Just because I had too much time on my hands, I did a little deep dive into some of the players who have left the program or decommited. I did not list all of them, as there are plenty of kids we all know where they are at and how they have done, Mac Jones, Jarren Williams, etc.
Interesting to see the misses we had (or were thought to be misses) in recruiting and those who have left UK that maybe should have never been here from the start. Some of the kids who decommited that we were upset about never even panned out and only 4-5 ended up being studs. So I think it is interesting insight and will hopefully help some of us who worry about decommitments and transfers maybe a little too much.
Decommitments -
Michael Warren - UC - RB *STUD*
2017 - 54 ATT 324 YDS 1 TD
2018 - 224 ATT 1163 YDS 17 TD
Charles Reeves - YSU - TE
2017 - RS
201 - 3 GP - No Stats
DeMarco Artis - OLB/DE
2017 - Baylor - 6 GP - 3 TKL
2018 - Transferred to Iowa Central JC (5 GP 10 TKL 1 Sack)
Alex Stump - OSU - WR
2015 - RS
2016 - 1 GP 1 REC 8 YDS
2017 - TR to Vandy - Sat year out
2018 - 9 GP - 0 REC
Luke Hiers (Mutual Decommitment) - UCF - C
2015 - 0 GP - Injury
2016 - 2 GP - Injury - Medically DQ from UCF
2016 - No football
2017 - Enrolled at Warner Univ. NAIA DII 0 GP
2018 - 2 GP
DaVon Hamilton - OSU - DT *Pretty Good*
2015 - RS
2016 - 9 GP 10 TKL 0.5 Sacks 1 FR
2017 - 7 GP 12 TKL 0.5 Sacks
2018 - 10 GP 15 TKL 1 FR/TD
Darius Fullwood - VT - SDE
2015 - RS
2016 - 3 GP - No stats
2017 - 12 GP - 0 TKL 0 Sacks - No recordable stats. Unsure how you play 12 games and fail to record a stat.
Jason Strowbridge - NC - SDE *STUD*
2015 - RS
2016 - 8 GP 9 TKL 3 Sacks
2017 - 12 GP 34 TKL 1 Sack 1 FF
2018 - 11 GP 36 TKL 5 Sacks
Tyrone Riley - NC State - WDE
2015 - 1 GP before RS
2016 - 5 GP 9 TKL 1 Sack
2017 - 2 GP 3 TKL
2018 - Converted to RT - 6 GP
David Dowell - MSU - CB/S *STUD*
2015 - RS
2016 - 3 GP 6 TKL 1 FR
2017 - 13 GP 51 TKL 5 INT 4 PBU 2 FR
2018 - 12 GP 55 TKL 2 INT 2 PBU 1 FF
Andrew Dowell - MSU - LB *STUD* Hate that we missed on these twins.
2015 - 8 GP 22 TKL 1 FR
2016 - 12 GP 67 TKL 1 Sack 1 INT 3 PBU
2017 - 13 GP 75 TKL 1.5 Sacks 4 PBU 1 FR 1 FF
2018 - 12 GP 90 TKL 8.5 TFL 3 Sacks 8 PBU 1 FR 1 FF
Montrell Custis - Ole Miss - CB (Flipped from UK to Alabama, then flipped to Ole Miss)
2015 - RS
2016 - 5 GP 9 TKL 2 PBU
2017 - 6 GP 9 TKL
2018 - 3 GP 13 TKL 4 PBU
Jeremiah Dinson - Auburn - CB *STUD*
2015 - 6 GP 15 TKL
2016 - DNP Injury
2017 - 14 GP 47 TKL 2.5 TFL 1 Sack 4 PBU 1 FR
2018 - 12 GP 61 TKL 3.5 TFL 1 Sack 2 INT 3 PBU 1 FF
Derrick Kelly - FSU - OT
2014 - RS
2015 - 6 GP 4 GS
2016 - 5 GP 2 GS
2017 - 13 GP 13 GS
Cadarius Gaskin - FIU - WR
2018 - 2 GP 3 REC 82 YDS 1 TD
Shocky Jacques-Louis - PITT - WR *Solid FR Season*
2018 - 8 GP 9 REC 76 YDS 7 Rush ATT 58 YDS
Transfers -
Thaddeus Snodgrass - WR
Wittenberg University - NCAA DII
2017 - 8 GP 20 REC 412 YDS AVG 20.6 5 TD
2018 - 10 GP 25 REC 475 YDS AVG 19.0 7 TD
Jabari Greenwood - WR
Towson University - NCAA DII
2017 - 10 GP 53 REC 616 YDS 0 TD
2018 - 7 GP 7 REC 61 YDS
TV Williams - WR
Texas State
2016 - Sat out due to TR rules
2017 - 0 GP
Nick Richardson - OT
Gave up football
Josh Krok - OT
Gave up football
Marcelys Jones - OG
2017 - Transferred to Alcorn State. Not wanting to sit, then transferred to Winston-Salem State (NC) NCAA DII 4 GP
2018 - Transferred to Urbana University (OH) NCAA DII - Stats unavailable.
