Auburn is trending to land high 3-star linebacker Adam Balogoun-Ali

Adam Balogoun-Ali 6 copy 1 — Adam Balogoun-Ali (Photo by Chad Simmons)

Kentucky is scheduled to get some more breaking recruiting news on Sunday when targets Matt Ponatoski and Elijah Satchell announce their commitments. But that is not the only news coming down the chimney.

South Florida linebacker Adam Balogoun-Ali will announce his decision on Monday. Auburn is trending to win this recruitment. Multiple Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) picks have rolled in for the Tigers.

UK has been recruiting the top-500 prospect for over a year and got Adam Balogoun-Ali on campus for an official visit in June. The prospect has been a priority recruit for Auburn throughout the cycle. Missouri is also in contention.

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The Cats flipped four-star wide receiver Denairius Gray out of a long-time commitment to Auburn on Tuesday. Now the Tigers could be positioned to win a head-to-head battle against Kentucky. These two SEC program have crossed paths frequently on the trail in recent cycles.

Malvern (Pa.) Prep rising senior Max Mohring is the only linebacker committed to UK in the 2026 cycle.

Kentucky’s 2026 high school recruiting class

Player	Position	High School	Ranking
Denairius Gray	WR (6-1, 170)	Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna	4-star (No. 302 overall)
Messiah Tilson	S (6-2, 165)	Rockford (Ill.) Guilford	4-star (No. 343 overall)
Jordan Crutchfield	CB (6-2, 195)	Vero Beach (Fla.) High	High 3-star (No. 424 overall)
Dallas Dickerson	WR (6-1, 180)	Bogart (Ga.) North Oconee	High 3-star (No. 467 overall)
Lincoln Watkins	TE (6-4, 225)	Port Huron (Mich.) Northern	3-star (No. 606 overall)
Tyreek Jemison	iOL (6-5, 330)	Dallas (Ga.) Paulding County	3-star (No. 688 overall)
Prince Jean	WR (6-0, 170)	Valdosta (Ga.) High	3-star (No. 733 overall)
Garrett Witherington	DL (6-4, 290)	Birmingham (Ala.) Briarwood Christian	3-star (No. 989 overall)
Davis McCray	WR (6-2, 190)	San Antonio (Texas) Cornerstone Christian	3-star (No. 1,089 overall)
Max Mohring	LB (6-3, 215)	Malvern (Pa.) Prep	3-star (No. 1,296 overall)
Delvecchio “Deuce” Alston II	RB (6-0, 200)	Trussville (Ala.) Hewitt-Trussville	3-star (No. 1,331 overall)
Cameron Miller	T (6-5, 310)	Hammond (Ind.) Morton	3-star (No. 1,388 overall)
Ben Duncum	DL (6-5, 250)	Austin (Texas) Lake Travis	Unranked
Isaiah McMillian	CB (6-0, 170)	Katy (Texas) High	Unranked