Western Kentucky football recruiting · Conference USA
Western Kentucky recruiting: 28 commits for 2027, No. 117 in our class score
Every class since 2002, where they came from, and who coached them.
282027 commits
3.00average stars, 2027 class
No. 1172027 class score
407commits since 2002
The 2027 class
28 commitsRi'Chard Bowe
★★★★★
Dallas Covington
★★★★★
Ayden Gonzalez
★★★★★
Michael Stringer
★★★★★
Brayden Maples
unrated
Braylen Johnson
unrated
Carmello Peoples
unrated
Corey Wiggins
unrated
Show all 28 commits
Deon McKinley Jr.
unrated
Dylan Owens
unrated
Elijah Foreman
unrated
Firass Ibrahim
unrated
Isiah Osby
unrated
Jack Stivers
unrated
Jamaine Lewis
unrated
Josiah Johnson
unrated
Justice Pittman
unrated
Kai Ringwood
unrated
Kamron Smith
unrated
Kevin Gilyard Jr.
unrated
Landan Left
unrated
Langston Abernathy
unrated
Micah Newsome
unrated
Rashad Bobo
unrated
Stephen Saulter
unrated
Tavarco Jackson
unrated
Tommy Callicut
unrated
Velon Henderson
unrated
Latest moves
nothing newNothing logged for Western Kentucky in the last 120 days. The newest dated moves in our archive (May 29, 2026):
Offered JT Austin
★★★★★
May 29
Offered Keith Richmond
★★★★★
May 5
Offered Jalen Welch
★★★★★
Mar 16
Offered Jordan Dillon
★★★★★
Mar 13
Offered Miller Westerfield
★★★★★
Mar 12
Our live tracker reads offer, visit and commit posts as recruits share them; coverage grows every day.
The 2028 class
0 commitsNo 2028 commits logged yet. Commits land here the day a recruit announces, from the national recruiting data and our live tracker.
2027 offers out
69 offers · 0 here · 67 elsewhereJT Austin
★★★★★
Cincinnati
May 29
Keith Richmond
★★★★★
Arkansas
May 5
Jalen Welch
★★★★★
Syracuse
Mar 16
Jordan Dillon
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
Mar 13
Miller Westerfield
★★★★★
Georgia
Mar 12
Anthony Jennings
★★★★★
Florida
Mar 9
Show all 69 offers
Ah'Mari Stevens
★★★★★
LSU
Mar 9
Eric Vaulx Jr.
★★★★★
Florida State
Mar 9
Jason Lewis
★★★★★
Syracuse
Feb 20
Jamir Dean
★★★★★
Georgia
Feb 19
Za'Kari Johnson
★★★★★
Florida State
Feb 18
Seth Williams
★★★★★
Georgia
Feb 14
Sam LeJeune
★★★★★
Florida State
Feb 9
Elijah Morrison
★★★★★
Clemson
Feb 9
Brennen Lacey
★★★★★
LSU
Feb 9
Mason McDermott
★★★★★
Indiana
Feb 8
Dylan Latell
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
Feb 8
Caleb Johnson
★★★★★
Michigan State
Feb 8
Bryson Sanderson
★★★★★
Memphis
Feb 8
Omarion Wallace
★★★★★
Pittsburgh
Feb 5
Kennedee Jackson
★★★★★
Georgia
Jan 30
AJ Tillman Jr.
★★★★★
Louisville
Jan 30
Jaxon Holly
★★★★★
Florida State
Jan 29
Devontray Brewer
★★★★★
Mississippi State
Jan 19
Colton Johnson
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Dec 1, 2025
Malachi Brown
★★★★★
Kentucky
Sep 14, 2025
Jayshon Gibson
★★★★★
UCLA
Sep 14, 2025
Jackson Vaughn
★★★★★
Notre Dame
Jul 27, 2025
Blake Jenkins
★★★★★
Michigan
Jul 3, 2025
Amare Patterson
★★★★★
North Carolina
Jun 20, 2025
David Parson
★★★★★
Ole Miss
Jun 19, 2025
Aroson Randle Jr.