Kobie Walker - OLB
Gave up football
Nico Firios - OLB
Gave up football
Dorian Hendrix - ILB
Bowling Green St.
2016 - 11 GP 11 TKL 2 TFL 1 Sack
2017 -7 GP 4 TKL
Jarrett LaRubbio - OG
Miami (OH)
2017 - 12 GP 8 GS - Probably their most talented olineman
Jared Tucker - S
EKU
2016 - 3 GP 13 TKL 1 INT 1 PBU
2017 - 2 GP 2 TKL
2018 - 4 GP 5 TKL 2 INT 1 PBU
Dakota Holtzclaw - WR
Gave up football
Ja'Quize Cross - DT
Independence CC
2018 - 9 GP 18 TKL
Do not believe he has any D-1 offers.
Jaylin Bannerman - WDE
Arizona Western JuCo - Twitter says "UK Bounceback"
2018 - 11 GP 28 TKL 1.5 Sacks
0 Stars as a JUCO. Current offers - UTEP, Jacksonville St., Liberty, UMass, SE MO State, TN St. & WKU
Roland Walder - OLB
Bowling Green St.
2017 - Sat out due to TR rules
2018 - 6 GP 24 TKL 2 Sacks 1 PBU
Tobias Gilliam - CB
Arizona Western JUCO
Unranked on both Rivals & TOS - No offers listed
Bryant Koback - RB *Pretty Good*
Toledo
2018 - 12 GP 139 ATT 975 YDS 13 TD
Mikel Horton - RB
Gave up football
Brian Cole - S
Mississippi St.
2018 - 5 GP 11 TKL 3 TFL 1 Sack 1 INT *Season ending injury*
Interesting to see the misses we had (or were thought to be misses) in recruiting and those who have left UK that maybe should have never been here from the start. Some of the kids who decommited that we were upset about never even panned out and only 4-5 ended up being studs. So I think it is interesting insight and will hopefully help some of us who worry about decommitments and transfers maybe a little too much.
Decommitments -
Michael Warren - UC - RB *STUD*
2017 - 54 ATT 324 YDS 1 TD
2018 - 224 ATT 1163 YDS 17 TD
Charles Reeves - YSU - TE
2017 - RS
201 - 3 GP - No Stats
DeMarco Artis - OLB/DE
2017 - Baylor - 6 GP - 3 TKL
2018 - Transferred to Iowa Central JC (5 GP 10 TKL 1 Sack)
Alex Stump - OSU - WR
2015 - RS
2016 - 1 GP 1 REC 8 YDS
2017 - TR to Vandy - Sat year out
2018 - 9 GP - 0 REC
Luke Hiers (Mutual Decommitment) - UCF - C
2015 - 0 GP - Injury
2016 - 2 GP - Injury - Medically DQ from UCF
2016 - No football
2017 - Enrolled at Warner Univ. NAIA DII 0 GP
2018 - 2 GP
DaVon Hamilton - OSU - DT *Pretty Good*
2015 - RS
2016 - 9 GP 10 TKL 0.5 Sacks 1 FR
2017 - 7 GP 12 TKL 0.5 Sacks
2018 - 10 GP 15 TKL 1 FR/TD
Darius Fullwood - VT - SDE
2015 - RS
2016 - 3 GP - No stats
2017 - 12 GP - 0 TKL 0 Sacks - No recordable stats. Unsure how you play 12 games and fail to record a stat.
