Head coach Hal Mumme brings in several talented athletes in strong recruiting class.

Eric Arling, Tight End, 6-5, 240, Fr-HS, Cincinnati, Ohio (St.Xavier) –

Fine athlete who has the speed and hands necessary for a tightend in the Kentucky “Air Raid” offense … Two-year starter for St.Xavier High School in Cincinnati, helping his team to a state runner-upfinish as a junior and to the regional finals as a senior … NamedAll-Midwest Region by PrepStar and was chosen one of the top 110prospects in the Midwest by SuperPrep and the Prep Football Report …Named All-Metro Cincinnati and to the All-Greater Catholic League teamsas a senior after catching 25 passes for 440 yards, a 17.6-yard average,and seven touchdowns … Caught 16 passes for 231 yards, a 14.4 average,and two touchdowns as a junior – his first season of high schoolfootball … Coached by Steve Rasso … Three-year letterman in baseballand two-year letterman in basketball who has given up those sports toconcentrate on football … Played left field and was a two-year pick onthe All-Greater Catholic League team … Helped lead his team to theleague championship two years … Active in community service,participating in the “Big Brothers” mentor program two years … Comesfrom an athletic family … His brother, Jayson, plays quarterback forDayton and was a sophomore in the 1999 season … His sister, Stephanie,played soccer at Dayton … Chose Kentucky over Georgia Tech, BostonCollege, and UCLA.

Shane Boyd, Quarterback, 6-2, 219, Fr-HS, Lexington, Ky. (HenryClay) –

Received the Frank Camp Award and Roy Kidd Award as the topplayer in the state of Kentucky … Also named the state player of theyear by USA Today … Four-year letterman and three-year starter atquarterback for Henry Clay HS in Lexington … Helped his team advanceto the state playoffs all four seasons … Threw for 1,994 yards and 25touchdowns as a senior and rushed for 475 yards and eight TDs, despitemissing a couple of games because of injury … First-team all-state bythe Louisville Courier-Journal and second-team all-state by TheAssociated Press … Chosen for the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class ofthe Commonwealth” listing of the top 22 seniors in Kentucky …Honorable mention all-state as a junior when he threw for more than2,000 yards and also topped the 1,000-yard mark in rushing …Three-year member of the all-city team … Accounted for 7,996 yards and92 touchdowns during his career, including 6,147 passing yards and 65 TDpasses … Picked All-Southeast Region by PrepStar … The #6 prospectin the state by SuperPrep and the #42 prospect in the Southeast by thePrep Football Report … Coached by Sam Simpson … Four-year lettermanin basketball who has earned all-city laurels … Three-year lettermanin baseball, playing shortstop and pitcher, and has helped his teamadvance to the regional finals … Honor roll student and Governor’sScholar nominee … Chose UK over Clemson, Minnesota, Northwestern, andVirginia.

Daniel Burnett, Defensive End, 6-5, 252, Fr-HS, Lexington, Ky.(Dunbar) –

Standout two-way lineman who is expected to play on thedefensive side in college … Four-year letterman at Dunbar HS inLexington, helping his team advance to the state playoffs all fourseasons … Team won 13 games in two seasons, finishing as staterunner-up his sophomore year and going to the regional finals as ajunior … Started three seasons at defensive end and two years as adefensive lineman … Totaled 121 tackles in his career, including 10sacks and five fumbles caused … Had 41 tackles as a senior, with twosacks and two fumbles caused … Second-team all-state as a senior byThe Associated Press, third-team by the Louisville Courier-Journal, andnamed to the “Class of the Commonwealth” top 22 seniors by the LexingtonHerald-Leader … Three-year pick on the all-city team … The #14defensive lineman in the Southeast by PrepStar … One of the top 100players in the Southeast and the #39 defensive tackle in the nation byRivals.com … Coached by Mike Meighan … “Very intelligent, with anextremely good work ethic, who in those ways reminds me of (current UKwide receiver) Dougie Allen,” said Coach Meighan. “UK got a real winnerin Daniel” … Also played one year of basketball at Dunbar … Honorroll student who was nominated for the Wendy’s “High School Heisman”award … His great uncle, John Burnett, played football at Vanderbilt… Daniel fulfilled a “lifelong dream” by signing with the Wildcats …Committed early to UK, but had received serious recruiting interest fromBoston College, North Carolina, and Michigan.

