5-9 174 Fr-HS Andrews, S.C. 34 Jalen Geiger DB 6-1 188 Fr-HS Columbia, S.C. 34 Micah White WR 6-3 180 Fr-HS Johns Creek, Ga. 36 M.J. Devonshire Jr. CB 5-11 175 Fr-HS Aliquippa, Pa. 36 Patrick Henschen TE 6-6 232 Jr-Sq Newport, Ky. 37 Tyler Beisner WR 5-9 149 So-Sq Goshen, Ky. 38 Sam Babbush K 5-10 150 Fr-HS Beachwood, Ohio 38 William Nalty LB 6-0 221 Jr-Sq Metairie, La. 39 Elijah Barnett OLB 6-3 234 Sr-Sq Lexington, Ky. 39 Dillon Wheatley FB 6-1 205 So-Tr Richmond, Ky. 40 Jackson High LB 5-11 242 Jr-Sq Union, Ky. 42 Marquez Bembry OLB 6-3 233 So-JC Stone Mountain, Ga. 44 Jamin Davis LB 6-4 228 So-1L Ludowici, Ga. 45 Manny Harper WR 5-8 186 So-Sq Louisville, Ky. 45 J.J. Weaver OLB 6-5 234 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 46 Braxton Eiserman LB 6-1 238 Fr-HS Jackson, Ky. 46 Drew Schlegel FB 5-11 223 Sr-1L Parker, Colo. 47 K.D. McDaniel OLB 6-2 227 Fr-HS Tifton, Ga. 48 Jack Varga FB 5-11 235 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 49 Shawn Lawson DE 6-3 226 So-Sq Jonesboro, Ga. 50 Marquan McCall DL 6-3 371 So-1L Detroit, Mich. 51 Cade Degraw LS 5-11 209 Fr-HS Lake Cormorant, Miss. 52 Drake Jackson C 6-2 312 Jr-2L Versailles, Ky. 53 Blake Best LS 6-1 221 Sr-3L Duluth, Ga. 54 Jordan Morrow LS 6-1 220 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 55 Davoan Hawkins DL 6-2 293 Fr-RS Lauderhill, Fla. 56 Kash Daniel LB 6-1 226 Sr-3L Paintsville, Ky. 58 Alex King OLB 6-3 249 So-1L Mason, Ohio 59 Kordell Looney DT 6-3 292 Jr-2L Springfield, Ohio 60 Quintin Wilson C 6-1 302 Fr-RS Cincinnati, Ohio 61 Austin Dotson OT 6-6 324 So-1L Belfry, Ky. 62 Tyler Couch OL 6-1 276 So-Sq Paintsville, Ky. 63 Alex Bascom DE 6-5 260 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 64 Richard Bascom DE 6-5 260 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 66 Naasir Watkins OL 6-5 302 So-1L Laurel, Md. 67 Landon Young OT 6-7 321 Jr-2L Lexington, Ky. 68 Kenneth Horsey OL 6-3 321 Fr-RS Sanford, Fla. 69 Collin Hartmann DE 6-4 281 So-Sq Somerset, Ky. 70 Darian Kinnard OL 6-5 325 So-1L Knoxville, Tenn. 71 Logan Stenberg OG 6-6 321 Sr-3L Madison, Ala. 72 Sawyer Carrier C 6-5 250 Fr-HS Stanford, Ky. 73 Matthew Napier OT 6-6 332 So-Sq Nicholasville, Ky. 74 Ryan Bryant OG 6-5 285 Fr-HS Ashland, Ky. 75 Eli Cox OL 6-4 308 Fr-HS Nicholasville, Ky. 76 Jake Pope OT 6-7 293 Fr-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 77 Mason Wolfe OT 6-6 323 Sr-2L Henderson, Ky. 78 Nick Lewis OT 6-9 354 Fr-RS Jacksonville, Fla. 79 Luke Fortner OT 6-6 305 Jr-2L Sylvania, Ohio 80 Brenden Bates TE 6-4 256 Fr-RS Cincinnati, Ohio 81 Isaiah Epps WR 6-2 191 Jr-2L Jenks, Okla. 82 Tae Tae Crumes WR 6-1 172 Fr-HS Louisville, Ky. 83 Justin Rigg TE 6-6 263 Jr-2L Springboro, Ohio 84 B.J. Alexander WR 6-3 192 Fr-RS Miami Gardens, Fla. 85 Bryce Oliver WR 6-1 208 Fr-RS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 