Kentucky Flips DB Grant Grayton from Minnesota

Merry Flipmas, Big Blue Nation! Kentucky invaded the Big Ten to pull off a Signing Day Switcheroo. Defensive back Grant Grayton announced he will not be rowing the boat with P.J. Fleck in Minnesota. Instead, he is signing with the Kentucky Wildcats.

Grayton is a three-star defensive back from Olney, Maryland. He attends a DMV powerhouse, Good Counsel, the same school that sent Josh Paschal to Kentucky.

He was not the most sought-after defensive back in the 2025 cycle. Memphis and a few MAC schools were involved early until Minnesota offered him a scholarship in July. He officially visited during the season, which is when Kentucky’s Chris Collins got involved. The Wildcats hosted him for an official visit last weekend to put the finishing touches on their pitch, which ultimately secured the flip.

Grayton is a mid-three-star talent, ranked as the No. 101 safety by the On3 Industry Ranking, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services.

Even though he’s considered a safety, I expect Grayton to line up at cornerback during his time at Kentucky. Standing just shy of 6-foot-3, he fits the big-body type that Kentucky looks for to eat up zones at cornerback. He’s the fifth defensive back to join Kentucky’s 2025 recruiting class.

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Kentucky 2025 Recruiting Class

Player	High School	Position	Ranking
Mikkel Skinner	Greer (SC) Riverside	TE (6-4, 220)	4-Star (No. 222 overall)
Javeon Campbell	Frankfort (Ky.) Western Hills	DL (6-5, 260)	4-star (No. 297 overall)
Martels Carter	Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman	S (6-1, 185)	4-star (No. 256 overall)
Cedric Works	Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass	EDGE (6-5, 230)	4-star (No. 312 overall)
Andrew Purcell	Enterprise (Ala.) High	CB (5-9, 185)	4-star (No. 257 overall)
Kalen Edwards	Dyersburg (Tenn.) High	iDL (6-4, 325)	4-star (No. 404 overall)
Dejerrian Miller	East St. Louis (Ill.) Cardinal Ritter Prep	WR (6-3, 190)	High 3-star (No. 445 overall)
Darrin Strey	Paw Paw (Mich.) High	T (6-6, 295)	4-star (No. 364 overall)
Cam Miller	Winslow Township (NJ)	WR (5-10, 155)	High 3-star (No. 457 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)
Grant Grayton	Olney (Md.) Good Counsel	S (6-2.5, 195)	3-star (No. 1113 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)