State of 2027 Recruiting

[Rembrandt90]

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.

 

[UNIVKY]

Man, that looks like an incredibly large number of Ky kids from one class to have offers.

 

[Rembrandt90]

Man, that looks like an incredibly large number of Ky kids from one class to have offers.

Yes. It's a larger number than usual. But most of those will probably never be committable. An early guess is that Driver, Evans, Hull, and McPike might become priorities. Driver certainly is. Hull just UVed Lexington last week.

 

[Uncle Adolph]

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.

Like my instate kids, if they are good enough.

 

[Rembrandt90]

Like my instate kids, if they are good enough.

Anymore, it isn't just about being good enough, because people here in KY don't like 4-8. To get better, our players have to be the best available in our enlarged recruiting footprint. The SEC requires pro size, speed, strength, training, and intangibles. Highly competitive. So it is an oxymoron to worry about difficulty of the SEC schedule and then settle for instate players who are "good enough", IYKWIM. UK's best football players are mainly coming from OH, AL, FL, and GA.

 

[Rembrandt90]

More new 2027 UK football offers-

Israel Abrams, QB, Lombard, IL
Jernard Albright, DB, Springfield, GA
Tyler Alexander, DL, Wellington, FL
Joseph Allen, QB, Melbourne, FL
Jayden Aparicio-Bailey, DB, Birmingham, AL
Frederick Ards, LB, Orlando, FL
Carter Bonner, WR, Pittsburgh, PA
Marquis Bryant, DB, Rolesville, NC
Jonathon Bueno, RB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Trae'kerrion Collins, DB, Hazelhurst, MS
Cade Cooper, ATH, Malvern, PA
TK Cunningham, LB, Loganville, GA
Quinton Cypher, LB, Raleigh, NC
Jahmiere Daniels, DB, Springfield, OH
Julian Elzey, ATH, Snellville, GA
Luke Ferrell, QB, Tempe, AZ
Trenton Foley, RB, Belleville, MI
Zayden Gamble, DB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Braden Gordon, ATH, Montgomery, AL
Kennedy Green, DB, Douglasville, GA (MS St commit)
Corey Hadley, ATH, Tyrone, GA
Patrick Hall, DB, Irvine, CA
Kevin Jackson, ATH, Pearland, TX
Ted Jarrard, QB, Kennesaw, GA
Damari Jerry, DB, Boynton Beach, FL
Jett Jerwers, RB, New Albany, IN
Debonaire Johnson, LB, Hollywood, FL
Joyce Johnson, QB, Valdosta, GA
Caden Jones, ATH, Irvine, CA
Davion Jones, DB, Charlotte, NC
Jaylyn Jones, DB, Ft Lauderdale, FL
Emerson Lewis, DB, Savannah, GA
Zaquan Linton, OL, Wellington, FL
Lincoln Mageo, OL, Oceanside, CA
Ellis McGaskin, DB/LB, Mobile, AL
Brody McNeel, OL, Richmond, VA
Zai'Vion Meads, DL, Louisville, KY
Will Menci, QB, Chandler, AZ
Stanley Montgomery, DL, Philadelphia, PA
Larry Moon, DB, Bradenton, FL
Turmarian Moreland, ATH, W Palm Beach, FL
Evan Murfield, LB/TE, New Albany, OH
Reilly Newman, TE, W Chester, OH
David Parson, LB, McDonough, GA
Elijah Patmon, DL, Warner Robins, GA
Sequel Patterson, ATHA, Ft Mill, SC
JP Peace, Knoxville, TN
Reinaldo Perez, LB/DL, Columbus, OH
Owen Pitzer, ATH, Alexandria, KY
Ta'Shawn Poole, DB, Macon, GA
Josiah Pouncy, ATH, Cincinnati, OH
Jameson Purcell, QB, Park Ridge, IL
Dajon Rhodes, RB, Washington, DC
Bryson Sanderson, OL, Oxford, AL
Abraham Sesay, LB, Exton, PA
Rashad Sheets, LB, Raleigh, NC
Keland Shelton, WR, Charlotte, NC
Brandon Sherrard, DB, Pearland, TX
Champ Smith, QB, Boca Raton, FL
Kael Snyder, QB, Gilbert, AZ
Ronnie Taylor, ATH, Cleveland, OH
Keyon Thomas, RB, Indianapolis, IN
Jaiden Thompson, OL, Rockmart, GA
Tyrel Thompson, LB, Springfield, OH
Mark Thorpe, ATH, Columbus, OH
Monsanna Tolbert, ATH, Cincinnati, OH
Jalen Webb, OL, Rossford, GA
Antoine Wiggins, LB, Cincinnati, OH
Duvay Williams, ATH, Gardena, CA
Jatori Williams, OL, Phoenix City, AL
Trenton Yancey, WR, Duncanville, TX
Khamarian Young, WR, Hollywood, FL