86 DeMarcus Harris WR 6-1 176 Fr-HS Vero Beach, Fla. 86 Grant McKinniss P 6-1 192 Sr-2L Findlay, Ohio 87 Nik Ognenovic TE 6-5 228 Fr-HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 88 Keaton Upshaw TE 6-6 255 Fr-RS Lima, Ohio 89 Allen Dailey Jr. WR 6-3 204 So-1L Pinson, Ala. 90 T.J. Carter DE 6-4 287 Sr-3L Mableton, Ga. 91 Calvin Taylor Jr. DE 6-9 311 Sr-2L Augusta, Ga. 92 Phil Hoskins DL 6-5 310 Sr-2L Toledo, Ohio 93 Max Duffy P 6-1 194 Jr-1L Perth, Australia 93 Qua Mahone DL 6-3 300 Fr-RS Jordan City, Ga. 94 Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald DT 6-6 290 So-Sq Lakeland, Fla. 94 Colin Goodfellow P 6-2 223 Jr-Sq Cleveland, Ohio 95 Quinton Bohanna NG 6-4 361 Jr-2L Cordova, Tenn. 95 Lance Butler K 6-1 175 Fr-HS Paducah, Ky. 96 Isaiah Gibson DL 6-3 295 Fr-HS Springfield, Ohio 96 Matt Ruffolo K 5-11 213 Jr-Sq Centerville, Ohio 97 Ben Logsdon K 6-4 186 Sr-Tr Louisville, Ky. 98 Cavon Butler DL 6-3 304 Fr-HS Toledo, Ohio2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 23 Virginia Tech Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown 1 Reggie Floyd DB 6-0 222 Sr. Manassas, Va. 2 Hendon Hooker QB 6-4 228 R-So. Greensboro, N.C. 2 Jeremy Webb DB 6-4 205 R-Jr. East Mims, Fla. 3 Braxton Burmeister QB 6-1 210 R-So. La Jolla, Calif. 3 Caleb Farley DB 6-2 207 R-So. Maiden, N.C. 4 Dax Hollifield LB 6-1 232 So. Shelby, N.C. 4 Quincy Patterson II QB 6-4 245 R-Fr. Chicago, Ill. 5 Jarrod Hewitt DL 6-1 288 R-Jr. Venice, Fla. 5 Ryan Willis QB 6-4 220 R-Sr. Overland Park, Kan. 6 Hezekiah Grimsley WR 6-0 185 Jr. Williamsburg, Va. 6 Trevor Jackson QB 6-3 187 Fr. Leesburg, Va. 7 Devon Hunter DB 6-0 227 R-So. Chesapeake, Va. 8 Emmanuel Belmar DL 6-2 245 R-Jr. Suwanee, Ga. 8 Phil Patterson WR 6-2 195 R-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va. 9 Luke Bussel WR 6-1 210 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. 9 Khalil Ladler DB 5-11 190 R-Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. 11 Tré Turner WR 6-2 190 So. Greensboro, N.C. 12 Knox Kadum QB 6-3 185 Fr. Rome, Ga. 12 Nadir Thompson DB 5-10 188 R-Fr. Rocky Mount, N.C. 13 Zion Debose DL 6-1 246 R-So. Salisbury, N.C. 13 Jalen Holston RB 5-11 218 Jr. Stockbridge, Ga. 14 Damon Hazelton WR 6-2 215 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md. 15 Keshon Artis LB 6-0 235 So. Chesapeake, Va. 16 Darryle Simmons WR 6-2 212 R-Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. 17 Divine Deablo DB 6-3 223 R-Jr. Winston-Salem, N.C. 18 Tyree Rodgers DB 6-1 180 R-Jr. Camden, N.J. 19 J.R. Walker DB 6-0 207 Fr. Clayton, N.C. 20 Ny'Quee Hawkins DB 6-0 195 Fr. Orange, N.J. 22 Chamarri Conner DB 6-0 211 So. Jacksonville, Fla. 23 Rayshard Ashby LB 5-10 237 Jr. Chesterfield, Va. 24 Terius Wheatley RB 6-0 190 R-So. Ann Arbor, Mich. 26 Jovonn Quillen DB 6-0 188 Sr. Hampton, Va. 27 Armani Chatman DB 5-11 195 R-Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. 