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Mark Stoops and his staff have been making moves on the recruiting trail since taking the Kentucky job in November, and his early success has generated an unfamiliar excitement from Big Blue Nation as National Signing Day 2013 approaches. So, in order to get you ready for Stoops’ first class in Lexington, here is a look at how it stands as of today.
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STEVEN BORDEN (JC) Rivals: N/A |
ZA’DARIUS SMITH (JC) Rivals: 5.8 |
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ALVONTE BELL Rivals: 5.7 |
JAVESS BLUE (JC) Rivals: 5.6 |
JUSTIN DAY Rivals: 5.5. |
JACOB HYDE Rivals: 5.6 |
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JALEEL HYTCHYE Rivals: 5.7 |
AUSTIN MACGINNIS Rivals: 5.5 |
BLAKE MCLAIN Rivals: 5.6 |
KYLE MEADOWS Rivals: 5.7 |
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REGIE MEANT Rivals: 5.3 |
RAMSEY MEYERS Rivals: 5.5 |
LOVELL PETERSON Rivals: 5.7 |
REESE PHILLIPS Rivals: 5.5 |
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KHALID THOMAS Rivals: 5.7 |
NATE WILLIS (JC) Rivals: 5.6 |
DE-COMMITTED: Jalen Battle (DB), Ander Bodkin (OL), Jake Boyton (OL), Darren Dowdell (TE), Deangelo Yancey (WR)
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QUARTERBACK
Returning: Max Smith, Patrick Towles, Jalen Whitlow
Committed: Reese Phillips***
Notable Targets: Asiantii Woulard****
OFFENSIVE LINE
Returning: Tyler Davenport, Bill Davis, Tevon Eatmon-Nared, Max Godby, John Gruenschlaeger, T.J. Jones, Shaquille Love, Darrian Miller, Kevin Mitchell, Zach Myers, Damon Sprouse, Jordan Swindle, Jon Toth, Jordan Watson, Zach West
Committed: Justin Day***, Kyle Meadows***, Ramsey Meyers***
Notable Targets: David Maka***, Nick Haynes***
RUNNING BACK
Returning: Josh Clemons, Jonathan George, Dy’Shawn Mobley, Raymond Sanders, Justin Taylor
Committed: Khalid Thomas***
Notable Targets: Daryl Chestnut***, JoJo Kemp***, Stafon McCray***, Aregeros Turner***
WIDE RECEIVER
Returning: Bookie Cobbins, Daryl Collins, Rashad Cunningham, A.J. Johnson, A.J. Legree, Derrick Quarles, DeMarco Robinson, Austin Sheehan, DeMarcus Sweat, William Tanner
Committed: Javess Blue*** (JUCO),
Notable Targets: Ra’Shaad Samples****, Jeff Badet***, Janarion Grant***, Alex Montgomery***, Ryan Timmons***, Marquez Valdes***
TIGHT END
Returning: John Ballis, Seth Bowden, Jordan Aumiller, Anthony Kendrick, Patrick Ligon, Tyler Robinson, Ronnie Shields
Signed: Steven Borden (JUCO)
Committed:
Notable Targets:
DEFENSIVE END
Returning: Bud Dupree, Farrington Huguenin, Langston Newton
Signed: Za’Darius Smith*** (JUCO)
Committed: Alvonte Bell***
Notable Targets: Jason Hatcher****, Antoine Miles***, Corey Smith***
DEFENSIVE TACKLE
Returning: Thomas Chapman, Mister Cobble, Christian Coleman, Alvin Davis, Mike Douglas, Tristian Johnson, Patrick Graffree, Donte Rumph, Zane Williams
Committed: Jacob Hyde***, Lovell Peterson***, Regie Meant**
Notable Targets: , Toby Johnson **** (JUCO), Deadrin Senat****, Jarran Reed***, Maurice Swain***
LINEBACKER
Returning: Tyler Brause, Tre’ Dunn, Josh Forrest, Khalid Henderson, Jabari Johnson, Malcolm McDuffen, TraVaughn Paschal, Demarius Rancifer, Miles Simpson, Pancho Thomas, Avery Williamson
Committed:
Notable Targets: James Clark***, James Hearns****, Duke Riley***
DEFENSIVE BACK
Returning: Daron Blaylock, Shawn Blaylock, Zack Blaylock, Kory Brown, Rodney Cox, Eric Dixon, Glenn Faulkner, John Giddens, J.D. Harmon, Cody Lewis, Ashely Lowry, Cantrell McKinley, Cody Quinn, Eric Simmons, Erico Smith, Fred Tiller, Dakotah Tyler, Jerry Williams, Sterling Wright
Committed: Jaleel Hytchye***, Blake McClain***, Nate Willis***
Notable Targets: MacKenzie Alexander****, Marcus McWilson****, Marquez White****, MacKenro Alexander***, Godwin Igwebuike***, David Kamara***, Cortez Leonard***
KICKER
Returning: Joe Mansour
Committed: Austin MacGinnis***
Notable Targets:
PUNTER
Returning: Landon Foster
Committed:
Notable Targets:
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NATIONAL SIGNING DAY 2013: Wednesday, February 6
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January 23rd, 2013 at 9:20 pm
This team needs all the help it can get. Stoops is going after anyone who will listen. At least he is trying.
