Spring roster includes jersey numbers for Kentucky newcomers

The Kentucky football program went through quite the roster flip in the offseason. UK saw 21 scholarship players leave the program via the transfer portal, but those departures were replaced by 18 scholarship transfer additions as we still await official official word from the university on Louisiana Tech wide receiver Tru Edwards. Mark Stoops and his coaching staff also signed 21 high school prospects in December.

We could see as many as 40 new scholarship players on the Kentucky roster this season. That number could land between 45-50 once the transfer portal opens again in April. There will be a lot of new as we all attempt to learn more about Kentucky’s newest players. That will all begin when spring practice begins in a few short weeks.

The learning process starts now. Kentucky issued a spring roster this week and we got number, heights, and weights for all of the newcomers. There are 29 new scholarship additions on the first roster of the 2025 season.

KSR has charted each newcomer.

2025 Kentucky Spring Roster

Number	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Class	Former School
0	Troy Stellato	WR	6-1	178	Redshirt Senior	Clemson
1	Kendrick Law	WR	6-0	2023	Senior	Alabama
2	Dante Dowdell	RB	6-2	227	Junior	Oregon (2023) | Nebraska (2024)
2	Sam Greene	OLB	6-2	248	Redshirt Sophomore	USC
4	Martels Carter Jr.	DB	6-0	194	Freshman	Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman
4	J.J. Hester	WR	6-5	201	Super Senior (6th)	Missouri (2020-21 | Oklahoma (2022-24)
5	Zach Calzada	QB	6-4	230	Super Senior (7th)	Texas A&M (2019-21) | Auburn (2022) | Incarnate Word (2023-24)
7	DJ Miller	WR	6-3	197	Freshman	St. Louis (Mo.) Cardinal Ritter
11	Kam Olds	OLB	6-4	252	Senior	Buffalo (2022-23) | Kent State (2024)
12	Stone Saunders	QB	6-1	210	Freshman	Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt
13	Dyllon Williams	DB	6-2	182	Freshman	Demopolis (Ala.) High
14	Brennen Ward	QB	6-4	213	Freshman	Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln
19	Montavin Quisenberry	WR	5-10	165	Freshman	Danville (Ky.) Boyle County
19	Kevis Thomas	DB	6-0	181	Junior	Maryland
28	Demarcus Gardner	DB	6-0	172	Freshman	Cedartown (Ga.) High
42	Landyn Watson	LB	6-1	245	Redshirt Senior	TCU (2021-22) | Marshall (2023-24)
50	Alex Wollschlaeger	OL	6-7	310	Super Senior (6th)	Bowling Green
58	Evan Wibberley	OL	6-5	301	Redshirt Junior	WKU
60	David Gusta	DL	6-3	316	Redshirt Senior	Washington State
69	Darrin Strey	OL	6-7	305	Freshman	Paw Paw (Mich.) High
73	Shiyazh Pete	OL	6-8	321	Redshirt Senior	New Mexico State
75	Joshua Braun	OL	6-6	342	Super Senior (6th)	Florida (2020-22 | Arkansas (2023-24)
76	Wallace Unamba	OL	6-6	335	Redshirt Senior	Florida Atlantic (2023) | New Mexico (2024)
77	Bryan J. Auguste	OL	6-4	291	Freshman	Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch
87	Henry Boyer	TE	6-6	265	Redshirt Junior	Illinois
89	Preston Bowman	WR	5-11	210	Freshman	Pickerington (Ohio) North
90	Mi’Quise Humphrey-Grace	DL	6-4	265	Redshirt Junior	South Dakota
91	Jaden Williams	DL	6-4	291	Redshirt Junior	Wyoming
93	Kalen Edwards	DL	6-4	320	Freshman	Dyersburg (Tenn.) High

Mikkel Skinner, Andrew Purcell, Javeon Campbell, Cedric Works Jr., Cameron Miller, Quintin Simmons, Jayden Clark, Jermiel Atkins, Nicholas Smith, and Grant Guyton are all high school signees who will join the roster in the summer. The 29 mid-year additions are with the team right now and will give the Cats some needed numbers to complete spring practice.

The 2025 college football season will be here before you know it as winter workouts continue at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility.