Class of 2024 5-star K/P Jacob Kauwe commits to Kentucky
The Kentucky football program has now picked up commitments in back-to-back days.
On Tuesday morning, five-star kicker/punter Jacob Kauwe announced on social media that he has committed to play for the Wildcats. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound special teams prospect out of Billings (MT) West officially visited Kentucky during the middle of last week and left Lexington with a full-ride scholarship in hand.
Kauwe is the sixth commitment for Kentucky’s 2024 class. He joins IOL Jadon Lafontant, who chose the Wildcats on Monday, as this week’s pledges. UK’s new running backs/special teams coach Jay Boulware was instrumental in Kauwe’s recruitment.
According to Kohl’s Kicking, Kauwe, who comes from a soccer background, is rated as a five-star when it comes to both kicking and punting. He’s ranked as the nation’s No. 28 kicker and No. 17 punter. Kauwe also held a scholarship from Montana State and had recently camped at the likes of Oklahoma, Oregon State, and Duke, but an opportunity to play on a full scholarship at UK was too much to pass up.
Kauwe won the kick-off competition at the Texas Showcase in May of 2023. His leg strength is unique and as strong as some in the NFL. Kauwe still needs refinement with his hands in punting and improvement on his repeatability on field goals. Kauwe is a very intriguing player to follow this summer. He competed in March 2023 at the Spring Ranking Event. He graded out at the 5-star level as both a kicker and punter. We feel he is a D1 prospect at both positions. His leg strength is exceptional. Kauwe is from a state that is not highly recruited but he has the tools to compete with anyone in the country. He was able to kick multiple 80 yard kick-offs on the windy day. His ball striking is also impressive as he made 12/15 points on field goals. His punting was also outstanding as he hit a 70 yard punt with 4.4 seconds of hang-time. Kauwe is someone to watch in the 2024 class!
Kohl’s Kicking
Kentucky currently has two scholarship kickers on the roster in redshirt fifth-year senior Chance Poore along with redshirt freshman Jackson Smith. Sophomore Wilson Berry is the lone scholarship punter for the ‘Cats.
Welcome to the Big Blue Nation, Jacob.
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