Blue-chip recruit Dawayne Galloway is ready to announce his college decision

Kentucky has a pair of top-200 recruits from Ohio committed in the class of 2025. Marquise Davis and Cedric Works are the two highest-ranked prospects in the class. Another Buckeye State blue-chip recruit could be joining them soon.

Columbus (Ohio) Marion-Franklin senior Dawayne Galloway has finished all his visits and seems ready to make an announcement as the calendar turns to July.

Commitment coming soon 👀
— Dawayne Galloway Jr (@DeejGalloway85) June 30, 2024

The top-150 recruit and No. 7 overall prospect in Ohio took an official visit to Kentucky from June 18-20. Some major buzz followed that trip to Lexington with Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM) picks rolling in for the Wildcats shortly after. Purdue was seen as the top competitor earlier in this recruitment. West Virginia and Syracuse also got the blue-chip defensive back on campus in June for an official visit. An announcement is tentatively scheduled for July 5.

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Dawayne Galloway could become the fourth defensive back to commit to Kentucky this high school cycle joining Martels Carter, Andrew Purcell, and Demarcus Gardner. The Wildcats are loading up at cornerback and spending a high volume of scholarship capital on the secondary for the second high school class in a row.

After adding two commits on Thursday, another big recruiting week could be on the horizon for Kentucky football.

Kentucky’s Class of 2025

Player	High School	Position	Ranking
Cedric Works	Clayton (Ohio) Northmont	EDGE (6-5, 230)	4-star (No. 144 overall)
Marquise Davis	Cleveland (Ohio) Heights	RB (5-11, 200)	4-star (No. 186 overall)
Martels Carter	Paducah (Ky.) Tilghman	S (6-1, 185)	4-star (No. 198 overall)
Quintin Simmons	Cincinnati (Ohio) Withrow	WR (6-0, 170)	4-star (No. 328 overall)
Darrin Strey	Paw Paw (Mich.) High	T (6-6, 295)	4-star (No. 397 overall)
Ja’Kayden Ferguson	Missouri City (Texas) Fort Bend Marshall	WR (6-2, 175)	High 3-star (No. 420 overall)
Andrew Purcell	Enterprise (Ala.) High	CB (5-10, 185)	High 3-star (No. 472 overall)
Stone Saunders	Harrisburg (Pa.) Bishop McDevitt	QB (6-0, 205)	3-star (No. 650 overall)
Demarcus Gardner	Cedartown (Ga.) High	CB (6-0, 165)	3-star (No. 674 overall)
Brennen Ward	Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln	QB (6-2, 205)	3-star (No. 732 overall)
Tucker Kattus	Cincinnati (Ohio) St. Xavier	OL (6-5, 300)	3-star (No. 1,089 overall)
Bryan Auguste	Coconut Creek (Fla.) Monarch	T (6-6, 285)	3-star (No. 1,291 overall)
Nicholas Smith	Loganville (Ga.) Walnut Grove	DL (6-7, 255)	3-star (No. 1,335 overall)
Preston Bowman	Pickerington (Ohio) North	WR (6-0, 196)	3-star (No. 1,375 overall)