Kentucky's recruiting class sits inside the top 25 just two months away from the Early Signing Period

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College football recruiting never truly stops, but there are times when things slow down. The beginning of the season is one of those times but October is typically where things begin to pick up steam again before things begin to get crazy in November.

Jermiel Atkins became Kentucky’s 17th high school commit in the 2025 recruiting cycle on the Fourth of July. The Wildcats needed to wait nearly three months for the program’s next commitment but that finally arrived on the first day in October when Clayton (Ohio) Northmont offensive lineman Jayden Clark joined the class.

We are now two months away from the early signing period (Dec. 4-6) and Kentucky currently sits with 18 total commitments and a class ranked No. 24 overall in On3’s 2025 team rankings. Kentucky is No. 21 overall in average star rating (88.28) just ahead of Nebraska, UCF, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, Mississippi State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Arkansas, and South Carolina.

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The Wildcats are looking up at a bunch of SEC programs but Mark Stoops, Vince Marrow, and the rest of the staff at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility are in great shape to sign another top-25 haul.

Kentucky still needs to close strong, but the current haul has pillars in place thanks to four top-200 recruiting wins.

Kentucky’s Class of 2025

Player	High School	Position	Ranking
Cedric Works	Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass	EDGE (6-5, 230)	4-star (No. 147 overall)
Javeon Campbell	Frankfort (Ky.) Western Hills	DL (6-5, 260)	4-star (No. 154 overall)
Martels Carter	Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman	S (6-1, 185)	4-star (No. 173 overall)
Marquise Davis	Cleveland (Ohio) Heights	RB (5-11, 200)	4-star (No. 187 overall)
Quintin Simmons	Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow	WR (6-0, 170)	4-star (No. 332 overall)
Kalen Edwards	Dyersburg (Tenn.) High	iDL (6-4, 325)	4-star (No. 360 overall)
Darrin Strey	Paw Paw (Mich.) High	T (6-6, 295)	High 3-star (No. 416 overall)
Andrew Purcell	Enterprise (Ala.) High	CB (5-9, 185)	High 3-star (No. 503 overall)
Ja’Kayden Ferguson	Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall	WR (6-2, 175)	High 3-star (No. 509 overall)
Demarcus Gardner	Cedartown (Ga.) High	CB (6-0, 165)	High 3-star (No. 584 overall)
Preston Bowman	Pickerington (Ohio) North	WR (6-0, 196)	3-star (No. 673 overall)
Stone Saunders	Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt	QB (6-0, 205)	3-star (No. 698 overall)
Brennen Ward	Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln	QB (6-2, 205)	3-star (No. 796 overall)
Jermiel Atkins	Trotwood (Ohio) Madison	T (6-8, 270)	3-star (No. 917 overall)
Jayden Clark	Clayton (Ohio) Northmont	OL (6-5, 250)	3-star (No. 1,036 overall)
Nicholas Smith	Loganville (Ga.) Walnut Grove	DL (6-5, 275)	3-star (No. 1,104 overall)
Bryan Auguste	Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch	T (6-6, 285)	3-star (No. 1,166 overall)
Tucker Kattus	Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier	OL (6-5, 300)	3-star (No. 1,239 overall)