Here’s where Kentucky’s top football players are attending college

High school football players could begin signing a national letter of intent to play in college on Wednesday. “National Signing Day” kicked off a signing period that continues until Sunday, April 1.

This began the second signing period for football, which this season introduced an early signing period that ran from Dec. 20-22.

Below is a list of athletes who were selected to the Lexington Herald-Leader’s 2017 Class of the Commonwealth who’ve signed or will soon sign national letters of intent.

Please note: Some schools, such as NAIA institutions, cannot accept a national letter of intent, but some athletes listed below joined in the ritual on a purely ceremonial basis.

Tyrese Allen (Paintsville, DT): West Virginia University

Jay Becherer (Elizabethtown, RB/DB): Undecided

Nick Bohn (Trinity, QB): Undecided

Kam Butler (Covington Catholic, TE/LB): Miami of Ohio

Will Bramel (Boyle County, OL/DL): Purdue University

Saul Brady (Franklin-Simpson, RB/LB): Campbellsville University

Jairus Brents (Waggener, WR/DB/QB): University of Louisville

Brayden Burch (Beechwood, QB): Georgetown College

Jake Chisholm (Ryle, RB): University of Dayton

Brice Fryman (Scott County, RB): Unknown

Blake Gamble (Johnson Central, RB/DE): Undecided

Kyle Hurt (Mayfield, RB/LB): Kentucky Wesleyan College

Luke Lemaster (Raceland, K): Unknown

Lorenzo Linsey (Wayne County, QB): Georgetown University

J.R. Lucas (Collins, QB): University of the Cumberlands

A.J. Mayer (Covington Catholic, QB): Miami of Ohio

Omari Milligan (DeSales, LB): Undecided

Rondale Moore (Trinity, WR): Purdue University

Nick Olsofka (Christian Academy of Louisville, OT/DT): Holy Cross

Cameron Sizemore (Corbin, QB): Undecided

Carter Smith (Madison Southern, RB/LB): Centre College

Wyatt Smock (St. Xavier, OL/DL): Vanderbilt University

D’Mauriae VanCleave (Danville, RB/WR/DB): Wofford College

Derek Wellman (Belfry, RB/DB): Georgetown College

Dillon Wheatley (Lexington Christian Academy, RB/LB): University of Pikeville

This story was originally published February 7, 2018 at 1:30 PM with the headline "Here’s where Kentucky’s top football players are attending college."