Kentucky Defensive Back Elijah Reed Enters Transfer Portal

College football free agency rolls into its second week and another Kentucky Wildcat is testing the waters. Defensive back Elijah Reed has entered the transfer portal.

Reed recently completed his redshirt freshman season at Kentucky. The defensive back has three remaining years of collegiate eligibility.

From Louisville’s Pleasure Ridge Park High School, Reed used the KHSAA’s COVID-19 waiver to play an extra year of high school football for the Panthers. He used that extra year to switch positions from wide receiver to cornerback and caught the attention of Vince Marrow. The seventh-ranked player from the Commonwealth, a three-star prospect, committed to Kentucky over Utah and Purdue a month before signing day in November, 2021.

Reed enrolled early and appeared in four games during his redshirt season in 2022. In the offseason he transitioned from cornerback to safety. He spent most of the fall campaign on the two-deep, but logged the majority of his 135 snaps on special teams. Reed tallied his first career tackle against his hometown team, Louisville.

Kentucky Football Players in the Transfer Portal so far

Elijah Reed is the 14th Kentucky Wildcat to enter the transfer portal this offseason.

Quarterbacks: 2
— Destin Wade
— Kaiya Sheron
Defensive Backs: 2
— Jalen Geiger
— Elijah Reed
Wide Receivers: 1
— Dekel Crowdus
Running Backs: 1
— JuTahn McClain
Defensive Linemen: 1
— Jamarius Dinkins
Offensive Linemen: 1
— Grant Bingham
Tight Ends: 2
— Izayah Cummings
— Jordan Dingle
Linebackers: 2
— Luke Fulton
— Martez Thrower
EDGE: 1
— Keaten Wade
Punter: 1
— Heath Jehu

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire and the Kentucky Football Transfer Portal Tracker.