The college football world has changed drastically, but some things have remained the same. There\u2019s still one constant in recruiting: Nothing helps a class more than getting a commitment from a quarterback. <\/p>\n
There\u2019s no better cornerstone for an elite recruiting class than a prolific passer. It\u2019s pretty simple. The best wide receivers want to catch passes from the best quarterbacks. Talented offensive linemen want to know they\u2019re blocking for someone who can win them football games. Jake Nawrot<\/a> checks all of those boxes. <\/p>\n The second-ranked quarterback in America committed to Kentucky on April 12. Since then, the Wildcats have added 16 players to the 2027 recruiting class, including four-star wide receiver Iveon Lewis<\/a>. <\/p>\n Nawrot is not the only reason Kentucky has created plenty of recruiting momentum, but he\u2019s clearly playing a big role. Why? When I asked him about what he does best as a quarterback, this was his response: <\/p>\n \u201cI think I\u2019m a natural leader,\u201d he said<\/a>. \u201cI think I get guys in the right spots at the right times, and I keep them focused, hold them accountable. That goes a long way. Everyone in the country that\u2019s getting recruited can throw the ball. That\u2019s pretty simple. Everyone has the arm talent. I think it\u2019s the little stuff you do in between, like making sure guys are in the right spots, knowing the plays. If all 11 are doing their job, that\u2019s all it takes because it\u2019s a team sport. It doesn\u2019t take just one guy.\u201d<\/p>\n Of course, you want THAT guy to be your quarterback. Will Stein<\/a>\u2018s mantra is \u201cfeed the studs,\u201d and that\u2019s exactly how Nawrot operates. He\u2019s also clearly wise beyond his years. If I\u2019ve learned anything about quarterbacks after covering Kentucky football for nearly 15 years, what matters most is what\u2019s between the ears. Like Nawrot said, everybody at this level can sling it, but can you lead your team to wins by making the right decision? That\u2019s the future Kentucky quarterback\u2019s top priority, putting his teammates in the right position to make plays. <\/p>\n Nawrot\u2019s Pitch to Recruits<\/p>\n Last weekend, Jake Nawrot returned to Lexington for the first time since he committed to Kentucky. While hanging out with his future teammates, they decided to meet up with one of the top uncommitted wide receivers in the country. A group piled into Brady Hull<\/a>\u2018s car and drove over to meet Tyler Fryman<\/a> at the Kentucky state baseball tournament. <\/p>\n Fryman and Nawrot will be back on campus next weekend for an official visit to Kentucky. His message to players like Fryman is simple. <\/p>\n \u201cBetween all these high recruits and all these offers they have, I was in the same situation. You look at Kentucky and you don\u2019t think right away that they\u2019ve been a premiere program until you look at what they\u2019re doing right now and you see the potential of what they\u2019ve got. That\u2019s what I try to convince the recruits of, to see what I saw, and I think that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing right now,\u201d said Nawrot. <\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a motivated group of coaches and a motivated group of players coming to Kentucky, and as long as we keep getting guys who are bought in, they don\u2019t have to be five-stars or whatever. I think rankings are kinda crap anyway. So if we got guys who are bought in, they\u2019re ballers on tape, and they\u2019re really good, that\u2019s who I try to recruit.\u201d<\/p>\n Jake Nawrot is all-in with Kentucky. It\u2019s helped the Wildcats build a Top 25 class, and they aren\u2019t slowing down anytime soon. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n