Highest-rated Class of 2025 football recruits from Kentucky

The dust has finally settled on the Class of 2025 football recruiting cycle. As programs look at their finalized rosters, the future landscape of college football is beginning to take shape. From five-star quarterbacks making headlines to underrated defensive linemen poised for breakout careers, this class is loaded with game-changing talent.

Stacker compiled a ranking of the best Class of 2025 football recruits from Kentucky using data from 247Sports. Here's the players from Kentucky set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.

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#10. Vanzale Hinton (CB)

- National rank: #814 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #75
- College: Vanderbilt
- High school: Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, KY)

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#8. Micah Rice (S)

- National rank: #762 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #61
- College: Louisville
- High school: North Oldham (Goshen, KY)

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#8. Montavin Quisenberry (WR)

- National rank: #762 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #111
- College: Kentucky
- High school: Boyle County (Danville, KY)

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#7. Austin Alexander (DL)

- National rank: #476 (3 stars)
- Position rank: #51
- College: North Carolina
- High school: Cooper (Burlington, KY)

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#6. Jeremiah Jones (ATH)

- National rank: #371 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #17
- College: Nebraska
- High school: Murray (Murray, KY)

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#5. Cedric Works (Edge)

- National rank: #346 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #32
- College: Kentucky
- High school: Frederick Douglass (Lexington, KY)

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#4. Travis Moten (DL)

- National rank: #327 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #35
- College: Michigan
- High school: Fern Creek Traditional (Louisville, KY)

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#3. Javeon Campbell (DL)

- National rank: #275 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #29
- College: Kentucky
- High school: Western Hills (Frankfort, KY)

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#2. Martels Carter Jr. (S)

- National rank: #258 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #21
- College: Kentucky
- High school: Paducah Tilghman (Paducah, KY)

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#1. Spike Sowells (IOL)

- National rank: #192 (4 stars)
- Position rank: #10
- College: NC State
- High school: Louisville Male (Louisville, KY)

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