2024 top-15 WR Ryan Wingo visiting Kentucky this weekend

Saint Louis (Mo.) St. Louis University four-star wide receiver Ryan Wingo announced Wednesday night that he will be visiting Kentucky this weekend for the Wildcats’ game against South Carolina. Wingo’s trip will mark his first visit to Lexington during the recruiting process.

Wingo is the No. 12 overall prospect and No. 4 wide receiver in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 1 player in Missouri. 

On3 rates Wingo higher than other recruiting services, according to the Industry Comparison. Per the 2024 On300, he is the No. 3 wide receiver in the country.

I’ll be in Kentucky this weekend @UKCoachStoops @CoachBuffano @CoachAdamCruz1

— Ryan Wingo (@_Ryanwingo1) October 6, 2022

The 6-foot-2, 198 pound prospect has received 32 offers. According to the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine, Notre Dame has a commanding lead for Wingo’s commitment at 82.2%.

RPM was released to the public in December. The On3 engineering group teamed up with Spiny.ai to create the industry’s first algorithm and machine learning-based product to predict where athletes will attend college. 

It factors in machine learning, social sentiment, visits and historical trends. However, expert predictions are still a big piece of the RPM equation.

For more Kentucky recruiting intel, check out KSR.

Over the summer, Wingo spoke with On3’s Chad Simmons about what he is looking for in a school.

“You don’t want to go somewhere where you don’t fit in, just because (of) like the name,” Wingo told Simmons. “I’ll for sure look at games of schools that are recruiting me and that I’m thinking about and just see like how they would use like I said, a bigger receiver that’s kind of fast and to see how they use him. Because obviously if they use him like that, it’ll probably most likely be how they use me. But you know, it’s different with everybody, but you know, just a good idea of it.”

Wingo has an On3 NIL Valuation of $120K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Ryan Wingo On3 Scouting Summary 

The following is the On3 Scouting Summary for Ryan Wingo:

“An electric playmaker who picks up yards in a hurry. Ran a 10.64 100m, 21.46 200m and a 50.72 400m in 2022. The ability to defeat the angle with the ball in his hands is among the best in the 2024 cycle early on. Can take the top off of defenses with ease but is not just a straight line player. His ability to make defenders miss in tight spaces and finish runs is rare for someone with his long speed. Has a chance to be an impact player at the next level. Older brother is former Arkansas running back Ronnie Wingo.”