28 Jermaine Waller DB 6-1 180 So. Washington, D.C. 29 Dalton Keene TE 6-4 251 Jr. Littleton, Colo. 29 Ishmiel Seisay DB 5-9 198 R-Sr. Springfield, Va. 30 Tyler Matheny DB 6-1 202 R-Fr. Fairfax, Va. 30 Caleb Steward RB 5-11 210 R-Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. 31 Nasir Peoples DB 6-0 195 R-Fr. Abington, Pa. 32 Hunter Green DB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Knoxville, Tenn. 33 Deshawn McClease RB 5-9 190 R-Jr. Chesapeake, Va. 34 Tink Boyd WR 5-10 180 R-Fr. Chesterfield, Va. 34 Alan Tisdale LB 6-3 220 R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C. 35 Matt Johnson LB 6-0 210 Fr. Glen Allen, Va. 35 Keshawn King RB 5-11 182 Fr. Orange Park, Fla. 36 DaShawn Crawford DL 6-0 290 Jr. Bay Springs, Miss. 37 Brion Murray DB 5-10 190 So. Milford, Del. 37 Carter Rivenburg RB 6-0 200 Fr. Swoope, Va. 38 Amaré Barno LB 6-6 235 Jr. Blythewood, S.C. 38 Nashun Overton RB 5-6 157 So. Suffolk, Va. 39 Tahj Gary RB 5-8 221 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. 40 Ben Skinner LB 6-1 215 Fr. Spotsylvania, Va. 40 Travis Williams WR 6-3 212 R-Fr. Lorton, Va. 41 Ty Eller TE 6-2 223 Jr. Newton, N.C. 41 Jaylen Griffin DL 6-1 260 R-So. Rome, Ga. 42 Cole Blaker TE 6-3 250 R-So. Narrows, Va. 43 Cole Beck RB 6-1 202 R-Fr. Blacksburg, Va. 43 Michael Peterson LB 6-1 215 Fr. Fort Mill, S.C. 44 J'Wan Evans RB 5-10 180 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa. 44 Dylan Rivers LB 6-1 237 Jr. Stephens City, Va. 45 TyJuan Garbutt DL 6-1 238 R-So. Fredericksburg, Va. 45 Jacob Van Landingham WR 5-11 203 R-Fr. Franklin, Tenn. 46 Eli Adams DL 5-11 240 R-Fr. Rock Hill, S.C. 46 Malik Bell RB 6-0 230 R-Fr. Mineral, Va. 47 Dean Ferguson LB 6-2 228 Fr. Sterling, Va. 47 John Ransom WR 5-11 177 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. 48 Daniel Griffith LB 6-0 232 R-Jr. Chesapeake, Va. 48 Nikia Peerman WR 6-3 176 Fr. Gladys, Va. 49 William Kakavitsas WR 6-1 175 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 50 Tré Maxwell LB 6-0 205 Fr. Centreville, Va. 50 Will Pritchard OL 6-2 301 Fr. Moseley, Va. 51 Gene Kastelburg OL 6-0 308 R-So. Richmond, Va. 52 Austin Cannon OL 6-2 323 R-Jr. Mechanicsville, Va. 53 Aiden Brown DL 6-2 290 R-So. Silver Spring, Md. 54 Lecitus Smith OL 6-3 316 R-So. Fitzgerald, Ga. 56 Joe Kane OL 6-2 301 R-Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. 57 John Harris OL 6-3 303 R-Fr. Hoschton, Ga. 58 Walker Culver OL 6-6 300 R-Fr. Soddy-Daisy, Tenn. 58 Josh Fuga DL 6-2 308 Fr. Woodbridge, Va. 60 Silas Dzansi OL 6-5 325 R-So. Woodbridge, Va. 61 Bryan Hudson OL 6-4 315 Fr. Georgetown, Ky. 62 Gabe Sesco OL 6-6 265 Fr. Bluefield, Va. 64 Sam DeLuke LS 5-10 223 R-Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. 