Kentucky football adds three star EDGE rusher Garrett Witherington

LEXINGTON, Ky (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky football added their 13th commit of the 2026 cycle earlier this afternoon in 3 star EDGE rusher Garrett Witherington. Witherington is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and played for Briarwood Christian.

Witherington stands in at 6-foot-4, 290 pounds. He ultimately chose the Wildcats over Mississippi State, but also considered Stanford, Vanderbilt, Penn State, and Georgia Tech. He is ranked as the 113th best player at his position in the class, according to 247Sports.