January 23rd, 2013 at 9:21 pm
Miami would have killed us tonight. Was the 2nd half last night the worse coaching job Cal has done at UK? If not, it had to be close.
January 23rd, 2013 at 9:22 pm
don’t you dare forget my name!!! you’ll be hearing a lot of it the next 4 years!!!
-shyuh boi, taj williams
January 23rd, 2013 at 9:35 pm
Thanks for the article. I am looking forward to signing day and then the season
January 23rd, 2013 at 9:47 pm
It is so adorable watching you guys talk about football recruiting.
January 23rd, 2013 at 9:57 pm
You slipping Drew, DE Antoine Miles committed to Purdue this past week
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:00 pm
Three stars will get you no where. Fast.
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:27 pm
You need to remove Hatcher from your list. Now that I have been cleared, Hatcher is a Card.
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:40 pm
About half of the NFL 1st round picks each year went into college as 3 stars.
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:49 pm
8. He’s far from cleared. And it’s not like the guy can even coach. He’s nothing more than the bag man.
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:57 pm
Looking at your list of returning players, it looks like 65 scholarship players returning. Can only have 85 total on scholarship. If we sign 25, which returning players do not return?
January 23rd, 2013 at 10:58 pm
8. He’s not cleared!!!! the investigation is put on hold dipsh*t!!!!!!!!!! So if you think your in the clear you better think again.. Once the NCAA tries to fix their f*ck ups (which will take 2 weeks!!!!! Signing Day) they will get back to investigating your crooked ass!!!!! So have a great couple of weeks!!!!!!!!
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:04 pm
Funny… This post looks directly like 2 posts I have put in comment sections with added pictures…. You are welcome Mr. Franklin…. Oh and BTW, Miles committed to Purdue and Taj Williams is no longer making the trip….
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:11 pm
13. So do you think we are putting all our chips in for samples and Badet??? Or is there another receiver that we are looking at??? I know there is timmons but he is OSU bound probably.
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:12 pm
@ 13, you’ve been killin the recruiting updates. From what I understand Woulard will end up at Clemson, Aregeros Turner will not be academically eligible and will likely go JUCO route, we will get at least 1 4* DB (likely McWilson) and Badet has already gave the nod.
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:48 pm
#11 Those 65 players are not all on scholarship. So we have room to add some decent players. Some of those are practice squad and such.
January 23rd, 2013 at 11:58 pm
Yes, g-unit, you have done a great job…keep us updated in these posts.
January 24th, 2013 at 12:07 am
14-15
I think we have Badet. Staff thinks they have a great shot at landing 2 or 3 out of Samples, Williams, Timmons, Montgomery or else they would not have left a good prospect in Yancey go… Hatcher is a real possibility and Hearns is highly likely as well as mcwilson…woulard is I think gone but who knows… Godwin I think we land as well…. But I will say this… The guy to watch for in the future is Regie Meant… Will be a Stud…. Hearing he is all of 6’6 285… He power cleaned 310 his senior year which is insane and has been clocked running a 4.9-40. Dude doesn’t know what an inside move, spin move, swim move or anything is…. Been playing football for a little over a year seriously…. He said his coach just told him to get the football and that’s what he did lol…. will be Kentucky’s version of Bjorn Werner… Can play DE or DT…. A freak of an athlete!
January 24th, 2013 at 12:22 am
I see yall got Jason Hatcher on here… That’s a good laugh, so is UK football
January 24th, 2013 at 12:59 am
Troll#19, Hatcher & Timmons, are only two of the boots that are going to be stuck deep up your red/ass come
Sept 18th, as STOOPS TROOPS wipe your
ass up in Commonwealth 28-24!. Neal
Brown’s Air Raid is gonna make lil’
bro sooooooooooooooo saaaaaadddddddd!
