Kentucky decommit Ja'Kayden Ferguson signs with Arkansas
Kentucky’s early signing period was filled with some surprises at wide receiver. Position coach Daikiel Shorts Jr. left for Nebraska but that did not stop the Wildcats from flipping Wisconsin commit Cameron Miller and holding off Ole Miss for Dejerrian Miller. The Wildcats ended this high school recruiting cycle with five wide receivers in the fold.
But there was another prospect who was in the class for a long-time. Ja’Kayden Ferguson committed to Kentucky on June 16, but backed off that pledge on Nov. 13. The Houston native would flip to another SEC school less than a month late.
The three-star wideout is embracing the hog.
Ja’Kayden Ferguson joined a top-30 class in Fayetteville that included 24 high school signees. The Lonestar State native will play for head coach Sam Pittman after an announcement was made that the 63-year-old would return for a sixth season to lead Razorback football. Kentucky recovered to land three players after Ferguson’s commitment but his flip was the first of three to occur the last month before the early signing period with Marquise Davis (Missouri) and Tucker Kattus (Clemson) joining the decommitment list.
Kentucky’s Class of 2025
| Player | High School | Position | Ranking |
| Mikkel Skinner | Greer (S.C.) Riverside | TE (6-3, 220) | 4-star (No. 222 overall) |
| Martels Carter | Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman | S (6-1, 185) | 4-star (No. 256 overall) |
| Andrew Purcell | Enterprise (Ala.) High | CB (5-9, 185) | 4-star (No. 257 overall) |
| Javeon Campbell | Frankfort (Ky.) Western Hills | DL (6-5, 260) | 4-star (No. 297 overall) |
| Cedric Works Jr. | Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass | EDGE (6-5, 230) | 4-star (No. 312 overall) |
| Darrin Strey | Paw Paw (Mich.) High | T (6-6, 295) | 4-star (No. 364 overall) |
| Kalen Edwards | Dyersburg (Tenn.) High | iDL (6-4, 325) | High 3-star (No. 403 overall) |
| Cameron Miller | Atco (N.J.) Winslow Township | WR (5-10, 155) | High 3-star (No. 458 overall) |
| Dejerrian Miller | St. Louis (Mo.) Cardinal Ritter | WR (6-3, 190) | High 3-star (No. 462 overall) |
| Demarcus Gardner | Cedartown (Ga.) High | CB (6-0, 165) | High 3-star (No. 565 overall) |
| Quintin Simmons | Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow | WR (6-0, 170) | High 3-star (No. 578 overall) |
| Preston Bowman | Pickerington (Ohio) North | WR (6-0, 196) | 3-star (No. 650 overall) |
| Dyllon Williams | Demopolis (Ala.) High | S (6-2, 180) | 3-star (No. 659 overall) |
| Stone Saunders | Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt | QB (6-0, 205) | 3-star (No. 755 overall) |
| Montavin Quisenberry | Danville (Ky.) Boyle County | WR (5-9, 175) | 3-star (No. 759 overall) |
| Jayden Clark | Clayton (Ohio) Northmont | iOL (6-5, 250) | 3-star (No. 856 overall) |
| Brennen Ward | Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln | QB (6-3, 215) | 3-star (No. 943 overall) |
| Jermiel Atkins | Trotwood (Ohio) Madison | T (6-8, 270) | 3-star (No. 983 overall) |
| Grant Grayton | Olney (Md.) Good Counsel | CB (6-2, 195) | 3-star (No. 1,122 overall) |
| Bryan Auguste | Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch | T (6-6, 285) | 3-star (No. 1,140 overall) |
| Nicholas Smith | Loganville (Ga.) Walnut Grove | DL (6-5, 275) | 3-star (No. 1,184 overall) |
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