For years, Kentucky has been perceived as the overwhelming favorite to land DJ Wagner, arguably the top class of 2023 prospect and son of Dajuan Wagner, who was coached by John Calipari when he was in charge at Memphis. But over the last couple of months, unique circumstances over at Louisville have dramatically shifted the tides, and now the Cardinals are the frontrunner to land Wagner of his services.
With that being said, Kentucky is anything but out of the picture. Despite a slew of predictions projecting Wagner to land with Louisville, 247Sports recruiting expert Travis Branham is confident the ‘Cats are still heavily involved.