2025-26 Football Roster

#8 Kenny Minchey 2024-25 Football Roster

QB


Height 6-2
Weight 208
Class Sophomore
Hometown Hendersonville, TN
High School Pope John Paul II
Kenny Minchey - Football - Notre Dame Fighting Irish

AS A SOPHOMORE (2025)

  • PURDUE (9/20): Saw action at quarterback for the Irish… completed seven passes for 58 yards… longest pass went for 26 yards… also ran for six yards
  • at ARKANSAS (9/27): Saw playing time for the Irish at quarterback… completed one pass for 37 yards
  • NC STATE (10/11): Saw game action for the Irish to kneel out the win
  • NAVY (11/9): Saw playing time for the Irish… completed all three of his passes for 35 yards… longest pass went for 24 yards… had a 13-yard rush on the last play of the third quarter
  • SYRACUSE (11/22): Saw playing time for the Irish… completed four passes for 18 yards… also ran twice for a career-high 59 yards… scored his first career-touchdown on a 25-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter
  • AT STANFORD (11/29): Saw action in the win… completed five passes for 48 yards… rushed twice for six yards

AS A FRESHMAN (2024)

  • at PURDUE (9/15): Came into the game at quarterback for the Irish… made a pair of rushes for 12 combined yards… registered first touchdown of career with a seven-yard TD, marking the longest rush of career… completed one pass for four yards

AS A FRESHMAN (2023)

  • Saw action in three games in his true freshman season … Finished the season with a 100-percent completion percentage, completing two passes for 12 yards
  • TENNESSEE STATE (9/2): Made his collegiate debut in the fourth quarter of a 56-3 win over Tennessee State … Finished 2-for-2 with 12 yards through the air.
  • PITTSBURGH (10/28): Saw game action in the 58-7 victory over the Panthers, taking the final knee to run the clock out
  • OREGON STATE – TONY THE TIGER SUN BOWL (12/29): Took the field in the bowl game victory over the Beavers

PREP AND PERSONAL

  • A consensus four-star recruit as rated by 247 Sports, ESPN, On3 and Rivals
  • The 160th overall prospect, 12th quarterback and second-ranked player in the state by 247 Sports
  • The 183rd overall prospect, fifth quarterback and fourth-ranked player in the state by ESPN
  • The 183rd overall prospect, 13th quarterback and third-ranked player in the state by On3
  • The 207th overall prospect, 11th quarterback and third-ranked player in the state by Rivals
  • 2023 All-American Bowl selection
  • 2022 Elite 11 Finals roster
  • Played in four games as a senior, throwing for 768 yards and 11 scores
  • As a junior, led Pope John Paul II to an 8-5 mark and the Tennessee 3A D-II state semifinals throwing for 3,280 yards and 32 touchdowns
  • As a sophomore, threw for 1,164 yards and 10 touchdowns in seven games
  • Finished his career with 5,212 yards passing, 63.2 completion percentage and 53 touchdowns
  • Played for head coach Justin Geisinger at Pope John Paul II
  • Son of Kennith Sr. and Tomeka Minchey
  • Has two siblings, Kayla and Kasyn