< PreviousKENTUCKY FOOTBALL 38 n @UKFootball 2025 - Junior n Transferred to Kentucky after three seasons at South Dakota n Has played in 30 games with 15 starts n Has totaled 101 career tackles, 26.0 tackles for loss and 15.0 sacks n Also has nine passes defended, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries 2024 - Sophomore (South Dakota) n Started in all 14 games and was fourth on the team in tackles with 59 n Named the 2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) Defensive Player of the Year after leading the Missouri Valley in tackles for loss (17.0) and sacks (9.5) n Earned First Team All-America honors by the Associated Press, Phil Steele and STATS Perform n Named a Second Team All-American by the American Football Coaches Association 2023 - r-Freshman (South Dakota) n Started in one of 13 games played n Totaled 34 tackles with 7.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, six passes defended (tied for the team lead), four quarterback hurries, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery n Got a fumble recovery for a touchdown in the 34-24 playoff win over Sacramento State, the first touchdown of his career n Earned Third Team Freshman All-America honors by Phil Steele 2022 - Freshman (South Dakota) n Redshirt season n Played in three games vs. Cal Poly, Youngstown State and Missouri State and totaled three tackles High School n Named an All-Conference and honorable mention All-District performer after totaling 15.0 tackles for loss and 9.5 sacks as a senior at Princeton High School in Cincinnati n Played for head coach Andre Parker Personal n Born in Cincinnati n Son of Myra Humphrey and Mike Grace n Siblings are Mike Grace Jr., Miquan Grace, Miquez Grace, Mykell Grace and Kevin Suttles n Major is criminal justice Mi’Quise SAYS n His nickname is “Quise” n Most people don’t know that he’s a chef n His favorite thing to make is soul food nHobbies include watching boxing and mentoring youth athletes nBesides playing football, he’s also good at cooking and drawing 6-4 n 270 n Jr-TR n Cincinnati, Ohio #90 n DLKENTUCKY FOOTBALL @UKSportsNetwork n 39 2025 - Senior n Preseason Athlon Sports All-SEC (Fourth Team) 2024 - Junior n All-SEC Honorable Mention (CFN) n Started in all 12 games and totaled 47 tackles (fifth on the team), four pass breakups, two interceptions and a forced fumble n Earned a starting spot in the season opener vs. Southern Miss and recorded his first career interception for a touchback on the third play in the second quarter ... Also added two tackles n Recorded a career-high and team-high 11 tackles in the win over then No. 6/5 Ole Miss, including the first forced fumble of his career which UK recovered n Made his second interception of the season vs. Auburn ... Also had seven solo tackles 2023 - Sophomore n Transferred to Kentucky after one season at the University of Cincinnati (2022), his true freshman season n Saw action in all 13 games for UK in 2023 with one start, his first career start vs. Alabama 2022 - Freshman (Cincinnati) n Played 11 games for the Bearcats n Totaled a sack, four unassisted tackles and seven total tackles n Earned preseason True Freshman All- America team honors from ESPN.com High School n Consensus four-star recruit n Four-year letter winner at defensive back and wide receiver in high school n Played senior year at Phenix City (Ala.) Central for head coach Patrick Nix n Spent three seasons at Hardaway High School in Columbus, Georgia for head coach Michael Woolridge n Selected to play in the 2022 Under Armour All-America Game Personal n First name is Jonquis but goes by “JQ” n Born in Columbus, Georgia n Son of Kawana Green and Gary Hardaway n Has one younger brother, Xavier n Major is health promotion with a minor in coaching JQ SAYS n His nickname is “JQ” n Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a coach or TV analyst n One thing most people don’t know about him is that he is not a morning person nThree words to describe him are funny, tall and loving n Besides playing football, he’s also really good at video games JQ HARDAWAY 6-3 n 193 n Sr-2L n Columbus, Ga. #6 n DBKENTUCKY FOOTBALL 40 n @UKFootball 2024 - Junior n Saw action in 11 of UK’s 12 games with eight starts n Did not play