Campbellsville (Ky.) Taylor County offensive lineman
Hayes Johnson
is someone Kentucky football fans should know about.
He's an in-state line prospect who now has an offer from the Wildcats, and that alone is reason enough to pay attention. But there's more. He's now training with trainer Chris Vaughn, alongside the likes of Kentucky Rivals100 commitment Kiyaunta Goodwin and others, and Vince Marrow has a pretty good recent track record with players going down that route.
Cats Illustrated had the chance to evaluate Johnson at one of Kentucky's recent summer camps he was clearly one of the top younger linemen in attendance and showed well, even against some of the top defensive linemen in the South and beyond.
"It was Coach Marrow who offered. (Chris) Vaughn caught my attention in the one-on-ones as they went along and Coach Marrow told me he was going to offer."
Johnson stayed humble talking about the camp performance.
"I didn't realize who all was there, the names of the guys. That stuff didn't matter. I just wanted to come and compete and just play football. That's what I love to do and I was just there to do my thing," he said.
It was a quick visit, for the camp only, so Johnson didn't get a chance to tour much of the school or the facilities.
But the Class of 2024 offensive tackle is going to hear plenty about Kentucky over these next few years as a recruit. He was recently introduced to Goodwin, one of the highest-ranked Kentucky commitments in program history.
"I really just met him two weeks ago when I started going to Vaughn's. I love him. He's taught me a lot of stuff just these first couple of weeks," Johnson said. "As for Vaughn, I mean he clearly knows what he's doing. Two weeks ago I had no offers and now I've got one. I attribute a lot of that to working with him."
Johnson said he has visited Kentucky in the past and he grew up watching and cheering for the program.
He measured 6'3, 294 pounds at Kentucky, which would be shorter for an offensive tackle but Johnson is so young it's very possible he will continue growing.
The only other school Johnson has visited this summer is WKU and the coaches for the Hilltoppers expressed interest.
"Right now I'm just playing right tackle. We've got some pretty good defensive ends so I've been lucky that when I do play on offense I've got stamina and it helps me a lot," he said.
Hayes Johnson
is someone Kentucky football fans should know about.
He's an in-state line prospect who now has an offer from the Wildcats, and that alone is reason enough to pay attention. But there's more. He's now training with trainer Chris Vaughn, alongside the likes of Kentucky Rivals100 commitment Kiyaunta Goodwin and others, and Vince Marrow has a pretty good recent track record with players going down that route.
Cats Illustrated had the chance to evaluate Johnson at one of Kentucky's recent summer camps he was clearly one of the top younger linemen in attendance and showed well, even against some of the top defensive linemen in the South and beyond.
"It was Coach Marrow who offered. (Chris) Vaughn caught my attention in the one-on-ones as they went along and Coach Marrow told me he was going to offer."
Johnson stayed humble talking about the camp performance.
"I didn't realize who all was there, the names of the guys. That stuff didn't matter. I just wanted to come and compete and just play football. That's what I love to do and I was just there to do my thing," he said.
It was a quick visit, for the camp only, so Johnson didn't get a chance to tour much of the school or the facilities.
But the Class of 2024 offensive tackle is going to hear plenty about Kentucky over these next few years as a recruit. He was recently introduced to Goodwin, one of the highest-ranked Kentucky commitments in program history.
"I really just met him two weeks ago when I started going to Vaughn's. I love him. He's taught me a lot of stuff just these first couple of weeks," Johnson said. "As for Vaughn, I mean he clearly knows what he's doing. Two weeks ago I had no offers and now I've got one. I attribute a lot of that to working with him."
Johnson said he has visited Kentucky in the past and he grew up watching and cheering for the program.
He measured 6'3, 294 pounds at Kentucky, which would be shorter for an offensive tackle but Johnson is so young it's very possible he will continue growing.
The only other school Johnson has visited this summer is WKU and the coaches for the Hilltoppers expressed interest.
"Right now I'm just playing right tackle. We've got some pretty good defensive ends so I've been lucky that when I do play on offense I've got stamina and it helps me a lot," he said.
