Kentucky will host Cincinnati commit Mikkel Skinner for unofficial visit
Kentucky lost a priority target in the 2025 high school recruiting cycle when Ohio State entered the chat late and landed Brody Lennon. That was a tough loss but another four-star prospect has emerged.
Greer (S.C.) Riverside tight end Mikkel Skinner will take a trip to Lexington for an unofficial visit with Kentucky, KSR has confirmed.
The four-star recruit is a top-10 player in the Palmetto State who has been committed to Cincinnati since June 9. However, Kentucky tight ends coach Vince Marrow issued an offer to the four-star recruit on July 10. Two weeks later, Mikkel Skinner will make an appearance on campus.
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July 25-31 serves as the last window until the season starts to host prospects on campus. Some programs are having full-on junior days over the weekend getting boatloads of 2026 prospects on campus and also attempting to close on 2025 prospects. Kentucky will do the latter before another dead period arrives on Aug. 1 and runs through Aug. 31. This will be the last year of late July visits after the NCAA decided to make the entire month a dead period in the 2025 cycle.
Kentucky currently owns 17 commits in the 2025 cycle. After flipping tailback Jason Patterson from Cincinnati last cycle, the Wildcats will look to do the same with Mikkel Skinner.
Kentucky’s Class of 2025
| Player | High School | Position | Ranking |
| Cedric Works | Clayton (Ohio) Northmont | EDGE (6-5, 230) | 4-star (No. 147 overall) |
| Marquise Davis | Cleveland (Ohio) Heights | RB (5-11, 200) | 4-star (No. 160 overall) |
| Javeon Campbell | Frankfort (Ky.) Western Hills | DL (6-5, 260) | 4-star (No. 165 overall) |
| Martels Carter | Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman | S (6-1, 185) | 4-star (No. 173 overall) |
| Quintin Simmons | Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow | WR (6-0, 170) | 4-star (No. 327 overall) |
| Kalen Edwards | Dyersburg (Tenn.) High | iDL (6-4, 325) | 4-star (No. 356 overall) |
| Darrin Strey | Paw Paw (Mich.) High | T (6-6, 295) | 4-star (No. 400 overall) |
| Ja’Kayden Ferguson | Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall | WR (6-2, 175) | High 3-star (No. 429 overall) |
| Andrew Purcell | Enterprise (Ala.) High | CB (5-10, 185) | High 3-star (No. 479 overall) |
| Stone Saunders | Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt | QB (6-0, 205) | 3-star (No. 659 overall) |
| Demarcus Gardner | Cedartown (Ga.) High | CB (6-0, 165) | 3-star (No. 683 overall) |
| Brennen Ward | Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln | QB (6-2, 205) | 3-star (No. 751 overall) |
| Jermiel Atkins | Trotwood (Ohio) Madison | T (6-8, 270) | 3-star (No. 863 overall) |
| Preston Bowman | Pickerington (Ohio) North | WR (6-0, 196) | 3-star (No. 1,030 overall) |
| Bryan Auguste | Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch | T (6-6, 285) | 3-star (No. 1,076 overall) |
| Tucker Kattus | Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier | OL (6-5, 300) | 3-star (No. 1,128 overall) |
| Nicholas Smith | Loganville (Ga.) Walnut Grove | DL (6-7, 255) | 3-star (No. 1,388 overall) |
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