The majority of Kentucky’s signees came from the deep South, with ten players coming from Georgia and Florida. Mark Stoops put an emphasis on recruiting his own state and that decision has paid major dividends.
By State:
Georgia: 6
Marquez Bembry (Stone Mountain)
Taj Dodson (Union Grove)
K.D. McDaniel (Tifton)
Quandre Mosely (Brunswick)
Travis Tisdale (Valdosta)
Tra Wilkins (Stone Mountain)
Kentucky: 5
Jared Casey (Louisville)
Eli Cox (Nicholasville)
Tae Tae Crumes (Louisville)
Shawn’Kel Knight-Goff (Louisville)
J.J. Weaver (Louisville)
Florida: 4
DeMarcus Harris (Vero Beach)
Nik Ognenovic (Fort Lauderdale)
Jake Pope (Fort Lauderdale)
Nik Scalzo (Fort Lauderdale)
Ohio: 3
Cavon Butler (Toledo)
Moses Douglass (Springfield)
Isaiah Gibson (Springfield)
South Carolina: 1
Jalen Geiger (Columbia)
Louisiana: 1
Amani Gilmore (Amite)
Mississippi: 1
Brandin Echols (Southaven)
2019 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL SIGNEES
(note: NCAA rules do not allow media relations personnel to speak with prospects or coaches until after signing day; this information is gleaned from internet, newspaper and other sources)
Marquez Bembry, Outside Linebacker, 6-3, 240, So-JC, Stone Mountain, Ga.