Kentucky DL transfer Tommy Ziesmer commits to EKU

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On3 image — (Player submitted photo via Tommy Ziesmer)

Former Kentucky wide receiver Barion Brown ended his transfer portal recruitment on Saturday with a commitment to LSU. The Bayou Bengals have added a high-level kickoff returner with explosive speed to Brian Kelly’s roster. But Brown was not the only former Wildcat to make a commitment this weekend.

Kentucky defensive line transfer Tommy Ziesmer came off the board with a commitment to EKU on Sunday.

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COMMITTED! #rollkerns @EKUWWells @Coach__Jake @CoachMathies pic.twitter.com/Hy7b43jyso
— tommy ziesmer (@tommy_ziesmer) December 15, 2024

Tommy Ziesmer (6-2, 282) was a Danville (Ky.) Boyle County product who signed with Kentucky in the 2023 recruiting cycle. Ziesmer joins Jakob Dixon as the second player in that class to transfer to EKU. The defensive lineman played in 26 defensive snaps over the last three seasons and has three years of eligibility remaining. Ziesmer was a former three-star recruit who recorded 83 tackles, 20 tackles for loss, and nine sacks as a senior at Boyle County. The in-state product picked Kentucky over Cincinnati and West Virginia.

Only nine signees from Kentucky’s 2023 signing class remain on the roster.

Kentucky Football Transfer Portal Tracker

The transfer portal is open for business and so far we know of 19 players who will be seeking out greener pastures this offseason.

DL Keeshawn Silver
DB Avery Stuart
LB Jayvant Brown
LS Walker Himebauch
TE Tanner Lemaster
TE Khamari Anderson
TE Jordan Dingle
OL Courtland Ford
OL Ben Christman
DL Tommy Ziesmer (Committed to EKU on Dec. 15)
WR Dane Key
WR Barion Brown (Committed to LSU on Dec. 14)
WR Anthony Brown-Stephens
WR Brandon White
EDGE Tyreese Fearbry
EDGE Noah Matthews
EDGE Caleb Redd
RB Chip Trayanum
QB Gavin Wimsatt

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire. Keep closer tabs on the Cats with our staff-only sticky thread on KSBoard, which will have updates on departures and targets throughout the offseason. Not a KSR+ member? Try it out today.