{"id":41880,"date":"2021-12-15T09:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T14:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=41880"},"modified":"2021-12-15T09:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T14:38:01","slug":"kentucky-recruiting-profiles-destin-and-keaten-wade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/12\/15\/kentucky-recruiting-profiles-destin-and-keaten-wade\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Recruiting Profiles- Destin and Keaten Wade"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Two High Profile Players From Tennessee<\/h3>\n<p>While the Cats <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/11\/07\/kentucky-loses-heartbreaker-to-tennessee\/\" target=\"_self\">lost on the football field to Tennessee <\/a>they are making up for it on the recruiting trail. Currently, Mark Stoops&#8217; 2022 class ranks <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Season\/2022-Football\/CompositeTeamRankings\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">13th in the nation <\/a>according to 247 Sports and fifth in the SEC. A big reason for it is three players from the Volunteer state. In fact, two of the three are family. Let&#8217;s give you some background info on both with our Kentucky recruiting profiles- Destin and Keaten Wade.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great players in Tennessee . 3 really good ones. Go Big Blue.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CoachMarrowUK (@vincemarrow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vincemarrow\/status\/1467319489406586880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Big Time Playmaker<\/h3>\n<p>The twins committed to Kentucky over Louisville, Tennessee, and Virginia back on April 16th. <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/destin-wade-46097134\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Destin Wade <\/a> is a four-star athlete who comes in as the 366th best prospect in the nation by 247 Sports and 12th best in the state. At Summit High School in Spring Hill, Tennessee Destin was the starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>In the recently completed season, Wade rushed for 1,463 yards and 21 touchdowns. In addition, he threw for another 926 yards and 12 more touchdowns. He led his team to 25 straight wins before losing in the Class 6A title game. As a junior, he led the Spartans to the Class 5A state championship.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing our Kentucky Recruiting Profiles-Destin and Keaten Wade let&#8217;s look at the other twin who plays defense.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Star In The Making?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/Player\/Keaten-Wade-46097135\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keaten Wade<\/a> is a six-foot-four outside linebacker playing at Summit High School in Spring Hill, Tennessee. He ranks as the 200th by 247 Sports. In addition, he\u2019s the fifth-best player in the Volunteer State. In 2020 he was limited by injuries playing in only three games. However, he returned and had a strong season. As a result, he ended up being selected for the All-American Bowl where he&#8217;ll play alongside future Cat <strong>Kiyaunta Goodwin.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wildcat \ud83d\udc31 <\/p>\n<p>Welcome Kentucky commit Keaten Wade (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeatenWade?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KeatenWade<\/a>) to the 2022 All-American Bowl <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NBCSports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForTheTeam?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#ForTheTeam<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AABXXII?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AABXXII<\/a> \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllAmericanBowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AllAmericanBowl<\/a> \ud83c\udfc8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usbank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@usbank<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XLd3nYvS16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/XLd3nYvS16<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PsVi8HTagi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PsVi8HTagi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Navy All-American Bowl (@AABonNBC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AABonNBC\/status\/1466235019572219906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How They Fit In<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As an edge defender Keaten should be a great fit for <strong>Brad White\u2019s<\/strong> defense. One needs to only look at last year&#8217;s draft and the remarkable development of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jamin-davis-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamin Davis<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/02\/07\/a-conversation-with-kentuckys-boogie-watson\/\" target=\"_self\">\u201cBoogie\u201d Watson<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/deandre-square-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeAndre Square <\/a> to see how the Cats get players ready for the next level.<\/p>\n<p>Destin Wade is a great athlete who can play several positions as part of <strong>Liam Coen\u2019s<\/strong> offense. Whether it\u2019s quarterback, running back, or even receiver. You may remember the last time Kentucky plucked a great athlete out of the Volunteer state it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/randall-cobb-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randall Cobb<\/a>. He turned out to have a pretty good career.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking out our Kentucky Recruiting Profiles- Destin and Keaten Wade here at Last Word On College Football. Keep checking throughout the day as we&#8217;ll have more profiles and a complete wrap-up after signing day is done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two High Profile Players From Tennessee While the Cats lost on the football field to Tennessee they are making up for it on the recruiting trail. Currently, Mark Stoops&#8217; 2022 class ranks 13th in the nation according to 247 Sports and fifth in the SEC. 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