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
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