Ky Cat Stats

Coach Stoops and staff have been hot on the recruiting trail and have two junior college players already enrolled and two more committed to sign in February. All four players should make an immediate impact and most likely at least three of the four will be a starter right away. Below is a closer look at each player but who knows maybe there are more that are going to join them.

Javess Blue, WR, Lake Wales, FL; 6-1 190; Butler C.C. (El Dorado, KS)
Played High School football at Lake Wales HS in Lake Wales, Florida
Committed to Kansas in 2010
2011: 27 receptions 586 yards 3 touchdowns
2012: 65 receptions 1064 yards 12 touchdowns
3 Star Recruit on 247Sports
Picked UK over: Mississippi State, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Louisiana Tech

Steven Borden, TE, Waxahachie, TX; 6-3 250; Kilgore J.C. (Kilgore, TX)
Played High School football at Waxahachie HS in Waxahachie, TX
Special Note: Borden played at Santa Clarita Christian in Santa Clarita, CA
where he played QB and LB.
Committed to Kilgore J.C. 2010
2012: 11 receptions 181 yards 4 touchdowns
2 Star Recruit on 247Sports
Picked UK over: Texas Tech

Za’Darius Smith, DE, Greenville, AL; 6-6 250; East Mississippi C.C. (Scooba, MS)
Played High School football at Greenville HS in Greenville, AL
Special Note: Smith only played football his Senior year of HS, focused on basketball his first three years of high school.
Committed to East Mississippi C.C. in 2010
2012: 47 tackles, 6.5 sacks, 4 caused fumbles
4 Star Recruit on 247Sports
Picked UK over: Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Florida State, Texas A&M, West Virginia

Nate Willis, CB, Pahokee, FL; 6-0 180; Arizona Western College (Yuma, AZ)
Played High School basketball at Pahokee HS in Pahokee, FL
Committed to Arizona Western College 2010
Special Note: Willis played football two years at Glades Central HS, then transferred to Pahokee, where he played basketball his final two years.
2012: 3 interceptions, 2 pass break ups, 31 tackles
3 Star Recruit on 247Sports
Picked UK over: South Florida, West Virginia, Baylor, Kansas State