Our 2027 class won't sign for another 20 months, but the recent commitment of QB DJ Hunter brought 2027 recruiting onto everyone's radar. This is an early example of vindication for Coach Hamdan, because Hunter has a bunch of options and his recruiting stock is blowing up. Hunter, a Lexington native, is fulfilling a dream. One can imagine Hunter can't wait to leave Knoxville behind and get on with it.
BTW, I do not believe Hunter's commitment will affect UK's recruitment of 2026 QB prospect Oscar Rios, who is on campus for his OV this weekend. As one of the top 2026 QB prospects, Rios appears to be in the elite prospect category.
Looks like a relatively deep 2027 instate class. Instate prospects with current UK offers-
Brenden Brown, ATH, Paducah, KY
Malachi Brown, DL, Corbin, KY
Seneca Driver, TE, Danville, KY
Allen Evans, DB, Louisville, KY
Maddox Hager, TE, Danville, KY
Jermaine Harmon, ATH, Frankfort, KY
Jordan Haskins, ATH, Lexington, KY
Garyon Hobbs, ATH, Louisville, KY
Jordan Holman, DB, Versailles, KY
Brady Hull, OL, Somerset, KY
Maximus Hunt, TE, Latonia, KY
Chance McPike, WR, Paducah, KY
Justyn Perez, OL, Versailles KY
Emmett Queen, QB, Ft Mitchell, KY
Larron Westmoreland, ATH, Louisville, KY
Some early out of state UK offers-
Kelsey Adams, OL, Fairborn, GA
Lual Aleu, OL, Cincinnati, OH
Charles Alexander, WR, Cincinnati, OH
Derrick Baker, QB, Alpharetta, GA
Julian Baker, RB, Washington CH, OH
Jackson Ballinger, TE, Centerburg, OH
Carter Bonner, WR, Pittsburgh, PA
Peter Bourque, QB, Marion, MA
Kesean Bowman, DB, Brentwood, TN
Brayden Bryant, ATH, Youngstown, OH
Joseph Buchanan, DL, Owings Mills, MD
Kaden Buchanan, OL, Lebanon, TN
Jacob Burns, OL, Rabun Gap, GA
Matthias Burrell, OL, Columbus, OH
Julian Caldwell, WR, Argyle, TX
Jaden Carey, DB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
John Carrasquillo, WR, Alpharetta, GA
Anthony Cartwright, WR, Franklin, MI
Jarrell Chandler, DB, Knoxville, TN
Adryan Cole, DB, Atlanta, GA
Tramond Collins, WR, Cottondale, FL
Caleb Cooper, ATH, Charlotte, NC
Cole Crawford, LB, Cartersville, GA
Akedran Crumel, DB, Clayton, NC
Jaiden Davis, DL, Middletown, OH
Jayden Dean, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Darius Dennis, ATH, Dayton, OH
Jordan Dillon, OL, Savannah, GA
Joshua Dobson, DB, Ft Mill, SC
Kamarui Dorsey, ATH, Hampton, GA
Kaleb Elkins, DB, Indianapolis, IN
Brayton Feister, ATH, Akron, OH
Kadin Fife, DL, Summerville, GA
Trevoris Finley, LB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Tyler Ford, OL, Gainesville, GA
Giovanni Garner, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Reed Gerken, OL, Perrysburg, OH
Chance Gilbert, DB, Sharpsburg, GA
Dakota Guerrant, WR, Harper Woods, MI
LaDamian Guyton, LB, Savannah, GA
Corey Hadley, ATH, Tyrone, GA
Xavier Hasan, DB, Raleigh, NC
Grant Haviland, TE, Alpharetta, GA
Roscoe Hayes, WR, Atlanta, GA
Jameer Henry, DL, Detroit, MI
Antoine Higgins, LB, Cincinnati, OH
Malik Howard, TE, Oak Ridge, TN
DJ Hunter, QB, Knoxville, TN (UK commit)
