A week after asking What If? Kentucky Sports Radio will explore a version of the what if question by examining some of the biggest whiffs on the recruiting trail. Super Bowl Champions and first round draft picks could have altered the trajectory of the program if they picked Kentucky on decision day.
5. Jarren Williams
Not every big recruiting miss is actually a miss. Not every recruiting win turns out to be a win either (just ask Matt Elam). In Jarren Williams’ case, the drama that unfolded throughout his recruitment followed him to college.
Williams was relatively unheard of when he initially committed to Kentucky in the summer of 2016.