[The Blue Blur]

Defensive End

Denzel Ware - Committed; Will likely take official visits. Long way from over but great to have him on board.
Dante Sawyer - Just picked up LSU offer; has had UK in top five. Coach was Lex Cath coach. Visited earlier this year.
Joe Henderson - Couple of sources at UK have told me not to count the Cats out; quietly optimistic. Want him to visit soon.
KeShun Freeman - Great kid, great motor, good athlete. Kind of kid that will look at Stanford. Wants to visit UK.
Lorenzo Carter - Narrowing list this summer; maybe nation's 2nd-best defensive end (after Da'Shawn Hand)
Keyon Brown - Georgia is in good shape early, I'm hearing.
Justin Thornton - Florida, FSU, USC (West) and Auburn lead.
Andrew Williams - USC, Florida, FSU, Ohio State, Clemson in good shape.
Tymere Dubose - UK was first big offer, Youngstown (Ohio) kid. Is going to blow up and knows it; taking his time.Trent Harris - One of nation's fastest-rising prospects, just got Alabama.

Outlook: Keeping Ware on board is top priority. He's a smaller, explosive rush end so you want to complement him with some size. Of the above I think UK has the best shot with Henderson, Dubose and then Sawyer and Freeman.

Defensive Tackle

Matt Elam - Obviously UK's top priority at DT and top priority in-state after Barker. Feel good about Cats' chances.
Anthony Moten - One of nation's best, will visit Arkansas, South Carolina, etc., with teammates.
Chris Nelson - Told me his commitment to UVa is "shaky", wants to see Cavs win more. Visiting UCF this month, UK and UofL later.
Jamyius Pittman - Likely to blow up, not sure why he doesn't have more offers. Has UK, Florida, Ole Miss.
Caleb Samuel - Been quiet lately, UK has a shot.
Michael Sawyers - Attended GT junior day over weekend, picking up steam. Likely to visit Ole Miss, Duke, Arkansas among others.
Chris Williams - Ohio State, Ole Miss, Texas A&M lead.

Outlook: Elam is the top priority. If UVa fades again this year Cats could be in good shape with Nelson. Of the others above I would guess Samuel, Pittman and Sawyers are the guys UK has a legitimate chance to be in the conversation for. The others are long shots, probably. The good thing about the defensive line period is how well it was addressed last year. Still really want to add that huge body inside like Elam.

Linebacker

Dorian Hendrix - Familiar with UK, has visited. The thinking is UK leads, potential early decision candidate.
T.J. Posey - Alabama kid who visited for first junior day; really liked it, wants to see what else is coming.
Delvin Purifoy - FSU commit, would be near the top of the wish list. Would guess Kentucky is second behind Noles.
Gavin Bryant - Another Alabama kid, teammates with Matt Jordan, dual-threat/athlete UK likes. Alabama leads, recently visited South Carolina. Likely to attend UK spring game.
Tyrell Tomlin - Georgia LB UK could make a legit impression on. Likes Tennessee, UNC and a couple others.
Deshaun Davis - Yet another Alabama kid, likes Florida State a lot and UK recruits that area well.
Andrew Beck - Deciding in July, UK wants him to visit soon. UK likes him a lot, really impressive player. Likes Stanford.
Dwight Williams - Big long shot, California kid everyone's offering.
Demarquis Gates - UK has a shot here, covets UGA offer.
Bryson Allen-Williams - Great hybrid guy, told me recently he hasn't spoken to UK lately.
Shaun Dion Hamilton - Just visited Tennessee. Leaders are Bama, Auburn, Clemson, UF, UCLA and USC.
Jake Pugh - Great getting him to visit. Would guess Bama leads but then UK and UNC right after that.
Nico Firios - Florida kid UK has a great shot with, really likes UK.Frankie Hernandez - UK may well be early leader, will have to see how more offers change that. Teammate, Jarvis Stewart, has offer too.

Outlook: UK has offered a ton of very talented kids here. Would imagine they are in the best shape with Hendrix, Posey, Bryant, Firios and Hernandez, but just my guess.

Cornerback

Wesley Green - Too early for me to gauge interest, probably a long shot.
D.J. Smith - Not able to gauge interest, haven't heard much from/about him.
Kalvaraz Bessent - Alabama leads.
Step Durham - Likes Vandy, Ole Miss and Georgia Tech.
Kendall Randolph - Told me recently the communication is picking up with UK.
De'Eric Culver - Really liked UK visit, likely to return. Has really blown up, just got South Carolina offer. Visiting tons of schools.
Nicholas Ruffin - UGA working hard to keep him in-state, no favorites. UK contact picking back up.
Jermaine Roberts - Texas, Alabama, A&M, OU, Oklahoma State lead.
Stephen Roberts - Just picked up GT offer, visiting Vanderbilt this month.
Malkom Parrish - Georgia probably leads.

Outlook: May see UK start to look at that 'next' tier as some of the guys above could be long-shots. Then again, this staff has proven me wrong before. Think UK has a chance with Culver. Not sure about the others.

Safety

Jamal Adams - Obviously has UK ties but a long shot.
Nick Glass - UGA commit.
Cortez McDowell - Really an OLB in college, has blown up. Wants to visit OSU and Michigan State, could hit UK on that trip.
Deion Singleton - Liked UK trip, wants to visit UNC and others.
Darius West - UK leads or is very close to the top.
Allen Artis - Just visited Clemson, ground to make up.
Mike Edwards - UK is very close to the top.
Daejuan Funderburk - Visiting UNC, Georgia Tech, WVU and FSU this spring/summer. Leaders are FSU, Wisconsin, Maryland, WVU and South Carolina.
Khalia Hackett - Another S/LB hybrid. UK was first offer. Cats have a chance.
Rashaan Gaulden - Could well visit UK soon.
Kendall Gant - New offers pouring in, waiting til the dust clears.
Kobie Walker - UK has a chance here. Not easy to recruit D.C. without ties/history of recruiting the area but Cats in the mix.
Darrion Owens - Guy I think Cats have a good chance with.
Jared Tucker - Don't know much about him yet, do know he likes South Carolina.

Outlook: UK has been very active offering safeties. Some are really LB's (like Hackett, McDowell). Think UK feels GREAT about West, and good about Walker, Gaulden, Hackett and Edwards.