★★★★★
Miami
Jun 1, 2025
Jameer Henry
unrated
Uncommitted
May 31, 2025
Cameron Hall
★★★★★
Texas
May 13, 2025
T.K. Cunningham
★★★★★
Purdue
May 6, 2025
Caden Waye
★★★★★
Uncommitted
May 5, 2025
Tyler Alexander
★★★★★
Texas
May 1, 2025
Ja'Hyde Brown
★★★★★
Louisville
Apr 30, 2025
Allen Evans
★★★★★
Vanderbilt
Apr 9, 2025
Garyon Hobbs
★★★★★
Indiana
Apr 3, 2025
Jayvon Dawson
★★★★★
Miami
Apr 1, 2025
Jaden Carey
★★★★★
Ohio State
Apr 1, 2025
Sherrod Gourdine
★★★★★
Miami
Apr 1, 2025
Desmond Malpress
★★★★★
Clemson
Mar 28, 2025
Amare Nugent
★★★★★
Florida
Mar 25, 2025
Austin Stinson
unrated
Colorado State
Mar 22, 2025
Nigel Newkirk
★★★★★
Alabama
Mar 14, 2025
Kharim Hughley
★★★★★
Clemson
Feb 24, 2025
A'mir Sears
★★★★★
Miami
Jan 31, 2025
Kelsey Adams
★★★★★
Georgia
Jan 30, 2025
Elijah Patmon
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Jan 30, 2025
Trae Proctor
★★★★★
Kentucky
Jan 30, 2025
Kamarui Dorsey
★★★★★
Texas A&M
Jan 29, 2025
Wyatt Smith
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jan 29, 2025
Karlos May
★★★★★
Ohio State
Jan 29, 2025
Marquis Evans
★★★★★
Auburn
Jan 29, 2025
Jonathan Dillon
★★★★★
Duke
Jan 28, 2025
Bryce Williams
★★★★★
Nebraska
Jan 21, 2025
Jarrell Chandler
★★★★★
Clemson
Dec 6, 2024
Seneca Driver
★★★★★
Oklahoma
May 14, 2024
Brayden Tyson
★★★★★
South Carolina
May 9, 2024
Turmarian Moreland
★★★★★
Virginia Tech
May 9, 2024
Andrew Beard II
★★★★★
Florida
May 8, 2024
Jaylyn Jones
★★★★★
Miami
May 8, 2024
Jamar Thompson
★★★★★
Georgia Tech
May 6, 2024
Dakota Guerrant
★★★★★
Oregon
Feb 29, 2024
Sean Tatum
★★★★★
Miami
Dec 14, 2023
Ty Keys
★★★★★
Miami
Dec 12, 2023
Jameson Purcell
★★★★★
Indiana
Aug 1, 2023
Every Western Kentucky class since 2005
Most four- and five-star commits in one class: 0 in 2026. Best class by our class score: 2026 (No. 67).
