On Wednesday, Mark Stoops signed his fifth class of Wildcats at the University of Kentucky. In his Signing Day press conference, Stoops said, “It’s our best class. Period.”
Tonight, we’ll look back at Stoops’ other Signing Day hauls and casually review the names from those classes. Some proved to be significant additions to the program, while others disappeared into the dark abyss that is the attrition of college football.
247Sports: No. 34
ESPN: No. 36
Rivals: No. 29
Scout: No. 38
Signees (22): Jeff Badet, WR; Javess Blue, JUCO WR; Steven Borden, JUCO TE; Tanner Fink, TE; Jason Hatcher, DE; Nick Haynes, OG; Jacob Hyde, DT; Jaleel Hytchye, CB; JoJo Kemp, RB; Melvin Lewis, JUCO DT; Austin MacGinnis, K; Blake McClain, S; Marcus McWilson, DB; Kyle Meadows, OT; Regie Meant, DE; Ramsey Meyers, OG; Alex Montgomery, WE; Reese Phillips, QB; Za’Darius Smith, JUCO DE; Khalid Thomas RB; Ryan Timmons, WR; Nate Willis, JUCO CB
Four-Star Signees (4): Jason Hatcher, Marcus McWilson, Za’Darius Smith, Ryan Timmons
Biggest Get: Jason Hatcher (flipped from USC on Signing Day)
One Who Got Away (So We Thought At The Time): Asiantii Woulard… Four-star, No.