Leonard Burress, Defensive Back, 5-11, 180, Fr-HS, Memphis,Tenn. (Melrose) –

Four-year starter on offense and defense at TrezevantHS in Memphis, Tenn., playing cornerback on defense and tailback/widereceiver on offense … Helped team go to the state playoffs all fourseasons … First-team all-state as a senior, and was a two-time winnerof player of the week honors in the talent-rich Memphis area … Totaled68 tackles as a senior, with six interceptions, 10 pass breakups, andthree fumble recoveries … Also rushed for approximately 1,100 yardsand seven touchdowns … Three-year All-Metro Memphis pick … The #4prospect in Tennessee and the #21 defensive back nationally by SuperPrep… The nation’s #48 cornerback by Rivals.com … All-Southeast Regionby Rivals.com and PrepStar … One of the top 100 players in theSouthast by the Prep Football Report … Coached by Lynn Lang … Finalchoices included Kentucky, Clemson, Arkansas, and Alabama.

Jeremy Caudill, Defensive Tackle, 6-3, 301, Fr-HS, Martin, Ky.(Prestonsburg) –

A Parade Magazine All-American who has a remarkablecombination of size, speed, and strength … Four-year starter atPrestonsburg (Ky.) HS … On offense, started at fullback as a sophomoreand senior and in the offensive line as a junior … Started atlinebacker as a freshman, then moved into the defensive line his lastthree seasons … Helped his team go to the state playoffs all fouryears, advancing to the third round his junior year … Career totalsinclude 264 tackles, 34 quarterback sacks, and 14 fumble recoveries ondefense, 1,418 rushing yards and 23 TDs … Rushed for 585 yards andnine touchdowns as a senior, along with 81 tackles, eight quarterbacksacks, three pass breakups, four fumbles caused, and three fumblesrecovered on defense … First-team all-state as a senior and secondteam as a junior by the Louisville Courier-Journal … Named to theLexington Herald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” listing of the top22 seniors in Kentucky … Honorable mention all-state two years by TheAssociated Press … Two-year member of the All-Mountain area team …Named one of the top 100 players in the Southeast by Rivals.com and the#26 defensive tackle in the United States … The #4 prospect inKentucky and listed #28 in the Southeast by SuperPrep … The #7defensive lineman in the Southeast, according to PrepStar … Best liftsinclude 425 pounds in the bench press, 700 pounds in the squat lift, 700in the dead lift, and 405 in the power clean … Coached by JohnDeRossett … A 4.0-student who is a member of the National HonorSociety, Who’s Who Among American High School Students, and Who’s WhoAmong American High School Athletes … Plans to study a pre-medicalschool curriculum at Kentucky … Chose Kentucky over Tennessee, FloridaState, and numerous others.

Tommy Cook, Wide Receiver, 6-0, 193, Fr-HS, Victoria, Tex.(Victoria HS) –

A wide receiver/defensive back who moved to quarterbackhis senior season at Victoria (Tex.) HS … Four-year starter …Started at wide receiver as a freshman, played both ways as areceiver/defensive back as a sophomore and junior, then played QB as asenior … Helped Victoria go to the playoffs all four years in theClass AAAAA ranks, the highest classification in Texas … Team went toregional finals of the playoffs in three of the four years … As asenior, completed 64 of 127 passes for 1,015 yards … Rushed 99 timesfor 622 yards, an average of 6.2 per carry … Team’s Most ValuablePlayer and was named all-district and All-Bay Area … Missed much ofhis junior year because of injury … Collected more than 1,000receiving yards, 15 touchdowns, and nine interceptions his sophomoreseason … Picked first-team all-district, All-Bay Area, and All-SouthTexas that year, rare honors for a soph … Impressed the UK coachingstaff when he ran a 4.4-second 40-yard dash at the UK Summer FootballCamp … Coached by Wayne Condra … Star middle infielder in baseball,winning all-district and All-Bay Area laurels as a sophomore and junior… Member of the student council … Member of the National HonorSociety and was named second-team academic all-state … Comes from anathletic family … His grandfather, Travis Cook, was a collegiate andsemi-pro baseball player … His father, Tommy Cook, Sr., playedfootball and baseball at Blinn Junior College and continued his baseballat Pan American University … Tommy chose Kentucky over Vanderbilt,Texas, Texas A&M, and Notre Dame.

