There has been a lot of news lately about Kentucky basketball adding players for next season. On Wednesday, Kentucky football added one of their own. Running back Marquise Davis has chosen the Wildcats as him home for 2025.
Davis was predicted to go to the Michigan Wolverines by almost every expert, but decided on Kentucky instead. The 6’0″, 210 lb running back is rated four stars and is a top 200 player in his class overall.
The Cleveland, Ohio product ran for over 2,200 yards this past year while scoring 35 touchdowns. He also caught the ball out of the backfield well.
Davis becomes the highest rated running back recruit at Kentucky since Mark Stoops became the head coach. He had previously expressed his pleasure at the way Kentucky develops running backs. That likely played a part in the surprise decision to join the Wildcats.
Kentucky’s 2025 recruiting class is beginning to take shape. They have now added a couple of four star players and are certain to target more. The Wildcats are still behind the top SEC teams, but adding a player like Marquise Davis is an important step to competing with them.