Mark Pope and the Kentucky Wildcats already have what’s a virtual lock to be a top-10 recruiting class for 2025, and there’s potential for it to finish in the top three.

That is, if Kentucky is able to land a pledge from 5-star forward Caleb Wilson, ranked as high as fifth overall by Rivals.

Now, Kentucky has received two Rivals FutureCast predictions to land Wilson. The biggest news is that one of them came from Arkansas insider Jackson Collier. It’s no secret that the Hogs have been pushing hard for Wilson, but it appears they’re out of the mix now that Wilson canceled his visit to Arkansas for the second time.

Since October, Wilson has visited North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia Tech, and Ohio State, but Kentucky clearly has the momentum. The Wildcats hosted him for what was called the “perfect visit” in September and have built on it in the weeks since. Wilson was even in attendance for Kentucky’s win over Duke in Atlanta.

Wilson is expected to release a final list soon, with a decision coming by mid-January. If he does commit to Kentucky, he would give Mark Pope his first top-10 commitment.

Time to get this done.