Kentucky
Kentucky Flips DB Grant Grayton from Minnesota
Merry Flipmas, Big Blue Nation! Kentucky invaded the Big Ten to pull off a Signing Day Switcheroo. Defensive back Grant Grayton announced he will not be rowing the boat with P.J. Fleck in Minnesota. Instead, he is signing with the Kentucky Wildcats.
Grayton is a three-star defensive back from Olney, Maryland. He attends a DMV powerhouse, Good Counsel, the same school that sent Josh Paschal to Kentucky.
He was not the most sought-after defensive back in the 2025 cycle. Memphis and a few MAC schools were involved early until Minnesota offered him a scholarship in July. He officially visited during the season, which is when Kentucky’s Chris Collins got involved. The Wildcats hosted him for an official visit last weekend to put the finishing touches on their pitch, which ultimately secured the flip.
Grayton is a mid-three-star talent, ranked as the No. 101 safety by the On3 Industry Ranking, a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services.
Even though he’s considered a safety, I expect Grayton to line up at cornerback during his time at Kentucky. Standing just shy of 6-foot-3, he fits the big-body type that Kentucky looks for to eat up zones at cornerback. He’s the fifth defensive back to join Kentucky’s 2025 recruiting class.
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Kentucky 2025 Recruiting Class
| Player | High School | Position | Ranking |
| Mikkel Skinner | Greer (SC) Riverside | TE (6-4, 220) | 4-Star (No. 222 overall) |
| Javeon Campbell | Frankfort (Ky.) Western Hills | DL (6-5, 260) | 4-star (No. 297 overall) |
| Martels Carter | Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman | S (6-1, 185) | 4-star (No. 256 overall) |
| Cedric Works | Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass | EDGE (6-5, 230) | 4-star (No. 312 overall) |
| Andrew Purcell | Enterprise (Ala.) High | CB (5-9, 185) | 4-star (No. 257 overall) |
| Kalen Edwards | Dyersburg (Tenn.) High | iDL (6-4, 325) | 4-star (No. 404 overall) |
| Dejerrian Miller | East St. Louis (Ill.) Cardinal Ritter Prep | WR (6-3, 190) | High 3-star (No. 445 overall) |
| Darrin Strey | Paw Paw (Mich.) High | T (6-6, 295) | 4-star (No. 364 overall) |
| Cam Miller | Winslow Township (NJ) | WR (5-10, 155) | High 3-star (No. 457 overall) |
| Quintin Simmons | Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow | WR (6-0, 170) | High 3-star (No. 553 overall) |
| Demarcus Gardner | Cedartown (Ga.) High | CB (6-0, 165) | High 3-star (No. 598 overall) |
| Preston Bowman | Pickerington (Ohio) North | WR (6-0, 196) | 3-star (No. 628 overall) |
| Dyllon Williams | Demopolis (Ala.) High | S (6-2, 180) | 3-star (No. 715 overall) |
| Stone Saunders | Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt | QB (6-0, 205) | 3-star (No. 723 overall) |
| Montavin Quisenberry | Danville (Ky.) Boyle County | WR (5-9, 175) | 3-star (No. 726 overall) |
| Brennen Ward | Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln | QB (6-2, 205) | 3-star (No. 902 overall) |
| Jermiel Atkins | Trotwood (Ohio) Madison | T (6-8, 270) | 3-star (No. 953 overall) |
| Jayden Clark | Clayton (Ohio) Northmont | OL (6-5, 250) | 3-star (No. 1,080 overall) |
| Grant Grayton | Olney (Md.) Good Counsel | S (6-2.5, 195) | 3-star (No. 1113 overall) |
| Nicholas Smith | Loganville (Ga.) Walnut Grove | DL (6-5, 275) | 3-star (No. 1,142 overall) |
| Bryan Auguste | Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch | T (6-6, 285) | 3-star (No. 1,212 overall) |