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Carrington Valentine's Kentucky football career is over. Valentine, a two-year starter at cornerback for the Wildcats, has decided to forego his final year of NCAA eligibility and declare for the 2023 NFL Draft, he announced Thursday via social media. The junior from Cincinnati joins quarterback Will Levis and running back Chris Rodriguez in sitting out of UK's Music City Bowl matchup against Iowa on New Year's Eve. After thanking those who helped him on his journey from Moeller High School to Lexington in a statement posted to Twitter, Valentine said, "I truly believe that I have accomplished all there is to accomplish at the collegiate level." "I wish all of my teammates the best of luck in the Music City Bowl," Valentine wrote. "We have forged some of the most memorable moments together. I will truly miss each and every one of you."

A three-star recruit in the Class of 2020, Valentine appeared in 35 games (25 starts) across three seasons with Kentucky. For his career, the 6-foot, 194-pound cornerback amassed 119 total tackles (87 unassisted), 17 pass breakups, a forced fumble, three tackles for loss and two sacks. His lone interception came during a Week 3 win against Youngstown State, and he also recovered a fumble during a Week 11 loss to Vanderbilt. Valentine's departure means Kentucky will be looking to replace both its starting cornerbacks from the 2022 season. The other starter, Ole Miss transfer Keidron Smith, has exhausted his NCAA eligibility after one season with the Wildcats. - Courier Journal

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CB *Carrington Valentine, Kentucky
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12/17/22 - JaMori Maclin, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 5-11, 183 (DS#94 WR) + More +

2022 CONFERENCE USA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: WR: Ja'Mori Maclin, North Texas,...The conference also released its All-Freshman team, which included Gumms, wide receiver Ja'Mori Maclin, offensive lineman Febechi Nwaiwu, defensive lineman Cam Robertson and defensive lineman Fatafehi Vailea. - North Texas Football

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WR JaMori Maclin, Kentucky
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12/14/22 - Jantzen Dunn, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 6-0, 185 (DS#123 CB) + More +

Ohio State football has its third entrant into the transfer portal. Safety Jantzen Dunn announced Tuesday on Twitter that he entered the transfer portal after two seasons with the Buckeyes. Dunn is Ohio State's third player to enter the transfer portal after the 2022 regular season, joining safety Jaylen Johnson and linebacker Teradja Mitchell. Dunn was a four-star safety out of Bowling Green, Kentucky, enrolling into the program in January 2021. He was the No. 10 safety in the 2021 class and the second-ranked player out of Kentucky behind offensive lineman Jager Burton. Dunn held offers from Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Texas and Southern California, among others. - Columbus Dispatch

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CB Jantzen Dunn, Kentucky
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12/09/22 - Deone Walker, Jr/2025, Kentucky, 6-7, 331 (DS#14 DT) + More +

2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: DL Deone Walker, Kentucky,...Postseason honors continue to roll in for Walker, a 6-6, 330-pounder from Detroit. He finished the regular season with 39 total tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, one sack, five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and one forced fumble. He has been named to the Pro Football Focus True Freshman All-America Team, the College Football News All-America First Team and was recently named the SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week on Nov. 28 for his role in UK's 26-13 win over intrastate rival Louisville. - Kentucky Football

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DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
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12/09/22 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Kentucky football will play its bowl game without star quarterback Will Levis. Levis, who played through injuries for most of the 2022 season, announced Wednesday he would opt out of the Wildcats' bowl game in order to focus on returning to 100% in advance of the 2023 NFL Draft. Levis is widely projected as a first-round draft pick and one of the top quarterbacks in the draft class. Kentucky is scheduled to face Iowa in the Music City Bowl on Dec. 31 in Nashville.

