Kentucky receives commitment from 3-star DB Nasir Addison

Kentucky recorded its sixth recruiting win in July on Saturday evening. Three-star athlete Nasir Addison has committed to the Wildcats.

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— Nasir Addison ² (@AddisonNasir) July 23, 2022

The two-way player at Irvington (N.J.) High is listed as a receiver by most recruiting services, but Kentucky has recruited the prospect to play defensive back. After committing to Maryland on Oct. 9, Addison backed off that pledge this month with Florida State, Kentucky, Michigan State, and Ole Miss emerging as the top options. The Wildcats defeated a couple of Power Five programs to land a recruit from New Jersey for the first time since signing Josh Allen in 2015.

Nasir Addison is the No. 1,260 ranked prospect in the class of 2023 according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

The Wildcats are now up to 13 commitments in the class of 2022 with six different states represented. An emerging trend has been developing as the program is getting into the Mid-Atlantic region landing offensive lineman Austin Ramsey out of Philadelphia (Pa.) Roman Catholic and now Addison from New Jersey. Both defensive coordinator Brad White and wide receivers coach Scott Woodward are working the territory for the Wildcats. Three-star offensive tackle Naquil Betrand is another player from the area that Kentucky is working on and a name to keep an eye on over the next week.

Kentucky now has four defensive prospects in the class, and three are in the secondary. Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass product Ty Bryant is likely headed to safety while both Addison and four-star prospect Avery Stuart will get a shot to play cornerback for position coach Chris Collins.

Recruiting never stops.