Louisville football fans already had enough reason to keep one eye on Ja’Hyde Brown, and now another local name is making the Cardinals’ recruiting picture even messier.
Brown, a Louisville native and a 4-star commitment to the Cardinals since early 2026, had been set for a visit to Kentucky this past weekend after previously making a trip to Florida. But the Louisville commitment ultimately stayed put and canceled the planned visit to the Wildcats.
Kentucky still came away with a major recruiting development, though. Allen Evans, the former Louisville commit and current 4-star cornerback, took an official visit to Lexington for the Wildcats’ showdown with LSU.
Evans is no stranger to Louisville fans. The Trinity High School standout is a Louisville native, and he was once a centerpiece in the Cardinals’ recruiting class. After drawing more than 20 offers, he trimmed his list to 10 schools that included Louisville, Alabama, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Penn State, Tennessee, and Vanderbilt.
He first committed to Louisville and Jeff Brohm on January 10 before flipping to Vanderbilt on June 26, a change that hit the Cardinals hard. Evans was the sixth-highest commitment in Louisville football history and a major win for the program’s 2027 class before the decommitment sent the other way.
Now, Kentucky has its chance to make another move. Evans’ visit to the Wildcats was noted by Allen Trieu, who also reported that the Vanderbilt commit has two more visits scheduled over the next two weeks, including trips to Ole Miss and Auburn.
Evans remains a unanimous 4-star prospect in the 2027 class and is viewed as one of the better defensive backs in the cycle. He is ranked as high as No. 76 overall, a top-100 national prospect by On3 Sports, ESPN, and 247 Sports, and as high as No. 9 among cornerbacks. Those same outlets also list him as Kentucky’s second-best recruit.
For Louisville, the nightmare scenario is obvious: seeing Evans land with a rival after already losing him once. The dream would be getting him back in the fold and pairing him with Brown, but that appears unlikely at this point.
Evans’ junior season offered plenty to like, too. He posted 28 tackles and two interceptions and did not allow a single touchdown.
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