Scholarship Tally: Kentucky is down to 81 scholarship players

Player movement never stops in modern day college football. On Wednesday morning, we learned of two more Kentucky players who will no longer be on the roster. The Wildcats now have some scholarship wiggle room.

Defensive lineman Sam Anaele and offensive lineman Josh Jones are both no longer members of the Kentucky football roster due to medical retirement. Per our count at KSR, we have Kentucky down to 81 scholarship players. There is some room to add some late transfer additions but the start of training camp is quickly approaching.

Let’s take a look at how Kentucky is spending its scholarship capital with talking season officially here as SEC Media Days is less than one week away.

Scholarship distribution

Per KSR’s count, Kentucky is spending the most scholarships on offense (40). Tackle depth is a concern with only five scholarship players left on the roster. The defensive line is still in a good spot. The Wildcats have now lost four players off the roster since wrapping up transfer portal recruiting after Jordan Anthony departed for Texas A&M and Jakob Dixon left for Eastern Kentucky.

— QB (4): Devin Leary (Super), Deuce Hogan (RJr.), Kaiya Sheron (RSo.), Destin Wade (RFr.)

— RB (8): Justice Dingle (Super), Ramon Jefferson (Super) Ray Davis (RSr.), JuTahn McClain (Sr.), Dee Beckwith (RJr.) La’Vell Wright (RSo.), Demie Sumo-Karngbaye (RSo.), Jamarion Wilcox (Fr.)

— WR (8): Tayvion Robinson (Super), Dekel Crowdus (RSo.), Barion Brown (So.), Dane Key (So.), Brandon White (RFr.), Ardell Banks (Fr.), Anthony Brown (Fr.), Shamar Porter (Fr.)

— TE (6): Brenden Bates (Super), Izayah Cummings (Sr.), Jordan Dingle (RSo.), Josh Kattus (So.), Khamari Anderson (Fr.), Tanner Lemaster (Fr.)

— iOL (9): Kenneth Horsey (Super), Tanner Bowles (RSr.), Eli Cox (RSr.), Jager Burton (RSo.), Ben Christman (RSo.), Paul Rodriguez (RSo.) Grant Bingham (RFr.), Koby Keenum (Fr.), Austin Ramsey (Fr.)

— T (5): Marques Cox (Super), Jeremy Flax (RSr.), Courtland Ford (RJr.), Nikolas Hall (RFr.), Malachi Wood (Fr.)

— Offense: 40

— DL (11): Josaih Hayes (Sr.), Darrion Henry-Young (RJr.), Octavious Oxendine (RJr.), Tre’vonn Rybka (RJr.), Jamarius Dinkins (RSo.), Kahlil Saunders (RSo.), Keeshawn Silver (RSo.), Deone Walker (So.), Tavion Gadson (Fr.), Kendrick Gilbert (Fr.), Tommy Ziesmer (Fr.)

— EDGE (5): J.J. Weaver (RSr.), Keaten Wade (So.), Tyreese Fearbry (RFr.), Noah Matthews (RFr.), Grant Godfrey (Fr.)

— LB (6): Luke Fulton (RSr.), Daveren Rayner (Sr.), D’Eryk Jackson (RJr.), Martez Thrower (Jr.), Trevin Wallace (Jr.), Jayvant Brown (Fr.)

— CB (8): Andru Phillips (RJr.), Jantzen Dunn (RSo.), Maxwell Hairston (RSo.), Jordan Robinson (RSo.), JQ Hardaway (So.), Elijah Reed (RFr.), Nasir Addison (Fr.), Avery Stuart (Fr.)

— S (7): Jalen Geiger (RSr.), Zion Childress (Sr.), Jordan Lovett (RSo.), Alex Afari (So.), Jaremiah Anglin (Fr.), Ty Bryant (Fr.), Kevin Larkins Jr. (So.)

— Defense: 37

— Specialists (4): Chance Poore (Super), Alex Raynor (RSr.) Wilson Berry (RSo.), Jackson Smith (RFr.)

— Total: 81