Top all-purpose back commits to UK
Kentucky has picked up a verbal commitment from one of the South’s top-rated running backs.
Rafael Little, a three-star all-purpose back from Anderson (S.C.) T.L. Hanna, gave his verbal to the Wildcats late Tuesday night, according to the player’s mother.
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“He decided it was time to go ahead and make that decision,” she said. “I think that was the place he knew he wanted to be, and he was getting a little tired of all the calls and pressure. He just wants to play now.”
Little (6-0, 190, 4.45) picked Kentucky over offers from Auburn, Georgia, Clemson, South Carolina and Tennessee, among others.
Rated the No. 7 all-purpose back in the nation, he had 1,240 yards and 20 touchdowns rushing as a junior. The Class 4A all-state selection also recorded 29 catches for 580 yards and eight scores, and returned six kickoffs/punts for TDs.
Little has come close to eclipsing those figures already as a senior with 1,248 yards rushing, more than 400 yards receiving and 31 total touchdowns.