Overview
- Reed Gerken committed to Kentucky on Monday, choosing the Wildcats over offers and interest from Illinois, Virginia Tech and Wisconsin.
- Recruiting services list Gerken as a three-star interior lineman at 6-foot-5 with reported weights of 280 and 305 pounds and a 247Sports Composite rank of No. 611 nationally.
- Kentucky assistants Cutter Leftwich and Joe Sloan made in-person recruiting visits to Gerken’s school during May before his pledge and he is expected to make an official visit to Lexington later this month.
- Gerken’s decision is the latest in a flurry of commitments that sources say has pushed Kentucky’s 2027 class to roughly 22 pledges and into top-25 territory with some services.
- The pickup supports Will Stein’s stated plan to build the trenches early in his tenure and could help Kentucky keep recruiting momentum with several high-profile prospects still undecided.