Elijah Hutcheson, OL, Rabun Gap, GA
Amarri Irvin, RB, Bradenton, FL
Deion Jackson, LB, Ft Pierce, FL
DJ Jacobs, LB, Roswell, GA
Gabe Jenkins, DB, Pittsburgh, PA
Anthony Jennings, WR, Ft Lauderdale, FL
John Johnson, WR, Akron, OH
Kalel Johnson, OL, Cincinnati, OH
Carter Jones, OL, Polquoson, VA
Jimmy Kalis, OL, Pittsburgh, PA
Jordan Karhoff, TE, Columbus, OH
Dominic Letlow, LB, Youngstown, OH
Mark Matthews, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Jaylen Mercer, LB, Cincinnati, OH
Javier Moore, ATH, Canton, OH
Justin Murphy, ATH, Atlanta, GA
Jeremiah Nash, DL, Dayton, OH
Nigel Newkirk, RB, Gainesville, GA
Amari Nugent, DB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Patrick O'Brien, OL, Cincinnati, OH
Dre Otey, DB, Franklin, TN
Jakeyveon Parker, RB, Montezuma, GA
Amari Patterson, WR, Ladys Island, SC
Cameron Pritchett, LB, Alabaster, AL
Jeremiah Proctor, DB, Gainesville, GA
Andrew Rogers, DL, Greensboro, NC
Xavier Sabb, ATH, Glassboro, NJ
Monshun Sales, ATH, Indianapolis, IN
Trent Seaborn, QB, Alabaster, AL
Kenneth Simon, ATH, Knoxville, TN
Jackson Smith, QB, W Chester, OH
Terrance Smith, OL, Lansdale, PA
Keishjuan Telfair, DB, Euclid, OH
Jamar Thompson, DL, Boca Raton, FL
Sean Thompson, WR, Miami, FL
Seth Tillman, DL, Rock Hill, SC
Brayden Tyson, RB, Snellville, GA
Jabari Watkins, ATH, Thomasville, GA
Justin Weeks, LB, Atlanta, GA
D'Angelo White, TE, Cleveland, OH
Jesse Wilhite, WR, Murrieta, CA
Ba'Roc Willis, LB, Moody, AL
Chad Willis, DB, Orchard Lake, MI
Chris Wilson, LB, Yorktown, IN
Landon Wolny, WR, Ft Myers, FL
Looks like another good class in Cincinnati. UK has distributed a large number of early offers in the states of FL and GA.
BTW, I do not believe Hunter's commitment will affect UK's recruitment of 2026 QB prospect Oscar Rios, who is on campus for his OV this weekend. As one of the top 2026 QB prospects, Rios appears to be in the elite prospect category.
Looks like a relatively deep 2027 instate class. Instate prospects with current UK offers-
Brenden Brown, ATH, Paducah, KY
Malachi Brown, DL, Corbin, KY
Seneca Driver, TE, Danville, KY
Allen Evans, DB, Louisville, KY
Maddox Hager, TE, Danville, KY
Jermaine Harmon, ATH, Frankfort, KY
Jordan Haskins, ATH, Lexington, KY
Garyon Hobbs, ATH, Louisville, KY
Jordan Holman, DB, Versailles, KY
Brady Hull, OL, Somerset, KY
Maximus Hunt, TE, Latonia, KY
Chance McPike, WR, Paducah, KY
Justyn Perez, OL, Versailles KY
Emmett Queen, QB, Ft Mitchell, KY
Larron Westmoreland, ATH, Louisville, KY
Some early out of state UK offers-
Kelsey Adams, OL, Fairborn, GA
Lual Aleu, OL, Cincinnati, OH
Charles Alexander, WR, Cincinnati, OH
Derrick Baker, QB, Alpharetta, GA
Julian Baker, RB, Washington CH, OH
Jackson Ballinger, TE, Centerburg, OH
Carter Bonner, WR, Pittsburgh, PA
Peter Bourque, QB, Marion, MA
Kesean Bowman, DB, Brentwood, TN
Brayden Bryant, ATH, Youngstown, OH
Joseph Buchanan, DL, Owings Mills, MD
Kaden Buchanan, OL, Lebanon, TN
Jacob Burns, OL, Rabun Gap, GA
