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Men's Basketball · Recruits · Class of 2026
MEN'S BASKETBALL · KY · CLASS OF 2026

Tay
Kinney.

POSITION
PG
CLASS
2026
HT / WT
6'1" · 190.00 lbs
HOMETOWN
Newport, KY
ELITEMVI+63.0RISK0REGIONKY
Tay Kinney
PR SCORE86.7/ 100
#3 National
Consensus #16 · PG #3
K
● Committed
Kansas Jayhawks
since Sep 2025
Composite Score Breakdown72.7/ 100
47.7
10.0
7.0
WSA
Weighted Service Avg
47.7/ 50
MOM
Rank Momentum
10.0/ 25
SCAR
Position Scarcity
4.0/ 15
STAB
Cross-Service Stability
4.0/ 10
ELIT
Elite Recognition
7.0/ 10

The PrepRanks composite weighs four-service ratings, recent rank momentum, position scarcity, cross-service stability, and elite recognition. Service Average accounts for the largest share; momentum and scarcity together capture the directional signal.

Proprietary signals

PrepRanks Intelligence

Market Value Index
63.0/ 100

Recruiting demand from offers, predictions, geographic reach, and program quality.

Commitment Risk
0.0/ 100

Flip likelihood from prediction mismatches, program pressure, and timing.

Height Advantage
44.0/ 100

Height percentile at PG. 6'1" measured against position peers.

NBA Draft Probability
78.0/ 100

Model estimate of NBA draft outcome given PR score, position, and HS-to-pro base rate.

Guard Skills Premium
65.0/ 100

Combo guard versatility and skill profile premium.

Position Versatility
40.0/ 100

Multi-position flexibility in modern positionless basketball.

Cross-service consensus

How the services see Kinney

Service ratingsCONSENSUS DIVERGES · 26 SPOTS
ON3
#26
95.00
247
#0
98.00
ESPN
#0
91.00
PR Score history

Recent trajectory.

8885838078JANMARMAYJULSEPNOV
Open: 78.7Current: 86.9Δ: 8.2
Same school · Class of 2026

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