Get to know the Kentucky football roster: No. 22 Grant Godfrey

With Kentucky’s 2026 football season starting in just 22 days—Sep. 5 vs. Youngstown State—the program is also ramping up its player-by-player looks. Today’s spotlight is No. 22 Grant Godfrey, a 6-foot-3, 240-pound linebacker from Suwanee, Georgia. A four-star recruit in the 2023 class, Godfrey was ranked No. 331 in 247Sports’ composite. He redshirted in 2023, then rotated in during year two, playing seven games and totaling nine tackles. In 2024, he appeared mostly as a backup and recorded 30+ tackles and his first sack. Heading into 2026, he’s positioned to start.