State Recruiting
2017 Kentucky High School Football Recruits
Follow the strongest Kentucky prospects, the programs winning the most commitments, and the position groups carrying this year's state pipeline.
- Ranked Recruits
- 36
- Committed Programs
- 18
- Blue-Chips
- 1
Destination programs
- 8 recruits
- 21984 recruits
- Purdue4 recruits
- Western Kentucky3 recruits
- 20462 recruits
Kentucky recruit board
Ordered by rating, then stars, then school and player name for a stable board.
| Rank | Recruit | Position | Team | Stars | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jedrick Wills Lafayette | OT | Alabama | 4★ | 0.983 |
| 2 | Cole Bentley Belfry | OG | Louisville | 3★ | 0.863 |
| 3 | Jacob Paulson Christian Academy Of Louisville | TE | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.850 |
| 4 | Walker Wood Lafayette | DUAL | 3★ | 0.848 | |
| 5 | Tanner Morgan Ryle | PRO | Minnesota | 3★ | 0.840 |
| 6 | C.J. Hayes South Warren | WR | 3★ | 0.838 | |
| 7 | Sean Cleasant Dupont Manual | DT | 3★ | 0.836 | |
| 8 | Alex Simpson Lafayette | OG | 3★ | 0.833 | |
| 9 | Austin Dotson Belfry | OT | 3★ | 0.825 | |
| 10 | Desmond Ridder St. Xavier | ATH | Cincinnati | 3★ | 0.818 |
| 11 | D.J. Washington Ballard | OT | Purdue | 3★ | 0.817 |
| 12 | Nate Hobbs Louisville Male | CB | Illinois | 3★ | 0.817 |
| 13 | Keyron Catlett Christian County | WR | Purdue | 3★ | 0.813 |
| 14 | Tyce Daniel McCracken County | TE | Memphis | 3★ | 0.803 |
| 15 | Cole Kirby Franklin-Simpson | OT | Middle Tennessee | 3★ | 0.802 |
| 16 | Jamale Carothers Bowling Green | RB | Navy | 3★ | 0.801 |
| 17 | Woodford Lankford Lexington Catholic | OT | Toledo | 3★ | 0.801 |
| 18 | Jackson Beerman Tates Creek | WR | 2198 | 2★ | 0.789 |
| 19 | Rayquan Horton Belfry | DT | 2198 | 2★ | 0.786 |
| 20 | Zach Haynes South Warren | SDE | Ball State | 2★ | 0.785 |
| 21 | Derrick Barnes Holy Cross | ILB | Purdue | 2★ | 0.780 |
| 22 | Bryce Cosby Dupont Manual | CB | Ball State | 2★ | 0.779 |
| 23 | Steven Franklin Glasgow | ILB | 2★ | 0.774 | |
| 24 | Cole Spencer Trinity | OT | Western Kentucky | 2★ | 0.773 |
| 25 | Jordan Meredith Bowling Green | OG | Western Kentucky | 2★ | 0.772 |
| 26 | Malcolm Johnson Greenwood | S | 2★ | 0.770 | |
| 27 | Kenneth Major Christian County | ATH | Purdue | 2★ | 0.768 |
| 28 | Christian McClain Doss Magnet Career Academy | WR | 2★ | 0.767 | |
| 29 | Hunter Ziegelmeyer Valley | OT | 159 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 30 | Ray Horton Belfry | DT | 2198 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 31 | Jaelin Carter Dupont Manual | WR | 2198 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 32 | Kent Phelps Paintsville | ATH | 2747 | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 33 | Bryson Washington Pleasure Ridge Park | S | Western Kentucky | 2★ | 0.767 |
| 34 | Russ Vaden Moore Traditional School | CB | Eastern Michigan | 2★ | 0.763 |
| 35 | Colby McKee Scott County | OC | 2046 | 2★ | 0.740 |
| 36 | DeAngelo Wilson Bowling Green | WR | 2046 | 2★ | 0.710 |