Charis Dottin, Defensive Back, 5-10, 175, Fr-HS, Texas City,Tex. (Texas City) –

High school quarterback who projects as a defensiveback on the collegiate level … Has exemplary quickness and 4.5-speedin the 40-yard dash … Three-year letterman and two-year starter …Led Texas City (Tex.) HS to a 14-0 record and the Class AAAA statechampionship as a senior … Completed 62 of 125 passes for 743 yardsand eight touchdowns … Rushed for 650 yards and nine TDs … Namedsecond-team all-district … Also started at quarterback as a junior,throwing for 484 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 306 yardsand three TDs … A reserve cornerback and special teams player as asophomore when Texas City went 14-1 and won another state championship… Coached by Rusty Dowling … Texas City HS also has produced formerUK defensive backs Adrian Sherwood (1990-93) and Reggie Rusk (1994-95,second-team All-SEC in 1995) … Three-year letterman in basketball whowas an all-district guard as a junior … Honor roll student … Name ispronounced “CHAR-is DOE-tin” … His finalists included UK, Houston, andTexas Christian.

Earven Flowers, Defensive Back, 5-10, 170, Fr-HS, Temple, Tex.(Temple) –

Started the last two seasons at cornerback for Temple (Tex.)HS … Named second-team All-Central Texas and all-district as a seniorwhen he made 69 tackles, including four “great hits” … Led thedistrict in interceptions with five, returning one for a touchdown, andalso credited with five pass breakups … Also played occasionally atrunning back, running 11 times for 156 yards, a 14.2-yard average, andan 82-yard touchdown … Chosen for the Gridiron Greats Team Elite South… Made 50 tackles, had four pass breakups, and blocked two field goalsas a junior … Played two years at Columbus (Ga.) HS, starting atcornerback as a sophomore, before moving to Temple … “A great covercorner,” according to Texas high school coaching legend Bob McQueen, whois retiring after 28 seasons on the sidelines … Four-year letterman inbasketball and track … Competes in the 110- and 300-meter hurdles andthe 400-meter relay … Has advanced to the regional track meet twice… Honor roll student … Member of his school’s Black StudentAssociation … Active in volunteer work at the Ronald McDonald Houseand in church activities … Comes from an athletic family … Hisfather, Steve Fisher, played football at Virginia Union … His mother,Veronica, ran track at Texas Tech … His uncle, Larry Flowers, playedfree safety at Texas Tech and for the NFL’s New York Giants … PickedUK over Oklahoma State and Missouri.

Antonio Hall, Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 295, Fr-HS, Canton, Ohio(McKinley) –

One of the nation’s premier lineman prospects … Has theskill and athletic ability to play offense or defense and is expected tobe an offensive lineman at Kentucky … First-team All-America by thePrep Football Report and second-team All-America by USA Today … Namedto the Parade Magazine All-America team … The nation’s #1 defensivetackle by Rivals.com … The #3 offensive line prospect and the #19player overall nationally by SuperPrep … The nation’s #11 offensivelineman and #12 player in the Midwest by PrepStar … Four-yearletterman and three-year starter at McKinley HS in the football hotbedof Canton, Ohio … Started three years at offensive guard and twoseasons at defensive tackle … As a senior, made 67 tackles, includingfour tackles for loss, three quarterbacks sacks, two fumble recoveries,and one fumble caused … First-team all-state in addition to hisnational laurels … Named Player of the Year for his district andcounty, a rare feat for a lineman … Made 86 tackles, including eightfor loss, as a junior and was chosen second-team all-state,All-Northeast Ohio, and all-county … McKinley won the Div. I (highestclassification) state championship during his sophomore and juniorseasons … Team went 14-0 his sophomore year and also was chosen thenational champion … Handled long snaps on field goals and extra pointsand also did some of the long snapping for punts … Has been invited toplay in the Big 33 Ohio vs. Pennsylvania All-Star Game and the OhioNorth/South All-Star Game … Coached by Kerry Hodakievic … Will be afour-year letterman in track, competing in the shot put and discus throw… Went to the regional meet in the discus as a junior … Two-yearletterman in basketball, helping his team go to the state final four asa sophomore … Member of the Youth Leadership Club, Chess Team, andSpeech Team … Has excellent musical aptitude, sings in the church andschool choirs, and plays the piano … Honor roll student who plans tostudy music at UK … His cousin, Wayne Fontes, is the former head coachof the Detroit Lions … Narrowed his choices to Kentucky, Ohio State,and Michigan before picking the Wildcats.

