| No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Class | Hometown | High School | Previous School | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Kavosiey Smoke | RB | 5-9 | 201 lbs. | Junior | Wetumpka, AL | Wetumpka | — | 12 | 1 |
| 1 | Wan’Dale Robinson | WR | 5-11 | 185 lbs. | Junior | Frankfort, KY | Western Hills | Nebraska | 13 | 12 |
| 3 | Dekel Crowdus | WR | 5-10 | 180 lbs. | Freshman | Lexington, KY | Frederick Douglass | — | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Cedrick Dort Jr. | DB | 5-11 | 182 lbs. | Senior | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | Dwyer | — | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | Josh Paschal | DE | 6-3 | 278 lbs. | Senior | Prince George’s County, MD | Our Lady of Good Counsel | — | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | Mike Drennen II | ATH | 5-11 | 190 lbs. | Sophomore | Hilltop, OH | Coffman | — | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DeAndre Square | ILB | 6-1 | 224 lbs. | Senior | Detroit, MI | Cass Tech | — | 13 | 13 |
| 6 | Josh Ali | WR | 6-0 | 193 lbs. | Fifth Year | Hollywood, FL | Chaminade-Madonna | — | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Jared Casey | ILB | 6-3 | 221 lbs. | Sophomore | Louisville, KY | Ballard | — | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Will Levis | QB | 6-3 | 232 lbs. | Junior | Madison, CT | Xavier | Penn State | 13 | 13 |
| 7 | Vito Tisdale | S | 6-1 | 200 lbs. | Sophomore | Bowling Green, KY | Bowling Green | — | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | Octavious Oxendine | DT | 6-1 | 318 lbs. | Sophomore | Radcliff, KY | North Hardin | — | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Davonte Robinson | DB | 6-2 | 213 lbs. | Fifth Year | Lexington, KY | Henry Clay | — | 13 | 11 |
| 10 | Jacquez Jones | ILB | 6-0 | 235 lbs. | Senior | Tuscaloosa, AL | Hillcrest | Ole Miss | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Chauncey Magwood | WR | 6-0 | 180 lbs. | Freshman | Albany, GA | Lee County | — | 13 | 0 |
| 11 | Beau Allen | QB | 6-2 | 207 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Lexington, KY | Lexington Catholic | — | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Moses Douglass | DB | 6-2 | 199 lbs. | Sophomore | Springfield, OH | Springfield | — | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Chance Poore | K | 6-2 | 208 lbs. | Junior | Anderson, SC | Westside | — | 13 | 0 |
| 12 | Kaiya Sheron | QB | 6-3 | 210 lbs. | Freshman | Somerset, KY | Somerset | — | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Earnest Sanders IV | WR | 6-1 | 216 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Beecher, MI | Beecher | — | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | J.J. Weaver | OLB | 6-5 | 241 lbs. | Sophomore | Louisville, KY | Moore Traditional | — | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | Patrick Delahunty | QB | 6-0 | 198 lbs. | Junior | Brecksville, OH | St. Ignatius | — | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Carrington Valentine | DB | 6-0 | 200 lbs. | Sophomore | Cincinnati, OH | Moeller | — | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Jordan Wright | OLB | 6-5 | 233 lbs. | Senior | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Dillard | — | 9 | 7 |
| 16 | Nik Scalzo | QB | 6-0 | 178 lbs. | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Cardinal Gibbons | — | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | JuTahn McClain | RB | 5-9 | 187 lbs. | Sophomore | Fairfield, OH | Fairfield | — | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Clevan Thomas Jr. | WR | 5-11 | 193 lbs. | Senior | Miami, FL | Charles W. Flanagan | — | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Rahsaan Lewis | WR | 5-11 | 180 lbs. | Junior | Orlando, FL | Windermere Prep | Florida Atlantic | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Quandre Mosely | DB | 6-2 | 185 lbs. | Fifth Year | Brunswick, GA | Glynn | Eastern Arizona CC | 13 | 2 |
