Kentucky kicked off the weekend with a solid in-state addition to its 2019 class.

On Friday night, 2019 3-star defensive end Shawnkel Knight-Goff gave his pledge to the Wildcats:

Knight-Goff is a 6-4, 210-pound weak-side defensive end. He’s rated the No. 43 weak-side defensive end and the No. 7 recruit in the state of Kentucky in the 2019 class.

He also holds offers from Louisville, Purdue, Iowa State, Indiana and Cincinnati.

With Knight-Goff on board, Kentucky’s 2019 class is up to 7 verbal commitments. The 2019 pledge is the second Kentucky native to commit to Mark Stoops’ class.