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Elite corner planning trip to Kentucky

Justin Rowland
Special to CatsIllustrated.com

Kentucky is looking to add one more cornerback to their current recruiting class and D.J. Smith may be at the top of their board.

It's yet to be determined just how serious Smith is about the Wildcats but he's clearly an elite talent and he's thinking about Kentucky.

Ranked the No. 8 cornerback in the nation by Rivals.com, Smith is No. 110 nationally regardless of position and also claims offers from Clemson, Florida, Georgia and other programs all over the country.

Derrick Ansley has been recruiting him from the Kentucky staff and that's who his position coach would be if he landed in Lexington.

When asked to measure his interest level in Kentucky, Smith found that to be a tough task.

"I don't know yet," Smith said. "I haven't been up to the campus yet. (Ansley) told me I was his number one corner and he wanted me up on the campus.

"I'm going to visit but I'm not sure when."

Ansley isn't the only person that's working on Smith for the Wildcats. Four-star quarterback commit Drew Barker is also in regular contact with him and is trying to win him over.

"I talked to Jared Tucker but I don't know him personally," Smith added.

Smith claims he does not have any favorites but one of his most recent trips was to South Carolina. In a recent interview he also said he is planning to take trips to Florida, Clemson and Tennessee as well. He also said he would like to make a trip to Ohio State eventually, but noted that he would like to stay within a six-hour radius of his home.

http://kentucky.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1519248