Kentucky football has its share of questions going into the offseason.
The Wildcats must replace several crucial players on special teams, a quarterback battle looms and the defense has to find a way to improve from where it was in the second half of the season.
But now we know Kentucky will have one of the nation's most experienced defenses and that's not a bad place to start.
Just how experienced will the Wildcats be?
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Defensive Line
Defensive lineman T.J. Carter, a rising junior, started all 13 games for Kentucky in 2017. Dating back to his true freshman season in 2016, Carter has already played in 24 games for Kentucky.
Adrian Middleton was Kentucky's starter in all 13 games during the 2017 season. A rising redshirt senior, Middleton has started 25 games in three years and has seen action in 30 games through three seasons.
Rising true sophomore Quinton Bohanna started Kentucky's final five games of the season and saw action in all but one of Kentucky's games during his true freshman season.
Rising senior Tymere Dubose has played in 21 games over three seasons of action and four years in Lexington thus far.
Rising senior Kengera Daniel has played in 26 games over his first three seasons in Lexington.
Rising redshirt junior and transfer Phil Hoskins arrived at Kentucky as an older player because of his junior college background and he played in seven of the Wildcats' games during the 2017 season.
Rising junior Calvin Taylor saw action in four games during 2016 and almost all of Kentucky's games in 2017.
Rising redshirt sophomore Kordell Looney played in 11 of Kentucky's 13 games in 2017.
Rising true sophomore Joshua Paschal could be listed here or linebacker. He played in all 13 of Kentucky's games during his first season that just passed.
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Linebacker
Rising redshirt senior Denzil Ware has already started 30 games for Kentucky at the Jack linebacker position he fills in the Wildcats' defense. He has played in 37 games overall.
Rising senior Jordan Jones has played in 29 games with 19 starts.
Rising senior Josh Allen has played in 38 games since his freshman season in 2015 with 22 starts over the past two seasons.
Rising redshirt junior Eli Brown has already played in 24 games over his first two seasons on the field at Kentucky.
Rising junior Kash Daniel has played in 25 games over the past two seasons.
After redshirting in 2016, Jamar "Boogie" Watson played in 11 of Kentucky's 13 games this past season.
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Defensive Back
Rising senior Mike Edwards has started 31 games over three seasons. He has seen action in every Kentucky game since his redshirt freshman season in 2015.
Darius West missed his sophomore season with an injury but has now played in 23 games. The rising redshirt senior started 12 of Kentucky's 13 games in 2017.
Rising senior cornerback Chris Westry started the first 33 games of his Kentucky career and has played in all 38 of the program's games since he became a Wildcat.
Rising senior cornerback Derrick Baity started 12 of Kentucky's 13 games in 2017 and has 29 starts in three seasons since 2015 when he was a true freshman. He has played in all 38 games Kentucky has played since he joined the program.
Rising senior and former JUCO transfer Lonnie Johnson played in all 13 of Kentucky's games in 2017 and started the final four games at cornerback.
Rising redshirt junior Marcus Walker has played in 21 games for Kentucky.
Rising junior Jordan Griffin has played in 21 games over his first two seasons. He played in all 13 of Kentucky's games in 2017 with one start in the Eastern Michigan game.
Rising redshirt sophomore Davonte Robinson played in all 13 of Kentucky's games with a start against Eastern Kentucky in the Wildcats' second game of 2017.
Rising sophomore Cedrick Dort saw action in nine of Kentucky's games as a true freshman in 2017.
Rising redshirt sophomore Tobias Gilliam played in six games during the 2017 season.
The Wildcats must replace several crucial players on special teams, a quarterback battle looms and the defense has to find a way to improve from where it was in the second half of the season.
But now we know Kentucky will have one of the nation's most experienced defenses and that's not a bad place to start.
Just how experienced will the Wildcats be?
Kengera Daniel (USA TODAY Sports)
Defensive Line
Defensive lineman T.J. Carter, a rising junior, started all 13 games for Kentucky in 2017. Dating back to his true freshman season in 2016, Carter has already played in 24 games for Kentucky.
Adrian Middleton was Kentucky's starter in all 13 games during the 2017 season. A rising redshirt senior, Middleton has started 25 games in three years and has seen action in 30 games through three seasons.
Rising true sophomore Quinton Bohanna started Kentucky's final five games of the season and saw action in all but one of Kentucky's games during his true freshman season.
Rising senior Tymere Dubose has played in 21 games over three seasons of action and four years in Lexington thus far.
Rising senior Kengera Daniel has played in 26 games over his first three seasons in Lexington.
Rising redshirt junior and transfer Phil Hoskins arrived at Kentucky as an older player because of his junior college background and he played in seven of the Wildcats' games during the 2017 season.
Rising junior Calvin Taylor saw action in four games during 2016 and almost all of Kentucky's games in 2017.
Rising redshirt sophomore Kordell Looney played in 11 of Kentucky's 13 games in 2017.
Rising true sophomore Joshua Paschal could be listed here or linebacker. He played in all 13 of Kentucky's games during his first season that just passed.
Josh Allen (USA TODAY Sports)
Linebacker
Rising redshirt senior Denzil Ware has already started 30 games for Kentucky at the Jack linebacker position he fills in the Wildcats' defense. He has played in 37 games overall.
Rising senior Jordan Jones has played in 29 games with 19 starts.
Rising senior Josh Allen has played in 38 games since his freshman season in 2015 with 22 starts over the past two seasons.
Rising redshirt junior Eli Brown has already played in 24 games over his first two seasons on the field at Kentucky.
Rising junior Kash Daniel has played in 25 games over the past two seasons.
After redshirting in 2016, Jamar "Boogie" Watson played in 11 of Kentucky's 13 games this past season.
Derrick Baity (USA TODAY Sports)
Defensive Back
Rising senior Mike Edwards has started 31 games over three seasons. He has seen action in every Kentucky game since his redshirt freshman season in 2015.
Darius West missed his sophomore season with an injury but has now played in 23 games. The rising redshirt senior started 12 of Kentucky's 13 games in 2017.
Rising senior cornerback Chris Westry started the first 33 games of his Kentucky career and has played in all 38 of the program's games since he became a Wildcat.
Rising senior cornerback Derrick Baity started 12 of Kentucky's 13 games in 2017 and has 29 starts in three seasons since 2015 when he was a true freshman. He has played in all 38 games Kentucky has played since he joined the program.
Rising senior and former JUCO transfer Lonnie Johnson played in all 13 of Kentucky's games in 2017 and started the final four games at cornerback.
Rising redshirt junior Marcus Walker has played in 21 games for Kentucky.
Rising junior Jordan Griffin has played in 21 games over his first two seasons. He played in all 13 of Kentucky's games in 2017 with one start in the Eastern Michigan game.
Rising redshirt sophomore Davonte Robinson played in all 13 of Kentucky's games with a start against Eastern Kentucky in the Wildcats' second game of 2017.
Rising sophomore Cedrick Dort saw action in nine of Kentucky's games as a true freshman in 2017.
Rising redshirt sophomore Tobias Gilliam played in six games during the 2017 season.
