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247 Ranks Owensboro’s Gavin Wimsatt as a Top 50 Player in America

You’re looking at the highest-ranked quarterback from the Commonwealth since recruiting rankings went online.

Wednesday afternoon 247 Sports updated its recruiting rankings for the class of 2022. Owensboro quarterback Gavin Wimsatt is now ranked No. 37 overall as the No. 2 dual-threat quarterback in America.

Since modern recruiting rankings began around 2000, Brian Brohm is the only other quarterback from the Commonwealth of Kentucky ranked in the top 50, coming in at No. 50 overall in 2004 according to the 247 Composite Rankings. Michael Bush played quarterback at Louisville Male High School but was considered an ATH in the rankings, coming in at No.