Film Room: Prince Jean

Kentucky added five transfers and five high school prospects to the wide receiver room at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility in the offseason. However, the Cats got old with all of the senior additions and must start replenishing the position. Wideout had to be addressed in the 2026 high school cycle. First-year wide receivers coach L’Damian Washington got the Cats on the board for a second time at the position this week.

Just five days after landing Davis McCray, three-star Valdosta (Ga.) High wideout Prince Jean committed to the Wildcats after finishing his official visit in Lexington.

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— Prince Jean (@pr11ncej1) June 9, 2025

The South Georgia native is no longer expected to take official visits to Mississippi State and Georgia. Kentucky now has two wideouts in the boat for the 2026 high school class. KSR is taking a closer look at what the six-foot and 170-pound receiver will bring to the offense in Lexington.

Kentucky’s latest commit projects to be a slot receiver at the next level who can create with the ball in his hands.

A true generator

Playing for a storied Peach State high school football program at Valdosta (Ga.) High, Prince Jean emerged as a key cornerstone pieces for the Wildcats as a junior in 2024. The class of 2026 prospect played both wide receiver and wildcat quarterback. Numerous big plays followed.

Prince Jean showed the ability to create separation as a route-runner, but his best skill appears to be his ability to generate yards and missed tackles when the football is in his hands.

Prince Jean consistent flashing the ability to get on defensive back’s toes and win at the top of the route creating easy (and substantial) separation for big plays in the vertical passing game. The wideout also flashes good ball skills at the catchpoint despite being undersized for the position. But he is at his best with the ball in his hands. Jean was simply a constant big play generator as a run-first wildcat quarterback and was also a weapon on jet sweeps. As a receiver, the Kentucky commit was hard to bring down and could turn a short gain into an explosive play.

Prince Jean owns a skill set that college offenses will want to invest in at slot receiver.

Another piece for an involving wide receiver room

Kentucky landed a true outside receiver with size, acceleration, and the ability to beat tight coverage when Davis McCray committed. Now the offense has landed a prototypical slot prospect with big-play ability.

Prince Jean does not look as big as his listed size but has more than a handful of impressive reps as a playmaker on his junior tape. This is a wideout with speed and the ability to make sharp cuts out of his break. That should have him a high-ceiling as a route-runner but the most impressive thing about Jean is what he can do after the catch. This is a prospect who is very comfortable with the football in his hands and can create something out of nothing. Breakaway top-end speed is not the best thing he does but accelerating and making people miss early and often is littered throughout his tape.

This is a true playmaker who can turn nothing into something in just about every play. Valdosta designed numerous scheme touches so Jean could impact the game. For a Kentucky offense that tried very had to give slot receivers schemed-up touches in 2024, this fit feels natural.

Kentucky has added a true slot receiver with explosive play juice.