Kentucky football offer roundup, other recruiting notes

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The Kentucky football staff continues to hunt around the high school level. Over the last few weeks, coaches have been extending offers all over the country to prospects from the 2025, 2026, 2027, and even the 2028 recruiting classes. This week has been no different.

By KSR’s count, at least 19 high school prospects have announced scholarship offers from Kentucky over the last seven days. A handful of them came from the 2025 class; the vast majority of those recruits taking their official visits this summer/fall before making commitments. But most of the Wildcats’ offers went to the 2026 class. At least 10 new offers were handed out to high school sophomores, with seven of them ranked by On3 and three of them considered Top 30 prospects in their cycle.

Additionally, we’ve got a couple of notes on a pair of Kentucky targets from the class of 2025 who have upcoming commitment dates scheduled. We cover it all below. But first, a word from our weekly sponsor.

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New offers going out this week

*All player rankings courtesy of the On3 Industry Ranking*

Class of 2025

Damola Ajidahun (OT) 6-6, 280 | Duluth (Duluth, GA)
3-star: No. 419 overall, No. 30 OT

Damola Ajidahun is a fast-rising high school prospect who announced his Kentucky offer on Thursday. Since the start of April, the 6-foot-6 lineman has also hauled in offers from the likes of Tennessee, NC State, Kansas State, and South Carolina. Georgia and Florida have been in the mix since March. Currently, he has official visits locked in with Georgia Tech (May 31), Duke (June 7), South Florida (June 14), and Georgia (June 21). We’ll know how serious Kentucky’s interest is if he schedules a trip to Lexington this summer/into the fall.

Maison Dunn (CB) 6-4, 180 | Tupelo (Tupelo, MS) Ole Miss commit (May 5)
3-star: No. 774 overall, No. 68 CB

Despite committing to Ole Miss on May 5, Maison Dunn received an offer from Kentucky defensive back coach Chris Collins on Monday. Prior to choosing the Rebels, he also held offers from the likes of Mississippi State, LSU, Louisville, and many more. Of note, his teammate at Tupelo, Iverson McCoy, also picked up a Kentucky offer from Collins on the same day. Whether or not Dunn schedules a visit to Lexington in the near future will be telling. Regardless, it could be tough to pull an in-state star away from the Rebels.

Caleb Bell (EDGE) 6-3, 260 | Milton (Alpharetta, GA)

Over the last week, Caleb Bell has earned offers from Kentucky, Colorado, and Mississippi State. UK defensive line coach Anwar Stewart extended him the scholarship on Tuesday. The likes of Missouri, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Louisville, Arkansas, and other Power 4 schools have also offered. Although he’s yet to lock in any official visits, he recently told On3’s Paul Jones that Georgia Tech, NC State, Mississippi State, and Arkansas all expect to receive official visits this summer. That being said, there is plenty of time left for Kentucky to get the fast-rising prospect on campus.

Michael Scott (WR) 5-9, 155 | Dallastown Area (Dallastown, PA)

Back in April, Pennsylvania’s Michael Scott (no, not that one) announced his top seven: Liberty, West Virginia, Old Dominion, James Madison, Pittsburgh, Arizona State, and Toledo. Kentucky was involved at the time (he even visited Lexington in January) but had yet to extend an offer. That is until new wide receivers coach Daikiel Shorts stepped in with one on Tuesday. The Wildcats finally saw enough to pull the trigger. He currently has official visits scheduled with Arizona State (May 31) and James Madison (June 14).

Nicholas Smith (EDGE) 6-7, 255 | Walnut Grove (Loganville, GA)

Clocking in as a 6-foot-7, 255-pound EDGE, Nicholas Smith certainly has the size to play in the SEC. Kentucky defensive coordinator Brad White must agree, as he offered Smith on Wednesday. Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Cincinnati, and West Virginia have also offered. An official visit to Kentucky has been scheduled for the weekend of June 21, he tells KSR. While not ranked by On3, 247Sports slots him as a three-star and Top 80 EDGE in the 2025 class.

Jaiden Braker (LB) 6-4, 210 | South Gwinett (Snellville, GA)

After receiving an offer from Brad White on Wednesday, Jaiden Braker could be a target to monitor sooner rather than later. Don’t let the lack of a ranking fool you. South Carolina, NC State, California, Indiana, Cincinnati, Utah, Rutgers, and many more have also offered him. Braker reportedly has official visits this summer with Rugters, BYU, and Utah. But with bigger-name programs starting to poke around, he could change that schedule.

Class of 2026

Jordan Carter (EDGE) 6-3, 235 | Douglas County (Douglasville, GA)
4-star: No. 17 overall, No. 3 EDGE

Elbert Hill (CB) 5-10, 170 | Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)
4-star: No. 23 overall, No. 1 CB

Savion Hiter (RB) 5-11, 190 | Woodberry Forest (Mineral, VA)
4-star: No. 26 overall, No. 1 RB

Darius Gray (IOL) 6-3, 285 | St. Christopher’s School (Richmond, VA)
4-star: No. 70 overall, No. 5 IOL

Malik Morris (LB) 6-1, 225 | Lakeland (Lakeland, FL)
3-star: No. 394 overall, No. 28 LB

JB Shabazz (OT) 6-6, 280 | Oak Grove (Winston Salem, NC)
3-star: No. 480 overall, No. 32 OT

Ryan Mosley (WR) 6-2, 175 | Carrollton (Carrollton, GA)
3-star: No. 513 overall, No. 86 WR

Iverson McCoy (ATH) 6-1, 180 | Tupelo (Tupelo, MS)

Dylan McCoy (RB) 5-11, 185 | Buford (Buford, GA)

Amari Clemons (RB) 5-10, 180 | Marianna (Marianna, FL) –> KSR+ interview

Class of 2027

Brayton Feister (LB) 6-3, 215 | Archbishop Hoban (Akron, OH)

Jadon Phillips (CB) 5-11, 160 | Hickory (Hermitage, PA)

Corey Hadley (WR) 6-1, 180 | Sandy Creek (Tyron, GA)

Robert Jones III, Robert Lee set commitment dates

A pair of Kentucky defensive targets from the 2025 recruiting class have locked in commitment dates.

First, we have 6-foot-2 cornerback Robert Jones III, who is down to a top seven of Kentucky, Central Florida, NC State, Illinois, Louisville, Miami (FL), and South Florida. The three-star recruit out of Florida will announced on June 29 after he’s taken his official visits. As of right now, Jones has trips locked up to Louisville (May 31), NC State (June 7), Central Florida (June 14), and Illinois (June 21), he tells KSR. He has yet to schedule an official visit to Kentucky.

Second, we have 6-foot linebacker Robert Lee, also out of Florida. Currently unranked, he’s considering the likes of Kentucky, Central Florida, Coastal Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Western Kentucky, and a few others. His commitment will be announced on Tuesday, May 21 at 2:30 p.m. EST. Lee has official visits scheduled with FAU (June 7) and Coastal Carolina (June 14).

Although both Jones and Lee have Kentucky among their group of finalists, I don’t expect the Wildcats to be the choice for either.

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