Kentucky has offered Wayne (N.J.) DePaul Catholic 2025 wide receiver De’zie Jones (5-foot-11, 175), Cincinnati (Ohio) LaSalle 2025 defensive lineman Naim Jackson (6-foot-4, 245), Cincinnati (Ohio) Taft 2025 athlete Tayvon Smith (6-foot-6, 200), Cincinnati (Ohio) West Clermont 2026 wide receiver Chris Henry Jr. (6-foot-3, 170), Phenix City (Ala.) Central 2024 cornerback Jayden Coleman (5-foot-10, 178), Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas 2025 linebacker Martin Rhyne (6-foot-1, 200), Fairburn (Ga.) Creekside 2024 cornerback Kevon Gray (6-foot, 165), Princeton (N.J.) Hun School 2025 defensive lineman Kole Briehler (6-foot-3, 250), Washington (Mo.) 2024 offensive tackle Ryan Jostes (6-foot-6, 280), Reading (Pa.) Wyomissing 2024 offensive tackle Caleb Brewer (6-foot-6, 290), Zionsville (Ind.) 2025 wide receiver Eugene Hilton (5-foot-10, 170), Marietta (Ga.) Walton 2024 linebacker Ashton Woods (6-foot-3, 210), Cincinnati (Ohio) Princeton 2025 linebacker Paul Nelson (6-foot-2, 205), Jesup (Ga.) Wayne County 2025 linebacker Tavion Wallace (6-foot-1, 197) and Pittsburgh (Pa.) Bishop Canevin safety Jason Cross (6-foot-2, 165), Lexington (Ky.) Christian Academy 2024 edge rusher Chase Couch (6-foot-4, 215), Avon (Conn.) 2024 offensive tackle Jack Hines (6-foot-7, 280), and Jacksonville (Fla.) Raines 2025 offensive tackle Solomon Thomas (6-foot-3, 278).
Jones holds additional offers from Penn State, Ole Miss, Nebraska, Maryland and Syracuse. Wide receivers coach Scott Woodward will serve as his primary recruiter. Jackson and Smith will be recruited by tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator Vince Marrow.
Henry holds additional offers from Ohio State, Penn State, Texas A&M, West Virginia and Miami. His father played five seasons in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals before passing away.
Coleman is rated an 88 on a scale to 100 by 247Sports, which equates to the nation’s No. 36 cornerback. He holds additional offers from Auburn, Arkansas, Penn State, Texas A&M and Mississippi State. Rhyne also holds an offer from West Virginia. His teammate, linebacker Jayvant Brown, signed with the Wildcats in December.
Gray holds additional offers from Boston College, Louisville, Colorado and Indiana. Briehler also holds offers from Boston College, Illinois, West Virginia and Rutgers.
Jostes is rated an 86 by 247Sports, which equates to the nation’s No. 56 offensive tackle. Graduate assistant Drake Jackson extended the offer. Iowa State, Colorado, Louisville, Colorado and Illinois have also offered.
Brewer holds additional offers from Tennessee, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Michigan and Boston College. Woodward will serve as his primary recruiter. Hilton also has an offer from Purdue.
Woods is rated a .8828 on a scale to 1.000 by 247Sports Composite, which equates to the nation’s No. 32 linebacker. Tennessee, Mississippi State, Boston College, North Carolina and Georgia Tech have also offered. Nelson holds additional offers from Michigan and Boston College. Marrow will be his primary recruiter.
Wallace is the younger brother of Kentucky sophomore linebacker Trevin Wallace. He holds additional offers from Arizona, Boston College and Troy. Cross also has offers from Penn State and West Virginia.
It was the first Power 5 offer for Couch, who is the son of Kentucky quarterback legend Tim Couch, and Hines, who will be recruited by wide receivers coach Scott Woodward.
Thomas holds additional offers from Florida, Florida State, Georgia Tech and Nebraska. Defensive backs coach Chris Collins will serve as his primary recruiter.
Kentucky is still awaiting its first commitment in the 2024 recruiting class.
