Northern Illinois linebacker Daveren Rayner to visit Kentucky

The Kentucky Wildcats could possibly be getting much-needed depth at linebacker. There may be hope that they may add Northern Illinois linebacker Daveren Rayner through the switch portal.

Rayner put his identify within the switch portal on April twenty eighth, and with the Wildcats having revived the soccer program behind present head coach Mark Stoops, including extra high-end switch expertise has develop into a lot simpler.

Rayner has obtained a plethora of scholarship affords — most notably from Ole Miss, Florida State, and Oklahoma State.

That mentioned, 247 Sports activities’ Josh Edwards has reported that the NIU star will go to the Bluegrass state the weekend of Could 11.

The 6-foot-3, 212-pound linebacker was a stud for NIU final season, totaling a career-high 71 tackles and three.5 sacks. He additionally chipped in 5.5 tackles for a loss as nicely. He did all that in simply eight video games, so the sky could possibly be the restrict for Rayner if he joins an SEC program.

Initially from Indianapolis, Rayner got here out of highschool because the state’s No. 26 prospect. Rayner clearly has a robust checklist of suitors, and the Cats will anticipate to be among the many prime applications contending for the linebacker.

The necessity is there for this system as nicely. Kentucky not too long ago made a run at Jackson State switch linebacker Jurriente Davis, who ultimately dedicated to Texas A&M.

Anticipate a robust push from the Cats for Rayner, who’ve a stable beginning duo of D’Eryk Jackson and Trevin Wallace, however virtually no confirmed depth behind them heading into the summer time.