What you need to know about each of Kentucky football’s 2023 recruits
Bookmark this page to follow along with Kentucky football’s 2023 recruiting class as the commitments roll in. Players are listed in order of their commitment date, with the most recent pledge first.
DB Jaremiah Anglin
247Sports Composite rating: 3 stars
High school: Lake Wales (Lake Wales, Florida)
Commitment date: Aug. 6, 2022
Anglin reported scholarship offers from Alabama, Oklahoma, Auburn, Penn State, Tennessee, Florida State and others when he committed to Kentucky in August. ESPN is the highest recruiting service on Anglin, rating him as a four-star prospect. If he sticks with his commitment through signing day, Anglin would be the first Florida high school product to sign with Kentucky since the 2020 class.
OLB Grant Godfrey
247Sports Composite rating: 4 stars
High school: North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Georgia)
Commitment date: Aug. 1, 2022
Tennessee, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Missouri and Louisville were among the other schools that had reportedly offered Godfrey a scholarship when the consensus four-star prospect picked the Wildcats. He is the son of Randall Godfrey, who starred at the University of Georgia before being picked in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Randall played in the NFL from 1996 to 2007 with Dallas, Tennessee, Seattle, San Diego and Washington.
DB Naasir Addison
247Sports Composite rating: 3 stars
High school: Irvington (Irvington, New Jersey)
Commitment date: July 23, 2022
The first New Jersey high school product to commit to Kentucky since future National Defensive Player of the Year Josh Allen in the class of 2015, Addison was initially rated as a wide receiver by the recruiting services but was recruited to Kentucky to play defensive back. He first committed to Maryland before decommitting and picking UK over reported interest from Michigan State, Ole Miss and Florida State.
WR Anthony Brown
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Springfield (Springfield, Ohio)
Commitment date: July 16, 2022
A four-star prospect according to Rivals and ESPN, Brown picked Kentucky over finalists Cincinnati, Michigan, Penn State and Oklahoma. As a junior, Brown caught 40 passes for 829 yards and nine touchdowns. He is the nephew of Grammy Award winner John Legend, who tweeted his congratulations shortly after Brown committed to Kentucky.
WR Jacob Dixon
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville, Kentucky)
Commitment date: July 10, 2022
Kentucky continued its recent momentum recruiting the city of Louisville with a commitment from Dixon, who picked the Wildcats over reported scholarship offers from Dartmouth, Eastern Illinois, Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and Tennessee State. Dixon emerged on UK’s recruiting radar later than many of the commitments in the class, only earning a scholarship offer after a standout camp on the Kentucky campus in June. UK has recruited him as a hybrid wide receiver/tight end.
OL Koby Keenum
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Mars Hill Bible School (Florence, Alabama)
Commitment date: July 9, 2022
Keenum visited rivals Kentucky and Louisville during the same trip to the Bluegrass State in June then picked the Wildcats over the Cardinals. He also reported offers from Arkansas, Florida State, LSU, Miami and Michigan, among others. The recruiting services rate the 6-foot-4, 300-pound lineman as a tackle, but he is being recruited as a center. As of October, Keenum was still considering taking an official visit to Mississippi State.
DB Avery Stuart
247Sports Composite rating: 4
High school: Alabama Christian Academy (Montgomery, Alabama)
Commitment date: July 6, 2022
Kentucky’s highest-rated commitment according to the 247Sports Composite, Stuart gave UK some much-needed momentum in the cycle by committing just days after the Wildcats lost in-state prospect Cristian Conyer to Tennessee. Stuart stars in both football and basketball for Alabama Christian. He is rated as the No. 16 safety in the country by the 247Sports Composite.
RB Khalifa Keith
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Birmingham, Alabama
Commitment date: July 4, 2022
As a junior, Keith totaled 1,877 rushing yards and 27 touchdowns to earn second-team all-state honors in Alabama. He fits the mold of the type of physical running back that Kentucky has used to much success but appears to be considering other options after taking multiple visits to Tennessee this fall. South Carolina also offered a scholarship in October.
OL Austin Ramsey
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Roman Catholic (Philadelphia)
Commitment date: June 13, 2022
Kentucky’s recent recruiting inroads in the Mid-Atlantic continued with a commitment from Ramsey, who picked the Wildcats over reported offers from Penn State, Pittsburgh, Miami, Illinois, Boston College, Virginia Tech, Nebraska, Maryland, West Virginia and others. The recruiting services rate the 6-foot-4, 360-pound lineman as a tackle, but Ramsey told the Philadelphia Inquirer UK plans to move him to guard.
DE Tommy Ziesmer
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Boyle County (Danville, Kentucky)
Commitment date: May 14, 2022
For the second year in a row, Kentucky has a commitment from Boyle County, the same high school that produced program legend Jacob Tamme. Ziesmer is in line to join former Boyle County teammate Jackson Smith, a kicker in UK’s 2022 class, in Lexington. The edge rusher has already won two state championships at Boyle County. The Rebels are a leading contender for the 4A title this season, too.
TE Tanner Lemaster
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Washington (Washington Court House, Ohio)
Commitment date: April 15, 2022
Recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow has gone back to his Buckeye State roots to land tight ends from Ohio the last two years. Lemaster will hope to follow in the footsteps of current freshman Josh Kattus in making an immediate impact for the Wildcats this fall. Lemaster picked Kentucky over reported offers from Tennessee, Cincinnati, Indiana, Iowa State, Kansas and others.
OL Malachi Wood
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Madison Central (Richmond, Kentucky)
Commitment date: March 5, 2022
Marrow discovered Wood while watching him play basketball against Marrow’s nephew. The 6-foot-9 tackle was a reserve on the Madison Central basketball team but was creating buzz as a football prospect. Wood could be one of the tallest players to ever suit up for Kentucky football, but he will likely need multiple years to develop in the weight room to add the muscle needed to his massive frame. West Virginia, Purdue, Louisville, Maryland and Kansas were among the other schools that reportedly offered scholarships.
WR Shamar Porter
247Sports Composite rating: 4
High school: Ensworth (Nashville, Tennessee)
Commitment date: January 28, 2022
One year after signing Midseason Freshman All-American Barion Brown as a speedy wide receiver from Nashville, Kentucky will hope to strike gold again with Porter. Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Penn State were among the schools that had reportedly offered scholarships with Porter committed to Kentucky. While they did not attend the same high schools, Porter, Brown and Kentucky freshmen twin brothers Destin and Keaten Wade did previously play on the same team in 7-on-7 tournaments.
ATH Ty Bryant
247Sports Composite rating: 3
High school: Frederick Douglass (Lexington, Kentucky)
Commitment date: August 19, 2021
The Wildcats’ first commitment in the class will not have to travel far for college. Bryant joins the Frederick Douglass High School pipeline that also sent Dekel Crowdus, Dane Key and Jager Burton across town to UK. The son of former UK wide receiver Cisco Bryant, Ty used the extra year of high school granted all students due to the COVID-19 pandemic to reclassify from 2022 to 2023. Bryant plays on both sides of the ball for Frederick Douglass but has been recruited as a defensive back by Kentucky.
