{"id":20580,"date":"2019-02-06T09:15:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosoncfb.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=20580"},"modified":"2019-02-06T09:15:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T14:15:05","slug":"2019-kentucky-recruiting-profile-mj-devonshire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2019\/02\/06\/2019-kentucky-recruiting-profile-mj-devonshire\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 Kentucky Recruiting Profile- MJ Devonshire"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>2019 Kentucky Recruiting Profile- MJ Devonshire<\/h3>\n<p>One of the Wildcats&#8217; biggest needs in the 2019 recruiting class is in the secondary. With the entire unit graduating, getting help for the future is paramount. To that end the Cats picked up a huge late commitment from out of Pennsylvania. Let&#8217;s get to know the newest Wildcat with this 2019 Kentucky Recruiting Profile of Marlin &#8220;MJ&#8221; Devonshire.<\/p>\n<h3>A Kentucky Connection<\/h3>\n<p>The Cats only offered Devonshire a couple of weeks ago when he made his official visit to Lexington. He came in for the Kansas game and posed with John Calipari after the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Post dub wit the goat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKCoachCalipari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UKCoachCalipari<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vincemarrow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@vincemarrow<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xc6nalQvbR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Xc6nalQvbR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marlin Jr\u2747\ufe0f (@Mjdevonshirejr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mjdevonshirejr\/status\/1089345322894180352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Calipari grew up in Moon Township, Pennsylvania which is only about 20 miles away from Aliquippa, which is Devonshire&#8217;s home. In fact Coach Cal played high school basketball with MJ&#8217;s uncle. While not the only reason he picked Kentucky it certainly didn&#8217;t hurt.<\/p>\n<h3>Beating A Couple of Big Names<\/h3>\n<p>The four star player chose Kentucky over home state Pittsburgh and West Virginia. The five foot eleven cornerback ranks as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/n.rivals.com\/content\/prospects\/2019\/marlin-devonshire-182402\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sixth best player<\/a> in Pennsylvania and 32nd in the nation for his position.<\/p>\n<p>During his senior year Devonshire recorded eight interceptions including three in their championship game. His Ailquippa sqaud won the Pennsylvania Class 3A Championship going 14-1. They defeated 35-0 to capture their first state title since 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore he spent time at wide receiver hauling in 27 passes for a 21 yard average. He is also a standout on special teams where his eight punt returns were one off the national record. All of that lead him to be named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/sports\/high-school-football\/2018\/12\/16\/m-j-devonshire-recruiting-daequan-hardy-football-penn-hills-aliquippa\/stories\/201812140028\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">co-player of the year. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>True Blue Fans can check out the newest commit by watching <a href=\"http:\/\/a.hudl.com\/v\/2B5mWH\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his senior highlight reel. <\/a>In addition to Devonshire fellow Kentucky also has another pledge from Jay Ward. As a result\u00a0 secondary coach <strong>Steve Clinkscale<\/strong> has a couple of big time players who should play immediately in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking out the 2019 Kentucky Recruiting Profile on Marlin &#8220;MJ&#8221; Devonshire here at <strong>Last Word On College Football<\/strong>. Keep checking back for more updates as the day goes along.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2019 Kentucky Recruiting Profile- MJ Devonshire One of the Wildcats&#8217; biggest needs in the 2019 recruiting class is in the secondary. With the entire unit graduating, getting help for the future is paramount. To that end the Cats picked up a huge late commitment from out of Pennsylvania. 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