Jason Strowbridge - NC - SDE *STUD*
2015 - RS
2016 - 8 GP 9 TKL 3 Sacks
2017 - 12 GP 34 TKL 1 Sack 1 FF
2018 - 11 GP 36 TKL 5 Sacks
Tyrone Riley - NC State - WDE
2015 - 1 GP before RS
2016 - 5 GP 9 TKL 1 Sack
2017 - 2 GP 3 TKL
2018 - Converted to RT - 6 GP
David Dowell - MSU - CB/S *STUD*
2015 - RS
2016 - 3 GP 6 TKL 1 FR
2017 - 13 GP 51 TKL 5 INT 4 PBU 2 FR
2018 - 12 GP 55 TKL 2 INT 2 PBU 1 FF
Andrew Dowell - MSU - LB *STUD* Hate that we missed on these twins.
2015 - 8 GP 22 TKL 1 FR
2016 - 12 GP 67 TKL 1 Sack 1 INT 3 PBU
2017 - 13 GP 75 TKL 1.5 Sacks 4 PBU 1 FR 1 FF
2018 - 12 GP 90 TKL 8.5 TFL 3 Sacks 8 PBU 1 FR 1 FF
Montrell Custis - Ole Miss - CB (Flipped from UK to Alabama, then flipped to Ole Miss)
2015 - RS
2016 - 5 GP 9 TKL 2 PBU
2017 - 6 GP 9 TKL
2018 - 3 GP 13 TKL 4 PBU
Jeremiah Dinson - Auburn - CB *STUD*
2015 - 6 GP 15 TKL
2016 - DNP Injury
2017 - 14 GP 47 TKL 2.5 TFL 1 Sack 4 PBU 1 FR
2018 - 12 GP 61 TKL 3.5 TFL 1 Sack 2 INT 3 PBU 1 FF
Derrick Kelly - FSU - OT
2014 - RS
2015 - 6 GP 4 GS
2016 - 5 GP 2 GS
2017 - 13 GP 13 GS
Cadarius Gaskin - FIU - WR
2018 - 2 GP 3 REC 82 YDS 1 TD
Shocky Jacques-Louis - PITT - WR *Solid FR Season*
2018 - 8 GP 9 REC 76 YDS 7 Rush ATT 58 YDS
Transfers -
Thaddeus Snodgrass - WR
Wittenberg University - NCAA DII
2017 - 8 GP 20 REC 412 YDS AVG 20.6 5 TD
2018 - 10 GP 25 REC 475 YDS AVG 19.0 7 TD
Jabari Greenwood - WR
Towson University - NCAA DII
2017 - 10 GP 53 REC 616 YDS 0 TD
2018 - 7 GP 7 REC 61 YDS
TV Williams - WR
Texas State
2016 - Sat out due to TR rules
2017 - 0 GP
Nick Richardson - OT
Gave up football
Josh Krok - OT
Gave up football
Marcelys Jones - OG
2017 - Transferred to Alcorn State. Not wanting to sit, then transferred to Winston-Salem State (NC) NCAA DII 4 GP
2018 - Transferred to Urbana University (OH) NCAA DII - Stats unavailable.
Kobie Walker - OLB
Gave up football
Nico Firios - OLB
Gave up football
Dorian Hendrix - ILB
Bowling Green St.
2016 - 11 GP 11 TKL 2 TFL 1 Sack
2017 -7 GP 4 TKL
Jarrett LaRubbio - OG
Miami (OH)
2017 - 12 GP 8 GS - Probably their most talented olineman
Jared Tucker - S
EKU
2016 - 3 GP 13 TKL 1 INT 1 PBU
2017 - 2 GP 2 TKL
2018 - 4 GP 5 TKL 2 INT 1 PBU
Dakota Holtzclaw - WR
Gave up football
Ja'Quize Cross - DT
Independence CC
2018 - 9 GP 18 TKL
Do not believe he has any D-1 offers.
Jaylin Bannerman - WDE
Arizona Western JuCo - Twitter says "UK Bounceback"
2018 - 11 GP 28 TKL 1.5 Sacks
0 Stars as a JUCO. Current offers - UTEP, Jacksonville St., Liberty, UMass, SE MO State, TN St. & WKU
Roland Walder - OLB
Bowling Green St.
2017 - Sat out due to TR rules
2018 - 6 GP 24 TKL 2 Sacks 1 PBU
Tobias Gilliam - CB
Arizona Western JUCO
Unranked on both Rivals & TOS - No offers listed
Bryant Koback - RB *Pretty Good*
Toledo
2018 - 12 GP 139 ATT 975 YDS 13 TD
Mikel Horton - RB
Gave up football
Brian Cole - S
Mississippi St.
2018 - 5 GP 11 TKL 3 TFL 1 Sack 1 INT *Season ending injury*
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