Can I use unused ceiling fan hot wire

[chuckwagon]

I recently removed a ceiling fan. Coming into the ceiling box is 12/3 wire. The fan (black) and light (red) were powered with individual wall switches.

I will be replacing the ceiling fan with a regular light with no ceiling fan. I also want to run line for 4 recessed lights and am exploring options. i am assuming that I would be able to use one of the wires (let's say red) to power the new light and extend to the new recessed lights. In that scenario, I would cap the black wire for a future potential fan and just have a "dead" switch.

Is it an option to run the recessed lights off the black wire previously used to power the fan. Again, there is a separate switch.

Thanks in advance.

 

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