| 22 | Chris Oats | LB | 6-3 | 232 lbs. | Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Winton Woods | — | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tyrell Ajian | DB | 6-0 | 190 lbs. | Senior | Mansfield, OH | Madison Comprehensive | — | 13 | 11 |
| 24 | Zac Berezowitz | DB | 6-0 | 178 lbs. | Senior | Lexington, KY | Henry Clay | — | 10 | 0 |
| 24 | Chris Rodriguez Jr. | RB | 5-11 | 224 lbs. | Junior | McDonough, GA | Ola | — | 13 | 12 |
| 25 | Jordan Lovett | DB | 6-2 | 195 lbs. | Freshman | Radcliff, KY | North Hardin | — | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Torrance Davis | RB | 6-2 | 220 lbs. | Sophomore | Cleveland, OH | Garfield Heights | — | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Joel Williams | DB | 6-1 | 204 lbs. | Sophomore | Baton Rouge, LA | Madison Prep | — | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Devonte Ross | WR | 6-0 | 170 lbs. | Freshman | Cartersville, GA | Cartersville | — | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Zach Johnson | DB | 5-10 | 193 lbs. | Fifth Year | Cincinnati, OH | Colerain | — | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Yusuf Corker | DB | 6-0 | 197 lbs. | Senior | McDonough, GA | Woodland | — | 13 | 13 |
| 29 | La’Vell Wright | RB | 5-11 | 202 lbs. | Freshman | Louisville, KY | North Hardin | — | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Taj Dodson | DB | 6-1 | 198 lbs. | Sophomore | Union City, GA | Creekside | — | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | Darren Edmond | WR | 5-11 | 195 lbs. | Senior | Norman, OK | Paul Laurence Dunbar (Ky.) | — | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Maxwell Hairston | DB | 6-1 | 170 lbs. | Freshman | West Bloomfield, MI | West Bloomfield | — | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Tyler Markray | RB | 5-10 | 220 lbs. | Junior | West Bloomfield, MI | Walled Lake Central | — | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Trevin Wallace | ILB | 6-2 | 220 lbs. | Freshman | Jesup, GA | Wayne County | — | 12 | 1 |
| 33 | Ben Drake | DB | 6-1 | 199 lbs. | Junior | Charlottesville, VA | Monticello | — | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Travis Tisdale | RB | 5-9 | 173 lbs. | Sophomore | Valdosta, GA | Lowndes (Ga.) | — | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Trey Dennis | WR | 5-8 | 150 lbs. | Freshman | Lexington, KY | Sayre | — | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Jalen Geiger | DB | 6-1 | 200 lbs. | Sophomore | Columbia, SC | Spring Valley | — | 13 | 2 |
| 35 | Kaleb Cheek | WR | 5-10 | 190 lbs. | Sophomore | Asheboro, NC | Asheboro | — | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Adrian Huey | DB | 6-0 | 180 lbs. | Freshman | Nashville, TN | Hillsboro | — | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Jai Williams | TE | 6-5 | 205 lbs. | Freshman | Lake Forest, IL | Lake Forest | — | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Luke Leeper | WR | 5-11 | 196 lbs. | Sophomore | Louisville, KY | Christian Academy | — | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Andru Phillips | DB | 5-11 | 180 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Mauldin, SC | Mauldin | — | 9 | 0 |
| 38 | William Nalty | ILB | 6-0 | 220 lbs. | Fifth Year | Metairie, LA | Metairie Park Country Day | — | 13 | 0 |
| 39 | Austin Gough | ILB | 6-0 | 208 lbs. | Freshman | Owensboro, KY | Owensboro | — | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Dillon Wheatley | FB | 6-1 | 211 lbs. | Senior | Richmond, KY | Lexington Christian | Pikeville | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Luke Fulton | LB | 6-4 | 230 lbs. | Sophomore | Youngstown, OH | Cardinal Mooney | Michigan State | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | Marquez Bembry | ILB | 6-3 | 232 lbs. | Senior | Stone Mountain, GA | Mount Vernon Presbyterian | Jones County CC | 12 | 0 |