Despite playing just two seasons for Kentucky, Levis ranks fifth in program history in passing touchdowns (43) and total offensive yards (5,502) and sixth in passing yards (5,233). His 3,203 yards of total offense in 2021 were sixth most by a Wildcat in a single season. Kentucky was 17-7 in games Levis started at quarterback. He was behind center for just the second 10-win season for Kentucky since 1977 in his first season as starter. Levis started two wins against Florida and two wins against Louisville. - Herald Leader

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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12/09/22 - Jager Burton, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 6-4, 312 (DS#9 C) + More +

2022 SEC ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM: OL Jager Burton, Kentucky,...Burton, a 6-4, 301-pound Lexington, Kentucky native, started all 12 games at left guard and helped running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. average 113.0 rushing yards per game. Burton became the first UK freshman offensive lineman to start all 12 games since Zach West in 2012 and he is the first Wildcat offensive linemen to earn Freshman All-SEC honors since Logan Stenberg in 2016. In 12 games, he played 803 snaps and had 25 knockdowns. - Kentucky Football

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C Jager Burton, Kentucky
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12/08/22 - Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Sr/2025, Kentucky, 6-1, 238 (DS#13 ILB) + More +

2022 BUTKUS AWARD FINALIST: Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Georgia,...Associated Press All-SEC 2nd Team...has started at LB in all 13 games to date...tied with S. Mondon as the team's leading tackler with 64 total stops, including 8.0 tackles for loss (leads team) and 3.0 QB sacks (tied for team high)...also has 21 QB hurries, third-most on the team. - Georgia Football

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ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
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12/08/22 - Chris Rodriguez Jr., rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-0, 217 (DS#20 RB) + More +

Kentucky running back Chris Rodriguez Jr. says on social media that he will skip the Music City Bowl to prepare for the NFL draft. The senior's announcement Thursday on his Instagram account comes a day after Wildcats quarterback Will Levis announced he would miss the Dec. 31 contest against Iowa to get ready for next spring's draft. Rodriguez leaves as Kentucky's No. 3 career rusher with 3,644 yards and 32 touchdowns, including 904 with six scores this fall despite missing the first four games of the season.

He pleaded guilty in July to driving under the influence. He ranked sixth in SEC rushing this fall. Rodriguez thanked Kentucky fans in the post and said while he won't play in the game, "I'll be in the Music City to support my brothers and hope to see you there." The native of McDonough, Georgia, was an Associated Press All-SEC first team selection as a junior after erupting for 1,379 yards rushing to help Kentucky win 10 games for the second time in four years. He surpassed 100 yards rushing five times this fall and broke Benny Snell Jr's school record with 20. - AP College Football

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RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky
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12/08/22 - Keidron Smith, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-2, 201 (DS#44 CB) + More +

2022 ALL-SEC SECOND TEAM (COACHES): DB Keidron Smith, Kentucky,...Smith, a 6-foot-2, 204-pounder from West Pam Beach, Florida, transferred to Kentucky in 2022 for his graduate transfer season and made an immediate impact. He started 11 of 12 games for Kentucky, including the last 11, intercepting a pair of passes. He tallied 43 tackles in the regular season, 0.5 tackles for loss, five pass breakups and one fumble recovery.

He had a massive play in UK's win over then-No. 12/19 Florida, returning to his home state and stepping in front of an Anthony Richardson pass, then returning it 65 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. He added his second interception against Vanderbilt. In his return to Oxford, Mississippi to face Ole Miss he charted six tackles. For his career, he has played in 59 games, starting 40 of those, with seven career interceptions. - Kentucky Football

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CB Keidron Smith, Kentucky
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12/07/22 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Kentucky quarterback Will Levis announced Wednesday on social media he will declare for the NFL draft and skip the Wildcats' upcoming Music City Bowl against Iowa. Projected as a first-round selection next spring, Levis completed 65% of his passes for 2,406 yards and 19 touchdowns with 10 interceptions in 11 games for Kentucky (7-5). The Penn State transfer won 17 games over two seasons at Kentucky. He thanked Wildcat coaches, teammates and fans in his Twitter post and expressed gratitude for helping him find confidence, success and lasting friendships at the university. The senior Levis was a preseason All-Southeastern Conference first-team selection after passing for 2,826 yards and 24 touchdowns last season. He also rushed for 376 yards and nine touchdowns. - AP College Football

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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12/05/22 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

North Carolina State quarterback Devin Leary plans to enter his name into the transfer portal for his final season of eligibility. Leary tweeted a statement announcing his decision on Monday. He suffered a season-ending injury in October after being named preseason Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year. Leary threw for 1,265 yards and 11 touchdowns with four interceptions in six games. The Wolfpack went on to start three other quarterbacks after Leary’s injury, including first-year passer MJ Morris. Leary played four seasons for the Wolfpack, throwing for 35 touchdowns and five interceptions in 2021. - AP College Football

