Former Clemson WR Troy Stellato is Transferring to Kentucky

Kentucky has added a third wide receiver from the transfer portal. On3’s Pete Nakos reports that former Clemson wide receiver Troy Stellato has signed with Kentucky.

Stellato picked the Cats over West Virginia and Michigan. He also took an official visit to Louisville. He has two years of eligibility remaining.

The wide receiver from South Florida was a Top-200 recruit when he signed with Clemson. 2023 was a breakout year for Stellato, starting in six games, including the Gator Bowl win over Kentucky where he was the Tigers’ second-best receiver. He caught five passes for 58 yards in the comeback win in Jacksonville.

He was performing well this fall until the injury bug bit. Stellato underwent season-ending surgery on his thumb in November. He has 65 receptions for 600 yards and two touchdowns in his career.

Stellato has experience playing inside and outside wide receiver. He joins J.J. Hester (Oklahoma) and Kendrick Law (Alabama) as Kentucky’s transfer portal additions at wide receiver, giving the Cats 16 free agency signings this offseason.

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Luckett’s Scouting Report

Troy Stellato (6-1, 190) is an experienced power conference wideout with inside-outside versatility and 65 career receptions. Drops (9.3% drop rate) were an issue in 2023. The wideout was mainly a short-to-intermediate target at Clemson with a career average depth of target of 6.9 yards. Shows some toughness running in between the hashes. Made his biggest impact with crossers over the middle of the field. Only had four vertical targets over the last two seasons. Does a solid job create yards after the catch in the short passing game.

The Clemson transfer is a slot receiver with some positional versatility who can be a reliable short-to-intermediate target between the numbers. Was not a field stretcher in the ACC but was a valuable efficiency weapon who helped keep this offense ahead of the chains.

Michigan transfer portal WR target:

Troy Stellato

🔵 Former School: Clemson (ACC)
🔵 6’1 190 LBS

Career Stats:
🔵 65 REC
🔵 600 yards
🔵 2 TDs
🔵 23 Career Games pic.twitter.com/5BUIceIGBg

— BluePrintJay (@BluePrintJay) January 5, 2025

Kentucky Football 2025 Transfer Portal Class

Player	Position	Former School	Year
Sam Greene	EDGE (6-1, 255)	USC	Redshirt Sophomore
Landyn Watson	LB (6-1, 239)	TCU/Marshall	Redshirt Senior
Joshua Braun	iOL (6-6, 338)	Florida/Arkansas	Super Senior
Alex Wollschlaeger	T (6-7, 305)	Bowling Green	Super Senior
Wallace Unamba	G/T (6-4, 330)	Florida Atlantic/New Mexico	Redshirt Senior
J.J. Hester	WR (6-4, 203)	Missouri/Oklahoma	Super Senior
Zach Calzada	QB (6-4, 200)	Texas A&M/Auburn/Incarnate Word	Super Senior
Henry Boyer	TE (6-6, 270)	Illinois	Redshirt Junior
Kendrick Law	WR (5-11, 201)	Alabama	Senior
Dante Dowdell	RB (6-2, 225)	Oregon/Nebraska	Junior
Jaden Williams	iDL (6-4, 290)	Wyoming	Redshirt Junior
Kevis Thomas	CB (5-11, 179)	Maryland	Junior
Evan Wibberley	iOL (6-5, 296)	WKU	Redshirt Junior
Kameron Olds	EDGE (6-4, 240)	Buffalo/Kent State	Senior
David Gusta	iDL (6-3, 302)	Washington State	Senior
Troy Stellato	WR (6-0, 175)	Clemson	Redshirt Junior

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