Kentucky safety Avery Stuart announces plans to enter transfer window

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The offseason domino for the Kentucky football roster waited until Tuesday afternoon to fall. College football’s winter transfer portal window doesn’t open until next week, but players are announcing their intentions on social media to get a head start on their free recruiting. Kentucky has lost a scholarship safety.

Redshirt freshman Avery Stuart has announced his intentions to enter the transfer portal on Instagram. The class of 2023 signee has three years of eligibility remaining.

Avery Stuart was a four-star prospect in the 2023 cycle who chose Kentucky over Auburn and Florida State. Montgomery (Ala.) Alabama Christian Academy was Kentucky’s third-highest-ranked signee in that class, and the first major recruiting win for safeties coach Frank Buffano. After playing in just one game as a true freshman, Stuart played just 16 defensive snaps across two games as a redshirt freshman.

The defensive back becomes the fifth 2023 high school signee to leave the program via the transfer portal, joining Shamar Porter (UConn), Jeremiah Anglin (Pittsburgh), Ardell Banks (Kent State), and Jacob Dixon (Eastern Kentucky). Kentucky now currently has three scholarships listed Jordan Lovett, Ty Bryantand Cam Dooley all available to return next season. Class of 2025 commits Martel’s Carter and Dyllon Williams is scheduled to sign with Britain on Wednesday.

There will be more departures from the Kentucky football program. Get locked in with KSR as we track every offseason move for the Wildcats.

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