| 43 | Darren Green | ILB | 6-1 | 218 lbs. | Sophomore | Vine Grove, KY | North Hardin | — | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Martez Thrower | LB | 6-2 | 212 lbs. | Freshman | Rochelle, GA | Wilcox County | — | 8 | 0 |
| 45 | Jase Bruner | OLB | 6-2 | 232 lbs. | Sophomore | Science Hill, KY | Somerset | — | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Parker Estes | TE | 6-3 | 212 lbs. | Freshman | Paris, KY | Bourbon County | — | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Cade Degraw | LS | 5-11 | 210 lbs. | Junior | Lake Cormorant, MS | Lake Cormorant | — | 13 | 0 |
| 46 | Braxton Eiserman | ILB | 6-1 | 212 lbs. | Junior | Jackson, KY | Breathitt County | — | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | K.D. McDaniel | OLB | 6-2 | 250 lbs. | Sophomore | Tifton, GA | Tift County | — | 10 | 0 |
| 48 | Cody Goatley | ILB | 6-2 | 218 lbs. | Sophomore | Mayfield, KY | Graves County | — | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Jack Varga | FB | 5-11 | 235 lbs. | Junior | Louisville, KY | St. Xavier | — | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Marquan McCall | NG | 6-3 | 379 lbs. | Senior | Detroit, MI | Oak Park | — | 9 | 8 |
| 51 | Dare Rosenthal | OL | 6-7 | 327 lbs. | Junior | Ferriday, LA | Ferriday | LSU | 12 | 12 |
| 52 | Justin Rogers | DL | 6-3 | 336 lbs. | Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Oak Park | — | 13 | 4 |
| 54 | Jordan Morrow | LS | 6-1 | 224 lbs. | Junior | Louisville, KY | St. Xavier | — | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Justice Dingle II | OLB | 6-3 | 262 lbs. | Junior | Bowling Green, KY | Bowling Green | Georgia Tech | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Clay Perry | LS | 6-0 | 203 lbs. | Sophomore | Upton, KY | Central Hardin | — | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Deondre Buford | OT | 6-3 | 295 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Detroit, MI | Martin Luther King | — | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | D’Eryk Jackson | ILB | 6-1 | 245 lbs. | Sophomore | Dublin, GA | West Laurens | — | 4 | 1 |
| 57 | Jonathan Berry | OL | 6-5 | 280 lbs. | Freshman | Stamping Ground, KY | Scott County | — | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Lucas Padgett | OL | 6-4 | 320 lbs. | Freshman | Birmingham, AL | La Cueva | — | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Conner Long | OLB | 6-3 | 210 lbs. | Freshman | East Lansing, MI | East Lansing | — | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Quintin Wilson | C | 6-1 | 294 lbs. | Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Turpin | — | 10 | 1 |
| 61 | Austin Dotson | OG | 6-6 | 313 lbs. | Senior | Belfry, KY | Belfry | — | 13 | 4 |
| 62 | Jager Burton | OL | 6-4 | 280 lbs. | Freshman | Lexington, KY | Frederick Douglass | — | 4 | 0 |
| 63 | Alex Bascom | DT | 6-5 | 272 lbs. | Junior | Louisville, KY | St. Xavier | — | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Richard Bascom | DT | 6-5 | 269 lbs. | Junior | Louisville, KY | St. Xavier | — | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Naasir Watkins | OT | 6-5 | 305 lbs. | Senior | Laurel, MD | Our Lady of Good Counsel | — | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Paul Rodriguez | OL | 6-5 | 330 lbs. | Freshman | Mason, OH | William Mason | — | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Kenneth Horsey | OG | 6-3 | 300 lbs. | Junior | Sanford, FL | Sanford Seminole | — | 13 | 13 |
| 69 | Collin Hartmann | DE | 6-4 | 262 lbs. | Senior | Somerset, KY | Somerset | — | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Darian Kinnard | OT | 6-5 | 345 lbs. | Senior | Knoxville, TN | St. Ignatius (Ohio) | — | 13 | 13 |
