Kentucky eyeing 2017 ACC commit

Cats Illustrated has learned that the Kentucky coaching staff is taking a close look at a Class of 2017 player who is committed to an ACC school.

High school juniors won't be signing with any colleges for more than a year. There's the Signing Day for current seniors in just a couple of weeks and then a year from then is when current juniors have to shut down recruiting.

Commitments matter now. Kentucky has several from the Class of 2017 already. But commitments are also non-binding.

Just as there are more early commitments than ever, there are more decommitments than ever. Every school in the country continues recruiting players committed elsewhere especially this far out from Signing Day, as we are with 2017 players.

Cats Illustrated has learned that Kentucky has taken an interest in Daewood Davis, an intriguing receiver from the 2017 class.

Listed as a 6-foot-2, 176-pound wide out, Davis has been clocked at 4.38 seconds in the 40-yard dash. He attends Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) Somerset Academy, and that's in the recruiting region that belongs to new offensive coordinator Eddie Gran.

Davis told Cats Illustrated that Gran stopped by Somerset Academy on Tuesday, and while no offer was extended the Cats' new assistant head coach for offense did request his transcripts and seems to be showing interest.

While it's very early in the recruiting process and Davis is committed to Syracuse he also has offers from Duke, Indiana, Louisville, Miami, NC State and Utah, among many others from the Group of Five ranks.

Notably, Davis was offered by Cincinnati when Gran and quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw were on staff with the Bearcats under Tommy Tuberville.