Well, ladies and gentlemen of the Big Blue Nation, it's been a busy day for Mark Stoops & Co. Today, they have taken 22 National Letters of Intent from 22 outstanding young men. The last two to sign were arguably the two most coveted: Jojo Kemp and Jason Hatcher. Here's the update:
| Signed Letter of Intent Received | |||||||||
| Name | Pos | Where they are from | Ht | Wt | 40 | Stars | Rrating | Committed | |
| 1 | Blake McClain | DB | Winter Park, FL Winter Park | 5'11" | 181 | 3 stars | 5.6 | 6/27/12 | |
| 2 | Jaleel Hytchye | DB | Cincinnati, OH La Salle | 5'11" | 165 | 4.4 | 3 stars | 5.7 | 1/5/13 |
| 3 | Jeff Badet | WR | Orlando, FL Freedom | 5'11" | 160 | 3 stars | 5.5 | 2/1/13 | |
| 4 | Justin Day | OL | Aiken, SC South Aiken | 6'8" | 285 | 5.3 | 3 stars | 5.5 | 6/29/12 |
| 5 | Kyle Meadows | OL | West Chester, OH Lakota West | 6'5" | 270 | 3 stars | 5.7 | 1/12/13 | |
| 6 | Marcus McWilson | DB | Youngstown, OH Cardinal Mooney | 6'0" | 195 | 4 stars | 5.8 | 1/28/13 | |
| 7 | Nate Willis | DB | Yuma, AZ Arizona Western C.C. | 6'0" | 180 | 4.4 | 3 stars | 5.6 | 1/16/13 |
| 8 | Nick Haynes | OL | Niceville, FL Niceville | 6'4" | 294 | 3 stars | 5.6 | 2/3/13 | |
| 9 | Ramsey Meyers | OL | Orange Park, FL Ridgeview | 6'3" | 290 | 3 stars | 5.5 | 6/23/12 | |
| 10 | Reese Phillips | QB | Signal Mountain, TN Signal Mountain | 6'3" | 210 | 3 stars | 5.5 | 6/6/12 | |
| 11 | Regie Meant | DT | Cape Coral, FL Baker | 6'5" | 271 | 2 stars | 5.3 | 1/15/13 | |
| 12 | Ryan Timmons | WR | Frankfort, KY Franklin County | 5'10" | 186 | 3 stars | 5.7 | 2/5/13 | |
| 13 | Steven Borden | TE | Waxahachie, TX Kilgore J.C. | 6'3" | 250 | 2 stars | 5.4 | 12/19/12 | |
| 14 | Za'Darius Smith | DE | Scooba, MS East Mississippi C.C. | 6'5" | 252 | 4.7 | 4 stars | 5.8 | 12/19/12 |
| 15 | Alvonte Bell | DE | Miramar, FL Everglades | 6'6" | 228 | 4.9 | 3 stars | 5.7 | 6/5/12 |
| 16 | Austin MacGinnis | K | Prattville, AL Prattville | 5'11" | 170 | 3 stars | 5.5 | 6/23/12 | |
| 17 | Jacob Hyde | DT | Manchester, KY Clay County | 6'2" | 313 | 5.6 | 3 stars | 5.6 | 3/1/12 |
| 18 | Javess Blue | WR | El Dorado, KS Butler County C.C. | 6'1" | 195 | 3 stars | 5.6 | 1/13/13 | |
| Verbal Commitments – Awaiting Letters of Intent | |||||||||
| 19 | Alex Montgomery | WR | Weston, FL Cypress Bay | 6'1" | 180 | 3 stars | 5.7 | 1/28/13 | |
| 20 | Jojo Kemp | RB | Deland, FL Deland | 5'10" | 189 | 4.7 | 3 stars | 5.7 | 2/1/13 |
| 21 | Khalid Thomas | ATH | Tallahassee, FL Godby | 5'10" | 175 | 3 stars | 5.7 | 7/8/12 | |
| 22 | Jason Hatcher | DE | Louisville, KY Trinity | 6'2” | 240 | 4.82 | 4 stars | 5.8 | 02/06/13 |
| Abreviations you may not know | |||||||||
| Rrating = Rivals Rating | |||||||||
| ATH = Athlete – player who could be a number of positions | |||||||||
| Highlighted players = LOI received | |||||||||
All signed, sealed, and delivered. No defections and 1 addition -- Hatcher wasn't on the original list, but he's the biggest prize of the bunch, ratings-wise.
In case you're wondering what Hatcher did to Kentucky's class, it will move them inside the top 25 nationally. Without him, they were at #28 on Rivals' team ratings.
This is a huge day for Kentucky football, the best recruiting class in my memory. Go, 'Cats