FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Youngstown State | 66 | ~14 (0–66) | 1 | 21% |
| Wk 2 · Alabama | 63 | ~13 (0–63) | 1 | 21% |
| Season | 129 | 27 (0–73) | 2 | 21% |
11 LBs on the Kentucky roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Grant Godfrey | LB | SR | 25 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 0 | Elijah Barnes | LB | SO | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Sam Greene | LB | SR | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Tavion Wallace | LB | SO | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Lorenzo Cowan | LB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Cedric Works | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | ||
| 3 | Alex Afari Jr. | LB | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Antwan Smith | LB | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Devin Smith | LB | JR | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 17 | Justyn Hartley | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Quintavion Norman | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Kentucky depth chart →