Grant Grayton ruled OUT for Kentucky at Texas A&M
- Kentucky cornerback Grant Grayton was downgraded from questionable on Wednesday to out on Thursday for Texas A&M. The article provides no diagnosis or return timetable. His absence is a confirmed change from the first availability report, not merely a reduced-role projection.
- Andre Clarke Jr., Lincoln Watkins and Jay Clark are also out for Kentucky against Texas A&M, while Jamarrion Harkless remains questionable. Clark and Clarke also missed Alabama. These are the report's availability designations; it does not provide return dates or replacement assignments.
- Will Stein expects cornerback Terhyon Nichols to make his season debut against Texas A&M after taking every practice rep this week, and Nichols is absent from the availability report. That is not a guaranteed return: Nichols practiced before Alabama too, but the staff withheld him after a late game-time decision.
- Kentucky's cornerback usage shifted when Hasaan Sykes returned against Alabama: Sykes led the snaps, Aaron Gates was second, Isaiah McMillian followed and Grayton was fourth. Grayton dropped from 47 snaps against Youngstown State to 21 against Alabama. Those prior-game roles help frame depth entering his absence, without confirming the next game's rotation.
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