66 Louis Mihota OL 6-2 282 R-Fr. Fredericksburg, Va. 71 T.J. Jackson OL 6-6 359 R-Jr. Cumberland, Va. 72 Jesse Hanson OL 6-5 301 Fr. Blue Ridge, Va. 74 Doug Nester OL 6-6 315 Fr. Huntington, W.Va. 75 Zachariah Hoyt OL 6-5 305 R-Jr. Salem, Va. 76 Brock Hoffman OL 6-3 316 Jr. Statesville, N.C. 77 Christian Darrisaw OL 6-5 311 So. Upper Marlboro, Md. 79 Tyrell Smith OL 6-3 308 R-Sr. North Brunswick, N.J. 80 Kaleb Smith WR 6-2 207 R-Fr. Bumpass, Va. 82 James Mitchell TE 6-3 252 So. Big Stone Gap, Va. 83 Tayvion Robinson WR 5-10 186 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. 85 Jaden Payoute WR 6-1 206 Fr. Chesterfield, Va. 85 CJ Scott LS 5-10 240 Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. 86 Nick Gallo TE 6-4 242 Fr. Richboro, Pa. 87 Jacoby Pinckney WR 6-1 210 Fr. Spartanburg, S.C. 88 Elijah Bowick WR 6-1 216 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 89 Drake DeIuliis TE 6-5 250 R-So. Charlotte, N.C. 90 Jaevon Becton DL 6-4 255 R-Fr. Virginia Beach, Va. 90 Sam Brooks TE 6-2 210 Fr. Rockville, Va. 91 Oscar Bradburn P 6-1 221 Jr. Sydney, Australia 92 Mark Applegate K 5-11 155 Fr. Fairfax, Va. 92 Jaden Cunningham DL 6-2 306 Jr. Lithonia, Ga. 93 Brian Johnson K 6-1 191 R-Jr. Washington, D.C. 93 Mario Kendricks DL 6-0 293 Fr. Kissimmee, Fla. 94 Conner Dusenbury WR 6-0 175 Fr. Richmond, Va. 94 Nigel Simmons DL 6-2 231 R-Fr. Newport News, Va. 95 Luke Tenuta OL 6-7 315 R-Fr. Crozet, Va. 96 Norell Pollard DL 6-0 265 Fr. Apopka, Fla. 96 John Parker Romo K 5-11 170 Jr. Peachtree City, Ga. 97 Keondré Banks WR 5-11 185 R-Jr. Raleigh, N.C. 97 Oscar Shadley LS 6-0 246 So. Naples, Fla. 98 Caleb Quick K 6-1 180 R-Fr. Westfield, Ind. 99 Maxx Philpott DL 6-0 297 Fr. Salem, Va. 99 Justin Pollock LS 6-2 235 Fr. Amelia County, Va. VIRGINIA TECH 24 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Depth Charts Kentucky Offense LT 67 Landon Young (6-7, 321, Jr.) 66 Naasir Watkins (6-5, 302, So.) LG 71 Logan Stenberg (6-6, 321, Sr.) 68 Kenneth Horsey (6-3, 321, RFr.) C 52 Drake Jackson (6-2, 312, Jr.) 60 Quintin Wilson (6-1, 302, RFr.) RG 79 Luke Fortner (6-6, 305, Jr.) 77 Mason Wolfe (6-6, 323, Sr.) RT 70 Darian Kinnard (6-5, 325, So.) 66 Naasir Watkins (6-5, 302, So.) TE 83 Justin Rigg (6-6, 263, Jr.) 88 Keaton Upshaw (6-6, 255, RFr.) WR (X) 14 Ahmad Wagner (6-5, 237, Sr.) 86 DeMarcus Harris (6-1, 176, Fr.) WR (Y) 89 Allen Dailey Jr. (6-3, 204, So.) 18 Clevan Thomas Jr. (5-11, 213, So.) WR (F) 1 Lynn Bowden Jr. (6-1, 206, Jr.) 18 Clevan Thomas Jr. (5-11, 213, So.) WR (Z) 6 Josh Ali (6-0, 193, Jr.) 85 Bryce Oliver (6-1,208, RFr.) QB 1 Lynn Bowden Jr. (6-1, 206, Jr.) 12 Sawyer Smith (6-3, 219, Jr.) RB 10 A.J. Rose (6-1, 218, Jr.) 20 Kavosiey Smoke OR (5-9, 220, RFr.) 24 Christopher Rodriguez Jr. (5-11, 224, RFr.) Kentucky Defense SLB 31 Jamar “Boogie” Watson (6-3, 224, Jr.) 