Kentucky Lands Transfer Portal WR Shane Carr

Will Stein is putting the final touches on his debut portal class, adding another proven pass-catcher to the Wildcats’ roster in 2026.

Shane Carr committed to Kentucky coming off a visit to Lexington, choosing the Wildcats over interest from Washington State. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver has two years of eligibility remaining.

Carr is a Bakersfield, CA native who was a jack-of-all-trades in high school. He threw 10 touchdown passes, rushed for six, and caught four. The 6-foot-2 athlete narrowed his focus at Southern Utah and had plenty of success.

Carr started in ten games as a true freshman and led the FCS team in receiving, tallying 31 receptions for 621 yards and six touchdowns. He followed up on that breakthrough campaign by catching 50 passes for 744 yards and four touchdowns.

Even though he cut his teeth at the FCS level, Carr proved during two productive seasons that he is a downfield threat who can make contested catches. You can expect this transfer portal addition to compete next fall as a part of the wide receiver rotation.

Southern Utah WR Shane Carr (@Shane_carr2) is flying under the radar in FCS circles — but that might not last much longer.

Listed at 6'2", 190 lbs, Carr consistently attacked the middle of the field with confidence, emerging as a reliable target for the Thunderbirds in a… pic.twitter.com/5ECr2Q60u9

— Bryan (@BGauvin23) April 16, 2025

Kentucky transfer commits

The latest addition gives Stein and the Wildcats 33 total portal commitments — Carr one of five total wide receivers joining the party in Lexington.

Take a look at the complete list:

Player	Position	High School	Former School	Year
Olaus Alinen	G/T (6-6, 322)	Windson (Conn.) The Loomis Chaffee School	Alabama	Redshirt Junior
Jesse Anderson	S (6-0, 180)	Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Cardinal Gibbons	Pittsburgh	Redshirt Junior
Max Anderson	iOL (6-5, 311)	Frisco (Texas) High	Tennessee	Redshirt Sophomore
Nic Anderson	WR (6-4, 208)	Katy (Texas) High	Oklahoma | LSU	Redshirt Senior
Elijah “Bo” Barnes	LB (6-1, 244)	Dallas (Texas) Skyline	Texas	Redshirt Freshman
Jovantae Barnes	RB (6-0, 211)	Las Vegas (Nev.) Desert Pines	Oklahoma	Redshirt Senior
CJ Baxter Jr.	RB (6-1, 227)	Orlando (Fla.) Edgewater	Texas	Redshirt Junior
Ahmad Breaux	iDL (6-3, 278)	Ruston (La.) High	LSU	Junior
Shane Carr	WR (6-2, 190)	South (Ca.) High	Southern Utah	Junior
Jordan Castell	S (6-2, 213)	Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange	Florida	Senior
Brock Coffman	WR (6-0, 180)	Lexington (Ky.) Sayre	Louisville	Redshirt Freshman
Carson Cruver	QB (6-3, 200)	Austin (Texas) St. Michael’s Catholic Academy	Florida Atlantic	Redshirt Junior
Xavier Daisy	WR (6-3, 210)	Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian School	UAB	Junior
Ja’Kayden Ferguson	WR (6-2, 187)	Missouri City (Texas) Thurgood Marshall	Arkansas	Sophomore
Aaron Gates	Nickel (6-0, 198)	Jacksonville (Fla.) Trinity Christian	Florida	Redshirt Junior
Jamarrion Harkless	iDL (6-3, 315)	Lexington (Ky.) Frederick Douglass	Purdue	Redshirt Junior
Lance Heard	T (6-6, 330)	Monroe (La.) Neville	LSU | Tennessee	Senior
JacQai Long	QB (6-2, 205)	Hurricane (W. Va.) High	Marshall	Redshirt Sophomore
Mark Manfred III	CB (6-1, 175)	Marietta (Ga.) Sprayberry	Missouri	Redshirt Freshman
Kenny Minchey	QB (6-2, 208)	Hendersonville (Tenn.) Pope John Paul II	Notre Dame	Redshirt Junior
Antonio O’Berry	EDGE (6-6, 240)	Huber Heights (Ohio) Wayne	Tiffin (D-II) | Gardner-Webb	6th-Year Senior
Tom O’Hara	P (6-1, 197)	ProKick Australia	Murray State	Junior
Coleton Price	iOL (6-3, 318)	Bowie (Texas) High	Baylor	Redshirt Senior
Spencer Radnoti	LS (6-3, 230)	Canton (Ga.) Cherokee	Georgia State	Redshirt Sophomore
Ben Reeves	EDGE (6-1, 240)	Covington (Ky.) Catholic	Georgetown (Ky.) College	Redshirt Sophomore
Cyrus Reyes	S (6-1, 200)	Taylor (Texas) High	Mississippi State	Junior
Mark Robinson	T (6-5, 320)	Longwood (Fla.) Lyman	UTEP	Junior
Hasaan Sykes	CB (6-0, 185)	Tucker (Ga.) High	Western Carolina	Junior
Tyler Thomas	EDGE (6-5, 259)	Mobile (Ala.) Cottage Hill Christian Academy	UAB | South Alabama	Redshirt Junior
Tegra Tshabola	iOL (6-6, 322)	West Chester (Ohio) Lakota West	Ohio State	Redshirt Senior
Tavion Wallace	LB (6-1, 239)	Baxley (Ga.) Appling County	Arkansas	Sophomore
Dominic Wiseman	iDL (6-2, 300)	Davenport (Iowa) High	South Alabama	Redshirt Senior
Adam Zouagui	K (5-11, 188)	Herndon (Va.) High	Davidson | South Florida	Senior

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