Mark Stoops diversified Kentucky’s recruiting portfolio in 2023, thanks to contributions from his older brother and the Wildcats’ wide reach in the transfer portal.
Kentucky’s home recruiting base is within a 6-hour radius of Lexington. That’s still where a majority of the players call home, but this year the Cats extended their reach with 23 players coming from 11 different states.
Ohio has been a home from home with Stoops and Vince Marrow at Kentucky. Over the last two classes the state of Tennessee has become a vital recruiting resource. Those three states produced 10 players.