Transfer Portal Targets: Kentucky Offers Vanderbilt RB Davis, Alabama CB Jackson

The switch portal is formally open. 

As of 4 p.m. EST on Dec. 5, eight Kentucky Wildcats have entered the portal, which is open for the following 45 days, closing on Jan. 18, 2023. 

Kentucky — like over 100 different groups in FBS —will see mass exodus as gamers seek for new properties. However, it’s going to additionally see the arrival of loads of new faces getting into Lexington. 

Sustain with Kentucky within the switch portal right here. 

Head coach Mark Stoops and the Wildcats are doing their greatest to work fast and discover gamers to fill holes within the depth chart for subsequent season. On Monday, it was revealed that UK has already supplied two of these potential gamers, each of whom have expertise within the Southeastern Convention. 

Senior operating again Ray Davis out of Vanderbilt and junior cornerback Khyree Jackson out of Alabama every introduced affords by way of Twitter: 

A veteran out of the 2018 class, Davis performed two seasons for Temple earlier than making the transfer to Nashville. The San Fransisco native had a profession yr in 2022, dashing for 1,042 yards and 5 touchdowns on 232 makes an attempt. He has one yr of eligibility left. 

Kentucky’s operating again room is shedding its two mainstays, as Chris Rodriguez’s tenure is up, whereas veteran tailback Kavosiey Smoke has entered the switch portal. 

JuTahn McClain, who notched simply 238 yards on the bottom, redshirt freshman La’Vell Wright and probably Ramon Jefferson — who tore his ACL within the first sport of the 2022 season — presently compile essentially the most featured backs on the roster. 

Jackson was a sufferer of falling down the depth chart in Tuscaloosa this yr, as he noticed simply 64 snaps, totaling seven tackles. He was initially a JUCO switch, becoming a member of the Crimson Tide in 2021. 

The secondary is one among Kentucky’s sturdier rooms, as only a pair of seniors — CB Keidron Smith and SS Tyrell Ajian — are anticipated to depart Lexington. 

There will probably be expertise everywhere in the portal, however be careful for these two as potential UK targets. 

Watch: Mark Stoops speaks to media, previewing Music Metropolis Bowl, speaking switch portal and offensive coordinator emptiness.

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