Justin Hermes, Wide Receiver, 6-2, 188, Fr-HS, Shreveport, La.(Evangel Christian Academy) –

Four-year letterman and three-year starterat wide receiver for his Evangel Christian Academy team that has won 60consecutive games and four consecutive Class AAAAA (largestclassification) state championships … The 1999 Evangel team was chosennational champion by three selectors … Career statistics include 151receptions for 2,166 yards and 21 touchdowns … First-team all-state asa senior after catching 56 passes for 773 yards and six touchdowns …Hauled in 56 passes for 847 yards and 11 TDs as a junior … Soph statsfeatured 34 grabs for 511 yards and four scores … Named All-SoutheastRegion by PrepStar and the #29 prospect in Louisiana by SuperPrep …Three-year all-district choice and two-year all-city honoree … Coachedby Dennis Dunn … Will be a five-year letterman in baseball and is astandout in that sport as well … Played outfield until moving tosecond base for his senior season … Named all-state and district mostvaluable player as a junior … Two-year member of the all-city team …Team won two district championships, advancing to the state final fouras a sophomore and the state final eight his junior season … Member ofthe National Honor Society … Last name is pronounced “HER-meez” …Picked Kentucky, turning down offers from Louisiana State, Tulane, andSouthern Methodist.

Matt Huff, Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 285, Fr-HS, Louisville, Ky.(St. Xavier) –

First-team all-state offensive tackle by The AssociatedPress and the Louisville Courier-Journal as a senior at perennial powerSt. Xavier High School in Louisville … Also named to the LexingtonHerald-Leader “Class of the Commonwealth” listing of the top 22 seniorsin the state … Honorable mention All-America by USA Today …All-Southeast Region by PrepStar … Part-time starter as a sophomore,then a full-time regular as a junior and senior … Helped St. Xavierwin Class AAAA (highest classification) state championships in hissophomore and senior seasons, with the team averaging 39.5 points pergame in 1999 … Also a two-year pick on the all-district and all-countyteams … Has noteworthy athletic ability, according to coach MikeGlaser, with great hips and feet … Will be a three-year letterman onthe track team, participating in the shot put … Advanced to theregional meet as a junior … Has been an honor student at St. Xavierand plans to study a pre-medical school curriculum at UK … Narrowedhis choices to Kentucky and Louisville before picking the Wildcats.

Josh Jaggers, Offensive Lineman, 6-4, 290, Fr-HS, Danville, Ky.(Danville)

– Outstanding two-way performer who is projected as anoffensive lineman in the collegiate ranks … Started three years in theoffensive line and at defensive tackle for Danville (Ky.) HS … StatePlayer of the Year as a senior as chosen by the Deep South RecruitingGuide and by Alliance Sports, made 57 tackles during his seniorcampaign, featuring nine tackles for loss, seven quarterback sacks, andeight QB hurries … Kentucky Senior Player of the Year by the KentuckyHigh School Coaches Association … Two-year first-team all-state by theLouisville Courier-Journal … First-team all-state as a senior andsecond team as a junior by The Associated Press … Picked to the “Classof the Commonwealth” top 22 seniors in the state by the LexingtonHerald-Leader … Honorable mention All-America by USA Today … One ofthe nation’s top 100 players by the National Recruiting Advisor … The#24 offensive lineman in the nation by PrepAmerica … The #26 offensivelineman in the country by Rivals.com … The #2 prospect in Kentucky bySuperPrep … The #9 offensive lineman in the Southeast by PrepStar …Four-year member of the all-district and all-area teams … Area Linemanof the Year as a senior … Helped lead Danville to a three playoffberths, including a 14-1 record and state runner-up finish as a junior… Coached at Danville by Sam Harp … Josh played his freshman seasonfor his father, Coach Marty Jaggers, at Lincoln County HS … Started inthe defensive line as a freshman … Also played one year each ofbaseball, track, and basketball while in high school … Competed in theshot put and discus throw in track, placing in the top four in theregion in both events … Member of the Fellowship of ChristianAthletes, chorus, yearbook staff, and was sports editor of the schoolnewspaper for two years … Honorable mention on the academic all-stateteam … Comes from a football-oriented family … Five relatives,including his great-grandfather, grandfather, great uncle, father, anduncle, all played football at Western Kentucky … Josh’s grandfather,Joe Jaggers, is the winningest coach in Kentucky high school historywith 292 victories, including five state championships … Josh pickedKentucky over Tennessee and numerous others.