five-starfour-star
| Class | Commits | 5-star | Rank | Best commits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 LIVE | 28 | 0 | No. 117 | Ri'Chard Bowe CB, Dallas Covington QB |
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | No. 67 | Zayden Walters IOL, Cam O'Hara QB |
| 2025 | 20 | 0 | No. 93 | Brandon Thomas EDGE, Cross Nimmo TE |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 | No. 94 | Chukwunedu Okeke DL, Cameron Flowers WR |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | No. 133 | Lonnie Rice LB, Darrell Johnson Jr. OT |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | No. 100 | Darius Thomas S, Virgil Marshall ATH |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | No. 139 | River Helms TE, Chance McDonald QB |
Show every class back to 2005
| 2020 | 28 | 0 | No. 84 | Quantavious Leslie OG, JaQues Evans ATH |
| 2019 | 25 | 0 | No. 93 | Manuel Allen WR, Tyler Smith WR |
| 2018 | 27 | 0 | No. 86 | Kevaris Thomas DUAL, AJ Brathwaite S |
| 2017 | 31 | 0 | No. 83 | Mik'Quan Deane TE, Calder Marria WDE |
| 2016 | 19 | 0 | No. 100 | Jeremy Darvin DT, Quinton Baker APB |
| 2015 | 21 | 0 | No. 115 | Quin Jernighan WR, Aldwin Jackson CB |
| 2014 | 26 | 0 | No. 85 | Dejon Brown OLB, Nacarius Fant WR |
| 2013 | 35 | 0 | No. 91 | Joe Fennell OT, Maurice Bennett DT |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 | No. 98 | Tyrone Pearson DT, Anthony Wales RB |
| 2011 | 27 | 0 | No. 84 | DaMarcus Smith PRO, Eric Robinson-Berry CB |
| 2010 | 18 | 0 | No. 107 | Cameron Clemmons OT, Rico Brown WR |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 | No. 120 | Cole Tischer LB, Denton Allmon DB |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 | No. 130 | Anthony Sheppard QB, Dexter Haynes QB |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | No. 142 | Bo Adebayo DT, Bobby Rainey RB |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | No. 142 | Mike Gothard LB, Orlando Misaalefua ATH |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | No. 150 | Brandon Smith QB |
Rank is our class score among every program that year: each commit's recruiting rating, best first, with the depth of the class counting for less. Head coach is the coach the season before signing day, when the class was recruited.
Where Western Kentucky recruits come from
The biggest pipeline is Florida, with 91 commits.
Top states
2002-2027Pipeline high schools
2 or more commitsGrayson
4 commits
Bob Jones
4 commits
Seneca Academy
3 commits
Brookwood
3 commits
Ravenwood
3 commits
Sandalwood
3 commits
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Northwestern
3 commits
South Warren
3 commits
Pahokee
3 commits
Bowling Green
3 commits
Tucker
3 commits
Warren Central
3 commits
Who Western Kentucky offered, and who won them
Of the 605 players we have on record as Western Kentucky offers (2006-2024), 86 signed here (14%). The program that beat them most often: Louisville, 15 times.
| Class | Offers | Signed here | Hit rate | Lost most to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 0% | Auburn 1, Miami 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 | 0% | Oregon 1, Miami 1 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0% | Kentucky 1, NC State 1 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | 17% | Louisville 1, Georgia 1 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0% | Vanderbilt 2, Alabama 2 |
| 2015 | 56 | 3 | 5% | Louisville 3, Mississippi State 3 |
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| 2014 | 110 | 13 | 12% | West Virginia 4, Georgia Tech 4 |
| 2013 | 121 | 13 | 11% | NC State 5, Kentucky 3 |
| 2012 | 78 | 5 | 6% | Florida International 5, Louisville 3 |
| 2011 | 89 | 15 | 17% | Florida International 5, Georgia Tech 4 |
| 2010 | 47 | 8 | 17% | Middle Tennessee 4, Kentucky 2 |
| 2009 | 25 | 12 | 48% | Louisville 2, Florida International 2 |
| 2008 | 14 | 9 | 64% | Virginia Tech 1, Boston College 1 |
| 2007 | 12 | 5 | 42% | Marshall 2, Maryland 1 |
| 2006 | 9 | 2 | 22% | Ole Miss 1, Michigan State 1 |
Offers come from the recruiting archive, which is fullest for 2006-2015. A count is the offers on record, not every offer the staff made.
Lost head to head
offered here, signed there15 players
14 players
14 players
13 players
12 players
11 players
The coaches who signed them
Tyson Helton has signed 137 commits since the 2020 class.
