Story byDJ Hunter (Photo by Chad Simmons)Chad SimmonsMon, February 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC·1 min readBuford (Ga.) three-star quarterback DJ Hunter has decommitted from Kentucky. He was pledged to the Wildcats for over 10 months, but is now back on the board between his junior and senior seasons. Hunter originally committed to Mark Stoops and the former staff at UK. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“After consideration, my family and I felt it was in my best interest to go ahead and decommit and fully opening my recruitment back up,” Hunter told Rivals. “It’s been in the back of my mind ever since the head coaching change went down.