in the season opener with injury n Totaled six catches for 77 yards and two scores n Dean’s List (Fall 2024, Spring 2025) n Named to the 2024 Division I Academic All-District Team by CSC n Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll n Named to SEC Community Service Team n Finalist for the Pop Warner College Football Award n Named to UK’s prestigious Frank G. Ham Society of Character 2023 - Sophomore n Saw action in 11 games with four starts n Totaled eight receptions for 108 yards and two TDs n Dean’s List (Fall 2023, Spring 2004) n Named to SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll 2022 - Freshman n Saw action in 11 games with three starts Community Cats n Participated in the Dancing with the Lexington Stars event, raising more than $34K for the Lexington Rotary Club Endowment Fund and Surgery on Sunday n Volunteers at the Kentucky Children’s Hospital, visiting with the kids and playing games each week (2022-present) n Volunteers at Lexington’s Ronald McDonald House (2023-24) n Volunteers at the Scott County Humane Society (2023-present) n Volunteered for the My New Kentucky Home (2023) Personal n Name is pronounced Josh “KAT-us” n Born in Cincinnati, Ohio n Son of Lisa and Eric Kattus n Has two younger brothers, Tucker and Justin n Represents UK Football on UK’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) n Member of the SEC Football Leadership Council n Represents the SEC on the NCAA Football Oversight Committee’s Student-Athlete Connection Group n On track to graduate in December of ‘25 with a degree in communication and an undergraduate certificate in business Josh SAYS n Nickname is “Big Katt” n He chose UK because he loved the coaching staff and it felt like home n One thing most people don’t know about him is that he is a great pickleball player nThe best advice he’s ever received is “work hard even when no one is watching” JOSH KATTUS 6-4 n 247 n Sr-3L n Cincinnati, Ohio #84 n TEARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS & BUSINESS FRIENDS WORKING FOR THE FUTURE OF KENTUCKY 859.277.7100 reinhardtlaw.com Calvert Mark Gullett, CFDAI (606) 434-8741 mark@hardware-specs.com 840 Wades Mill Rd Winchester, KY 40391 www.hardware-specs.com Independent Hardware Specifications, LLC. 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AUTO | HOME | BUSINESS “TALKING ABOUT MONEY IS IN POOR TASTE.”KENTUCKY FOOTBALL 42 n @UKFootball 2025 - Senior n Preseason Phil Steele All-SEC (second team) 2024 - Junior n Transferred to UK after two seasons at Charlotte and one at UT Martin n Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List n Saw action in all 12 games n Handled kickoffs for the Wildcats and also was the primary punter in the last nine games n Named to the 2024 Division I Academic All-District Team by CSC n Dean’s List (Spring 2025) n Named to SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll 2023 - Sophomore (UT Martin) n Played in all 11 games for the Skyhawks as the team’s primary specialist for field goals, punts, kickoffs and point after attempts n Helped team to inaugural Big South-OVC Football Association championship n Led FCS in punting (47.3 ypp) and ranked ninth in net punting (40.83) 2022 - r-Freshman (Charlotte) n Saw action in 12 games n Handled all kickoff duties, tallying 51 kickoffs for 3,093 yards n Earned 2022 C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal and to Commissioner’s Honor Roll n Named to Chancellor’s List in Fall 2021 and Spring 2022 with a perfect 4.0 GPA 2021 -Freshman (Charlotte) n Redshirt season High School n Prepped at Northwood High School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina for head coach Cullen Homolka n Helped team to 3A Big 8 Conference championship as a senior Community Cats n Participated in the My New Kentucky Home Community Engagement event with Big Brothers Big Sisters (2024) n Serves as an ambassador at UK’s My New Kentucky Home (2025) Personal n Born in Cape Town, South Africa n Son of Adrian and Ann Laros n Siblings are Adam and Alison Laros Aidan SAYS n One thing most people don’t know about him is that he’s from South Africa n Three words to describe him are humble, trustworthy and hardworking n If he could have dinner with a famous person, dead or