3-star 2027 WR Austin Coles commits to Kentucky

How about three football commits in one day for Will Stein?

Stein got Sunday rolling with the additions of four-star DL Malachi Brown and three-star LB Drew Williams, who both spent the weekend in Lexington for their official visits. Another weekend visitor decided to join the fun, too. Three-star wide receiver Austin Coles has also committed to the Kentucky football program.

“I’ve been cheering for the Cats since I was little,” Coles recently told KSR+.

Coles, who is ranked No. 648 nationally by the Rivals Industry Ranking, becomes the 21st commit in the 2027 class for Kentucky. The 6-foot-4 product of St. Thomas Aquinas (FL) joins 4-star WR Iveon Lewis as the Wildcats’ two pass catchers on board for this cycle.

🚨BREAKING🚨 WR Austin Coles has committed to Kentucky, @Hayesfawcett3 reports😼

Read: https://t.co/DP9jwBNwCK pic.twitter.com/t7Q4Za7dXV

— Rivals (@Rivals) June 7, 2026

Kentucky has been familiar with Coles dating back to the previous coaching staff, when former assistant coach Vince Marrow was the lead recruiter. Coles camped at UK in June 2024 before making his way back to Lexington for a gameday visit this past September. He received an offer that November, with Stein continuing the communication once he took over the program a month later.

Stein and new wide receivers coach Joe Price III visited Coles in person in January, which led to him returning the favor with an unofficial visit in March. He took other spring trips to the likes of Virginia Tech and Clemson, but only had one official visit (Kentucky) on deck going into this weekend. Kansas State and California were also making pushes before Coles went ahead and committed to the Wildcats.

With Coles on board, Kentucky is up to 21 commits in the 2027 cycle. It’s a group that currently ranks 21st nationally and 8th in the SEC by Rivals. Stein isn’t finished with this group, either.

Kentucky Football 2027 Recruiting Class

Player	Position	High School	Ranking
Jake Nawrot	QB (6-4, 190)	Arlington Heights (Ill.) Hersey	4-star (No. 60 overall)
Malachi Brown	DL (6-4, 265)	Corbin (Ky.) High	4-star (No. 273 overall)
Marquis Bryant	S (5-11, 185)	Rolesville (N.C.) High	4-star (No. 287 overall)
Elijah Brown	iDL (6-1, 290)	Prattville (Ala.) High	4-star (No. 299 overall)
Iveon Lewis	WR (6-2, 180)	Richmond (Va.) Huguenot	4-star (No. 346 overall)
Tristin Hughes	S (6-1, 190)	Rocky River (Ohio) High	4-star (No. 390 overall)
Ian Walker	T (6-5, 305)	Pennington (N.J.) The Pennington School	High 3-star (No. 423 overall)
Larron Westmoreland	S (6-5, 180)	Corbin (Ky.) High	High 3-star (No. 451 overall)
Miles Brown	CB (6-0, 180)	Martin (Tenn.) Westview	High 3-star (No. 477 overall)
Antwoine Higgins Jr.	EDGE (6-2, 230)	Cincinnati (Ohio) Princeton	High 3-star (No. 493 overall)
Tank Proctor	TE (6-5, 220)	Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage	3-star (No. 608 overall)
Ty Ashley	LB (6-2, 200)	Owensboro (Ky.) High	3-star (No. 614 overall)
Kelsey Gerald	RB (5-11, 191)	Lantana (Fla.) Santaluces Community	3-star (No. 628 overall)
Austin Coles	WR (6-4, 190)	Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas	3-star (No. 648 overall)
Mason Ball	RB (6-0, 190)	Jacksonville (Ark.) High	3-star (No. 655 overall)
Brady Hull	iOL (6-1, 285)	Somerset (Ky.) Pulaski County	3-star (No. 661 overall)
Griff Galloway	EDGE (6-3, 240)	Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day School	3-star (No. 664 overall)
Matthias Burrell	iOL (6-4, 320)	Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln	3-star (No. 755 overall)
Miguel Wilson	CB (5-10, 170)	Mobile (Ala.) Vigor	3-star (No. 762 overall)
Conrad Hart	TE (6-5, 235)	Lexington (Ky.) Christian Academy	3-star (No. 801 overall)
Drew Williams	LB (6-1, 205)	Sequoyah (Ga.) Canton	3-star (No. 847 overall)