State of 2022 Recruiting
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That’s great he was able to drop the weight from both an athletic and health standpoint. Hovering over 400 brings a lot of questions in to play. I wonder why the move from Ballard?Was it a legit move? Going to play for a better program? Questions about whether the 2020 season in KY would be played?
According to Maxpreps they were 8-3 and the 17th best team in 3A last year. I would think Ballard is the better team so unless it has to do with the coach prob legit
May be true. His strength and agility coach also coaches Heron, Weaver, and Moore. He said in the interview that he is the best athlete he has ever coached and was won favorably against Heron and Weaver. He also said he was a great kid. Could be a coach building him up but kid has the size and skillset
To be real, this class kind of feels like a colossal disappointment. Absolutely no recruiting momentum on the back of a huge effort last year. And just like that fans are "just happy to be mentioned " by a few top 400 kids. Has Covid somehow affected the Big Dog more than other college coaches?
- Kentucky really sells the on campus visits and they've not been allowed to be on campus this year.
- Kids are more likely to stay close to home or ho to a traditional power this year because of no visits.
I honestly wish they would stop reporting on these higher ranked kids we have no shot with. It took them several years to build the momentum we saw in last years class. I really hope they can find some way to get moving forward again next year.
Who didn't we have a shot at? I have only seen reporting on 3 Rivals Top 100 players, Payne, Benny, and Goodwine. Of those 3 Goodwine is the only one we didn't have a chance with
Just a reminder that this thread addresses our 2022 recruiting class. Other threads are available for discussion of 2021.
UK appears to be the early leader for-
Treyveon Longmire, ATH, Corbin, KY
Gavin Wimsatt, QB, Owensboro, KY
Grant Bingham, OL, Paintsville, KY
Dane Key, ATH, Lexington, KY
Ty Bryant, ATH, Lexington, KY
Jackson Smith, K, Danville, KY
Aamil Wagner, OL, Dayton, OH
Dijon Jennings, ATH, Reynoldsburg, OH
Delian Bradley, ATH, Springfield, OH
Ryan Baer, OL, Eastlake, OH
Being the early leader doesn't mean UK will sign all of these players, but I suspect we will sign more than half of them.
Treyveon Longmire, ATH, Corbin, KY
Gavin Wimsatt, QB, Owensboro, KY
Grant Bingham, OL, Paintsville, KY
Dane Key, ATH, Lexington, KY
Ty Bryant, ATH, Lexington, KY
Jackson Smith, K, Danville, KY
Aamil Wagner, OL, Dayton, OH
Dijon Jennings, ATH, Reynoldsburg, OH
Delian Bradley, ATH, Springfield, OH
Ryan Baer, OL, Eastlake, OH
Being the early leader doesn't mean UK will sign all of these players, but I suspect we will sign more than half of them.
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Here is a rundown of recruits that have tweeted out graphics that the staff has reached out to for the 22 class. Sorted by state, position, and ranking. No doubt the staff has reached out to others, but I didn't see any graphics tweeted out by them. For example, I am sure the staff reached out to in-state kids Dane Key and Grant Bingham, and Aamil Wagner in Ohio, Amhad Wagner's brother. I am not sure who we are in a good position to land so far, but I would assume we are in a good position to land most of the kids in state. I would assume Gavin Wimsatt, top 50 player at QB for Owensboro would be the top priority for the staff. I think the 22 class can be really special.
Kentucky
QB Gavin Wimsatt 5.9 4 star
RB Treyveon Longmire 5.7 3 star
K Jackson Smith
Ohio
RB Xavier Preston NR
TE Eljiah Brown 5.7 3 star
TE Ryan Miller 5.7 3 star
DT Derrick Shepard 5.9 4 star
DE CJ Doggette 5.6 3 star
Michigan
WR/ATH Christian Rapley 5.6 3 star
ATH Jeremiah Caldwell 5.8 4 star
CB Myles Rowser 6.0 4 star
WR Tyrell Henry 5.6 3 star
Tennessee
S Kody Jones 5.8 4 star
OT Aliou Bah 5.8 4 star
ATH Dallan Hayden 4 star
Georgia
RB Victor Venn 5.6 3 star
DE Mykel Williams 5.9 4 star
CB JQ Hardway 5.7 3 star
Florida
WR Camden Brown 5.5 3 star
S Kyree Hammond 5.5 3 star
DE Daniel Lyons 57 3 star
DE Dante Anderson 5.8 4 star
RB Jaylon Glover 5.7 3 star
S Tre Donaldson 5.7 3 star
S Jaydon Hodge 5.6 3 star
Virginia
OG Ryan Nolan 5.5 3 star
WR Jimmy Kibble NR
North Carolina
WR Mehki Wall 5.5 3 star
South Carolina
TE Jaleel Skinner 5.8 4 star
Washington
TE Nate Kurisky 5.5 3 star
Indiana
OT Kiyaunta Goodwin 5.8 4 star
Kentucky
QB Gavin Wimsatt 5.9 4 star
RB Treyveon Longmire 5.7 3 star
K Jackson Smith
Ohio
RB Xavier Preston NR
TE Eljiah Brown 5.7 3 star
TE Ryan Miller 5.7 3 star
DT Derrick Shepard 5.9 4 star
DE CJ Doggette 5.6 3 star
Michigan
WR/ATH Christian Rapley 5.6 3 star
ATH Jeremiah Caldwell 5.8 4 star
CB Myles Rowser 6.0 4 star
WR Tyrell Henry 5.6 3 star
Tennessee
S Kody Jones 5.8 4 star
OT Aliou Bah 5.8 4 star
ATH Dallan Hayden 4 star
Georgia
RB Victor Venn 5.6 3 star
DE Mykel Williams 5.9 4 star
CB JQ Hardway 5.7 3 star
Florida
WR Camden Brown 5.5 3 star
S Kyree Hammond 5.5 3 star
DE Daniel Lyons 57 3 star
DE Dante Anderson 5.8 4 star
RB Jaylon Glover 5.7 3 star
S Tre Donaldson 5.7 3 star
S Jaydon Hodge 5.6 3 star
Virginia
OG Ryan Nolan 5.5 3 star
WR Jimmy Kibble NR
North Carolina
WR Mehki Wall 5.5 3 star
South Carolina
TE Jaleel Skinner 5.8 4 star
Washington
TE Nate Kurisky 5.5 3 star
Indiana
OT Kiyaunta Goodwin 5.8 4 star
Enai White one of the top 100 players in 22 showing UK some love
Brad White offers RB George Pettaway top 150 player in 22. Several offers sent out today by White in the DMV area. With all the success our backs have had, I think it's matter of time before UK lands a big time RB
Schools that have reached out to Treyveon Longmire as of late. One of the Cats top in state targets. I am not sure if UK sees Longmire more as of a RB or DB, I would guess they are open to either. I know UofL is recruiting Longmire as a WR
IF and that is a very big IF, there was a silent for 22, it has to be Dane key. The 2 kids from FD all ready signed, he will follow. IMO.