Before anyone asks why there have been so many QB offers, DJ Hunter has been told two QBs might be signed in our 2027 class. Zach Calzada is done after the 2025 season and you never know when someone will transfer. What is more interesting is the number of states represented on this list. UK's recruiting footprint continues to expand as the SEC expands and as UK's recruiting budget expands.

 

[The-Hack]

What is more interesting is the number of states represented on this list. UK's recruiting footprint continues to expand as the SEC expands and as UK's recruiting budget expands.

You’ve highlighted the amount of communication/contacts with potential recruits, their schools, Coaches, Councilors and families.

Ponder the number of hours needed simply to catalogue the data on the hundreds of athletes being recruited.

Some folks have wondered in the past why there are many dozens of football employees. It is a huge undertaking, and 90 percent of the footwork/grunt work is not done by Coaches.

 

[Rembrandt90]

You’ve highlighted the amount of communication/contacts with potential recruits, their schools, Coaches, Councilors and families.

Ponder the number of hours needed simply to catalogue the data on the hundreds of athletes being recruited.

Some folks have wondered in the past why there are many dozens of football employees. It is a huge undertaking, and 90 percent of the footwork/grunt work is not done by Coaches.

That's the truth for sure. And you didn't mention managing equipment, facilities, film organization, scheduling, team travel, and so forth. A program this size requires a huge, dedicated staff working together on the same page.

 

[bigbluemist]

Considering a new staff will hopefully be in place it’ll be interesting to see if the new coach keeps on these targets

 

[satcheluk]

Man, that looks like an incredibly large number of Ky kids from one class to have offers.

It'll likely bets KY's best HS recruiting crop in many years.

 

[satcheluk]

Considering a new staff will hopefully be in place it’ll be interesting to see if the new coach keeps on these targets

Prepare to be disappointed.

 

[vhcat70]

nm

 

[Uncle Adolph]

Tyler Fryman Beechwood class of 27, I see where Louisville has offered, have we ?

 

[Rembrandt90]

Tyler Fryman Beechwood class of 27, I see where Louisville has offered, have we ?

Tyler Fryman's Beechwood High School Career Home

Check out Tyler Fryman's high school sports timeline including updates while playing baseball and football at Beechwood High School (Fort Mitchell, KY).

www.maxpreps.com

His Max Prep link is above. AFAIK, I have listed all the instate UK offers on this thread. It has been reported that Fryman runs 4.4, so it would be interesting to know how that was timed.

Unlike 2026, the 2027 instate class is a strong one.

 

[gamalielkid]

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.

Rembrandt, you seem to be really involved with recruiting. Question for you - how do you feel a coaching change affects current recruits and recruiting? I feel very strongly that a coaching change will happen after this season. I'm not saying Coach Stoops gets fired - things just feel like a coaching change is going to happen. I think if last year had gone better - that it might have actually happened last year. I think Coach Stoops is ready to call it a career - but he wants to go out in a positive manner. I also don't know anything or have any inside info - it is just a feeling! Anyway, thats my opinion - lol!

Go Big Blue!