Antwoine Lias, Wide Receiver, 6-3, 195, Fr-HS, Memphis, Tenn.(Melrose)

– Excellent wide receiver/defensive back prospect who will bea receiver in college … An all-state performer as a senior andhonorable mention all-state as a junior at Melrose HS in Memphis, Tenn…. Helped lead Melrose to a state championship his junior year and astate runner-up finish as a sophomore … Started three seasons as awide receiver and two years as a DB … Two-year member of theall-district team … Explosive receiver who caught 68 passes for 1,348yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior … Made 62 tackles on defense, withthree interceptions and two fumble recoveries … The #21 defensive backin the nation by SuperPrep and the #4 prospect in Tennessee … The #48cornerback nationally by Rivals.com … Chosen for the top 100 prospectsin the Southeast by Rivals.com and the Prep Football Report …All-Southeast Region by PrepStar … Coached by Tim Thompson …Teammate of fellow UK signees Dewayne Robertson and Anthony Stevenson… Will be a three-year letterman in track, participating in the longjump, high jump, 400-meter dash, 400-meter relay, and 1600-meter relay… Finished third place in the state meet in the 400-meter relay …Participated in the Spanish Club, DECA Club, and International Male Club… Last name is pronounced “LIE-us” … Narrowed his choices toKentucky and Tennessee before choosing the Wildcats.

Stephen Moody, Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 275, Fr-HS, Pelham, Ala.(Pelham) –

First-team All-Metro Birmingham, all-area, and all-stateoffensive tackle as a senior at Pelham (Ala.) HS … Three-year starterand two-year letterman at Pelham … Team was ranked in the top 10 andwent to the state playoffs all three seasons … Pelham plays in ClassAAAAAA, the highest classification in Alabama … Well-schooled in passblocking after playing in a pass-oriented offense … His blockinghelped Pelham lead the state in scoring and total offense his junioryear … The #24 prospect in Alabama as selected by SuperPrep …Coached by Rick Rhoades, who was an assistant coach at Kentucky from1990-92 … Also a two-year letterman in basketball … Member of theStudent Government Association and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes… Picked Kentucky, having also considered Mississippi and Auburn.

Gerad Parker, Wide Receiver, 6-3, 205, Fr-HS, Louisa, Ky.(Lawrence County)

– The all-time leading receiver in Kentucky highschool history … Had 238 receptions in his career, good for 4,736yards and 52 touchdowns – all of which are state career records … The4,736 receiving yards is second on the all-time national list …Four-year starter at Lawrence County HS … Team went to the stateplayoffs all four years, including berths in the state semifinals in hissophomore and senior seasons … Stellar senior season featured 65receptions for 1,504 yards and 20 touchdowns … First-team all-state byThe Associated Press and second-team all-state by the LouisvilleCourier-Journal … Chosen for the Lexington Herald-Leader “Class of theCommonwealth” listing of the top 22 seniors in the state of Kentucky …Honorable mention all-state as a junior and sophomore … Three-yearmember of the all-area team and was the Area Player of the Year as asenior … Coached by Charles Williams … Also a noteworthy basketballplayer … Four-year letterman in hoops who is a three-year member ofthe all-area team and Area Player of the Year as a junior … Pre-seasonall-state as a senior … Will be a three-year letterman in track …Runs the 400-meter dash and the 400- and 1,600- meter relays …Advanced to the state meet in the 1,600 relay as a sophomore and the 400relay as a junior … Member of the National Honor Society and theFellowship of Christian Athletes … First name is pronounced with a “j”sound, similar to “Jared” … His finalists were Kentucky, Marshall, andWestern Kentucky.

