April surge has Kentucky inside Top 20 of Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings
The buzz surrounding Kentucky football entering year one under new head coach Will Stein is palpable on all fronts, especially the recruiting trail. It’s early, but the Wildcats are on pace to sign their best recruiting class since the 2022 cycle, when they finished No. 17 in the Rivals Industry Team Recruiting Rankings .
As of April 24, UK’s 2027 class sits at No. 19 nationally. That’s thanks to a huge wave of pledges this month.
Lexington Christian Academy three-star tight end Conrad Hart committed on Friday morning. He’s the seventh April commit for the SEC program. The class now has 12 total commits and now ranks No.
8 in the SEC, ahead of Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, Alabama, Auburn and others. The biggest commit of the Stein era highlights this month’s additions. Prospect Heights (Ill.
) Hersey four-star quarterback Jake Nawrot has seen his stock soar after his junior year. His recruitment moved swiftly, but after making his way to the Bluegrass last month, he didn’t waste much time. “I loved Coach Stein and Sloan’s offensive scheme and history of developing QBs,” Nawrot told Rivals.