Kentucky target Adekunbi Adetayo earns Navy All-American Bowl bid

Kentucky football is rolling on the recruiting trail right now. Four-star safety Marquis Bryant became the latest top prospect to join the 2027 high school class. The EDGE board at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility has good depth and a lot of options. One of those targets just received a big honor.

New Jersey EDGE Adekunbi Adetayo has received an invite to the Navy All-American Bowl.

Blessed to be selected for the Navy All-American Bowl!! Forever grateful for everything! #NavyAllAmerican #AGTG @BigBody_Nas8 @Coach_Hewitt86 @BatmansButler44 @AABonNBC pic.twitter.com/Niu8VdeV7S

— Adekunbi Adetayo (@AdekunbiAdetayo) April 27, 2026

The Navy All-American bowl is a yearly all-star game held in San Antonio that features some of the best high school prospects in the country and is typically broadcasted on NBC. The annual East vs. West matchup will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2027. Only 100 football players will receive an invite to this event. This was the same event that produced this famous picture of Deone Walker and Kiyaunta Goodwin.

Adekunbi Adetayo made unofficial visit trips to Wake Forest, Duke, Virginia Tech, and Penn State in March. Kentucky has an official visit locked in with this four-star recruit in June. So does Virginia Tech. The Wildcats, Hokies, and others are battling for one of the best EDGE targets in high school football.

This Mid-Atlantic prospect will very likely be signed when he makes the trip to San Antonio. Kentucky is currently a legitimate contender in this recruitment.

Kentucky’s 2027 high school recruiting class

Player	Position	High School	Ranking
Jake Nawrot	QB (6-4, 190)	Arlington Heights (Ill.) Hersey	4-star (No. 60 overall)
Marquis Bryant	S (5-11, 185)	Rolesville (N.C.) High	4-star (No. 284 overall)
Elijah Brown	iDL (6-1, 290)	Prattville (Ala.) High	4-star (No. 295 overall)
Tristin Hughes	S (6-1, 190)	Rocky River (Ohio) High	4-star (No. 377 overall)
Larron Westmoreland	S (6-5, 180)	Jeffersontown (Ky.) High	High 3-star (No. 433 overall)
Antwoine Higgins Jr.	EDGE (6-2, 230)	Cincinnati (Ohio) Princeton	High 3-star (No. 463 overall)
Tank Proctor	TE (6-5, 220)	Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage	High 3-star (No. 551 overall)
Bryian Duncan Jr.	ATH (5-9, 160)	Cairo (Ga.) High	High 3-star (No. 553 overall)
Ty Ashley	LB (6-2, 200)	Owensboro (Ky.) High	High 3-star (No. 554 overall)
Brady Hull	iOL (6-1, 285)	Somerset (Ky.) Pulaski County	High 3-star (No. 589 overall)
Matthias Burrell	iOL (6-4, 320)	Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln	3-star (No. 653 overall)
Miguel Wilson	CB (5-10, 170)	Mobile (Ala.) Vigor	3-star (No. 658 overall)
Conrad Hart	TE (6-5, 235)	Lexington (Ky.) Christian Academy	3-star (No. 1,045 overall)

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