Ja\u2019Kayden Ferguson<\/a> committed to the Wildcats after his visit to Lexington over the weekend. The wide receiver was a former UK commit who flipped to the Hogs during the 2025 recruiting cycle. Now Ferguson has flipped back to the Big Blue.<\/p>\nJa\u2019Kayden Ferguson was a three-star recruit out of Metro Houston who picked Kentucky following a June official visit ahead of the 2024 season. However, Ferguson decided to open up his recruitment five months later and flipped to Arkansas. The 6-foot-2 receiver appeared in six games for the Razorbacks as a true freshman and burned his redshirt. Ferguson played just 20 offensive snaps.<\/p>\n
The SEC transfer becomes the eighth current full-time scholarship player in Kentucky\u2019s current wide receivers room. Some more additions are expected.<\/p>\n
Kentucky transfer commits<\/p>\n
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