Highest-rated Class of 2022 Football Recruits From Kentucky

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Highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Kentucky

Every year college football teams and fans wait for high school recruits to reveal which school they will attend and which team they will play for in the following academic year.

In the Class of 2021, Alabama and Ohio State both signed three of the top 10 recruits while USC signed the #1 overall recruit, defensive lineman Korey Foreman. Alabama has signed the highest-rated class in three of the last four years. Only two teams ranked within the top 50 recruiting classes in 2021 were not in Power 5 conferences: Cincinnati (#44) and Memphis (#47) of the American Athletic Conference.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated Class of 2022 football recruits from Kentucky using data from 247sports.

Keep reading to find out who you will likely be watching play college football in 2022.

#15: Mason Moore (S)

- College: Miami (OH)
- High school: Lexington Christian Academy (Lexington, KY)
- National ranking: 1,486 (2 stars, 0.7843 rating)
- Position ranking: #92 (S)
- Offers: Miami (OH), Air Force, Akron, Army, Austin Peay
- Read more details on 247Sports

#14: Jackson Smith (K)

- College: Kentucky
- High school: Boyle County (Danville, KY)
- National ranking: 1,471 (2 stars, 0.7954 rating)
- Position ranking: #4 (K)
- Offers: Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky
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#13: Michael Hawkins (TE)

- College: not committed
- High school: Somerset (Somerset, KY)
- National ranking: 1,189 (3 stars, 0.8376 rating)
- Position ranking: #74 (TE)
- Offers: Army, Marshall, Morehead State, Vanderbilt
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#12: Ty Bryant (ATH)

- College: not committed
- High school: Frederick Douglass (Lexington, KY)
- National ranking: 1,042 (3 stars, 0.8466 rating)
- Position ranking: #92 (ATH)
- Offers: Kentucky, Cincinnati, Dartmouth, Kansas, Marshall
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#11: Jawaun Northington (ATH)

- College: not committed
- High school: Dupont Manual (Louisville, KY)
- National ranking: 907 (3 stars, 0.8527 rating)
- Position ranking: #77 (ATH)
- Offers: Kentucky, Ball State, Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana
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#10: Xavier Brown (RB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Lexington Christian Academy (Lexington, KY)
- National ranking: 899 (3 stars, 0.8527 rating)
- Position ranking: #69 (RB)
- Offers: Virginia, Air Force, Boston College, Eastern Kentucky, Liberty
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#9: Jadairion Smith (Edge)

- College: not committed
- High school: Ballard (Louisville, KY)
- National ranking: 807 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #33 (Edge)
- Offers: Boston College, Cincinnati, Indiana, Louisville, Akron
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#8: Vinny Anthony (WR)

- College: Wisconsin
- High school: Louisville Male (Louisville, KY)
- National ranking: 801 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #110 (WR)
- Offers: Wisconsin, Duke, Air Force, Army, Ball State
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#7: Kalib Perry (LB)

- College: not committed
- High school: Great Crossing (Georgetown, KY)
- National ranking: 800 (3 stars, 0.8577 rating)
- Position ranking: #80 (LB)
- Offers: Cincinnati, Purdue, Tennessee, Boston College, Bowling Green
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#6: Caden Veltkamp (QB)

- College: Western Kentucky
- High school: South Warren (Bowling Green, KY)
- National ranking: 702 (3 stars, 0.8638 rating)
- Position ranking: #47 (QB)
- Offers: Western Kentucky, Akron, Appalachian State, Indiana State, Kentucky
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#5: Treyveon Longmire (ATH)

- College: Kentucky
- High school: Corbin (Corbin, KY)
- National ranking: 392 (3 stars, 0.8884 rating)
- Position ranking: #32 (ATH)
- Offers: Kentucky, Arkansas, Boston College, Cincinnati, Florida State
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#4: Grant Bingham (OT)

- College: Kentucky
- High school: Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY)
- National ranking: 334 (4 stars, 0.8937 rating)
- Position ranking: #33 (OT)
- Offers: Kentucky, Arizona State, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech
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#3: Selah Brown (DL)

- College: not committed
- High school: Louisville Male (Louisville, KY)
- National ranking: 326 (4 stars, 0.895 rating)
- Position ranking: #44 (DL)
- Offers: Illinois, Northwestern, Louisville, Ball State, Boston College
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#2: Dane Key (WR)

- College: not committed
- High school: Frederick Douglass (Lexington, KY)
- National ranking: 226 (4 stars, 0.9139 rating)
- Position ranking: #37 (WR)
- Offers: Kentucky, Oregon, South Carolina, Arkansas, Cincinnati
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#1: Gavin Wimsatt (QB)

- College: Rutgers
- High school: Owensboro (Owensboro, KY)
- National ranking: 94 (4 stars, 0.9602 rating)
- Position ranking: #10 (QB)
- Offers: Rutgers, Cincinnati, Eastern Kentucky, Georgia Tech, Kansas
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