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Kentucky football · Financial

Kentucky football finances

Published football and athletics figures for University of Kentucky. These historical reports provide context for your own roster plan.

Reviewed
Football revenue
$43,281,917
Academic year 2024–25
Revenue attributed to the football program under EADA reporting definitions.
U.S. Department of Education · EADA
Football expenses
$43,281,917
Academic year 2024–25
Total expenses attributed to football for this reporting period.
U.S. Department of Education · EADA
Football operating expenses
$4,371,474
Academic year 2024–25
Game-day operating expenses reported for football; these are part of program expenses, not an additional budget.
U.S. Department of Education · EADA
Athletics department revenue
$186,609,679
Academic year 2024–25
Reported revenue across the athletics department, including amounts not allocated to individual sports.
U.S. Department of Education · EADA
Athletics department expenses
$186,609,679
Academic year 2024–25
Reported expenses across the athletics department, including amounts not allocated to individual sports.
U.S. Department of Education · EADA

What remains undisclosed

  • Individual NIL contracts and actual player payments are not disclosed in this report.
  • The program's current-season player compensation pool and scholarship awards are not established by these historical totals.

The roster budget below starts with your own assumptions. Published project costs and athletics totals are not player compensation pools.

Team Financial Distribution

Kentucky Roster Finance Management

Build a budget across school payments, commercial NIL, sponsorships and scholarship aid. All amounts, scholarship choices and budget limits are your editable planning assumptions.

ESPN · 2026 football rosterRoster updated 2026-09-18
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The published roster contains 110 members. No Kentucky NIL contract, actual payment, scholarship award, regulatory ceiling or future eligibility is represented by this plan. Dollar values start at $0; scholarship selections start unchecked. Zero means no planning allocation entered.

$0Planned cash allocations
$0Unallocated cash after reserve
110Roster planning rows
0/0Planned scholarship selections / slots

Your budget assumptions

Planned reserve: $0. Cash available for roster allocations: $0. Planned aid budget: $0; aid assigned: $0. Changing the aid estimate affects future selections; existing athlete allocations remain editable.

