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Kentucky football adds commitment from Louisville wide receiver

After receiving a third commitment in a week’s time, Coach Mark Stoops’ 2023 UK football recruiting class now stands at 11 players.
After receiving a third commitment in a week’s time, Coach Mark Stoops’ 2023 UK football recruiting class now stands at 11 players. Herald-Leader file photo

Kentucky football picked up its third commitment in less than a week on Sunday.

Jakob Dixon, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound wide receiver out of Pleasure Ridge Park in Louisville committed to play football for Mark Stoops’ Wildcats in 2023.

Dixon also had offers from Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Illinois, Dartmouth, Murray State and Tennessee State. His play in UK’s recent camps sparked interest and a scholarship offer from the Kentucky staff.

Dixon also played basketball and ran track at PRP.

Earlier in the week, UK received class of 2023 commitments from a pair of players from the state of Alabama. Avery Stuart, a 6-2, 175-pound defensive back from Montgomery committed on Wednesday. Koby Keenum, a 6-4, 285-pound offensive lineman from Florence committed to the Cats on Saturday. Stuart is considered a four-star prospect. Keenum is considered a three-star prospect.

UK now has 11 commitments for the class of 2023.

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This story was originally published July 10, 2022 at 2:19 PM.

John Clay
Lexington Herald-Leader
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky, he covered UK football from 1987 until being named sports columnist in 2000. He has covered 20 Final Fours and 42 consecutive Kentucky Derbys. Support my work with a digital subscription
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