Kentucky
SEC · 2026 season. What the roster costs, what every player is worth by our Model Price, and who came and went in the portal. Estimates with the inputs public; reported deals labeled and sourced.
Est. roster spend
$20.8M - $28.1M
#24 of 68 in our spend model
Portal net stars
+16
29 in, 27 out
Top Model Price
$961K
Kenny Minchey
Roster strength (fantasy model)
#64 in P4
Skill-position value over replacement, summed
Spend is a band on purpose: collective money is not public, so anyone quoting an exact payroll is guessing. Roster strength covers skill positions only, from the same college fantasy model behind our 2026 rankings.
Roster with Model Prices
Every Kentucky player in our valuation set, priced by the model. Where a real deal has been credibly reported, that number shows instead with a source link and the word reported right on the badge.
| # | Player | Pos | Role | Price | Model Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Minchey | QB | starter | $961K | $961K |
| 2 | Dominic Wiseman | DL | starter | $683K | $683K |
| 3 | Jordan Castell | S | starter | $675K | $675K |
| 4 | Lance Heard | OT | starter | $668K | $668K |
| 5 | Coleton Price | IOL | starter | $668K | $668K |
| 6 | Tegra Tshabola | IOL | starter | $668K | $668K |
| 7 | Willie Rodriguez | TE | starter | $576K | $576K |
| 8 | CJ Baxter | RB | starter | $558K | $558K |
| 9 | Antonio O'Berry | EDGE | starter | $539K | $539K |
| 10 | Ben Duncum | DL | starter | $539K | $539K |
| 11 | Kenny Darby | WR | starter | $534K | $534K |
| 12 | Ahmad Breaux | DL | starter | $514K | $514K |
| 13 | Matt Ponatoski | QB | rotation | $496K | $496K |
| 14 | Mark Robinson | OT | starter | $470K | $470K |
| 15 | Cameron Miller | OT | starter | $470K | $470K |
| 16 | Nic Anderson | WR | starter | $450K | $450K |
| 17 | DJ Miller | WR | starter | $437K | $437K |
| 18 | Aaron Gates | S | starter | $410K | $410K |
| 19 | Hasaan Sykes | CB | starter | $410K | $410K |
| 20 | Cyrus Reyes | S | starter | $410K | $410K |
| 21 | Jesse Anderson | S | starter | $410K | $410K |
| 22 | JacQai Long | QB | depth | $331K | $331K |
| 23 | Jamarrion Harkless | DL | rotation | $305K | $305K |
| 24 | Tavion Wallace | LB | starter | $294K | $294K |
| 25 | Josh Kattus | TE | rotation | $276K | $276K |
| 26 | Tyler Thomas | EDGE | rotation | $276K | $276K |
| 27 | Jason Patterson | RB | rotation | $200K | $200K |
| 28 | Jordan Lovett | DB | rotation | $197K | $197K |
| 29 | Alex Afari Jr. | LB | rotation | $197K | $197K |
| 30 | Jaden Williams | DL | rotation | $187K | $187K |
| 31 | Brock Coffman | WR | rotation | $184K | $184K |
| 32 | Henry Boyer | TE | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 33 | Shane Carr | WR | rotation | $183K | $183K |
| 34 | Daveren Rayner | LB | rotation | $182K | $182K |
| 35 | Devin Smith | LB | starter | $179K | $179K |
| 36 | Elijah Barnes | LB | starter | $177K | $177K |
| 37 | Jovantae Barnes | RB | rotation | $170K | $170K |
| 38 | Ty Bryant | DB | depth | $164K | $164K |
| 39 | Olaus Alinen | OT | rotation | $156K | $156K |
| 40 | Max Anderson | IOL | rotation | $156K | $156K |
Portal ledger
2026 transfer portal traffic for Kentucky: 29 in, 27 out, net star flow +16. Source: CollegeFootballData.