alive, he would choose Elon Musk nThe best advice he’s ever received is from his family “never lose your hunger for success” AIDAN LAROS 6-2 n 218 n Sr-1L n Cape Town, South Africa #48 n PKENTUCKY FOOTBALL 44 n @UKFootball 2025 - Senior n Mid-year enrollee n Transferred to Kentucky after three seasons at Alabama n Two-year letter winner at Alabama n Has played in 34 games with eight starts n Has totaled career 33 catches for 343 yards and a touchdown along with eight rushes for 30 yards n Also a kick return specialist who has 22 returns for 536 yards (24.4 yards per return) n Has totaled seven tackles on special teams in his career 2024 - Junior (Alabama) n Worked at wideout and as a returner in 2024, playing in 10 games with five starts for the Tide n Caught 10 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown n Also rushed eight times for 30 yards and returned five kickoffs for 131 yards 2023 - Sophomore (Alabama) n Played in 13 games with three starts as a sophomore in 2023 as a wideout and on special teams n Snagged 15 passes for 135 yards and returned 17 kicks for 405 yards 2022 - Freshman (Alabama) n Saw action in 11 games as a true freshman catching eight passes for 103 yards n Selected as a special teams player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his efforts against Texas A&M High School n Consensus four-star recruit out of high school and Top 100 athlete in his class n Recorded 25 receptions for 423 yards and five touchdowns and rushed for 384 yards and four touchdowns as a senior n Coached by Bryant Sepuvaldo n Also ran track for the Gators Personal n Born in Warren, Arkansas n Son of Ramona Owens and Kendrick Law n Siblings are Kaleb Law, Kandace Law and Maria Johnson n Earned his bachelor’s degree from Alabama in December of ’24 with a degree in consumer science … Currently working on an undergraduate certificate in business from UK Kendrick SAYS n Nickname is “K-Law” n After his football career, he hopes to own a casino n One thing most people don’t know about him is that he loves the outdoors nHobbies include hunting and fishing nHis favorite family recipe to make is banana pudding KENDRICK LAW 6-0 n 205 n Sr-TR n Shreveport, La. #1 n WRKENTUCKY FOOTBALL @UKSportsNetwork n 45 2024 - Junior n Has played in 37 career games with 33 starts n Has totaled 156 career tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, seven interceptions, four pass breakups and a fumble recovery n Started in all 12 games n Second on the team in total tackles with 63 n Had a team-high tying two interceptions to go along with a TFL and a PBU n Had a team-lead, career-high-tying nine total tackles, including one for loss (-2 yards) at Florida 2023 - Sophomore n Played in 11 games with 10 starting assignments n Totaled 30 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, three interceptions and a fumble recovery n Did not play vs. Tennessee or Mississippi State with injury 2022 - r-Freshman n Honorable Mention Freshman All- American by College Football News and on3.com n Saw action in all 13 games, starting the last 11 n Second on the team in tackles with 62 n Also had three pass breakups, a team-high tying two interceptions, a quarterback hurry and 1.5 tackles for loss 2021 - Freshman n Mid-year enrollee in January 2021 n Saw his first collegiate action vs. ULM and recorded one tackle at safety n Redshirt season High School n Three-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals.com and 247sports.com n Rated as high as the No. 38 safety nationally by 247 and No. 4 prospect in the commonwealth of Kentucky n Chose Kentucky over Cincinnati, Louisville, Missouri and West Virginia Personal n Born in Atlanta, Georgia n Son of Tameka Herriot and the late Rodney Lovett n Mom, Tameka, is a retired Sergeant Major in the U.S. Army n Siblings are Caleb Walls and Lex Lovett n Graduated in May of ‘25 with a degree in health promotion ... Currently working on an undergraduate certificate in business Jordan SAYS n His nickname is “J Love” n Other than play in the NFL, his dream job is to be a coach n He chose Kentucky because it was the best fit for him nBesides playing football, he’s also good at basketball, video games and swimming n One word to describe him on the field is “lit” JORDAN LOVETT 6-2 n 208 n Sr-3L n Radcliff, Ky. #25 n DBKENTUCKY FOOTBALL 46 n @UKFootball 2024 - Junior n Transferred to Kentucky as a graduate transfer after spending two seasons at North Texas (2022-23) and two seasons at Missouri (2020-21) n Has played in 43 career games (5 at Missouri, 26 at UNT and 12 at UK) with 16 starts (13 at UNT and 3 at UK) n Totaled 13 catches for 313 yards and four scores, averaging 24.1 yards per catch n UK’s primary punt returner with 16 punt returns for 130 yards (8.1 average) n Biletnikoff Award Watch List n Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List n Dean’s List (Spring 2025) n Named to SEC First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll 2023 - Sophomore (North Texas) n Started in all 12 games played n Named to the American Athletic Conference Second Team after catching a team-high 57 passes for 1,004 yards and 11 touchdowns (17.6 yards per catch) 2022 - r-Freshman (North Texas) n Earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team (Coaches) honors n Played in 14 games with one start vs. UTEP 2021 - Freshman (Missouri) Played in two games vs. UNT and Texas A&M 2020 - Freshman (Missouri) n Redshirt season/COVID season High School n Starred at Kirkwood (Mo.) High School for coach Farrell Shelton n Three-star wideout prospect by all the major recruiting services n Rivals rated him as the state’s No. 12 overall prospect at any position n 247Sports rated him as the state’s No. 10 prospect at any position Personal n First name is pronounced “jah-MORE-ee” n Born in St. Louis, Missouri n Son of Rose Swopes and Jairus Maclin n Has 14 siblings n Graduated in the fall of ’23 from North Texas with a degree in integrative studies ... Earned an undergraduate certificate in leadership studies from UK in December of ‘24 ... Currently working on a second degree in criminal justice Ja’Mori SAYS n Nickname is “J-Mac” n He chose Kentucky because of the family atmosphere n One thing most people don’t know about him is that he can dance nAfter his football career he hopes to get into coaching nThree words to describe him are funny, loving and respectful JA’MORI MACLIN 5-11 n 191 n Sr-1L n Kirkwood, Mo. #9 n WRKENTUCKY FOOTBALL @UKSportsNetwork n 47 2025 - Senior n Transferred to Kentucky after one season at New Mexico State (2024), one season at Butler (Kansas) Community College (2023) and one season at Oklahoma (2020) n Reunites with New Mexico State teammate, Shiyazh Pete, who transferred to UK in January n Has played in 20 career games (eight at Oklahoma and 12 at New Mexico State) with 11 starting assignments (all at New Mexico State) 2024 - Junior (New Mexico State) n Played in all 12 games, starting the final 11 n Finished the year as the Aggies leading rusher, totaling 813 yards on 153 carries to average 5.3 yards per carry n Tallied three rushing touchdowns on the season, including two rushing touchdowns in the season opener against SEMO on Aug. 31 n Finished the year ranked fourth among CUSA backs in rushing yards per game (67.8) 2023 - Sophomore (Butler Community College) n Played in six games and tallied 125 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 39 carries while averaging 3.2 yards per attempt 2020 - Freshman (Oklahoma) n Appeared in seven games as a true freshman n Rushed 58 times for 370 yards and three touchdowns and averaged 6.4 yards per carry n Added 13 receptions for 201 yards and one touchdown High School n Was a consensus four-star recruit coming out of Poteet High School in Texas n Ranked No. 147 in the 2020 class by ESPN, No. 168 by 247Sports, and No. 174 by Rivals n Rated the No. 13 running back nationally by Rivals and No. 16 by 247Sports and ESPN n Ranked among the top 30 recruits in Texas Personal n Born in Dallas, Texas n Son of Cassandra and Stephen McGowan n Has one brother, Sean McGowan n Major is liberal studies Seth SAYS n After football, his dream job is to train and mentor n One thing most people don’t know him is that he enjoys yoga and can play the clarinet nOne word to describe him on the field is “relentless” nWhat motivates him to work hard is for his family and his legacy n His favorite family recipe to make is Texas Hash SETH M c GOWAN 6-1 n 215 n Sr-TR n Mesquite, Texas #3 n RBNext >