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Kentucky Football: Update 4 - Jason Hatcher and Jojo Kemp Now Wildcats

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