Matthias Burrell, OL, Columbus, OH
Julian Caldwell, WR, Argyle, TX
Jaden Carey, DB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
John Carrasquillo, WR, Alpharetta, GA
Anthony Cartwright, WR, Franklin, MI
Jarrell Chandler, DB, Knoxville, TN
Adryan Cole, DB, Atlanta, GA
Tramond Collins, WR, Cottondale, FL
Caleb Cooper, ATH, Charlotte, NC
Cole Crawford, LB, Cartersville, GA
Akedran Crumel, DB, Clayton, NC
Jaiden Davis, DL, Middletown, OH
Jayden Dean, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Darius Dennis, ATH, Dayton, OH
Jordan Dillon, OL, Savannah, GA
Joshua Dobson, DB, Ft Mill, SC
Kamarui Dorsey, ATH, Hampton, GA
Kaleb Elkins, DB, Indianapolis, IN
Brayton Feister, ATH, Akron, OH
Kadin Fife, DL, Summerville, GA
Trevoris Finley, LB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Tyler Ford, OL, Gainesville, GA
Giovanni Garner, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Reed Gerken, OL, Perrysburg, OH
Chance Gilbert, DB, Sharpsburg, GA
Dakota Guerrant, WR, Harper Woods, MI
LaDamian Guyton, LB, Savannah, GA
Corey Hadley, ATH, Tyrone, GA
Xavier Hasan, DB, Raleigh, NC
Grant Haviland, TE, Alpharetta, GA
Roscoe Hayes, WR, Atlanta, GA
Jameer Henry, DL, Detroit, MI
Antoine Higgins, LB, Cincinnati, OH
Malik Howard, TE, Oak Ridge, TN
DJ Hunter, QB, Knoxville, TN (UK commit)
Elijah Hutcheson, OL, Rabun Gap, GA
Amarri Irvin, RB, Bradenton, FL
Deion Jackson, LB, Ft Pierce, FL
DJ Jacobs, LB, Roswell, GA
Gabe Jenkins, DB, Pittsburgh, PA
Anthony Jennings, WR, Ft Lauderdale, FL
John Johnson, WR, Akron, OH
Kalel Johnson, OL, Cincinnati, OH
Carter Jones, OL, Polquoson, VA
Jimmy Kalis, OL, Pittsburgh, PA
Jordan Karhoff, TE, Columbus, OH
Dominic Letlow, LB, Youngstown, OH
Mark Matthews, OL, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Jaylen Mercer, LB, Cincinnati, OH
Javier Moore, ATH, Canton, OH
Justin Murphy, ATH, Atlanta, GA
Jeremiah Nash, DL, Dayton, OH
Nigel Newkirk, RB, Gainesville, GA
Amari Nugent, DB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Patrick O'Brien, OL, Cincinnati, OH
Dre Otey, DB, Franklin, TN
Jakeyveon Parker, RB, Montezuma, GA
Amari Patterson, WR, Ladys Island, SC
Cameron Pritchett, LB, Alabaster, AL
Jeremiah Proctor, DB, Gainesville, GA
Andrew Rogers, DL, Greensboro, NC
Xavier Sabb, ATH, Glassboro, NJ
Monshun Sales, ATH, Indianapolis, IN
Trent Seaborn, QB, Alabaster, AL
Kenneth Simon, ATH, Knoxville, TN
Jackson Smith, QB, W Chester, OH
Terrance Smith, OL, Lansdale, PA
Keishjuan Telfair, DB, Euclid, OH
Jamar Thompson, DL, Boca Raton, FL
Sean Thompson, WR, Miami, FL
Seth Tillman, DL, Rock Hill, SC
Brayden Tyson, RB, Snellville, GA
Jabari Watkins, ATH, Thomasville, GA
Justin Weeks, LB, Atlanta, GA
D'Angelo White, TE, Cleveland, OH
Jesse Wilhite, WR, Murrieta, CA
Ba'Roc Willis, LB, Moody, AL
Chad Willis, DB, Orchard Lake, MI
Chris Wilson, LB, Yorktown, IN
Landon Wolny, WR, Ft Myers, FL
Looks like another good class in Cincinnati. UK has distributed a large number of early offers in the states of FL and GA.
