Kentucky landed another offensive transfer for the 2024 season on Wednesday, this time in the form of North Texas wide receiver Ja’Mori Maclin.
The Mean Green wideout, the cousin of former NFL star Jeremy Maclin, started his career with Missouri. After one reception for five yards in 2020, he transferred to North Texas, and his career found a spark.
The 5-foot-11, 180-pound receiver caught 16 passes for 380 yards and a pair of touchdowns in 2022, but his real breakout came this past season. He finished the year with 57 receptions for 1,004 yards, one of just 25 FBS receivers to surpass 1,000 yards in 2023. He caught 11 touchdowns, tied for the ninth-most in the country.
Maclin’s best game last season came against Temple when he finished with six receptions for 163 yards and a pair of touchdowns. He surpassed 100 yards in four games this season, and he found the end zone in each of his first eight games.
Eleven of Maclin’s receptions gained at least 30 yards this past season. Only nine FBS receivers put together more deep receptions.
BREAKING: Former North Texas WR Ja’Mori Maclin has Committed to Kentucky, he tells @on3sports
The 5’11 185 WR had 57 receptions for 1,004 yards and 11 TDs in 2023
One of the Top WRs in the Portal 👀https://t.co/njyLlODgo4 pic.twitter.com/TmcSffrWUf
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) December 13, 2023
Maclin’s announcement comes a week after former Georgia quarterback Brock Vandagriff, a four-star prospect from the class of 2021, announced he would join the Wildcats next season. Mark Stoops’ new-look offense will have plenty of firepower next season.