Dewayne Robertson, Defensive Lineman, 6-3, 308, Fr-HS, Memphis,Tenn. (Melrose) –

Powerful defensive tackle … Four-year starter atboth defensive tackle and offensive tackle for Melrose HS in Memphis,Tenn. … Helped Melrose win the 1998 Class AAAA state championship andfinish as runner-up in 1997, both years with 14-1 records … All-stateand All-Metro Memphis honoree as a senior and junior … Made 54 tacklesas a senior, despite missing much of the season with an injury …Honorable mention All-America by USA Today … Had 94 tackles, includingfour quarterback sacks, as a junior … The #2 prospect in Tennessee and#31 defensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep … The country’s #27defensive tackle according to Rivals.com … All-Southeast Region byPrepStar and the #59 prospect in the Southeast by the Prep FootballReport … “Simply too strong for most offensive lineman to handle andhis bull rush technique is unstoppable,” wrote SuperPrep … Coached byTim Thompson … Teammate of fellow UK signees Antwoine Lias and AnthonyStevenson … Participated in the shot put one year on the track team… Honor roll student … Narrowed his decision to Kentucky and Alabamabefore tabbing the Wildcats.

Jason Rollins, Offensive Lineman, 6-5, 270, Fr-HS, Mount Vernon,Ohio (Mount Vernon) –

First-team all-state, Capital Conference Player ofthe Year, Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year, all-region, andall-district as a senior at Mount Vernon (Ohio) HS … Three-yearstarter at Mount Vernon, starting at tight end as a sophomore, then atoffensive tackle and defensive tackle his junior and senior seasons …Standout senior year included 93 tackles, including 12 for loss, sevenquarterback sacks, seven fumbles caused, and a blocked punt that hereturned for a touchdown … Mount Vernon won the Capital Conferencechampionship and posted back-to-back winning seasons for the first timein 30 years … Totaled 61 tackles as a junior, including 10 for loss,four sacks, five fumbles caused, and four fumbles recovered … Two-yearmember of the all-conference and all-county teams … Received plenty ofattention by the recruiting services … One of the top 115 players inthe Midwest by SuperPrep and the Prep Football Report … Ranked the #68offensive lineman in the nation by Rivals.com and the #15 lineman in theMidwest by PrepStar … Coached by Brian Gastin, who said, “Jason is thebest player I’ve had in my 18 years of coaching. He absolutelydominates the game. He is also a great person, what you look for inyouth today” … Has great strength and is a three-year member of hisschool’s powerlifting team … Finished third overall in the state meetas a junior, with best lifts of 325 in the bench press, 450 in the squatlift, and 555 in the dead lift … An academic letterman at his schooland member of the National Honor Society … His finalists includedKentucky, Wake Forest, Florida, Michigan State, and Northwestern.

Claude Sagaille, Defensive Back, 5-10, 170, Fr-HS, Evanston,Ill. (Township) –

The nation’s #19 cornerback as selected by Rivals.com… The #9 defensive back in the Midwest by PrepStar … A three-yearletterman and two-year starter at Evanston (Ill.) Township HS …Started at free safety as a senior, totaling 98 tackles, fiveinterceptions, two fumble recoveries, and seven “giant hits” …Two-year member of the all-conference team and was named all-area andhonorable mention all-state as a senior … Also played some at widereceiver and as a punt and kickoff returner … Caught 10 passes for 212yards and one TD as a senior … Started at cornerback as a junior,marshaling 72 tackles, four interceptions, one fumble recovery, and five”giant hits” … Team made the state playoffs his sophomore and juniorseasons … Team’s Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior …Coached by John Riehle … Two-year letterman in track and baseball andone-year letterman in wrestling … Runs the 50- and 100-meter dashesand the 400-meter relay … Best time in the 100 is 10.7 seconds …Co-Most Valuable Player of the baseball team … Vice-President of theschool’s African-American Student Association … Honor roll student whowon the school’s English Award as a junior … Born in Port-au-Prince,Haiti, and moved to the United States when he was two years old … Lastname is pronounced “se-GAL” … Also considered Illinois and Iowa.