| 71 | John Young | OT | 6-6 | 302 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Louisville, KY | Christian Academy | — | 13 | 0 |
| 72 | Josh Jones | OL | 6-6 | 336 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Columbus, GA | Central-Phenix City-Ala. | — | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | David Wohlabaugh Jr. | OL | 6-6 | 290 lbs. | Freshman | Stow, OH | Walsh Jesuit | — | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Eli Cox | OG | 6-4 | 293 lbs. | Sophomore | Nicholasville, KY | West Jessamine | — | 9 | 9 |
| 76 | Jake Pope | OL | 6-7 | 291 lbs. | Sophomore | Fort Lauderdale, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas | — | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Jeremy Flax | OL | 6-6 | 356 lbs. | Redshirt Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Robichaud | Independence CC | 11 | 0 |
| 79 | Luke Fortner | OG | 6-6 | 300 lbs. | Fifth Year | Sylvania, OH | Sylvania Northview | — | 13 | 13 |
| 80 | Brenden Bates | TE | 6-5 | 255 lbs. | Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller | — | 13 | 7 |
| 81 | Isaiah Epps | WR | 6-2 | 189 lbs. | Senior | Jenks, OK | Jenks | — | 11 | 6 |
| 82 | Tae Tae Crumes | WR | 6-1 | 192 lbs. | Sophomore | Louisville, KY | Butler | — | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Justin Rigg | TE | 6-6 | 263 lbs. | Fifth Year | Springboro, OH | Springboro | — | 13 | 13 |
| 84 | Izayah Cummings | WR | 6-3 | 228 lbs. | Sophomore | Louisville, KY | Male | — | 13 | 2 |
| 85 | Jordan Dingle | TE | 6-4 | 235 lbs. | Freshman | Bowling Green, KY | Bowling Green | — | 4 | 0 |
| 86 | DeMarcus Harris | WR | 6-1 | 183 lbs. | Sophomore | Vero Beach, FL | Vero Beach | — | 13 | 2 |
| 87 | Tre’Von Morgan | WR | 6-6 | 218 lbs. | Sophomore | Massillon, OH | Massillon Washington | Michigan State | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Keaton Upshaw | TE | 6-6 | 245 lbs. | Junior | Lima, OH | Lima Senior | — | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Chris Lewis | WR | 6-4 | 190 lbs. | Freshman | Pleasant Grove, AL | Pleasant Grove | — | 4 | 0 |
| 90 | Tre’vonn Rybka | DL | 6-4 | 310 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Dickson, TN | Dickson County | — | 12 | 1 |
| 91 | Sam Anaele | DE | 6-4 | 275 lbs. | Redshirt Freshman | Lagos, Nigeria | McDougle Technical Institute (Pompano Beach, Fla.) | — | 3 | 0 |
| 92 | Kahlil Saunders | DL | 6-5 | 270 lbs. | Freshman | Huntsville, AL | Grissom | — | 4 | 0 |
| 93 | Wilson Berry | P | 6-4 | 193 lbs. | Freshman | Maribyrnong, Australia | Maribyrnong College | — | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald | DT | 6-6 | 296 lbs. | Senior | Lakeland, FL | Victory Christian | — | 12 | 9 |
| 94 | Colin Goodfellow | P | 6-2 | 233 lbs. | Fifth Year | Cleveland, OH | St. Ignatius | — | 10 | 0 |
| 95 | Jamarius Dinkins | DT | 6-5 | 255 lbs. | Freshman | Columbus, OH | Walnut Ridge | — | 3 | 0 |
| 96 | Isaiah Gibson | DE | 6-3 | 302 lbs. | Sophomore | Springfield, OH | Springfield | — | 7 | 0 |
| 96 | Matt Ruffolo | K | 5-11 | 205 lbs. | Fifth Year | Centerville, OH | Archbishop Alter | — | 13 | 0 |
| 97 | Graham Wald | K | 6-0 | 170 lbs. | Sophomore | Lexington, KY | Henry Clay | — | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Isaiah Beasley | DL | 5-11 | 262 lbs. | Sophomore | Radcliff, KY | North Hardin | — | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Josaih Hayes | DL | 6-3 | 314 lbs. | Sophomore | Horn Lake, MS | Horn Lake | — | 13 | 1 |
Source: UK Athletics’ official 2021 roster.
Participation: GP = games played; GS = games started. Figures from Kentucky’s official 2021 games-played report, including the bowl game. A 0 indicates the report explicitly records no appearances. A dash indicates that the report entry could not be matched with confidence, not a confirmed absence.