January 24th, 2013 at 6:26 am
Taj Williams is down to Auburn and uofl. So, check your facts. He is visiting here this weekend and we will get a verbal. Stick to recruits you have a shot at.
January 24th, 2013 at 8:16 am
21. Hope you aren’t recruiting them. UL has no shot if you are.
January 24th, 2013 at 8:17 am
18. Thanks
January 24th, 2013 at 9:11 am
As I’ve said before looking at the other schools recruiting these kids is a better reflection of talent then the amount of stars by there name. Looks as though we are now recruiting kids that other SEC schools want.
20) Im as big a UK fan as anyone but if you think we have a chance against UL next year your in a dream world!!!! Joker has this program in such shape it will take years to get back to where Brooks had us. Don’t feed the trolls because the truth is they have the upper hand right now!
January 24th, 2013 at 9:22 am
Woulard’s dad announced yesterday his son’s final two are UCLA and Clemson. BTW, G-Unit, don’t break your arm from patted yourself on the back so hard. KSR may take most of what you post here in the comments, but the same could be said about you taking the info from Rivals, 24/7, and BBK. You’re not doing original reporting either, my man.
January 24th, 2013 at 9:31 am
Hatcher is NOT coming to Kentucky!
His mom is a Louisville Fan… just go and read Hatcher’s twitter account from December 29th.
January 24th, 2013 at 9:44 am
Reese Phillips is signed and enrolled also, FYI.
January 24th, 2013 at 9:57 am
25 – I’m not doing original reporting? HAHAHA! I’ve seen many of these guys play… I call people that are in the know with these kids, have multiple people close to UK Football I talk to as well as many rivals evaluators… I work my ass off to do my own work to make sure I’m not copying what other people say. Is my information sometimes similar to someone like Justin Rowland or Ryan Abraham or Gerard Martinez? Yes, because we talk to the people who actually know, not because I go to someone elses site and copy and paste which it appears is the only thing many writers on this site do when it comes to football…
January 24th, 2013 at 11:08 am
G-Unit, if you do reporting and “work your ass off” why the hell are you lurking in KSR comment sections? If you have all that access you should start a blog.
January 24th, 2013 at 11:31 am
for those who are stuck on the 3star 4star 5star bias I have some info I’d like to share…
johnny mannziel-***
jj watt-**
Arian foster-***
Doug martin-**
randall cobb-***
patrick willis-***
All of them are studs and i rly dnt think they need an introduction. stop trying to troll with the star b\s you make yourselves look ignorant.
January 24th, 2013 at 11:38 am
This is good info. Would it be possible to indicate the commitments that Joker recruited (vs. Stoops) and indicate the stars on returning players.
January 24th, 2013 at 11:39 am
For everyone that thinks Timmons is going to OSU, maybe not. Word in the street is they only offered him a grey shirt which he apparently isn’t interested in.
January 24th, 2013 at 11:44 am
30) you are correct in saying that football recruiting is a lot harder to grade players then basketball. That said look at where the 4 and 5 star players are going and how those teams are doing. Alabama, USC, Flordia, etc. yes the players you said where ranked low but that is the exception not the norm. The best way to rank UK recruits is by the other schools recruiting them. If no other SEC school is recruiting them there probably is a reason.
I have no problem taken a chance on 2 or 3 kids in each class and try to get a Cobb or a unpolished diamond in the rough. I do have a problem with recruiting like Joker and trying to make a class out of 3 stars.
January 24th, 2013 at 11:46 am
31) that’s easy the 2 stars are Jokers and the ones being recruited bye MAC schools are Jokers as well.
January 24th, 2013 at 12:07 pm
my point is that a lot of the kids we are going after are solid recruits regardless of how many stars they have by their names. most are also being recruited by top schools. my post was directed to the loserville trolls along with whoever else might be coming to our site to talk trash.
January 24th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
I like the idea of getting info from other sites like rivals, scouts, and especially TBK.com others pay for. Why would anybody have a problem with getting something free? From the mouth of Paul Ryan “Are you a taker or a maker”?
January 24th, 2013 at 12:13 pm
I like the idea of getting info from other sites like rivals, scouts, and especially TBK.com others pay for. Why would anybody have a problem with getting something free? From the mouth of Paul Ryan “Are you a taker or a maker”?
January 24th, 2013 at 5:25 pm
@30-Randall Cobb was a 2 star. http://kentucky.scout.com/a.z?s=48&p=8&c=1&nid=3165710
January 24th, 2013 at 5:38 pm
@38 a 2 star qb/ath they never seen what he could do at wideout. Plus scout sucks.