Eastern Kentucky Colonels
UAC
7-4 (5-2 conf)
Ratings
2021
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- —
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 223
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 7–4
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @Western Carolina | FCS | 31-28 | +3 | W |
| 2 | @Louisville | +7.8 | 3-30 | -27 | L |
| 3 | vsIndiana State | FCS | 21-23 | -2 | L |
| 4 | vsAustin Peay | FCS | 35-27 | +8 | W |
| 5 | vsTarleton State | FCS | 20-3 | +17 | W |
| 6 | vsAbilene Christian | FCS | 30-15 | +15 | W |
| 7 | @Central Arkansas | FCS | 38-35 | +3 | W |
| 9 | vsLamar | FCS | 42-10 | +32 | W |
| 10 | @Stephen F. Austin | FCS | 17-31 | -14 | L |
| 11 | @Sam Houston | FCS | 28-42 | -14 | L |
| 12 | vsJacksonville State | FCS | 39-31 | +8 | W |
Quarterbacks · 3
2021 · 36
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Parker McKinney | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | Cord Sandberg | — | — | — | — |
| QB | — | DJ Boney | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Braedon Sloan | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 2nd | Jeriah Hightower | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Da'Joun Hewitt | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Matthew Wilcox Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Jaden Smith | SR | 5'10" | 195 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Jyran Mitchell | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Ethan Bednarcyzk | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 5th | Mo Edwards Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Bryant Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Jayden Higgins | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Reece Adkins | SR | 6'6" | 250 | — |
| TE | — | Dakota Allen | — | — | — | ★★ |
Defensive Line · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Roland Walder | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Kelton Dawson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Shane Burks II | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Quinten Floyd | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 5th | Ryan Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Jadyn Bost | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Kyle Bailey | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 2nd | Matthew Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Je'Vari Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Eli Hairston | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Cheikh Fall | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Kyeandre Magloire | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | John Blunt Jr. | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Davion Ross | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 2nd | Joseph Sayles | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DB | 3rd | Josh Hayes | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Nic Cheeley | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Roy Baker | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Kmare Carey | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Phillip Richards | — | — | — | ★★ |
| PK | 1st | Patrick Nations | — | — | — | — |
Scoring Trend
2021 · pts/game
PPG For
27.6
PPG Against
25.0
Differential
+2.6
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2021
- Overall
- 7-4
- Home
- 5-1
- Away
- 2-3
- Conference
- 5-2
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-1
- Avg Margin
- +2.6
Situational Splits
2021 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-1 | 31.2 | 18.2 |
| Away | 2-3 | 23.4 | 33.2 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 5-2 | 30.6 | 23.9 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 22.5 | 27.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 0 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 8-5 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 5-6 | 4-2 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 7-5 | 2-2 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 7-4 | 5-2 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 3-6 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 7-4 | 5-2 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 4-7 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-8 | 2-6 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 6-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 9-4 | 6-2 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
3-2 SU · 0-0 ATS · O0/U0
Betting Profile
2021 · 1 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-4 |
| ATS | 1-0100% |
| Over / Under | 0-1 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 0-0 |
| As underdog | 1-0 |
| Home | 0-0 |
| Away | 1-0 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #159 · 1 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★18 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #139 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | #141 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2023 | #171 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | #157 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | #151 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | #140 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2018 | #141 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #142 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | #154 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | #211 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #127
Talent composite222.5 #127 / 224
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2021
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
0 items
No recent news.