{"id":40394,"date":"2021-10-28T20:57:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=40394"},"modified":"2021-10-28T20:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T00:57:02","slug":"dane-key-commits-to-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/10\/28\/dane-key-commits-to-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"Dane Key Commits To Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>UK Gets Another Top Player<\/h4>\n<p>Headed by ace recruiter Vince Marrow Kentucky has put a clamp on keeping the top in state players home. They added to that ever growing list on Thursday by picking up another big time local recruit. Kentucky&#8217;s 2022 recruiting class got a whole lot better as Dane Key Commits To Kentucky.<\/p>\n<h4>Staying Home<\/h4>\n<p>A four star wide receiver from Frederick Douglass High School in Lexington announced his commitment at the high school on Thursday night. The commitment video played showing his choice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dane Key has committed to Kentucky! @DaneKey12 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#BBN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WdsM74uRXe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/WdsM74uRXe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Beasmore (@CBeasmoreSports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBeasmoreSports\/status\/1453854144515788800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 28, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Key chose the Wildcats over Michigan, Oregon and South Carolina. 247 Sports ranks the six foot two, 190 pound wide receiver as the <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Player\/Dane-Key-46093743\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">number one player in the state of Kentucky. <\/a>Nationally he&#8217;s listed as the 32nd best receiver in the 2022 class and 221stplayer overall. So far this year Key has 31 receptions for 501 yards and five touchdowns for a Broncos team that&#8217;s ranked number one in Class 5A. He&#8217;s also the highest rated wide receiver recruit for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/mark-stoops-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Stoops<\/a> in his nine years at Kentucky. Furthermore he plans to enroll early at Kentucky.<\/p>\n<p>Marrow was on hand last weekend when Douglass beat Montgomery County 54-7 and he&#8217;s been the lead recruiter. Key&#8217;s been a frequent visitor to UK&#8217;s campus and was in attendance when Kentucky <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/10\/03\/kentucky-breaks-the-streak\/\" target=\"_self\">finally beat Florida at home. <\/a>Furthermore he was among the fans who stormed the field after the game. Obviously the bond he&#8217;s made with the coaching staff helped lead to his decision to stay home.<\/p>\n<h4>Legacy Recruit<\/h4>\n<p>Key&#8217;s father Donte&#8217; was an All-State player at Franklin-Simpson High School and a four year letter winner in basketball too. Key attended the University Of Kentucky graduating in 1995. During his career Key finished with 152 tackles. He&#8217;s probably best remembered by the Big Blue Nation for his outstanding game against Louisville in 1994. In the first contest between the two schools in 70 years Key forced a fumble that set up a the Wildcats&#8217; winning score. If that wasn&#8217;t enough he picked off a pass late in the game to preserve <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2018\/06\/30\/the-most-memorable-kentucky-versus-louisville-football-games\/\" target=\"_self\"> the 20-14 victory.\u00a0 <\/a>As a result Key was named National Defensive Player of the Week by Sports Illustrated.<\/p>\n<p>In a family filled with great football players Dane&#8217;s brother\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/devon-key-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Devin<\/a> was an outstanding player at Western Kentucky and is now a defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs.<\/p>\n<h4>Building Another Pipeline<\/h4>\n<p>Here at<strong> Last Word On College Football<\/strong> we&#8217;ve talked a lot about the pipeline Kentucky has with the state of Ohio. Now the school has its own in-state one with one of the best programs in the state. Key joins wide receiver<strong> Dekel Crowdus<\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2020\/12\/16\/kentucky-recruiting-profile-jager-burton\/\" target=\"_self\">offensive lineman Jager Burton\u00a0<\/a>as Douglass players wearing the blue and white. In addition safety<strong> Ty Bryant<\/strong> in the 2023 class has also pledged to Kentucky. With Key&#8217;s commitment UK now has pledges from three of the top four players in Kentucky in 2022.<\/p>\n<h4>Where He Fits In<\/h4>\n<p>After this season Kentucky loses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/josh-ali-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Ali<\/a>, who as a &#8220;Super Senior&#8221; has finally used up his eligibility. In addition it&#8217;s entirely possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/wandale-robinson-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wan&#8217;Dale Robinson<\/a> takes a look at the NFL Draft. Of course the Big Blue Nation wants him to stay, however if he does leave then <strong>Liam Coen<\/strong> loses a great deal of production for 2022. Furthermore <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/isaiah-epps-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Epps<\/a> is also a senior. Behind those guys there&#8217;s a lot of younger players who are very talented but don&#8217;t have a lot of experience. A quick look at the 2022 class shows only one other true wide receiver commit which is <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/brandon-white-46103070\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon White <\/a>out of Ohio. As a result the opportunity for instant playing time is certainly there.<\/p>\n<p>Again Dane key commits to Kentucky as the Cats get the top in-state player for the 2022 class. With Key&#8217;s pledge Kentucky moves up to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Season\/2022-Football\/CompositeTeamRankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">16th in the national rankings.<\/a> They have 16 commitments so far with several more slots to fill.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[pickup_prop id=&#8221;9201&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK Gets Another Top Player Headed by ace recruiter Vince Marrow Kentucky has put a clamp on keeping the top in state players home. They added to that ever growing list on Thursday by picking up another big time local recruit. 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