Myles Rowser DB top 50 player nationally and one of the Cats top targets for 22. From Michigan. Coach Clink will be his primary recruiter.
OL recruiting for 2022 is something that I already feel good about. There are three names that at this point, I feel good about Kentucky landing due to some obvious ties.
One, Aamil Wagner from Ohio and brother of former UK WR Ahmad. Kentucky got on him very early and obviously he is quite familiar with the program. Two, Nikolas Hall and the son of former UK All SEC OL Antonio Hall. Nikolas lives with his mother in Texas but in an interview from the LHL. He called UK his dream offer, which he just received a few days ago. Three, Grant Bingham from the mount of eastern KY and reportedly grew up a UK fan.
Obviously, there are no locks in recruiting and there's a long way to go for this class, but I'd give Kentucky the leg up for these three.
One, Aamil Wagner from Ohio and brother of former UK WR Ahmad. Kentucky got on him very early and obviously he is quite familiar with the program. Two, Nikolas Hall and the son of former UK All SEC OL Antonio Hall. Nikolas lives with his mother in Texas but in an interview from the LHL. He called UK his dream offer, which he just received a few days ago. Three, Grant Bingham from the mount of eastern KY and reportedly grew up a UK fan.
Obviously, there are no locks in recruiting and there's a long way to go for this class, but I'd give Kentucky the leg up for these three.
Gavin Wimsatt UK's top target for 22 and top 50 player nationally
You would think . Gran gets a lot of criticism on here sometimes but NO ONE can argue that he’s not a GREAT running backs coach . Not just here but throughout his career.
One of the Cats top instate targets Treyveon Longmire for 22 announcing a top 8 soon
Not at all knocking you for sharing, but down to his final 8? LOL! Well, I hope we make the cut. Please post again when he’s down to 2-3 and UK’s still in the mix
Meanwhile, OSU has 10 commitments for ‘22. Four from Ohio.
OSU could be putting together one of the best classes on paper in recent memory. With 9/10 of their recruits a 4 or 5 star. Ryan Day has made recruiting Ohio a priority since taking over, something Urban Meyer didn't really do. The Big Dog will earn his money recruiting Ohio with OSU and now Cincinnati as an emerging program as along as Fickell stays. One of the players UK will have to worry about locking up in Ohio if OSU offers is Aamil Wagner, but as of now I like the Cats chances.
Great point that Meyer recruiting strategy helped UK scoop up kids passed on by Ohio St. And i get the Luke Fickel emergence at Cincy....but Marrow got a crazy pay raise and he needs to beat out Cincy for kids plain and simple.
When Day took over, there was talk that he would be focusing more on Ohio. I just don’t see it. He is national recruiting as much as Urban. To me, it seems his percentage in-state vs. out is about the same.
Hirings of new OC Liam Coen and OL coach Eric Wolford are going to significantly affect offensive recruiting for our 2022 class. I expect Bingham to commit to UK early. There will be a long battle for Wagner, and having Coach Wolford won't hurt. Coach Wolford is already after Kiyaunta Goodwin.
As far as skill position players are concerned, I expect Coen to have a huge recruiting impact. That begins with Gavin Wimsatt, who has already made it known that Coen's vertical passing game interests him. I expect an early UK commitment from Dane Key.
Hopefully Kentucky can make up ground with Grant Bingham because right now he is pretty enamored with Notre Dame.
Hope that we can too. He reminded Freddie Maggard of Burton. High praise.
He definitely looks like an interior lineman and his film shows him dominating much smaller, less talented opponents. He'll definitely have to adjust to more pass blocking at the college level as Johnson Central rarely throws the ball.
I believe Bingham will sign with UK. He has been a UK fan all his life, and comes from a heavily pro-UK area of our state. Coach Wolfson has a working history as a very good recruiter. I can't deny the mystique of ND. But a number of players on UK's roster turned down ND. At the end of the day, ND is another ACC team that just got clobbered by an SEC team.
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