Where Kentucky Football recruits stand in final On300 class of 2022 rankings

Kentucky Football’s most decorated recruiting class in program history is well-represented in the final On300 rankings. On Monday afternoon, the final class of 2022 On300 player rankings were released, and seven future Wildcats made the cut.

ATH Alex Afari and EDGE Keaten Wade both made significant jumps in their personal rankings, with Afari jumping 73 spots and Wade moving from unranked to No. 239. However, the other five incoming recruits all saw their stock fall, including Kiyaunta Goodwin and Barion Brown, who both went from five-star prospects to high four-stars.

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In terms of overall team rankings, Kentucky is still considered to hold one of the top classes in the country. The 19-man freshman group is ranked No. 14 in the country and No. 5 in the SEC with a blue-chip rate of 63 percent.

Looking at Kentucky’s five incoming transfers, three of the five are considered four-star recruits: Darrion Henry-Young from Ohio State (No. 101 in the On3 Transfer Portal rankings), Javon Baker from Alabama (No. 134), and Deuce Hogan from Iowa (No. 260). The other two, Tayvion Robinson from Virginia Tech (No. 268) and Tashawn Manning from Auburn (No. 576), are considered three-star prospects.

Kentucky commits in final class of 2022 On300

No. 90 (previously No. 24), Barion Brown: 6-1, 175-pound WR

No. 158 (previously No. 17), Kiyaunta Goodwin: 6-6, 380-pound OT

No. 190 (previously No. 92), Nikolas Hall: 6-6, 310-pound OT

No. 207 (previously No. 280), Alex Afari: 6-1, 185-pound ATH

No. 219 (previously No. 148), Tyreese Fearbry: 6-4, 220-pound EDGE

No. 239 (previously unranked), Keaten Wade: 6-4, 225-pound EDGE

No. 262 (previously No. 246), Deone Walker: 6-6, 355-pound DL