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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11/28/22 - Deone Walker, Jr/2025, Kentucky, 6-7, 331 (DS#14 DT) + More +

NOV 28 SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Deone Walker, DL, Kentucky,...Made multiple big plays at crucial times of the game as he totaled six tackles, one-half quarterback sack plus one-half additional tackle for loss, caused a fumble and had two quarterback hurries in Kentucky's 26-13 Governor's Cup win over No. 25-ranked Louisville...Played a huge role in a first-quarter series when the Wildcats stopped Louisville on downs inside the UK 15-yard line; on first down Walker had a quarterback hurry that forced an incompletion; on second down, he shared a one-yard tackle for loss; UK got a turnover on downs on that series to preserve a 7-0 lead.

With Louisville having the potential to take the lead on the opening possession of the third quarter, Walker shared a nine-yard quarterback sack on the first play; UK forced a punt, kicked a field goal, and led by at least two possessions the remainder of the game...Later in the third quarter, his QB hurry on third down forced a punt that UK turned into a field goal...In the fourth quarter, he forced a fumble on a tackle...Helped limit Louisville to 13 points and 309 yards total offense, well below their season averages of 28.5 points and 413.8 yards per game. - SEC Football

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DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
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11/28/22 - Alex Raynor, rSr/2025, Kentucky, 5-11, 185 (DS#4 K) + More +

NOV 28 SUN BELT SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Alex Raynor, Georgia Southern, (RS Jr., K - Kennesaw, Ga.),...Eagles redshirt junior kicker Alex Raynor made all of his kicks—six extra points and a 35-yard field goal—in a 51-48 double overtime win over App State. The victory secured bowl eligibility for Georgia Southern for the fourth time in five seasons. The Kennesaw, Ga., native accounted for nine points and also had a three-yard rush on a fake field goal that led to an Eagles touchdown in the third quarter. Raynor is 16-for-18 on field goal attempts and 48-for-49 on extra points this season and is tied for the Sun Belt lead with 96 points scored. - Sun Belt football

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K Alex Raynor, Kentucky
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11/26/22 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Will Levis passed for two touchdowns, including a 3-yarder to Barion Brown in the third quarter, Matt Ruffolo kicked a career-best four field goals and Kentucky topped archrival Louisville 26-13 on Saturday for its fourth consecutive Governor's Cup victory. The Wildcats (7-5) limped in with five losses in seven games but regrouped to overwhelm the Cardinals in all phases. Kentucky's defense harassed Cardinal quarterbacks Brock Domann and Malik Cunningham and forced a turnover from each leading to 10 points. Trevin Wallace's third-quarter interception of Cunningham and 19-yard return to the Louisville 16 was especially critical, setting up Levis' scoring pass to Brown three plays later for a 23-7 lead that put the game out of reach. Earlier, JJ Weaver stripped Domann of the football on a sack and returned it to the 6, setting up Ruffolo's second field goal from 29 yards to make it 13-0.

Levis was 11 of 19 passing for 188 yards. Chris Rodriguez Jr. rushed 24 times for 120 yards and broke the school record with his 20th 100-yard performance. Ruffolo converted from 43, 29, 35 and 40 yards along with making both extra points for Kentucky. Louisville's Jawhar Jordan rushed 22 times for 145 yards. Cunningham, a four-year starter, relieved an ineffective Domann in the second quarter and got Louisville (7-5, No. 25 CFP) within 13-7 just before halftime with a 6-yard TD run. Domann' 27-yard TD pass to Tyler Hudson midway through the fourth cut the deficit to 26-13, but his two-point conversion run came up short after review. Both struggled to get anything going offensively for the Cardinals, who played catch-up all night after winning five of six coming in and entering the College Football Playoff rankings last week. - Rice/AP College Football

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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11/22/22 - Beau Allen, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 6-2, 211 (DS#999 QB) + More +

2022 WAC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR: Beau Allen, R-Fr., QB, Tarleton,...Allen, a redshirt freshman quarterback transfer from Kentucky, enjoyed a successful first season under center for Tarleton. Allen paced the WAC with 2,838 passing yards, 258.0 passing yards per game and 23 touchdowns through the air across 11 games. Allen chipped in 110 rushing yards to lead the conference in total offensive yards with 2,948 (268.0 yards per game). - Western Athletic Conference Football

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QB Beau Allen, Kentucky
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