LB Cameron Lindsey Recaps Visit for Kentucky Junior Day

The basketball game between Kentucky and Kansas served as a crescendo for a busy Kentucky football recruiting Saturday. The annual Junior Day event hosted by Mark Stoops’ recruiting staff drew dozens and dozens of talented prospects to Lexington. For many of the underclassmen, like LB Cameron Lindsey, it was their first chance to see in-person what UK has to offer.

“It was my first time ever being in Lexington. I definitely enjoyed my time there, getting to meet coach Mike Stoops in-person for the first time was super cool. Meeting the defensive coordinator (Brad White) was nice too,” he told KSR Monday evening. “Just experiencing Kentucky from their facilities and what they have to offer.”

As a part of the facilities tour, the UK football staff pitches the product they put on the field. It was unlike what the three-star linebacker has heard from other schools.

“Regardless of your stars or highly recruited you are, they’re developing the best. They play in the SEC so they’re always going against the best,” he said. “Their development is something that I haven’t seen from a lot of schools I’ve been to.”

Cameron Lindsey is a Top 500 prospect in the 2024 recruiting class and ranked as high as the No. 17 linebacker in the country according to Rivals. Hailing from Aliquippa, PA, the alma mater of former Wildcat cornerback MJ Devonshire, he’s not too far from where his primary recruiter, Frank Buffano, grew up in Youngstown, Oh. Those local ties could help UK down the road in his recruitment.

“When I went there and I was meeting everyone, it just seemed so crazy how everyone was from the Youngstown area and knew each other somehow. Coach Mark and Mike being brothers, and I found out that Coach Buffano grew up with them too. It’s super crazy how they all stuck together and are all coaching on the same staff.”

Cameron Lindsey Scouting Report

In addition to his trip to Kentucky, Cameron Lindsey spent the prior weekend at Pitt. Also pursued by Penn State and West Virginia, among others, he had to leave the Pitt Junior Day early for a basketball game. A versatile athlete, the forward racks up double-doubles on the hardwood and does a little bit of everything on the gridiron for the ‘Quips.

He’s a downhill running back that delivers contact to his opponents on both sides of the line of scrimmage. You typically see some special teams play in highlight tapes. You rarely see dudes busting heads on kickoff coverage. This guy is not hesitant to lower his shoulder.

“I’m not afraid of contact. I definitely hear that a lot. I’m able to cover a lot of ground for my size and fly all over the field, so I think that’s definitely a plus.”