Kentucky Basketball is racking up recruiting predictions for Jasper Johnson

It appears the Kentucky Wildcats have moved into the lead for Jasper Johnson.

After weeks of hearing that Alabama was the favorite for Johnson, momentum has swung in a big week in recent days.

With a decision set to be announced next week, several recruiting analysts have logged predictions for Johnson to end up at Kentucky, including Rivals’ Jordan Harper and Jackson Collier, On3’s Jacob Polacheck, and 247 Sports’ Travis Branham and Aaron Gershon.

The pick from Branham is especially notable, as he’s arguably the biggest recruiting expert there currently is in college basketball. He’s also been adamant that Alabama was the favorite over the last month, so things are definitely trending toward Mark Pope and Co. heading down the stretch.

While Johnson hasn’t set an official date yet, it’s expected to occur between August 26 and 31st.

To pull in Johnson and Malachi Moreno in the same month would be a massive statement for the Mark Pope era in Lexington. Let’s see if they can pull this off.

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