Mark Stoops' Monday Press Conference | Georgia Week

Mark Stoops opened his Monday press conference by thanking the fans one more time for showing up and bringing the energy to Kentucky‘s win over Florida this past weekend. He spread the love to his coaches and players, too.

“I really want to give a shout out and appreciation for the great fan base,” Stoops said in his opening remarks. “I thought it was a tremendous atmosphere at noon. As I mentioned last Monday, I didn’t think that was gonna be a problem and it was really a great atmosphere. And again, credit to our coaches and our players I thought they came out very fast to a very disciplined week of practice and a sense of urgency just to get better.”

Onto the game in front of the Wildcats, Stoops previewed Georgia with recognition of all of the Bulldogs’ recent success and the current makeup of Kirby Smart’s 2023 team.

“It’s certainly a uniquely talented football team across the board,” he said. “They do a great job of recruiting players that are very good players, but they work hard. They’re fundamentally sound and obviously, they’re well coached.”

Stoops called the trip to Athens a huge opportunity for the Wildcats. For more from Stoops in Monday’s conversation, hit play below for KSR’s video of the Week 6 press conference. Lots of individual players and specific position groups were addressed in Stoops’ comments, with updates across the board out of the Florida game.

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Kentucky’s Georgia Week Depth Chart

Offense

Quarterback

1. Devin Leary (6-1, 217, Super Senior)
2. Kaiya Sheron (6-3, 210, Redshirt Sophomore)
   OR Destin Wade (6-3, 223, Redshirt Freshman)

Halfback

1. Ray Davis (5-10, 216, Redshirt Senior)
2. JuTahn McClain (5-9, 198, Senior)
   OR Ramon Jefferson (5-10, 210, Super)
   OR Demie Sumo-Karngbaye (6-0, 210, Redshirt Sophomore)

X Receiver

1. Dane Key (6-3, 195, Sophomore)
2. Dekel Crowdus (5-10, 171, Redshirt Sophomore)

Z Receiver

1. Barion Brown (6-1, 166, Sophomore)
2. Anthony Brown-Stephens (5-10, 168, Freshman)

Slot Receiver

1. Tayvion Robinson (5-11, 194, Super Senior)
2. Brandon White (5-9, 167, Redshirt Freshman)

Y Tight End

1. Brenden Bates (6-5, 251, Super Senior)
   OR Josh Kattus (6-4, 231, Sophomore)
2. Khamari Anderson (6-5, 240, Freshman)

H Tight End

1. Jordan Dingle (6-4, 238, Redshirt Sophomore)
   OR Izayah Cummings (6-3, 232, Senior)
2. Justice Dingle (6-3, 261, Super Senior)

Left Tackle

1. Marques Cox (6-5, 311, Super Senior)
2. Dylan Ray (6-6, 305, Sophomore)

Left Guard

1. Dylan Ray (6-6, 305, Sophomore)
2. Paul Rodriguez (6-5, 324, Sophomore)

Center

1. Eli Cox (6-4, 311, Redshirt Senior)
2. Tanner Bowles (6-5, 306, Redshirt Senior)

Right Guard

1. Jager Burton (6-4, 307, Redshirt Sophomore)
2. Tanner Bowles (6-5, 306, Redshirt Senior)

Right Tackle

1. Jeremy Flax (6-6, 325, Senior)
   OR Courtland Ford (6-6, 305, Redshirt Junior)

Defense

Defensive End

1. Octavious Oxendine (6-1, 285, Redshirt Junior)
2. Tre’vonn Rybka (6-4, 275, Junior)
   OR Darrion Henry-Young (6-4, 265, Junior)

Nose Guard

1. Josaih Hayes (6-3, 309, Senior)
   OR Keeshawn Silver (6-4, 315, Redshirt Sophomore)

Defensive Tackle

1. Deone Walker (7-7, 985, Sophomore)
2. Kahlil Saunders (6-5, 285, Redshirt Sophomore)

Jack Linebacker

1. J.J. Weaver (6-5, 245, Senior)
2. Noah Matthews (6-5, 240, Redshirt Freshman)
   OR Tyreese Fearbry (6-5, 230, Redshirt Freshman)

Mike Linebacker

1. D’Eryk Jackson (6-1, 241, Redshirt Junior)
2. Daveren Rayner ( 6-3, 205, Senior)

Will Linebacker

1. Trevin Wallace (6-2, 240, Junior)
2. Martez Thrower (6-2, 224, Junior)

Sam/Nickel

1. Alex Afari (6-2, 203, Sophomore)
   OR Keaten Wade (6-5, 240, Sophomore)

Free Safety

1. Jordan Lovett (6-2, 202, Redshirt Sophomore)
2. Ty Bryant (6-0, 287, Freshman)

Strong Safety

1. Zion Childress (6-0, 191, Junior)
   OR Jalen Geiger (6-1, 197, Redshirt Junior)

Field Cornerback

1. Maxwell Hairston (6-1, 185, Redshirt Sophomore )
2. JQ Hardaway (6-3, 190, Sophomore)

Field Cornerback

1. Andru Phillips (6-0, 190, Junior)
2. Jordan Robinson (6-4, 210, Redshirt Sophomore)

Specialists

Kicker

1. Alex Raynor (6-0, 178, Senior)
2. Chance Poore (6-2, 213, Super Senior)

Punter

1. Wilson Berry (6-4, 213, Sophomore)
2. Jackson Smith (5-11, 204, Redshirt Freshman)

Long Snapper

1. Walker Himebauch (6-0, 230, Freshman)
2. Clay Perry (6-2, 215, Senior)

Short Snapper

1. Walker Himebauch (6-0, 230, Freshman)
2. Clay Perry (6-2, 215, Senior)

Punt Return

1. Tayvion Robinson (5-11, 194, Super Senior)
2. Barion Brown (6-1, 166, Sophomore)
   OR Brandon White (5-9, 167, Redshirt Freshman)

Kickoff Return

1. Barion Brown (6-1, 166, Sophomore)
2. Anthony Brown-Stephens (5-10, 168, Freshman)

Holder

1. Wilson Berry (6-4, 213, Sophomore)
2. Chance Poore (6-2, 213, Super Senior)

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