Westen Ard
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
65
DepthProjected Starter
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Westen Ard is the projected starter at WLB for Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Freshman · #32
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- 22059Zach Smith
Western Kentucky Starting Lineup
- LDE
- NT
- DT
- RDE
- WLBWesten ArdThis player
- MLB
- LCB
- SS
- FS
- RCB
- NB
- RES
- RES
Top linebackers in Conference USA
- Jersey
- #32
- Class
- FR
Why this rating?
On a 72-rated defense; no production or recruiting data — rated at heuristic floor → 65.
Team defense (SP+)
72
Rating basis
Estimated / projected
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Oct 15WSHSUTKL 10
- TKL
- 10
- SOLO
- 5
- SACK
- 1.5
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 1
Final W 16-3
Oct 8WMOSTTKL 9
- TKL
- 9
- SOLO
- 7
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final W 34-13
Oct 2LNMSUTKL 8
- TKL
- 8
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 34-13
Sep 26WMERCTKL 3
- TKL
- 3
- SOLO
- 2
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 2
Final W 52-7
Sep 19LIUTKL 9
- TKL
- 9
- SOLO
- 4
- SACK
- 1
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 38-0
Sep 6LNEVTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- SOLO
- 1
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 49-14
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15 | WSHSU | 10 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | WMOST | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | LNMSU | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | WMERC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 19 | LIU | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | LNEV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Westen Ard's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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