Western Kentucky Hilltoppers NFL Draft Prospects

Western Kentucky went 9-4 (6-2 in Conference USA) in 2025 and capped the year with a 27-16 win over Southern Miss in the New Orleans Bowl, extending a run of steady success under Tyson Helton, who is 57-36 across seven seasons in Bowling Green and now enters his eighth. Stability at the top is the constant here even as the pieces around it turn over; Helton has once again reshaped the staff and the roster, most notably with another change at offensive coordinator.

New play-caller Bodie Reeder arrives from Middle Tennessee and is tasked with keeping the Hilltoppers among the league's most productive passing offenses. The roster underwent heavy graduation and portal losses on both sides, and the front office answered with an aggressive transfer haul, especially at the skill positions and along both lines. The result is a team with a proven core in a few spots and open competition almost everywhere else.