Chad Scott, Running Back, 5-10, 178, Fr-HS, Plant City, Fla.(Plant City) –

Swift running back prospect who was a three-year starterat Plant City (Fla.) HS … Career totals include 282 carries for 2,670yards and 34 touchdowns, including an amazing average of 9.5 yards percarry … Missed most of his senior season because of a hamstringinjury, yet still managed 685 yards on 66 carries (10.4 average) andnine TDs … Rushed 15 times for 391 yards and five touchdowns in aplayoff game vs. Venice HS, breaking the state record for rushingyardage in a playoff game … Best season came as a junior when herushed 95 times for 1,012 yards and 15 touchdowns … As a junior andsenior, caught 13 passes for 361 yards and two touchdowns … Chosenhonorable mention all-state his last two seasons … All-district andall-county as a junior … Named to the top 100 prospects in Florida bySuperPrep and Rivals.com … Best time in the 40-yard dash is 4.34seconds … His speed off the corner enabled him to block approximately10 field goals and extra points during his sophomore season, followed byapproximately five blocked kicks as a junior … Coached by Todd Long… Will be a four-year letterman in track, running the 100- and200-meter dashes … Won the district meet in the 100 as a sophomore andjunior and won the 200 as a sophomore … Member of the National HonorSociety, Students Against Drunk Driving, and the Fellowship of ChristianAthletes … Picked Kentucky with final consideration to Clemson andMissouri.

Anthony Stevenson, Athlete, 5-11, 215, Fr-HS, Memphis, Tenn.(Melrose) –

Compact power runner who rushed for 1,493 yards and 29touchdowns as a senior for Melrose HS in Memphis, Tenn. … Ran forapproximately 1,700 yards and 36 TDs as a junior … Four-year lettermanand two-year starter at running back … Helped Melrose win the 1998Class AAAA state championship and finish as runner-up in 1997, bothseasons with 14-1 records … Named to the all-state and All-Memphisteams as a junior and senior … Memphis-area Player of the Week as ajunior … The #19 prospect in Tennessee as selected by SuperPrep …”Overshadowed by some of his highly acclaimed teammates, Stevenson’sstock is on the rise. He is a power back with good speed,” wroteSuperPrep … Coached by Tim Thompson, who noted that Stevenson hasexcellent pass-catching ability in addition to his rushing prowess …Teammate of fellow UK signees Antwoine Lias and Dewayne Robertson …Participated in the Young Life school organization … Picked Kentuckyover Memphis and Auburn.

Dustin Wynn, Kicker, 6-6, 208, Fr-HS, Middlesboro, Ky.(Middlesboro) –

Enrolled at Kentucky in Jan. 2000 … Originally signedwith the Wildcats in Feb. 1999 … Long-distance kicker who made 10field goals of 50 yards or longer during his career … First-teamall-state as a junior and senior by The Associated Press and theLouisville Courier-Journal … Played at Middlesboro (Ky.) HS two years,helping the team win the Class AA 1998 state championship and advance tothe state semifinals his junior year … Made 14 of 18 field goals as asenior, including a state-record kick of 57 yards … Made 72 of 74extra points, with both misses coming because of blocks … As a junior,tied the state record with a 52-yard field goal, then broke the markwith a 54-yard kick … Gets excellent height on his kickoffs and oftenreaches the end zone … Chosen for the PrepStar All-America team …One of the top 100 players in the six-state Dixie region, according toSuperPrep … ESPN National All-Star Team … Honorable mentionAll-America by USA Today … Named his conference kicker of the year fortwo years … Two-year all-district choice … Coached by Kenny Roark… Played his freshman and sophomore seasons as the starting kicker atRomeo (Mich.) HS … Longest field goal was 50 yards … Named aregional all-star … Has also played basketball, baseball, and soccerin high school … Member of the student council … His brother, John,plays semi-pro football for the Motor City Cougars and another brother,Sean, was a senior football player in 1998 for Hillsdale (Mich.) College… Dustin chose Kentucky over Tennessee, Miami (Fla.), and UCLA.