Kentucky transfer Kavosiey Smoke commits to Colorado

After five seasons at Kentucky, tailback Kavosiey Smoke decided to enter the transfer portal on Dec. 1. The Wetumpka (Ala.) High product took visits to both Colorado and Troy during the recruiting process. On Wednesday afternoon, the former three-star recruit decided to end his transfer recruitment.

Kavosiey Smoke will spend his super senior season in the Pac-12 playing for Coach Prime.

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— Kavosiey Smoke (@_KS20_) January 11, 2023

During his career in Lexington, Smoke rushed for 1,583 yards and 13 touchdowns. The tailback averaged 5.2 yards per rush ranking in the top ten in school history. Smoke is No. 21 on UK’s all-time rushing list.

During Chris Rodriguez Jr.’s four-game suspension to start the 2021 season, Smoke was the Wildcats’ top option at running back, carrying the ball 51 times for 263 yards and a touchdown.

The super senior transfer will now join a Colorado roster that is adding 21 transfers as Deion Sanders is looking to completely flip the roster in his first season in Boulder.

Kentucky Players in the Transfer Portal so far

Wide Receivers: 5

• DeMarcus Harris (to Marshall)
• Chauncey Magwood (to UCF)
• Rahsaan Lewis
• Chris Lewis (to Troy)
• Tae Tae Crumes

Running Backs: 2

• Kavosiey Smoke (to Colorado)
• Michael Drennen II

Tight Ends: 1

• Keaton Upshaw (to Georgia Southern)

Offensive Linemen: 2

• John Young (to Miami, OH)
• Kiyaunta Goodwin

Defensive Backs: 2

• Kobi Albert
• Adrian Huey

Defensive Linemen: 1

• Justin Rogers

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