Kentucky’s recruiting board has kept moving all summer and into the fall, with the staff handing out a steady stream of new offers across multiple positions.
One of the earliest names in the batch was Thibodeaux, who picked up his Kentucky offer on July 27. He also holds offers from Florida State, Ole Miss, Penn State, Illinois and Arizona State.
Chiron-Robinson was next, earning his offer on July 28. He visited Kentucky for the Alabama game and said Penn State, Virginia Tech and Kentucky have recruited him the hardest. Running backs coach Kolby Smith has been his primary recruiter.
Edwards received his Kentucky offer on Sep. 4, with Smith again serving as the main contact. The Florida native put together a massive season last year, carrying the ball 265 times for 2,629 yards and 44 touchdowns while adding 17 catches for 211 yards. He was in town for the Youngstown State game, and his other offers include Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan, Penn State and Miami.
Kentucky also extended an offer on Aug. 11, followed by another on Aug. 28 from offensive coordinator Joe Sloan. That recruit’s list already includes Alabama, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State, Oklahoma and several others.
Another prospect drew attention from Alabama, Auburn, Ole Miss, Florida and Florida State before Kentucky jumped in on Aug. 31.
On Sep. 5, Kentucky offered one recruit with Sloan as the primary recruiter.
That player also has offers from Alabama, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Auburn and Pittsburgh. A different Sep. 5 offer went out with offensive line coach Cutter Leftwich leading the recruitment, and that prospect’s list includes Georgia, Miami, Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M.
Leftwich is also the primary recruiter for another recruit Kentucky offered on Sep. 4. He has offers from Florida State, Georgia, Ohio State, South Carolina and Tennessee.
One of Kentucky’s Sep. 4 offers went to Lokey, whose father played at Texas. Lokey also competes in track and field, and his other offers include Miami, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Notre Dame.
Stivers, a Western Kentucky commit, was in town for the Alabama game before Kentucky offered him on Sep. 12.
Kentucky offered another recruit on Sep. 17, and that player has also heard from Indiana, Illinois, Penn State, Pittsburgh and Boston College. He also plays basketball.
The next wave of offers came on Sep. 18 and Sep. 19, with Kentucky targeting several players who already had crowded Power Four lists. One had offers from Florida State, Florida, Arizona State, Indiana and LSU.
Another had Auburn, Oregon, Nebraska, North Carolina and Baylor on his résumé. A third had Baylor, Nebraska, Mississippi State, Kansas and Colorado.
Another had Texas, Texas Tech, TCU, Houston and Arizona. Kentucky also offered a Sep. 19 prospect who has drawn interest from Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Ohio State and Baylor.
Kentucky offered another player on Sep. 16, and that recruit’s other offers include Notre Dame, Texas Tech, Purdue, Arizona and Nebraska.
The Wildcats also jumped in on a June 1 prospect who has offers from Cincinnati and SMU.
Another recruit received a Kentucky offer on April 29 and has also been offered by Illinois, Purdue, Arizona and Texas Tech.
Kentucky made another offer in May to a player who has also heard from North Carolina, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
A May 5 offer went out to a recruit with Miami, Texas, Texas Tech, Baylor and TCU among his other options.
The final name in the group picked up his Kentucky offer on Jan. 26 and has been offered by Miami, LSU, Georgia, Florida and Florida State. He comes from St. Thomas Aquinas, where the wide receivers coach is former Wildcat Glenn Holt.
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