Film Room: Tyreek Jemison

Addressing offensive tackle was a top need for the Kentucky in the 2026 high school recruiting cycle but the Cats could not skip over guard. A couple of names quickly emerged and made their way to campus in June. UK found itself in a tightly contested recruiting battle in each.

The Cats logged big commitment for one of those targets.

Dallas (Ga.) Paulding County rising senior Tyreek Jemison ended his recruitment with a commitment to Kentucky on Friday. The three-star prospect picked the Cats over Georgia Tech, NC State, North Carolina, and Ole Miss. Offensive line coach Eric Wolford has addressed the interior of Kentucky’s offensive line with this addition.

What will Jemison bring to the Kentucky offense? The newest commit is downhill thumper with road-grading potential as a run blocker.

Power, drive, and finish

Tyreek Jemison checks in at 6-foot-5 and 330 pounds in On3’s database. Those measurables seem to check out when you turn on the junior tape. Jemison is a two-way standout for Paulding County playing left tackle on offense and defensive tackle on defense.

The power part of his game seems to be the Kentucky commit’s biggest strength. Jemison projects to be a guard at the next level who will thrive in a downhill run scheme.

Jemison shows strong leg drive at this point of his career as a run blocker and does a solid job of flipping his hips while engaged to finish blocks. The prospect shows some flexibility and that allows him to not lose his power through the duration of a block as his feet stay underneath him. The guard prospect owns heavy hands with a powerful punch that will translate to the next level. This will give Jemison an asset to build around in both run and pass blocking.

Tyreek Jemison is an aggressive and physical offensive line prospect who is at his best when asked to play downhill. That should fit very well in Kentucky’s pro-style scheme that includes many vertical run concepts (duo, inside zone).

Tyreek Jemison looks like a Kentucky guard

Kentucky is at its best under Mark Stoops when this offense has been able to run the football between the tackles. The 1,000-yard rushers that this program has produced get a lot of attention but big, physical offensive guards have played a sizable role in Kentucky being able to dictate the terms on the game in the past.

The Wildcats have turned many offensive tackles into high-quality guards who were true road-graders. Tyreek Jemison fits that mold.

This three-star recruiting win in Greater Atlanta has all of the traits required to become a true big people mover at guard in a downhill run scheme. Jemison also possesses the overall size, hand power, and projected core and lower body strength to become a quality pass protector who can drop anchor against power rushes. The motor runs hot on his junior tape as Jemison eagerly attempts to finish plays and shows a fire for playing the game of football.

Kentucky seems to have found a true fit who checks the measurable and play style boxes in a significant way.