How Kentucky football's 2025 commits performed during Week 7

Another week of high school football is in the books.

After a surprise commitment in the middle of last week, Kentucky’s 2025 recruiting class is now up to 18 commits. The group currently ranks 24th in the country and 13th in a talent-heavy Southeastern Conference. Of those 18 future Wildcats, only one of them was on a bye week. Among the stars from this past week include EDGE Cedric Works, OT Darrin Strey, WR Preston Bowman, QB Stone Saunders, and OT Bryan Auguste.

Admittedly, individual statistics are becoming tougher and tougher to hunt down as we progress into the district/conference portion of the schedule, but there is still plenty to learn from what happened on the field this past week. Let’s dive on in to see how they all performed, but first, a quick word from our loyal sponsor.

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How Kentucky commits performed in Week 7

*Player rankings courtesy of the On3 Industry Ranking*

Cedric Works (EDGE) 6-5, 230 | Frederick Douglass (Dayton, OH)
4-star: No. 148 overall, No. 18 EDGE

• Cedric Works and No. 7 Frederick Douglass (3-3) came up short, 31-28, against No. 4 Male in the KSR Game of the Week. Works battled regularly against Male’s three-star offensive lineman Isaac Sowells Jr., who is committed to NC State. Works finished with four tackles (one solo) and one tackle for loss in the defeat. Check out his midseason film in the Hudl video below.

Javeon Campbell (DL) 6-5, 260 | Western Hills (Frankfort, KY)
4-star: No. 154 overall, No. 16 DL

• Javeon Campbell and Western Hills (5-1) avenged its first loss of the season from a week ago by smacking Shelby County in a 40-0 shutout win. Individual statistics were not made available.

Martels Carter Jr. (S) 6-1, 185 | Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, KY)
4-star: No. 175 overall, No. 15 S

• Martels Carter and No. 2 Paducah Tilghman (7-0) remain undefeated following a 49-14 smashing of Logan County. Individual statistics were not made available. Carter has been in the news lately as Auburn and Vanderbilt look to flip his commitment, but for now, he remains locked in with the Wildcats.

Marquise Davis (RB) 5-11, 200 | Cleveland Heights (Cleveland, OH)
4-star: No. 189 overall, No. 14 RB

• Marquise Davis and Cleveland Heights (3-5) put an end to their two-game skid with a 14-7 win over River Rouge (MI). Individual statistics were not made available, but the video below shows Davis breaking out for a long touchdown run.

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— Marquise Davis (@rlyquise) October 5, 2024

Quintin Simmons (WR) 6-0, 170 | Withrow (Cincinnati, OH)
4-star: No. 338 overall, No. 52 WR

• Quintin Simmons and Withrow (2-5) have won back-to-back games after a very slow start to the season, this time shutting out Woodward (OH) by a final score of 39-0. Individual statistics were not made available.

Kalen Edwards (DL) 6-4, 325 | Dyersburg (Dyersburg, TN)
4-star: No. 366 overall, No. 31 DL

• Kalen Edwards and Dyersburg (4-3) ran into a buzzsaw against undefeated Westview (TN), losing 58-22. With Edwards playing both sides of the ball, Dyersburg ran for 222 yards on the ground while adding another 43 yards through the air. Westview’s quarterback threw for 458 yards and six touchdowns against the Dyersburg defense.

Darrin Strey (OT) 6-6, 295 | Paw Paw (Paw Paw, MI)
3-star: No. 420 overall, No. 29 OT

• Darrin Strey and Paw Paw (6-0) have still yet to lose a game following a 21-7 win over Edwardsburg (MI). On defense, Strey was credited with eight tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. He also helped the Paw Paw offensive line run for over 210 yards and two touchdowns. Watch Strey work in the Hudl video below.

Andrew Purcell (CB) 5-10, 185 | Enterprise (Enterprise, AL)
3-star: No. 508 overall, No. 45 CB

• Andrew Purcell and Enterprise (4-2) shook off a two-game losing streak by taking down Carver Montgomery (AL) in a close one, 17-14. Thanks to a late goal-line stand from Enterprise, this marked the first loss of the season for Carver Montgomery. Individual statistics were not made available, but Purcell was credited with a kickoff return he took to midfield, which set up the go-ahead field goal.

