#80
Ashton Cozart
Returning to Kentucky for 2026
Ashton Cozart
SMU to Kentucky — the move that set up everything since. The receipt: 24 rec yds, 1 receptions against Houston Christian — Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
SMU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024SMU11-3HC: Rhett Lashlee · Run-leaning
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Stein
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SMU | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kentucky
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Kentucky
Returning around him
- 27% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Kentucky players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (29 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kentucky · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #27 · 2026 recruiting class #60
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology