Kentucky secondary targets 2010

I have studied Kentucky's football recruiting since 2002 and found some really good info. First, let me say this coaching staff has done an awesome job of finding players that slipped through the cracks. Second, the staff has been able to leave the state of Kentucky to recruit better players. With that said, I wanted to take a look at some key Kentucky Targets for 2010. We have already reviewed the entire offense, defensive line and linebacker targets. You can check my archives if you want to catch up. Now, let's take a look at the secondary.

Cornerback position: Kentucky has extended offers to seven recruits, but only three remain uncommitted at this time. The uncommitted recruits are James Scales (Greensboro, NC), Xavier McFadden (Rock Hill, SC) and Dale Trimble (Gadsden, Al).

• James Scales**** holds currently holds offers from Oregon, Kentucky, Duke, Louisville and Ohio. Scales states that Oregon is his leader and they are the only school that has offered him along with his two teammates Keenan Allen & Maurice Harris (2011). Scales would like to make an announcement by his third game of the season. His teammate Allen is still taking visits (Clemson) so it's possible they won't be a package deal.

• Xavier McFadden*** currently holds an offer from Kentucky, but other schools like Clemson, NC State & South Carolina are starting get involved. The good news for Kentucky fans is that McFadden attended camp at UK and came away impressed. He is also friends with current UK player Gene McCaskill and they talk often.

• Dale Trimble*** currently holds offers from Tennessee, Clemson, Mississippi State, Auburn, Ole Miss and Kentucky. Trimble states that his top schools are Tennessee, Ole Miss, Auburn, Clemson and Kentucky. Trimble likely will wait until signing day to announce his decision.

Safety position: Kentucky has extended offers to eight players, but only five remain uncommitted. The uncommitted players are Keenan Allen (Greensboro, NC), P.J. Clyburn (Statesville, NC), Nick Dew (Virginia Beach, VA), Jeremey Deering (Tampa, FL) and Austin Collinsworth (Fort Thomas, KY). Also, UK recruited Isiah Lewis (Indianapolis, IN) hard and he has committed to Michigan State, however the Cats say they are still going to recruit him. Lewis wanted an offer from Ohio State so some think he committed to another Big 10 school to get their attention.

• Keenan Allen**** has offers from a ton of schools and is teammates with James Scales who seems to be an Oregon lean at this point. Allen visited Oregon with Scales and came away impressed. Allen currently has scheduled official visits with Alabama, Oregon and Clemson. Hopefully Kentucky can get one of his two remaining official visits.

• P.J. Clyburn**** has offers from Arkansas, Kentucky, Illinois, East Carolina and NC State. Clyburn has visited Arkansas and was impressed and noted that Arkansas like Kentucky doesn't have a problem playing true freshmen. He has stated he wants to come to Lexington for a game and visit. He is looking for a college with a good business school too.

• Nick Dew*** has offers from over ten schools, but it appears that Virginia and Virginia Tech are his two leaders. Based on reports Dew really likes the coaches are Virginia Tech so it appears he will be staying in state.

• Jeremy Deering*** has offers from over twenty schools and hasn't started narrowing his list of schools. It appears that Ron Zook has made some headway and Illinois will likely receive a visit as Deering made an unofficial visit in the spring. According to ESPN, he is considering Kentucky, South Carolina, West Virginia and Kansas. Deering has also stated that he will wait until he takes all of his visits before making a decision.

• Austin Collinsworth*** has offers from Cincinnati, Louisville, Kentucky, Stanford, Vanderbilt and Middle Tennessee State. Austin has stated that education is very important to him and has already scheduled a visit to Harvard and will take visits to Stanford and Vanderbilt.