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A 2025 wide receiver has decommitted from Kentucky football

Wide receiver Ja’kayden Ferguson has decommitted from Kentucky football.

It has been a solid recruiting year for Mark Stoops and Kentucky football as they put together their 2025 class. So far, they have a very good class, ranked in the top 25. However, they did recently lose one of their commitments when wide receiver Ja’kayden Ferguson chose to re-open his recruitment.

Ferguson is a 6’1″, 160 lb receiver out of Texas. He is ranked as the number 514 player overall in the class and the number 43 athlete by 247sports. He’s rated three stars as well.

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The speedy Ferguson originally committed to Kentucky on June 16th, just after a visit with the Wildcats. He recently took a visit with the LSU Tigers, the announced his decommitment from Kentucky a few days later.

Kentucky still has three wide receivers committed for 2025. Quintin Simmons, Preston Bowman, and Montavin Quisenberry are all rated three stars and are set to be Wildcats next season.

Good luck to Ja’kayden Ferguson wherever he ends up.

Tight end recruit Mikkel Skinner commits to Kentucky football

Kentucky football gained a commitment from 2025 tight end Mikkel Skinner.

A few months ago, Kentucky football was zeroing in on 2025 tight end Mikkel Skinner, and were working to recruit him to Lexington. The highly touted prospect was set to be a key piece of the class.

In the end, though, Skinner committed to Cincinnati. It was disappointing, but the Wildcats and their staff moved on, and put together a solid class despite missing on him. Things change in current college football world, though.

Related: Where Kentucky ranks in SEC power rankings

Three months after committing to Cincinnati, Skinner announced that he was decommitting. Kentucky jumped right back into the recruitment, and it as paid off. On Wednesday, Skinner chose the Wildcats over offers from a plethora of other schools, including South Carolina, Ohio State, and the Florida Gators.

Skinner is ranked as the number 182 overall player in the 2025 class by 247sports. He is rated four stars, and is the number 11 tight end in his class. This is a great pickup for Kentucky at a position of need.

Kentucky football flips a 2025 West Virginia receiver commit

Kentucky football has flipped former West Virginia commit Montavin Quisenberry.

It has only been a few days since Kentucky football flipped Missouri commit Dyllon Williams, a three-star safety out of Alabama. Now, coach Mark Stoops and company have done it again, flipping West Virginia commit Montavin Quisenberry.

Kentucky originally offered Quisenberry back in October of 2022. The in-state product stayed on their radar ever since, but committed to West Virginia in June of this year after visiting in May.

Related: Kentucky bowl projections after Vanderbilt loss

Quisenberry is a 5’9″, 175 lb wide receiver out of Boyle County, Kentucky. He is currently ranked as the number 860 overall player in the 2025 class, and is rated three stars by 247sports. He’s a top ten player in the state of Kentucky.

Lacking size, Quisenberry uses other talents to succeed, including great quickness. His size may have affected his ratings, but Stoops and his staff believe he can be a contributor. They worked hard to recruit him for the past two years, and it has paid off. He’ll be a Wildcat, and joins a solid 2025 class.

UGA football offers QB Braden Graham

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs football program have offered a scholarship to class of 2024 quarterback recruit Braden Graham.

Kirby Smart and the Georgia Bulldogs football program have offered a scholarship to class of 2024 quarterback recruit Braden Graham.

Graham plays high school football for Lipscomb Academy in Nashville, Tennessee. He’s a rising sophomore in high school.

Graham has impressed in camps across the Southeast. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound quarterback has a scholarship offer from the Kentucky Wildcats.

The unranked quarterback prospect has a quick release and an accurate deep ball. He will continue to work on his frame and will look to polish his game across several more high school football seasons.

Graham is a pocket passer that has good ball placement. Graham will look to improve his mobility. He is very accurate from his spot in the pocket and does an excellent job of getting rid of the ball quickly.

Braden Graham announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via his Twitter account:

Graham has already visited the University of Georgia and is a class of 2024 quarterback recruit to keep an eye on.

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