Kentucky linebacker Luke Fulton enters name into transfer portal

Kentucky football senior linebacker Luke Fulton has entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned. News of Fulton’s decision broke on Friday afternoon, making him the second Wildcat to do so on the day, joining running back JuTahn McClain.

Fulton spent the first two seasons of his college career at Michigan State but did not play before transferring to Kentucky ahead of his redshirt sophomore season in 2021. He was limited primarily to special teams during his time in Lexington, appearing in 10 of 13 games in 2021 and then in 6 of 13 in 2022. Fulton played just 10 snaps as a redshirt senior in 2023, recording one tackle in a 35-3 win over Akron.

Fulton is originally from Youngstown, OH — the same hometown as Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops and associate head coach Vince Marrow. He was a three-star linebacker and top 500 prospect from the class of 2019 out of Cardinal Mooney High School — where Stoops and Marrow also graduated — leading his team in tackles as a junior and senior. Fulton chose Kentucky over the likes of Cincinnati, NC State, and West Virginia.

Kentucky LB Luke Fulton (@LukeFulton_11) has entered the NCAA transfer portal, @On3sports has learned. https://t.co/jNKmXf5Uxj pic.twitter.com/iZiHxlODRV

— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal_) December 1, 2023

Fulton is the seventh Wildcat to put his name in the portal since Kentucky’s regular season concluded last weekend. The transfer portal will officially open until Sunday, Dec. 4. Fulton will have one year of college eligibility remaining.

Kentucky players in the Transfer Portal so far

Safety: 1

• Jalen Geiger

Wide Receivers: 1

• Dekel Crowdus

Running Backs: 1

• JuTahn McClain

Defensive Linemen: 1

• Jamarius Dinkins

Offensive Linemen: 1

• Grant Bingham

Tight Ends: 1

• Izayah Cummings

Linebackers: 1

• Luke Fulton

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