The Kentucky Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Kentucky Wildcats football program in various categories, including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, all-purpose yardage, defensive stats, kicking, and scoring. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Wildcats represent the University of Kentucky (UK) in the NCAA Division I FBS Southeastern Conference.
Although Kentucky began competing in intercollegiate football in 1892, the school's official record book considers the "modern era" to have begun in 1946. Records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent, and they are generally not included in these lists. For example, Cecil Tuttle rushed for 6 touchdowns against Maryland in 1907, but complete records for the era are unavailable. Recent UK media guides include a dedicated page listing what the school calls "old-time records" from the pre-1946 era.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons: Since 1950, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002. The Wildcats have played in 12 bowl games since this decision, and will play in a 13th in 2023, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics. Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the 2020 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any football player, giving everyone who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four. From 2018 through 2025, players were allowed to participate in as many as four games in a redshirt season; previously, playing in even one game "burned" the redshirt. In 2024 and 2025, postseason games did not count against the four-game limit. These changes to redshirt rules have given very recent players several extra games to accumulate statistics. A more recent change that will have a major effect on future career leaderboards was introduced in 2026 with full implementation starting with the 2027 freshman class. Going forward, redshirting will be prohibited, but players will have five years of full athletic eligibility, provided that they are no older than 19 when they first enroll in a postsecondary institution. Players who had remaining eligibility under previous rules at the end of the 2025 season will benefit from the new rule.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2025 regular season. Players active in 2025 are indicated in bold.
Passing Passing yards
+ Career 1 Jared Lorenzen 10,354 2000 2001 2002 20032Andre' Woodson9,3602004 2005 2006 20073Tim Couch8,4351996 1997 19984Mike Hartline5,6802007 2008 2009 20105Bill Ransdell5,5641983 1984 1985 1986 6 Will Levis 5,232 2021 2022 7 Patrick Towles 5,099 2012 2014 2015 8 Rick Norton 4,514 1963 1964 1965 9 Babe Parilli 4,351 1949 1950 1951 10 Stephen Johnson 4,342 2016 2017
+ Single season1Tim Couch4,27519982Tim Couch3,88419973Andre' Woodson3,70920074Jared Lorenzen3,68720005Andre' Woodson3,51520066Dusty Bonner3,2661999 7 Mike Hartline 3,178 2010 8 Will Levis 2,827 2021 9 Devin Leary 2,746 2023 10 Patrick Towles 2,718 2014
+ Single game1Jared Lorenzen5282000Georgia2Tim Couch4991998Arkansas3Tim Couch4981998Louisville4Tim Couch4921998Vanderbilt5Tim Couch4761997Tennessee6Jared Lorenzen4532001Vanderbilt7Andre' Woodson450 2006Vanderbilt8Dusty Bonner4461999Louisville9Andre' Woodson430 2007Tennessee10Tim Couch4281997Northeast Louisiana
Passing touchdowns
+ Career1Andre' Woodson792004 2005 2006 20072Jared Lorenzen782000 2001 2002 20033Tim Couch741996 1997 19984Babe Parilli501949 1950 1951 5 Will Levis 43 2021 2022 6 Mike Hartline 38 2007 2008 2009 2010 7 Rick Norton 26 1963 1964 1965 Dusty Bonner 26 1997 19999 Devin Leary 25 2023 10 Randy Jenkins 24 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Patrick Towles 24 2012 2014 2015