| Player | Pos | Stars | Direction | From / To | Window |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coleton Price | IOL | 4 | IN | Baylor | winter |
| Kenny Minchey | QB | 4 | IN | Notre Dame | winter |
| Lance Heard | OT | 4 | IN | Tennessee | winter |
| Elijah Barnes | LB | 4 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Tegra Tshabola | IOL | 4 | IN | Ohio State | winter |
| Tavion Wallace | LB | 3 | IN | Arkansas | winter |
| Antonio O'Berry | EDGE | 3 | IN | Gardner-Webb | winter |
| Hasaan Sykes | CB | 3 | IN | Western Carolina | winter |
| Max Anderson | IOL | 3 | IN | Tennessee | winter |
| Aaron Gates | S | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Ahmad Breaux | DL | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Jovantae Barnes | RB | 3 | IN | Oklahoma | winter |
| Jamarrion Harkless | DL | 3 | IN | Purdue | winter |
| Olaus Alinen | OT | 3 | IN | Alabama | winter |
| Jordan Castell | S | 3 | IN | Florida | winter |
| Xavier Daisy | WR | 3 | IN | UAB | winter |
| Jesse Anderson | S | 3 | IN | Pittsburgh | winter |
| Dominic Wiseman | DL | 3 | IN | South Alabama | winter |
| Adam Zouagui | K | 3 | IN | South Florida | winter |
| Cyrus Reyes | S | 3 | IN | Mississippi State | winter |
| Mark Manfred III | CB | 3 | IN | Missouri | winter |
| CJ Baxter | RB | 3 | IN | Texas | winter |
| Ja'Kayden Ferguson | WR | 3 | IN | Arkansas | winter |
| Mark Robinson | OT | 3 | IN | UTEP | winter |
| JacQai Long | QB | 3 | IN | Marshall | winter |
| Brock Coffman | WR | 3 | IN | Louisville | winter |
| Nic Anderson | WR | 3 | IN | LSU | winter |
| Tyler Thomas | EDGE | 3 | IN | South Alabama | winter |
| Shane Carr | WR | 3 | IN | Southern Utah | winter |
| Dante Dowdell | RB | 4 | OUT | Georgia | winter |
| David Washington Jr. | WR | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| DJ Waller Jr. | CB | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Cutter Boley | QB | 3 | OUT | Arizona State | winter |
| Landyn Watson | LB | 3 | OUT | Kansas | winter |
| Stone Saunders | QB | 3 | OUT | San Diego State | winter |
| Nasir Addison | CB | 3 | OUT | In portal | winter |
| Jerod Smith II | DL | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Jacob Smith | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Austin Ramsey | DL | 3 | OUT | Kansas State | winter |
| Preston Bowman | WR | 3 | OUT | Ohio | winter |
| Steven Soles Jr. | LB | 3 | OUT | Arkansas | winter |
| Cam Dooley | S | 3 | OUT | Florida | winter |
| Montavin Quisenberry | WR | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Quay'sheed Scott | CB | 3 | OUT | South Carolina | winter |
| Hardley Gilmore IV | WR | 3 | OUT | Baylor | winter |
| Darrin Strey | OT | 3 | OUT | LSU | winter |
| Cameron Miller | WR | 3 | OUT | Ole Miss | winter |
| Hayden Dawahare | LB | 3 | OUT | Kent State | winter |
| Jackson Bunn | IOL | 3 | OUT | Jacksonville State | winter |
| Jamarion Wilcox | RB | 3 | OUT | Marshall | winter |
| Evan Wibberley | IOL | 3 | OUT | Louisville | winter |
| Aumad Edwards | CB | 3 | OUT | Marshall | winter |
| Troy Stellato | WR | 3 | OUT | UNLV | winter |
| Javeon Campbell | EDGE | 3 | OUT | Alabama A&M | other |
| Kenyatta Hardge | DL | - | OUT | Marshall | winter |
| David LaGanga | LS | - | OUT | UConn | winter |
The money behind the program
Rev-share layer (est.)
$15.3M
School money shared with athletes under the House settlement cap, football's estimated slice
Third-party NIL layer (mid)
$9.1M
Collective and endorsement money on top, midpoint of our estimate
Athletics revenue
$186.6M
Total athletics revenue from the school's federal EADA filing, public record
How the numbers are built: revenue-share layer plus third-party NIL layer, calibrated against published benchmarks and our ledger of reported deals. Full methodology on the roster spend page and the NIL rankings page. What goes in is public; the exact weights are ours.