#2 Kaiya Sheron
When he heard the news that offensive coordinator Eddie Gran and quarterbacks coach Darin Hinshaw would not be back at Kentucky next year, UK quarterback commit Kaiya Sheron, of Somerset, reached out to head coach Mark Stoops.
“I texted coach Stoops and told him I was still with Kentucky,” Sheron said. “He said he was happy. Assistant coaches texted me and said they could not wait for me to get there.
“We are good. I trust coach Stoops and he has done a good job at Kentucky. I trust who he will hire.”
He also doesn’t expect any defections off UK’s current commitment list.
“We all talk and are all fine. I think absolutely everybody will still sign,” Sheron said.
Sheron had his stellar high school career end in the Class AA playoffs in a 42-35 loss to Lexington Christian in the second round.
Sheron amassed 9,009 total yards and 81 touchdowns in his career and had a 31-5 record as a starting quarterback, including a state championship in 2019.
Sheron completed 413 of 640 passes for 7,080 yards and 56 touchdowns. That’s a career 64.5 completion percentage and average of 17.4 yards per reception. He only threw 16 interceptions — or one for each 40 passes he attempted.
The Kentucky commit also rushed 248 times for 1,929 yards and 25 scores. That’s 7.7 yards per carry.
“He never stops working. He was up working every morning at 6 a.m. when it was legal (with COVID-19 protocols). He doesn’t miss a lot of time in the weight room,” Somerset coach Robbie Lucas said. “He understands the challenges of playing in the SEC. He knows what he has to do and he’ll put the work in to do it.”