 

[CardHack]

Tyler Fryman's Beechwood High School Career Home

Check out Tyler Fryman's high school sports timeline including updates while playing baseball and football at Beechwood High School (Fort Mitchell, KY).

www.maxpreps.com

His Max Prep link is above. AFAIK, I have listed all the instate UK offers on this thread. It has been reported that Fryman runs 4.4, so it would be interesting to know how that was timed.

Unlike 2026, the 2027 instate class is a strong one.

Fryman is committed to Louisville as a baseball player; don't know if he'll be a two sport kid in college and honestly it's probably been since Tinch or Chichester played basketball but as Football WRs that there's been a two sport player at Louisville. I don't recall any in baseball.

 

[bigbluemist]

🤣🤣🤣Vince off the USS Dead Man Stoops

 

[Oboro95]

T'was reported on a local newscast (WFIE) that Owensboro Catholic QB Dre'mail Carothers has received a scholarship offer from UK.

 

[Rembrandt90]

Rembrandt, you seem to be really involved with recruiting. Question for you - how do you feel a coaching change affects current recruits and recruiting? I feel very strongly that a coaching change will happen after this season. I'm not saying Coach Stoops gets fired - things just feel like a coaching change is going to happen. I think if last year had gone better - that it might have actually happened last year. I think Coach Stoops is ready to call it a career - but he wants to go out in a positive manner. I also don't know anything or have any inside info - it is just a feeling! Anyway, thats my opinion - lol!

Go Big Blue!

Your question is hypothetical. I have always emphasized that I don't have a crystal ball. I am not clairvoyant. We can't know if Stoops stays or goes, and we can't know how he would be replaced in your hypothetical. So there is no rational way to answer the question of how your hypothetical would impact recruiting.

We can say this much. During high times and low times, throughout good and bad, Stoops has maintained his traction as an effective recruiter. Some say it was Marrow. But I don't believe that. I think it has been this way because Stoops intentionally constructs his coaching staff with recruiting as a priority. When Clinkscale left, Stoops hired Chris Collins. Coach Wolf is an experienced OL coach and also an experienced recruiter. Coach Mike and Coach Boulware are experienced recruiters. Coach Washington is turning out to be a deadly recruiter, and Bush Hamdan is on the verge of bringing in Matt Ponatoski and DJ Hunter. Even Coach White and Coach Stewart have been signing interesting guys. Stoops has increased UK's recruiting footprint to include TX, MS, MO, IN, IL, MI, PA, NJ, VA, and the Carolinas. He has intensified UK's recruiting coverage of OH, FL, GA, and AL. So, from a recruiting standpoint, Stoops would leave behind big shoes to fill.

Of course, the prevailing wisdom says Tulane HC Jon Sumrall is UK's next coach in waiting. If 2025 turns out to be Stoops' final season, Sumrall really could be the man. As a tactical coach, Sumrall is excellent. Sumrall knows how to develop and inspire players. Sumrall has a history as an effective recruiter in the states of GA and AL. But can he recruit over a wide geographic footprint like Stoops has recruited? Who knows? No doubt, Mitch Barnhart would give Sumrall (or whoever the successor will be) a similar recruiting budget. But Stoops has been the best recruiter in UK football history and that will be difficult to duplicate. But not impossible.

 

[Rembrandt90]

T'was reported on a local newscast (WFIE) that Owensboro Catholic QB Dre'mail Carothers has received a scholarship offer from UK.

I can't confirm what you are saying because I can't find any corroboration. But I have found confirmation that Carothers holds an offer from EKU.

Let's say this much. Carothers has a strong football body configuration at 6'4" nearly 200#. He is a multisport athlete, playing baseball, football, and basketball. That kind of athleticism is attractive to Mark Stoops and to many Power 4 coaching staffs. So it could happen. But his skills will require more evaluation. 2027 is an unusually strong instate football class in KY (whereas 2026 is an unusually weak instate class). As we have discussed on this thread, UK has already given out at least 21 well-documented offers for 2027 to instate players, although we won't know which of those are actually committable for another year.