+ Single season1Andre' Woodson4020072Tim Couch3719973Tim Couch3619984Andre' Woodson3120065Dusty Bonner2619996 Devin Leary 25 2023 7 Jared Lorenzen 24 2002 Will Levis 24 2021 9 Babe Parilli 23 1950 Mike Hartline 23 2010
+ Single game1Tim Couch71997IndianaTim Couch71998Louisville3Tim Couch61997Northeast LouisianaJared Lorenzen62001VanderbiltAndre' Woodson6 2007Tennessee
Rushing Rushing yards
+ Career 1 Benny Snell 3,873 2016 2017 2018 2 Sonny Collins 3,835 1972 1973 1974 1975 3 Chris Rodriguez Jr. 3,644 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 4 Moe Williams 3,333 1993 1994 1995 5 Rafael Little 2,996 2004 2005 2006 2007 6 Mark Higgs 2,892 1984 1985 1986 1987 7 George Adams 2,648 1981 1982 1983 1984 8 Derrick Locke 2,618 2007 2008 2009 2010 9 Boom Williams 2,511 2014 2015 2016 10 Artose Pinner 2,105 1999 2000 2001 2002
+ Single season 1 Moe Williams 1,600 1995 2 Lynn Bowden 1,468 2019 3 Benny Snell 1,449 2018 4 Artose Pinner 1,414 2002 5 Chris Rodriguez Jr. 1,379 2021 6 Benny Snell 1,333 2017 7 Mark Higgs 1,278 1987 8 Sonny Collins 1,213 1973 9 Boom Williams 1,170 2016 10 Sonny Collins 1,150 1975
+ Single game 1 Moe Williams 299 1995 South Carolina 2 Lynn Bowden 284 2019 Louisville 3 Ray Davis 280 2023 Florida 4 Moe Williams 272 1995 Cincinnati 5 Ivy Joe Hunter 238 1986 Vanderbilt Moe Williams 238 1995 Mississippi State 7 Lynn Bowden 233 2019 Virginia Tech (Belk Bowl) 8 Sonny Collins 229 1973 Mississippi State 9 Artose Pinner 224 2002 Vanderbilt 10 Benny Snell 211 2017 Louisville
Rushing touchdowns
+ Career 1 Benny Snell 48 2016 2017 2018 2 Chris Rodriguez Jr. 33 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 3 Sonny Collins 26 1972 1973 1974 1975 Moe Williams 26 1993 1994 1995 5 Derrick Ramsey251976 1977 1978 George Adams 25 1981 1982 1983 1984 Mark Higgs 25 1984 1985 1986 1987 8 Randall Cobb 22 2008 2009 2010 Derrick Locke 22 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 Rodger Bird 21 1963 1964 1965
+ Single season 1 Benny Snell 19 2017 2 Moe Williams 17 1995 3 Benny Snell 16 2018 4 Ray Davis 14 2023 5 Sonny Collins 13 1973 Derrick Ramsey 13 1977 George Adams 13 1984 Artose Pinner 13 2002 Benny Snell 13 2016 Lynn Bowden 13 2019
+ Single game1Rodger Bird41965VanderbiltSonny Collins41973Mississippi StateMoe Williams41995South CarolinaArtose Pinner42002Vanderbilt Benny Snell 4 2016 New Mexico State Benny Snell 4 2018 Mississippi State Lynn Bowden 4 2019 Louisville Will Levis 4 2021 Louisville
Receiving Receptions
+ Career1Craig Yeast2081995 1996 1997 19982Derek Abney1972000 2001 2002 20033Anthony White1941996 1997 1998 19994Keenan Burton1892003 2004 2005 2006 2007 5 Garrett Johnson 155 2014 2015 2016 2017 6 Randall Cobb 144 2008 2009 2010 7 Dicky Lyons Jr. 141 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 8 La'Rod King 134 2009 2010 2011 2012 9 Jacob Tamme 133 2004 2005 2006 2007 10 Rafael Little 131 2004 2005 2006 2007 Josh Ali 131 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
+ Single season 1 Wan'Dale Robinson 104 2021 2 James Whalen 90 1999 3 Craig Yeast 85 1998 4 Randall Cobb 84 2010 5 Anthony White 78 1998 6 Keenan Burton 77 2006 7 Craig Yeast 73 1997 8 Lynn Bowden 67 2018 9 Derek Abney 66 2001 Keenan Burton 66 2007
+ Single game1Craig Yeast161998Vanderbilt 2 Randall Cobb13 2010Tennessee Matt Roark 13 2011Mississippi State Lynn Bowden 13 2018 Missouri Wan'Dale Robinson13 2021 Tennessee
Receiving yards