6 Jared Casey (6-3, 224, Fr.) DT 91 Calvin Taylor Jr. (6-9, 300, Jr.) 94 Adule Abadi-Fitzgerald (6-6, 290, So.) NG 95 Quinton Bohanna (6-4, 361, Jr.) 50 Marquan McCall (6-3, 371, So.) DE 90 T.J. Carter (6-4, 287, Sr.) 59 Kordell Looney (6-3, 292, Jr.) DE/OLB 4 Josh Paschal (6-3, 284, So.) 15 Jordan Wright (6-5, 238, So.) MLB 56 Kash Daniel (6-1, 226, Sr.) 22 Chris Oats (6-3, 231, So.) WLB 17 DeAndre Square (6-1, 217, So.) 44 Jamin Davis (6-4, 228, So.) Nickel 3 Jordan Griffin (6-0, 197, Sr.) 23 Tyrell Aijan (6-0, 195, So.) CB 27 Cedrick Dort Jr. (5-11, 182, So.) 32 Jamari Brown (6-1, 196, RFr.) CB 26 Brandin Echols (5-11, 178, Jr.) 36 M.J. Devonshire Jr. (5-11, 175, Fr.) SS 3 Jordan Griffin OR (6-0, 197, Sr.) 21 Quandre Mosely (6-2, 193, Jr.) FS 29 Yusuf Corker (6-0, 195, So.) 30 Taj Dodson (6-2, 193, Jr.) Kentucky Special Teams K 12 Chance Poore (6-2, 223, RFr.) 96 Matt Ruffolo (5-11, 213, Jr.) P 93 Max Duffy (6-1, 194, Jr.) 86 Grant McKinniss (6-1, 192, Sr.) LS 53 Blake Best (6-1, 221, Sr.) 51 Cade Degraw (5-11, 209, Fr.) PR 1 Lynn Bowden Jr. (6-1, 206, Jr.) KR 1 Lynn Bowden Jr. (6-1, 206, Jr.) Holder 86 Grant McKinniss (6-1, 192, Sr.) 93 Max Duffy (6-1, 194, Jr.) Virginia Tech Offense WR 14 Damon Hazelton (6-2, 215, RJr.) 8 Phil Patterson (6-2, 195, RJr.) LT 77 Christian Darrisaw (6-5, 311, So.) 71 T.J. Jackson (6-6, 359, RJr.) LG 54 Lecitus Smith (6-3, 316, RSo.) 57 John Harris (6-3, 303, RFr.) C 61 Bryan Hudson (6-4, 315, Fr.) 75 Zachariah Hoyt (6-5, 305, RJr.) RG 74 Doug Nester (6-6, 315, Fr.) 52 Austin Cannon (6-2, 323, RJr.) RT 60 Silas Dzansi (6-5, 325, RSo.) 95 Luke Tenuta (6-7, 315, RFr.) TE 29 Dalton Keene OR (6-4, 251, Jr.) 82 James Mitchell (6-3, 252, So.) QB 2 Hendon Hooker (6-4, 228, RSo.) 4 Quincy Patterson (6-4, 245, RFr.) 5 Ryan Willis (6-4, 220, RSr.) RB 33 Deshawn McClease (5-9, 190, RJr.) 35 Keshawn King (5-11, 182, Fr.) WR 6 Hezekiah Grimsley (6-0, 185, Jr.) 83 Tayvion Robinson (5-10, 186, Fr.) WR 11 Tré Turner (6-2, 190, So.) 80 Kaleb Smith (6-2, 207, RFr.) Virginia Tech Defense LDE 45 Tyjuan Garbutt (6-1, 238, RSo.) 46 Eli Adams (5-11, 240, RFr.) DT 36 Dashawn Crawford (6-0, 290, Jr.) 96 Norell Pollard (6-0, 265, Fr.) NT 5 Jarrod Hewitt (6-1, 288, RJr.) 93 Mario Kendricks (6-0, 293, Fr.) RDE 8 Emmanuel Belmar (6-2, 245, RJr.) 41 Jaylen Griffin (6-1, 260, RSo.) MLB 23 Rayshard Ashby (5-10, 237, Jr.) 4 Dax Hollifield OR (6-1, 232, So.) 44 Dylan Rivers (6-1, 237, Jr.) OLB 4 Dax Hollifield OR (6-1, 232, So.) 34 Alan Tisdale (6-3, 220, RFr.) FS 17 Divine Deablo (6-3, 223, RJr.) 18 Tyree Rodgers (6-1, 180, RJr.) Rover 1 Reggie Floyd (6-0, 222, Sr.) 7 Devon Hunter (6-0, 227, RSo.) Nickel 22 Chamarri Conner (6-0, 211, So.) 9 Khalil Ladler (5-11, 190, RJr.) LCB 28 Jermaine Waller (6-1, 180, So.) 27 Armani Chatman OR (5-11, 195, RFr.) 26 Jovonn Quillen (6-0, 188, Sr.) RCB 