Edge rushers can be flat-out game-changers in football. Kentucky had an absolute wrecking ball in 2018 that led the way to a historic season. However, the Wildcats have struggled to rebuild the position since Josh Allen departed for the NFL.
Kentucky will enter the 2021 season with just five scholarship outside linebackers on the roster. Getting a big-time player at this spot was a must for the 2022 recruiting haul. Enter blue-chipper Keaten Wade.
The top-200 prospect from just outside of Nashville, Tenn., comes in at 6-foot-4 and 223 pounds. The edge player projects to play the Jack linebacker spot in Kentucky’s odd front defense that lines up on the weak side of the formation and anchors the attack.