+ Career1Craig Yeast2,8991995 1996 1997 19982Keenan Burton2,3762003 2004 2005 2006 20073Derek Abney2,3392000 2001 2002 2003 4 Garrett Johnson 2,089 2014 2015 2016 2017 5 Dane Key1,8702022 2023 2024 6 Dicky Lyons Jr. 1,752 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 7 Quentin McCord1,7431996 1998 1999 2000 8 La'Rod King1,7062009 2010 2011 2012 9 Randall Cobb 1,661 2008 2009 2010 10 Barion Brown1,5282022 2023 2024
+ Single season 1 Wan'Dale Robinson 1,334 2021 2 Craig Yeast 1,311 1998 3 Stevie Johnson 1,041 2007 4 Keenan Burton1,0362006 5 James Whalen1,0191999 6 Randall Cobb1,0172010 7 Chris Matthews9252010 8 Craig Yeast8731997 9 Dicky Lyons Jr. 8222006 10 Quentin McCord7992000
+ Single game1Craig Yeast2691998Vanderbilt2Craig Yeast2061998Florida3Rick Kestner1851964Ole Miss4Wan'Dale Robinson181 2021New Mexico State5Chris Matthews177 2010South Carolina6Keenan Burton171 2006VanderbiltRandall Cobb171 2010Mississippi State 8 Dee Smith 170 1987Tennessee Wan'Dale Robinson 170 2021 Iowa(Citrus Bowl) 10 Larry Seiple1671965Houston
Receiving touchdowns
+ Career1Craig Yeast281995 1996 1997 19982Keenan Burton252003 2004 2005 2006 20073Derek Abney182000 2001 2002 2003 Dicky Lyons Jr. 182004 2005 2006 2007 20085La'Rod King172009 2010 2011 20126Aaron Boone162001 20027Quentin McCord151996 1998 1999 20008Stevie Johnson142006 2007 Dane Key142022 2023 202410Kevin Coleman131995 1996 1997 1998James Whalen131997 1998 1999Randall Cobb132008 2009 2010
+ Single season1Craig Yeast1419982Stevie Johnson1320073Keenan Burton1220064Craig Yeast101997James Whalen101999Aaron Boone102002Randall Cobb1020098 Dicky Lyons Jr. 92006Keenan Burton92007Chris Matthews92010
+ Single game1Al Bruno41950North DakotaCraig Yeast41997IndianaJames Whalen41999Georgia
Total offense Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
Total offense yards
+ Career1Jared Lorenzen10,637 2000 2001 2002 20032Andre' Woodson8,870 2004 2005 2006 20073Tim Couch8,160 1996 1997 19984Mike Hartline5,660 2007 2008 2009 2010 5 Will Levis 5,501 2021 2022 6 Bill Ransdell5,456 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Patrick Towles5,454 2012 2014 2015 8 Stephen Johnson 5,044 2016 2017 9 Terry Wilson4,451 2018 2019 2020 10 Pookie Jones 4,313 1991 1992 1993
+ Single season1Tim Couch4,151 19982Jared Lorenzen3,827 20003Tim Couch3,759 19974Andre' Woodson3,516 20075Andre' Woodson3,378 2006 6 Will Levis 3,202 20217Mike Hartline3,143 20108Dusty Bonner3,125 19999Jared Lorenzen3,021 2002
+ Single game1Jared Lorenzen5252000 Georgia
Touchdowns responsible for "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.
While many past UK football record books have listed leaders in this statistic, the 2023 record book does not list any leaders over any time frame.
+ Career1Jared Lorenzen90 2000 2001 2002 20032Andre' Woodson84 2004 2005 2006 20073Tim Couch78 1996 1997 1998 4 Will Levis 54 2021 2022 5 Babe Parilli 50+ 1949 1950 1951 6 Benny Snell 48 2016 2017 2018 7 Mike Hartline 39 2007 2008 2009 2010 Derrick Ramsey 39 1975 1976 1977 8 Chris Rodriguez Jr. 36 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 9 Patrick Towles 35 2012 2014 2015 10 Rick Norton 32 1963 1964 1965
+ Single season1Andre' Woodson43 20072Tim Couch40 19973Tim Couch37 1998 4 Will Levis 33 2021 5 Andre' Woodson 32 2006 6 Dusty Bonner29 1999 Devin Leary 26 2023 8 Jared Lorenzen24 2000 Jared Lorenzen24 2002 Mike Hartline24 2010
+ Single game1Tim Couch71997 IndianaTim Couch71998 Louisville
All-purpose yardage All-purpose yardage is the sum of all yards credited to a player who is in possession of the ball. It includes rushing, receiving, and returns, but does not include passing.