3 Caleb Farley (6-2, 207, RSo.) 27 Armani Chatman (5-11, 195, RFr.) Virginia Tech Special Teams PK 93 Brian Johnson (6-1, 191, RJr.) 96 John Parker Romo (5-11, 170, Jr.) P 91 Oscar Bradburn (6-1, 221, Jr.) 96 John Parker Romo (5-11, 170, Jr.) KO 96 John Parker Romo (5-11, 170, Jr.) 93 Brian Johnson (6-1, 191, RJr.) H 91 Oscar Bradburn (6-1, 221, Jr.) LS 97 Oscar Shadley (6-0, 246, So.) 64 Sam DeLuke (5-10, 223, RFr.) KR 24 Terius Wheatley (6-0, 197, RFr.) 33 Deshawn McClease (5-9, 190, RJr.) PR 83 Tayvion Robinson (5-10, 186, Fr.) 6 Hezekiah Grimsley (6-0, 185, Jr.)2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 25 Statistical Comparison Kentucky Stats Leaders Rushing Att Net Avg TD Long AVG/G Lynn Bowden Jr. 151 1,282 8.2 11 60 102.9 A.J. Rose 139 757 5.4 6 63 63.0 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Avg/G Sawyer Smith 57-125-5 45.6 690 4 86.2 Lynn Bowden Jr. 33-52-0 63.4 360 2 90.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg TD Long AVG/G Lynn Bowden, Jr. 30 348 11.6 1 39 29.0 Ahmad Wagner 15 254 16.9 2 54 23.0 Josh Ali 19 181 9.5 2 20 15.8 Defense UA A Tot TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds DeAndre Square 47 21 68 4.0-23 1.5-13 Yusuf Corker 42 25 67 0.5-2 0.0-0 Brandin Echols 41 11 52 2.5-10 1.0-5 Virginia Tech Stats Leaders Rushing Att Net Avg TD Long AVG/G Deshawn McClease 166 717 4.3 6 45 59.7 Keshawn King 72 315 4.4 2 54 31.5 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Avg/G Herndon Hooker 87-140-2 62.1 1,445 11 144.5 Ryan Willis 72-117-5 61.5 906 9 151.0 Receiving No. Yds Avg TD Long AVG/G Tré Turner 33 542 16.4 4 61 54.2 Damon Hazelton 30 506 16.8 7 72 50.6 Tayvion Robinson 29 386 13.3 1 71 32.1 Defense UA A Tot TFL-Yds Sacks-Yds Rayshard Ashby 53 53 106 14.5-67 4.5-45 Divine Deablo 40 35 75 4.5-19 0.0-0 Dax Hollifield 20 44 64 4.5-11 2.0-2 Here is a quick look at the top team statistics for the Kentucky and Virginia Tech. n Total Touchdowns 4246 3,2932,070 n Rushing Yards n Passing Yards 1,4052,608 Quick Look 26 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Virginia Tech Hokies 2019 Season Results Aug. 31 at Boston College L 28-35 Sept. 7 Old Dominion W 31-17 Sept. 14 Furman W 24-17 Sept. 27 Duke L 10-45 Oct. 5 at Miami W 42-35 Oct. 12 Rhode Island W 34-17 Oct. 19 North Carolina W 43-41 (6 OT) Nov. 2 at Notre Dame L 20-21 Nov. 9 Wake Forest W 36-17 Nov. 16 at Georgia Tech W 45-0 Nov. 23 Pitt W 28-0 Nov. 29 at Virginia L 30-39 Head Coach Justin Fuente n Virginia Tech completed the regular season 8-4 overall, 5-3 in the ACC. n This will be Virginia Tech's second appearance in the Belk Bowl under Head Coach Justin Fuentes. The Hokies completed the largest second-half comeback in school history in the 2016 Belk Bowl. Trailing Arkansas 24-0 at halftime, the Hokies rallied to a 35-24 victory. n Virginia