Ja’Kayden Ferguson (WR) 6-2, 175 | Fort Bend Marshall (Houston, TX)
3-star: No. 514 overall, No. 87 WR

• Ja’Kayden Ferguson and Fort Bend Marshall (4-1) were on a bye this past week. They’ll return to action on Thursday against Lamar Consolidated (TX).

Demarcus Gardner (CB) 6-0, 165 | Cedartown (Cedartown, GA)
3-star: No. 587 overall, No. 51 CB

• Demarcus Gardner and Cedartown (7-0) continued their winning ways with a dominant 56-20 win over Hiram (GA). Gardner was credited with four receptions for 65 yards on offense while also recording a tackle on defense.

Preston Bowman (WR) 6-0, 195 | Pickerington North (Pickerington, OH)
3-star: No. 678 overall, No. 106 WR

• Preston Bowman and Pickerington North (6-1) won their sixth straight game with a 42-0 drumming of Central Crossing (OH). Bowman finished with four receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown on offense. Watch him work in the Hudl video below.

Stone Saunders (QB) 6-0, 205 | Bishop McDevitt (Harrisburg, PA)
3-star: No. 703 overall, No. 41 QB

• Stone Saunders and Bishop McDevitt (6-1) cruised to a 30-8 win over Cumberland Valley (PA). A week removed from breaking the state of Pennsylvania’s all-time passing touchdown record, Saunders threw for 161 yards (14-26) and two touchdowns with one interception this past week. He also ran the ball three times for an additional 33 yards and another touchdown.

TOUCHDOWN: @Stone_Saunders8 is tired of breaking touchdown pass records. He’s coming for the rushing TD mark.

Saunders rambles down the sideline for a 33-yard score (likely a career high) and @McD_Football_ up 27-0 with 46 seconds left in the half pic.twitter.com/VdRgl5h3Pv

— Dan Sostek (@dan_sostek) October 5, 2024

Brennen Ward (QB) 6-3, 215 | Gahanna Lincoln (Gahanna, OH)
3-star: No. 804 overall, No. 49 QB

• Brennen Ward and Gahanna Lincoln (5-2) took down New Albany (OH) with ease, 41-6. Individual statistics were not made available.

Jermiel Atkins (OT) 6-8, 270 | Trotwood-Madison (Trotwood, OH)
3-star: No. 923 overall, No. 54 OT

• Jermiel Atkins and Trotwood-Madison (2-5) won their second straight game thanks to a 44-0 shutout of Ponitz Carrer Tech (OH). Individual statistics were not made available.

Jayden Clark (OT) 6-5, 250 | Northmont (Clayton, OH)
3-star: No. 1,042 overall, No. 67 OT

• Jayden Clark and Northmont (2-5) lost 42-13 to Fairmont (OH). Individual statistics were not made available. Clark is the newest Kentucky commit after choosing the Wildcats on Thursday. He’s expected to officially visit Lexington this weekend for the home game against Vanderbilt.

Nicholas Smith (DL) 6-5, 275 | Walnut Grove (Loganville, GA)
3-star: No. 1,111 overall, No. 115 DL

• Nicholas Smith and Walnut Grove (4-2) faced their toughest challenge of the season yet, losing to undefeated Eastside (GA) 41-7. Defensive statistics were not made available.

Bryan Auguste (OT) 6-6, 285 | Monarch (Coconut Creek, FL)
3-star: No. 1,175 overall, No. 74 OT

• Bryan Auguste and Monarch (4-2) were bested 37-8 by Chaminade-Madonna (FL). On the offensive line, Auguste was credited with a game-high five pancake blocks. Watch him work in the Hudl video below.

Tucker Kattus (IOL) 6-5, 300 | St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH)
3-star: No. 1,246 overall, No. 104 OT

• Tucker Kattus and St. Xavier (4-3) traveled across the state border in a 7-3 loss to No. 3 Trinity (KY). It was a defensive slugfest all game long, with St. Xavier managing just 108 yards of total offense. Watch Kattus work in the Hudl video below.

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