Kentucky Commits Rise (and fall) in On3 Rankings Update

In two weeks Kentucky will sign approximately 20 football players. That’s nuts. Before the earliest Early Signing Period in the history of college football kicks off on Dec. 4, On3 has updated its recruiting rankings.

The 2025 Kentucky football recruiting class currently has 20 verbal commits and is ranked No. 23 in the country and 12th in the SEC. In the latest update, there are five four-star talents committed, including the highest-ranked running back in school history.

Recruiting Ranking Risers

Marquise Davis
4-Star, No. 148, No. 7 RB

Mikkel Skinner
4-Star, No. 244, No. 14 TE

Darrin Strey
4-Star, No. 26 OT

Marquise Davis was already turning heads before his senior season. Gaudy stats verified that he is one of the most talented running backs in the country. Darrin Strey was a fringe four-star talent who was officially put over the top ahead of Signing Day. Mikkel Skinner has put up some numbers as well while doing a little bit of everything for Riverside Greer (SC). Kentucky’s most recent commit had 127 rushing yards and four touchdowns on only 10 carries, 37 receiving yards, three tackles, and a sack in a playoff win.

Mikkel Skinner goes 40 yards on 4th down for his FOURTH rushing TD of the game! @kelzontop

Riverside leads this one 47-38 with 7 seconds on the clock. pic.twitter.com/GkXcYdgKdF

— Greer Sports Star (@GreerSportsStar) November 16, 2024

There are two other former(?) Kentucky targets who received rankings bumps. Chaz Coleman recently picked Penn State over Kentucky and the EDGE was upgraded to the No. 191 overall player in the country. Louisville Male IOL Isaac “Spike” Sowells picked NC State over Kentucky during the summer. Now he’s a four-star talent in the On300, considered the No. 21 player at his position. I wouldn’t be surprised if Kentucky kicks the tires on Sowells down the stretch, even if it doesn’t amount to a flip.

On3 Stock Drops

Like every other recruiting service, On3 fell in love with Javeon Campbell‘s measureables during the offseason. The other three services still have Campbell in their Top 300. Cedric Works is on the outside of the On300 looking in after spending his senior season in Lexington at Frederick Douglass. The folks in the scouting department aren’t very high on Martels Carter either. All three instate stars are still four-star, top 300 talents according to the consensus, but have fallen out of the On300 Rankings.

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Kentucky 2025 Recruiting Class

Player	High School	Position	Ranking
Javeon Campbell	Frankfort (Ky.) Western Hills	DL (6-5, 260)	4-star (No. 212 overall)
Marquise Davis	Cleveland (Ohio) Heights	RB (5-11, 200)	4-star (No. 192 overall)
Martels Carter	Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman	S (6-1, 185)	4-star (No. 251 overall)
Cedric Works	Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass	EDGE (6-5, 230)	4-star (No. 300 overall)
Andrew Purcell	Enterprise (Ala.) High	CB (5-9, 185)	4-star (No. 252 overall)
Kalen Edwards	Dyersburg (Tenn.) High	iDL (6-4, 325)	4-star (No. 380 overall)
Mikkel Skinner	Greer (S.C.) Riverside	TE (6-3, 220)	High 3-star (No. 411 overall)
Darrin Strey	Paw Paw (Mich.) High	T (6-6, 295)	4-star (No. 393 overall)
Quintin Simmons	Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow	WR (6-0, 170)	High 3-star (No. 553 overall)
Demarcus Gardner	Cedartown (Ga.) High	CB (6-0, 165)	High 3-star (No. 598 overall)
Preston Bowman	Pickerington (Ohio) North	WR (6-0, 196)	3-star (No. 628 overall)
Dyllon Williams	Demopolis (Ala.) High	S (6-2, 180)	3-star (No. 715 overall)
Stone Saunders	Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt	QB (6-0, 205)	3-star (No. 723 overall)
Montavin Quisenberry	Danville (Ky.) Boyle County	WR (5-9, 175)	3-star (No. 726 overall)
Brennen Ward	Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln	QB (6-2, 205)	3-star (No. 902 overall)
Jermiel Atkins	Trotwood (Ohio) Madison	T (6-8, 270)	3-star (No. 953 overall)
Jayden Clark	Clayton (Ohio) Northmont	OL (6-5, 250)	3-star (No. 1,080 overall)
Nicholas Smith	Loganville (Ga.) Walnut Grove	DL (6-5, 275)	3-star (No. 1,142 overall)
Bryan Auguste	Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch	T (6-6, 285)	3-star (No. 1,212 overall)
Tucker Kattus	Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier	OL (6-5, 300)	3-star (No. 1,294 overall)