Head coaches and their classes
| Coach | Commits | Avg stars | 5-star |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Helton 2019-2026 · 57-36 | 137 | 2.92 | 0 |
| Mike Sanford Jr. 2017-2018 · 9-16 | 52 | 2.76 | 0 |
| Jeff Brohm 2014-2016 · 30-10 | 71 | 2.34 | 0 |
| Bobby Petrino 2013 · 8-4 | 26 | 2.35 | 0 |
| Willie Taggart 2010-2012 · 16-20 | 74 | 2.22 | 0 |
| David Elson 2007-2009 · 9-27 | 39 | 2.57 | 0 |
Position coaches: who they landed
commits at their positionsJoe Bernardi
15 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jimmy Lindsey
14 commits
3.00 avg stars
Terrion Thompson (quality control
9 commits
3.00 avg stars
Davis Merritt
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jason Martin
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jason Barnes
7 commits
3.00 avg stars
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Carson Burgess (quality control
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ryne Strickland (quality control
5 commits
Dean Shaffer (quality control
5 commits
3.00 avg stars
Trevor Borland (quality control
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Bryan Applewhite
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
David Metcalf
3 commits
Anthony Breckenridge (quality control
3 commits
Staymon Johnson (quality control
3 commits
KaRon White (quality control
3 commits
Kevin O'Brien
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
CJ Martinez (quality control
2 commits
Bodie Reeder
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Elvin Fofonah (quality control
1 commits
Da'Von Brown
9 commits
3.00 avg stars
Rick Bowie
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Carson Hall
6 commits
2.83 avg stars
Andre Crenshaw
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Drew Hollingshead
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Zak Mizell
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Zach Lankford
4 commits
2.75 avg stars
Micheal Spurlock
4 commits
3.00 avg stars
Jamar Chaney
0 commits
Keynodo Hudson
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Michael Hutchings
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Travis Cunningham
2 commits
2.50 avg stars
Josh Crawford
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ben Arbuckle
0 commits
Kenny Baker
0 commits
Enrique Davis
0 commits
Junior Adams
4 commits
2.75 avg stars
Geoff Dartt
3 commits
2.33 avg stars
Maurice Crum Jr
3 commits
3.00 avg stars
Ryan Mahaffey
2 commits
3.00 avg stars
Steve Spurrier Jr
1 commits
3.00 avg stars
A coach is credited with the commits at the positions he coached, in each class signed after a season he was on staff. Staffs on record from 2010.
The 2026 staff (22 coaches)
Tyson Helton
Head coach
Joe Bernardi
co-offensive coordinator / offensive line
Bodie Reeder
offensive coordinator / quarterbacks
Davis Merritt
defensive coordinator / inside linebackers
Andy LaRussa
assistant head coach / special teams coordinator
Jason Martin
cornerbacks
Dean Shaffer (quality control
defensive backs)
Terrion Thompson (quality control
defensive line)
Anthony Breckenridge (quality control
linebackers)
Staymon Johnson (quality control
linebackers)
Ryne Strickland (quality control
offensive line)
KaRon White (quality control
outside linebackers
Trevor Borland (quality control
quarterbacks)
Jimmy Lindsey
run game coordinator / edges / defensive line
Bryan Applewhite
running backs
CJ Martinez (quality control
running backs)
David Metcalf
safeties
Matt Pulford (quality control
special teams)
Kevin O'Brien
tight ends
Elvin Fofonah (quality control
tight ends)
Jason Barnes
wide receivers
Carson Burgess (quality control
wide receivers)
Quick answers
How many commits does Western Kentucky have in the 2027 class?
Western Kentucky has 28 commits in the 2027 recruiting class on our board, led by Ri'Chard Bowe, a 3-star CB from Fort Lauderdale.
What was Western Kentucky's best recruiting class?
By our class score, the 2026 class (No. 67 nationally): 21 commits, 0 five-stars and 0 four-stars.
Where does Western Kentucky recruit the most?
Florida: 91 of Western Kentucky's 407 commits since 2002 came from there.
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