Quarterbacks · 8 rows$0 planned cash
Brennen WardQB · SOPublished profile
Callum WitherQB · SRPublished profile
Carson CruverQB · SRPublished profile
JacQai LongQB · JRPublished profile
Kendall TamblingQB · FRPublished profile
Kenny MincheyQB · SRPublished profile
Matt PonatoskiQB · FRPublished profile
William Drakeford Jr.QB · FRPublished profile
Running Backs · 8 rows$0 planned cash
Ahmir SmithRB · JRPublished profile
CJ BaxterRB · SRPublished profile
Delvecchio Alston IIRB · FRPublished profile
Isaiah JacksonRB · FRPublished profile
Jason PattersonRB · JRPublished profile
Jordan ColbertRB · JRPublished profile
Jovantae BarnesRB · SRPublished profile
Tovani MizellRB · JRPublished profile
Wide Receivers · 15 rows$0 planned cash
Ashton CozartWR · SRPublished profile
Brock CoffmanWR · SOPublished profile
Cash HarneyWR · FRPublished profile
Davis McCrayWR · FRPublished profile
Denairius GrayWR · FRPublished profile
DJ MillerWR · SOPublished profile
Ja'Kayden FergusonWR · SOPublished profile
Kenny DarbyWR · FRPublished profile
Nic AndersonWR · SRPublished profile
Prince JeanWR · FRPublished profile
Rico CrowderWR · JRPublished profile
Saxton HowardWR · SOPublished profile
Shane CarrWR · SRPublished profile
Spencer LeadbetterWR · SRPublished profile
Xavier DaisyWR · JRPublished profile
Tight Ends · 6 rows$0 planned cash
Elijah BrownTE · SRPublished profile
Henry BoyerTE · SRPublished profile
Justin KattusTE · JRPublished profile
Lincoln WatkinsTE · FRPublished profile
Mikkel SkinnerTE · SOPublished profile
Willie RodriguezTE · JRPublished profile
Offensive Line · 22 rows$0 planned cash
Aba SelmOL · JRPublished profile
Alexander DiMartinoOL · SOPublished profile
Ben MyersOL · FRPublished profile
Cameron JonesOL · SRPublished profile
Cameron Miller Jr.OL · FRPublished profile
Coleton PriceOL · SRPublished profile
Hank TimonOL · FRPublished profile
Hayes JohnsonOL · JRPublished profile
Jason EkperuohOL · SOPublished profile
Jay ClarkOL · SOPublished profile
Jermiel Atkins Jr.OL · FRPublished profile
Jordan KnoxOL · SRPublished profile
Lance HeardOL · SRPublished profile
Malachi WoodOL · SRPublished profile
Mark RobinsonOL · JRPublished profile
Mason HowardOL · FRPublished profile
Max AndersonOL · JRPublished profile
Olaus AlinenOL · SRPublished profile
Rob FoglerOL · SRPublished profile
Ryan MeekerOL · FRPublished profile
Tegra TshabolaOL · SRPublished profile
Tino MerloOL · SRPublished profile
Defensive Line · 10 rows$0 planned cash
Ahmad BreauxDT · JRPublished profile
Ben DuncumDE · FRPublished profile
Brian RobinsonDL · JRPublished profile
Dominic WisemanDT · SRPublished profile
Jaden WilliamsDL · SRPublished profile
Jamarrion HarklessDL · SRPublished profile
Kalen EdwardsDL · SOPublished profile
Mi'Quise Humphrey-GraceDL · SRPublished profile
Tavion GadsonDL · SRPublished profile
Tyler ThomasDE · SRPublished profile
Linebackers · 11 rows$0 planned cash
Alex Afari Jr.LB · SRPublished profile
Antwan SmithLB · JRPublished profile
Cedric WorksLB · SOPublished profile
Devin SmithLB · JRPublished profile
Elijah BarnesLB · SOPublished profile
Grant GodfreyLB · SRPublished profile
Justyn HartleyLB · FRPublished profile
Lorenzo CowanLB · JRPublished profile
Quintavion NormanLB · JRPublished profile
Sam GreeneLB · SRPublished profile
Tavion WallaceLB · SOPublished profile
Defensive Backs · 22 rows$0 planned cash
Aaron GatesDB · SRPublished profile
Andre Clarke Jr.DB · FRPublished profile
Andrew PurcellDB · SOPublished profile
Andrew WeberDB · JRPublished profile
Braxton UrquhartDB · SRPublished profile
Cyrus ReyesDB · JRPublished profile
Demarcus GardnerDB · SOPublished profile
Dyllon WilliamsDB · SOPublished profile
Grant GraytonDB · SOPublished profile
Hasaan SykesDB · JRPublished profile
Isaiah McMillianDB · FRPublished profile
Jaden SmithDB · SOPublished profile
Jesse Anderson IIIDB · SRPublished profile
Jordan CastellDB · SRPublished profile
Kevis ThomasDB · SRPublished profile
Mark Manfred IIIDB · SOPublished profile
Martels Carter Jr.DB · SOPublished profile
Nasir AddisonDB · SRPublished profile
Sam Brown IIIS · FRPublished profile
Terhyon NicholsDB · JRPublished profile
Ty BryantDB · SRPublished profile
Tyler WrightDB · FRPublished profile
Kickers · 3 rows$0 planned cash
Adam ZouaguiPK · SRPublished profile
Jacob KauwePK · JRPublished profile
Matthew ObermeierPK · FRPublished profile
Punters · 2 rows$0 planned cash
Thomas O'HaraP · SRPublished profile
Wilson BerryP · SRPublished profile
Long Snappers · 3 rows$0 planned cash
Cole MarszalekLS · SRPublished profile
Jack WheelerLS · FRPublished profile
Spencer RadnotiLS · JRPublished profile