FCS All-American linebacker Rashon Myles will visit Kentucky

Kentucky has a need a linebacker. The new coaching staff at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility is attempting to address that need via the transfer portal. A new target emerged on Wednesday night.

Abilene Christian linebacker Rashon Myles has locked in a visit with Kentucky for Thursday.

Abilene Christian All-American LB Rashon Myles (@14Rashon) is visiting Kentucky tomorrow, @DreamMakersTM tells @chris_hummer and @mzenitz.

(@EdwardsCBS) https://t.co/BMCIvTFuLP

— 247Sports Transfer Portal (@247SportsPortal) January 8, 2026

The Brownsburg (Ind.) High product was a class of 2022 recruit who spent his first two seasons in college football at Northern Illinois. Rashon Myles spent two seasons in the MAC but only played on special teams. The linebacker decided to leave the program following the 2023 season and landed at Abilene Christian. As a redshirt sophomore in 2024, Myles played sparingly (31 defensive snaps) and finished the season with just four tackles. Then a star turn occurred out of nowhere.

As a redshirt junior on a nine-win team that reached the second round of the FCS playoffs, Rashon Myles finished the 2025 season with 115 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three pass breakups, 2.5 sacks, and five fumble recoveries in 887 defensive snaps. The 220-pound linebacker was a solid tackler who was excellent in run support. Myles was a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award which is given to the most outstanding defensive player in college football. The linebacker was also named a second-team All-American.

Rashon Myles is now in the transfer portal for a second time with one year of eligibility remaining. Kentucky has emerged as a potential landing spot.

Kentucky transfer commits

Player	Position	High School	Former School	Year
Olaus Alinen	G/T (6-6, 322)	Windson (Conn.) The Loomis Chaffee School	Alabama	Redshirt Junior
Max Anderson	iOL (6-5, 311)	Frisco (Texas) High	Tennessee	Redshirt Sophomore
Jovantae Barnes	RB (6-0, 211)	Las Vegas (Nev.) Desert Pines	Oklahoma	Redshirt Senior
Ahmad Breaux	iDL (6-3, 278)	Ruston (La.) High	LSU	Junior
Jordan Castell	S (6-2, 213)	Winter Garden (Fla.) West Orange	Florida	Senior
Xavier Daisy	WR (6-3, 210)	Norcross (Ga.) Greater Atlanta Christian School	UAB	Junior
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
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
Coleton Price	iOL (6-3, 318)	Bowie (Texas) High	Baylor	Redshirt Senior
Hasaan Sykes	CB (6-0, 185)	Tuckert (Ga.) High	Western Carolina	Junior
Tavion Wallace	LB (6-1, 239)	Baxley (Ga.) Appling County	Arkansas	Sophomore