One of the major areas of need for Mark Stoops<\/a> and the Wildcats is the linebacker position. With Josh Allen<\/a>, Jordan Jones<\/a> and Denzil Ware<\/a> all graduating next season the Cats need to\u00a0 reload. They got a huge pickup on Wednesday as Four Star Linebacker Chris Oats Commits To Kentucky.<\/p>\n The six foot four 205 pound outside linebacker out of Winton Woods High School<\/strong> in Cincinnati<\/strong> chose the Cats over some national powers. In fact his final list included Ohio State, Oklahoma and Texas.<\/strong><\/p>\n Oats ranks as the 15th best player in\u00a0the state of Ohio by Rivals <\/a> by and the 31st best outside linebacker in the nation. Furthermore you can check out his highlight video here <\/a> and see why the Big Blue Nation should be excited about him.<\/p>\n Even though Kentucky had been recruiting Oats for over a year they didn’t make his list of schools back in October. His original list included the Buckeyes, Sooners and Michigan<\/strong> State.<\/strong> However Kentucky persevered and made the final two along with OSU. When Oats cancelled a visit to Columbus this past weekend it gave the Cats another top player from the Buckeye State.<\/p>\n Ever since Stoops, Vince Marrow<\/strong> and company came to Lexington they have made recruiting Ohio a priority. The plan has proven to be effective as Oats comes from the same school as current Wildcat safety Mike Edwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n In fact Kentucky how has five of Rivals’ Top 60 players from the state of Ohio committed for next season. Oats joins Brenden Bates,\u00a0 <\/a>Darrian Kinnard,\u00a0 <\/a>Keaton Upshaw<\/strong> and Quinton Wilson<\/strong> in the 2018 Class.<\/p>\nFilling Positions of Need<\/h4>\n