Kentucky adds Mississippi State transfer Londyn Craft to roster

Kentucky is not yet done adding players to the roster from the transfer portal. In the latest update of the 2022 roster, the Wildcats have added a surprise SEC transfer.

First reported by Rivals’ Justin Rowland, Kentucky has now made it official. Mississippi State transfer Londyn Craft will spend his final season of college eligibility in Lexington as a walk-on.

The class of 2017 signee is a New Mexico native who played at IMG (Fla.) Academy. Londyn Craft (6-0, 200) would then head to Mississippi State to walk on for head coach Dan Mullen. During his five seasons in Starkville, the defensive back would play for three head coaches and defensive coordinators.

As a redshirt junior in 2020, Craft started eight games for the Bulldogs in Mike Leach’s first season in Starkville under defensive coordinator Zach Arnett. The defensive back recorded 57 tackles and one pass break-up. Craft played in just one game with Mississippi State last season before entering the transfer portal in October.

Kentucky has made a real effort to improve the secondary through the transfer portal this offseason as Craft becomes the fourth addition to the secondary joining Zion Childress (Texas State), Jordan Robinson (Livingston College), and Keidron Smith (Ole Miss).

Defensive coordinator Brad White and the Kentucky defense are attempting to fix some pass defense woes that plagued the unit last season. The transfer portal will play a big role, and super senior Londyn Craft may just turn into a surprise contributor.