Kentucky is trending for in-state blue-chipper Malachi Brown

Corbin (Ky.) High defensive lineman Malachi Brown is the No. 3 player in Kentucky and a coveted class of 2027 prospect. Kentucky has made the top-200 overall recruit a priority since head coach Will Stein and the rest of his staff arrived in Lexington. It just might be closing time.

Ahead of a big official visit weekend in Lexington, Rivals’ Steve Wiltfong provided yet another update on where Kentucky’s recruiting efforts sit heading into the first big official visit weekend of June. The Cats are now considered the favorite for Brown on the Rivals Recruiting Prediction Machine (RPM).

Malachi Brown is the No. 174 overall player in the 2027 Rivals Industry Ranking and the No. 3 player in Kentucky. The Cats got the in-state target on campus twice during the spring semester for unofficial visits. Louisville, Purdue, and Tennessee have also ben actively recruiting the defensive tackle. UK will attempt to close on the recruitment when Brown arrives on campus again.

A huge recruiting stretch at the Joe Craft Football Training Facility begins now.

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Kentucky’s 2027 high school recruiting class

Player	Position	High School	Ranking
Jake Nawrot	QB (6-4, 190)	Arlington Heights (Ill.) Hersey	4-star (No. 60 overall)
Marquis Bryant	S (5-11, 185)	Rolesville (N.C.) High	4-star (No. 286 overall)
Elijah Brown	iDL (6-1, 290)	Prattville (Ala.) High	4-star (No. 298 overall)
Iveon Lewis	WR (6-2, 180)	Richmond (Va.) Huguenot	4-star (No. 345 overall)
Tristin Hughes	S (6-1, 190)	Rocky River (Ohio) High	4-star (No. 387 overall)
Ian Walker	T (6-5, 305)	Pennington (N.J.) The Pennington School	High 3-star (No. 420 overall)
Larron Westmoreland	S (6-5, 180)	Jeffersontown (Ky.) High	High 3-star (No. 448 overall)
Miles Brown	CB (6-0, 180)	Martin (Tenn.) Westview	High 3-star (No. 473 overall)
Antwoine Higgins Jr.	EDGE (6-2, 230)	Cincinnati (Ohio) Princeton	High 3-star (No. 489 overall)
Tank Proctor	TE (6-5, 220)	Plantation (Fla.) American Heritage	3-star (No. 604 overall)
Ty Ashley	LB (6-2, 200)	Owensboro (Ky.) High	3-star (No. 610 overall)
Kelsey Gerald	RB (5-11, 191)	Lantana (Fla.) Santaluces Community	3-star (No. 624 overall)
Mason Ball	RB (6-0, 190)	Jacksonville (Ark.) High	3-star (No. 651 overall)
Brady Hull	iOL (6-1, 285)	Somerset (Ky.) Pulaski County	3-star (No. 657 overall)
Griff Galloway	EDGE (6-3, 240)	Charlotte (N.C.) Providence Day School	3-star (No. 660 overall)
Matthias Burrell	iOL (6-4, 320)	Gahanna (Ohio) Lincoln	3-star (No. 752 overall)
Miguel Wilson	CB (5-10, 170)	Mobile (Ala.) Vigor	3-star (No. 759 overall)
Conrad Hart	TE (6-5, 235)	Lexington (Ky.) Christian Academy	3-star (No. 798 overall)