Tech’s current bowl streak of 27 consecutive seasons is the nation’s longest active streak and third-longest streak in college football history behind Nebraska’s 35-year streak (1969- 2002) and Michigan’s 33-year stretch (1975-2006). n Kentucky owns an 11-6-2 advantage over Virginia Tech in the 19 previous meetings. The last meeting between the teams was in 1987. UK won that game in Lexington, Ky., 14-7. n Virginia Tech has allowed four rushing TDs in its last seven games after allowing 11 in the season’s first five contests. VIRGINIA TECH Running Back Deshawn McClease2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 27 Kentucky 38, Toledo 24 August 31, 2019 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (54,610) vs. Game 1 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Toledo Game August 31 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field R-So., OLB Josh Paschal Dance Day Honorary Captain Houston Hogg Presented By Terry Wilson threw two touchdown passes, Asim Rose and Kavosiey Smoke each ran for TDs and Kentucky overcame Toledo to pull away 38-24. The Wildcats rallied twice against the Rockets to enter the break tied at 14 before taking control in the second half. A third-quarter fumble recovery led to Chance Poore’s 46-yard, go-ahead field goal. 28 2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview Kentucky 38, Eastern Michigan 17 Sept. 7, 2019 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (55,240) Game 2 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Eastern Michigan Game September 7 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Jr., QB Terry Wilson High School Band DayHeroes’ Day | Scout Day Honorary Captain Chris Chenault Presented By Backup quarterback Sawyer Smith threw two touchdown passes in relief of injured Terry Wilson, who rushed for a TD be- fore hurting his left leg, and Ken- tucky rolled past Eastern Michi- gan 38-17. Wilson’s 2-yard TD run in the third quarter put the Wildcats (2- 0) up 24-3 before he was carted off later with the injury following a horse-collar tackle by an EMU defensive lineman. vs.2019 Official Kentucky Football Belk Bowl Preview 29 Florida 29, Kentucky 21 Sept. 14, 2019 n Lexington, Ky. Kroger Field (63,076) Game 3 20 1 9 Official K en tucky F oo tball Kick o ff Pr e vie w Florida Game September 14 n Lexington, Ky. n Kroger Field Jr., WR Lynn Bowden Jr. Hall of Fame WeekendFamily Weekend Presented By Honorary Captain and UK Hall of Fame Inductee André Woodson In his first start at quarterback for Kentucky, Sawyer Smith passed for 251 yards and two touchdowns, but the Cats suf- fered their first loss of the season, falling to No. 8 Florida 29-21. The game was evenly played throughout before the Gators put it away late. Florida had 438 yards of total offense, while Ken- tucky had 407. vs.Next >