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Cats among top five for massive JUCO lineman

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Kentucky's coaches have identified several junior college prospects that they believe can make an immediate impact for the program. One is a massive lineman with the Wildcats in his current top five.

Adam Duckett is a 6-foot-8, 350-pound tackle from Milledgeville (Ga.) Georgia Military and he recently picked up his first offer from Kentucky. He doesn't plan to make a decision anytime soon, preferring to take his time and see what other offers will come in.

Bradley Dale Peveto and John Schlarman are both recruiting Duckett for UK and they have made a good impression so far.

"They mentioned the all-new coaching staff and they were talking about going up there for a visit," Duckett said.

Duckett said he is likely to visit Kentucky over the summer.

"It was my first offer," he said. "It was my first SEC offer and I will never forget that. That will stand out come Signing Day."

He expects more offers to come in so he doesn't want to narrow his list too much. Still, he was willing to give some insight into what he's thinking when Cats Illustrated asked whether any schools are standing out.

"If I had to pick a top five it'd be UK, Georgia, West Virginia, FSU and Mississippi State. No order," he said.

Duckett said he will weigh four factors more heavily than anything else when he's making his choice.

"The area, the school, the program and some other things but most of all the loyalty of the coaches," he said. "Whether the coaches are loyal to their word."

Coming out of high school Duckett attended Orlando (Fla.) East River. He's always been big and was listed at 6-foot-8 and 365-pounds as a high school senior.

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