{"id":47357,"date":"2022-12-21T07:37:30","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/?p=47357"},"modified":"2022-12-21T07:37:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T12:37:30","slug":"kentucky-signs-four-star-grant-godfrey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2022\/12\/21\/kentucky-signs-four-star-grant-godfrey\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Signs Four Star Grant Godfrey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Instant Impact Player At Position Of Need<\/h3>\n<p>Throughout the years, Kentucky&#8217;s had great success recruiting in the state of Georgia. Most recently <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2021\/02\/03\/four-star-linebacker-trevin-wallace-picks-kentucky\/\" target=\"_self\">Trevin Wallace, <\/a>who&#8217;s had a great couple of years in Lexington. That pipeline paid off again as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/mark-stoops-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Stoops<\/a> picked up another big-time commitment. Let&#8217;s look at what kind of player they&#8217;re getting as Kentucky signs four-star Grant Godfrey.<\/p>\n<h3>Another Highly Rated Player<\/h3>\n<p>Godfrey comes to Lexington from North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, Georgia. Currently, he ranks as the <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/player\/grant-godfrey-46114433\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">336th best player<\/a> in the nation by 247 Sports. Furthermore, he&#8217;s the 32nd-best player in the Peachtree State and 27th best linebacker in the nation. The six-foot-three 215-pounder chose the Cats on August 1st over Tennessee and Wake Forest among his reported 28 offers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Committed\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NGHSFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NGHSFootball<\/a> @NGPowerHouse @Mansell247 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChadSimmons_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ChadSimmons_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RowlandRIVALS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RowlandRIVALS<\/a> @RivalsJohnson <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyO_Johnson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JeremyO_Johnson<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdwardsCBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@EdwardsCBS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffCarlberg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@JeffCarlberg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZIWVNqZQ8J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZIWVNqZQ8J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Grant Godfrey (@GrantGodfrey3) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GrantGodfrey3\/status\/1554135198480072704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Recruited to Kentucky by <strong>Chris Collins<\/strong> and <strong>Brad White<\/strong>, Porter recorded 69 tackles in 2022 including 11 for a loss. In addition, he has seven sacks, a forced fumble, and an interception. During his career, Porter has 185 tackles and 20 sacks.<\/p>\n<h3>An Athletic Family<\/h3>\n<p>Porter comes from a long line of great athletes. Godfrey\u2019s father, Randall, is a former Georgia linebacker who was named SEC Freshman of the Year in 1992 and earned All-SEC honors in both 1993 and 1994, according to 247Sports. Played in the NFL from 1996-2007, earning second-team All-Pro recognition in 2000. His brother RJ signed with Clemson as part of the 2022 class.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve told you what kind of player the Cats are getting as Kentucky Signs Four Star Grant Godfrey. Now let&#8217;s look at how he fits in on the Wildcat defense.<\/p>\n<h3>Chance For Early Playing Time<\/h3>\n<p>The Wildcats are losing two greats in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jacquez-jones-2.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacquez Jones<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/deandre-square-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeAndre Square<\/a> to graduation. In addition, junior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/jj-weaver-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.J. Weaver<\/a> went through &#8220;Senior Day&#8221; festivities and is taking a hard look at the NFL. If he leaves then the Cats have to replace their entire starting linebacking group. The Cats do have Wallace returning along with\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/deryk-jackson-1.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">D&#8217;Eryk Jackson<\/a> and <strong>Keaton Wade<\/strong>. That means playing time is certainly available for Godfrey.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking out our recap here at Last Word On College Football as Kentucky signs four-star Grant Godfrey. Currently, the Wildcat class <a href=\"https:\/\/247sports.com\/college\/kentucky\/Season\/2023-Football\/Commits\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ranks 43rd in the nation by 247 Sports. <\/a>That&#8217;s a little low by recent UK standards but if the Big Blue Nation has learned anything it&#8217;s that Stoops and his staff do a great job at developing talent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Image courtesy Gwinnett Prep Sports<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instant Impact Player At Position Of Need Throughout the years, Kentucky&#8217;s had great success recruiting in the state of Georgia. Most recently Trevin Wallace, who&#8217;s had a great couple of years in Lexington. That pipeline paid off again as\u00a0Mark Stoops picked up another big-time commitment. 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