Film Room: Montavin Quisenberry

Wide receiver was big position of need for the Kentucky football program in the 2025 cycle. Kentucky addressed this position in the summer by adding three high school prospects, but still need a slot-first receiver. After not initially turning up the heat for this in-state recruitment, Kentucky hit the gas in October and got the job done.

Danville (Ky.) Boyle County standout Montavin Quisenberry committed to West Virginia over Louisville in June. Kentucky then got the prospect on campus for an official visit last weekend and completed a flip this week. Vince Marrow has logged another recruiting win for the Cats.

What will Montavin Quisenberry bring to the Kentucky offense? The undersized receiver is a generator with the ball in his hands with short-area burst and make you miss wiggle.

Montavin Quisenberry is a play creator

Boyle County very much asks three-star prospect Montavin Quisenberry to be a football player. The class of 2025 prospect is very small (5-9, 175), but has athletic juice that has a chance to transfer to the next level.

As a junior, Quisenberry generated 1,664 yards from scrimmage on 125 touches with 30 total touchdowns playing both tailback and wide receiver. The playmaker also added in five return touchdowns. The playmaking has continued as a senior in 2024 with 931 yards from scrimmage on 70 touches with 15 total touchdowns through seven games. Quisenberry has added another return touchdown.

The former West Virginia commit is a generator with the ball in his hands.

As a tailback, Quisenberry shows the ability to get downhill and make defenders miss in a short area with vision, burst, and feel to extend runs. The 2025 prospect also shows some wiggle in the open field and quickly accelerates through the second and third levels of the defense. At receiver, the prospect creates easy separation against Kentucky competition and shows an ability to get in and out of breaks.

Montavin Quisenberry is a dangerous player with the ball in his hands. The Kentucky commit can break tackles, make defenders miss, and shows off good change of speed. This is a slot receiver who will generate yards once he gets the ball in his hands.

Recruit and develop

Kentucky will always be a recruit and develop program in the SEC. We’ve seen the Wildcats raise their recruiting ceiling, but a key part of successful roster-building for this football organization will be tied to signing three-star prospects and turning them into productive SEC starters.

Montavin Quisenberry will need some development, but you can see the potential.

The size concerns are legitimate and something to heavily consider when projecting what Quisenberry could become, but it is clear that this is a prospect with true playmaking potential who can make people miss and create with the football in his hands. The Boyle County standout is a true football player.

The former Big 12 commit will need some development at wide receiver, but we’ve see the ability to change speeds and make sharp cuts on tape. There is some route-running potential and the creation ability is clear with the ball in his hands.

Kentucky’s latest commit will need to prove that his electric playmaking can translate to the next level, but Montavin Quisenberry is a generator with the ball in his hands. That usually translates.