Kentucky safety Avery Stuart announces plans to enters transfer portal

The offseason domino for the Kentucky football roster waited until Tuesday afternoon to fall. College football’s winter transfer portal window does not open until next week, but players are announcing their intentions on social media to get a head start on their free agency recruitment. Kentucky has lost a scholarship safety.

Redshirt freshman Avery Stuart has announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Instagram. The class of 2023 signee has three years of eligibility remaining.

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Avery Stuart was a four-star prospect in the 2023 cycle who picked Kentucky over Auburn and Florida State. The Montgomery (Ala.) Alabama Christian Academy was Kentucky’s third-highest rank signee in that class, and the first big recruiting win for safeties coach Frank Buffano. After playing in only one game as a true freshman, Stuart played just 16 defensive snaps across two games as a redshirt freshman.

The defensive back becomes the fifth 2023 high school signee to leave the program via the transfer portal joining Shamar Porter (UConn), Jaremiah Anglin (Pittsburgh), Ardell Banks (Kent State), and Jakob Dixon (Eastern Kentucky). Kentucky now currently has three scholarship safeties on the roster with Jordan Lovett, Ty Bryant, and Cam Dooley all available to return next season. Class of 2025 commits Martels Carter and Dyllon Williams are scheduled to sign with UK on Wednesday.

There will be more departures from the Kentucky football program. Stay locked in with KSR as we track every offseason move for the Wildcats.

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