Kentucky Transfer Portal Watch: Shane Cokes commits to Colorado

For the second time in two days, Kentucky has seen a transfer target commit to Colorado. Dartmouth defensive line transfer Shane Cokes will be following Kent State offensive tackle Savion Washington to Boulder.

Deion Sanders is making an immediate spalsh on the recruiting trail in the Pac-12.

Shane Cokes was a two-time second-team All-Ivy League selection for the Big Green who recorded 53 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, and 4.5 sacks. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound athlete was the Ohio Southwest Division III defensive player of the year as a senior at Dayton (Ohio) Chaminade-Julien in 2018. The transfer will be a redshirt senior in the fall with two years of eligibility remaining to use at Colorado.

After the line-of-scrimmage announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Nov. 22, verbal scholarship offers came in from Colorado, Iowa State, Kentucky, Miami, NC State, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Wake Forest, Washington State, and West Virginia. Both Colorado and Kentucky hosted the transfer on campus for a visit in December.

Coach Prime won out to give the Buffs five recruiting wins in the transfer portal. Kentucky will have to look elsewhere for defensive line help in the 2023 recruiting cycle, but former Florida State commit Tavion Gadson could be an addition to the team on Wednesday.