Ball State WR transfer Justin Bowick will visit Kentucky

Kentucky hosted Wake Forest wide receiver Horatio Fields for a visit on Thursday. The Wildcats are looking for help and size at X receiver after losing Dane Key to the transfer portal. Before that visit with Fields was completed, another name emerged.

News broke on Dec. 5 that Ball State wide receiver Justin Bowick was entering the transfer portal. The MAC transfer now has three visits lineup one week later. Cincinnati, Kentucky, and Louisville are each scheduled to receive a visit from the 6-foot-5 wideout.

Ball State WR transfer Justin Bowick is expected to take a trio of visits next week to Louisville, Cincinnati and Kentucky, his agency @bzsportsmgmt tells @247Sports.

The 6-foot-5, 207-pound WR posted 20 catches for 383 yards and 3 TDs in just 4 games this season.… pic.twitter.com/ZVQLl3uldw

— Chris Hummer (@chris_hummer) December 12, 2024

The Atlanta (Ga.) Pace Academy product recorded 11 receptions for 131 yards as a senior and began his collegiate career at Eastern Illinois. Justin Bowick accumulated 35 catches for 499 yards as sophomore in 2023. Entered the transfer portal after that season and landed at Ball State. Missed eight games due to injury playing for the Cardinals in 2024. Recorded 20 receptions on 33 targets for 383 yards and three touchdowns with consecutive 100-yard games to end the season. Bowick finished the year with a 27.3 percent explosive catch rate.

Justin Bowick entered the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining and will be a redshirt junior in 2025. Wide receiver remains a need for this program and another free agent target has emerged.

Kentucky Football Transfer Portal Tracker

The transfer portal is open for business and so far we know of 19 players who will be seeking out greener pastures this offseason.

• DL Keeshawn Silver
• DB Avery Stuart
• LB Jayvant Brown
• LS Walker Himebauch
• TE Tanner Lemaster
• TE Khamari Anderson
• TE Jordan Dingle
• OL Courtland Ford
• OL Ben Christman
• DL Tommy Ziesmer
• WR Dane Key
• WR Barion Brown
• WR Anthony Brown-Stephens
• WR Brandon White
• EDGE Tyreese Fearbry
• EDGE Noah Matthews
• EDGE Caleb Redd
• RB Chip Trayanum
• QB Gavin Wimsatt

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. Keep closer tabs on the Cats with our staff-only sticky thread on KSBoard, which will have updates on departures and targets throughout the offseason. Not a KSR+ member? Try it out today.