Wisconsin top remaining transfer portal target Mi’Quise Grace committed to Kentucky on Sunday.
Grace, a Football Championship Subdivision All-American at South Dakota in 2024, chose the Wildcats over Wisconsin, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Mississippi State. Wisconsin hosted Grace on a visit earlier this month.
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The top-ranked transfer is 247Sports’ No. 70 overall player in the portal and the No. 11 edge rusher. He joins the Wildcats after that mentioned All-American season, which included 58 tackles, 9 1/2 sacks, 17 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two pass deflections.
In addition to being named a First-Team All-American, Grace’s top-end production also earned Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year honors.
He joins a Kentucky program that went 4-8 in 2024. That down year followed a streak of eight consecutive bowl-eligible seasons dating back to 2016.
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Wisconsin has continued to pursue pass-rushing talent and depth at this late stage in the transfer cycle. It has recently seen Grace choose Kentucky, Ohio transfer Bradley Weaver commit to Rutgers and Michigan transfer Owen Wafle land at Penn State.
The Badgers have landed several players at the position: Mason Reiger (Louisville), Tyreese Fearbry (Kentucky) and Michael Garner (Grambling State). Still, the program is working hard to bolster a defensive front that was part of a unit that tallied just 1.3 sacks per game in 2024 (No. 120 in the nation).
Grace was one of the program’s final reported visits. As of now, it doesn’t seem poised for another winter window splash. It will, however, have the chance to revisit the position during the spring transfer window in April.
Wisconsin has landed 19 total transfers during the winter window. That class currently ranks No. 13 in the 247Sports’ national rankings and No. 3 in the Big Ten.
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