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Finding a defensive lineman physically capable of holding his own against Southeastern Conference opponents is never an easy task, but Kentucky appears to have one in Walker. The 6-foot-6, 330-pound tackle was the biggest standout from Saturday's Fan Day practice. "That's a different cat right there," super senior linebacker Jacquez Jones said of Walker. "He's so big and the way he moves. Deone, he's special. Nobody big should be moving like that." Octavious Oxendine, Justin Rogers and Tre'Vonn Rybka opened preseason practice as the starters on Kentucky's defensive line, but coaches are expected to rotate heavily at those positions. Walker already has received some first-team snaps. "He works hard," Stoops said. "You can see the athletic ability in him. Just got to stay the course. There's going to be ups and downs, but unbelievable talent. Exactly what we thought when we recruited him." - Herald Leader

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DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
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08/11/22 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

For just the fifth time in program history, Kentucky football will enter a season ranked in at least one of the major polls. The Wildcats were slotted at No. 21 in the USA Today coaches poll released Monday. Kentucky was ranked fourth among SEC teams, behind No. 1 Alabama, No. 3 Georgia and No. 7 Texas A&M. Arkansas (23) and Ole Miss (24) were the other SEC teams included in the top 25. Kentucky has been ranked in the preseason Associated Press poll four times in program history: 1950, 1951, 1957 and 1978. Two years ago, UK was not ranked in either the preseason AP or coaches polls but did debut in both polls' first in-season update before actually playing a game. The 2022 preseason AP poll will be released later this month. The No. 21 ranking represents a six-spot drop from where Kentucky finished last season. The Wildcats were No. 15 in the final 2021 coaches poll. UK was also ranked 18th in last season's final AP poll, marking the 10th time in program history the Wildcats had been ranked in a season's final poll. - Herald Leader

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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08/11/22 - Dee Beckwith, rJr/2025, Kentucky, 6-4, 236 (DS#999 WR) + More +

Tennessee transfer Dee Beckwith is already on his second position at Kentucky. UK first listed him as a running back when he was added to the roster in June. When the roster was updated for the start of preseason camp this week, Beckwith had moved to wide receiver. In reality, neither position fully encapsulates the role Beckwith might fill for Kentucky when he gains full command of coordinator Rich Scangarello's offense. "He's a big boy," UK Coach Mark Stoops said. "He's a guy that can confuse you at times because he can play so many different positions. That's the nice thing. That's what Rich really liked about him and we liked about him as a staff, was we could be very multiple with him."

During Kentucky's open practice Saturday, Beckwith mostly served as a spectator during team scrimmage periods, but even on the sideline he was hard to miss. At 6-foot-5, 230 pounds, Beckwith possesses the physical tools that make it easy to see why he was rated as a four-star prospect out of Florence High School in Alabama. He committed to Tennessee's recruiting class of 2020 over offers from Kentucky, Florida, Auburn, Florida State, Michigan, Ole Miss and Michigan State. - Herald Leader

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WR Dee Beckwith, Kentucky
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08/10/22 - Ramon Jefferson, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 5-09, 201 (DS#38 RB) + More +

When Will Levis took the field for the first time in a drill against Kentucky's first-team defense, a newcomer lined up with him in the backfield. Ramon Jefferson took the first snap with the first team, but it's probably best not to take too much from the move. The Sam Houston State transfer was one of five running backs who saw time with the first-team offense over the course of Saturday's practice, as Kavosiey Smoke, La'Vell Wright, JuTahn McClain and Chris Rodriguez each got turns as well.

Rodriguez, a second-team preseason All-SEC selection, continues to practice though his playing status remains unclear after an offseason arrest on DUI charges. He had a spectacular one-handed catch on a throw deep down the right sideline from Levis during a drill against the first-team defense. "I (didn't) think he had that in him, to be honest," Levis joked. "No, Chris is awesome. To get him more involved in the passing game was a goal of mine - and just the running backs in general was a goal of mine." Smoke, Wright and McClain "bring another level of speed" to the UK backfield, Levis said. And Jefferson has made a strong first impression on his new QB, who called the 5-foot-10, 215-pound senior running back "a bowling ball" and "a little Mighty Mouse." "He's got a good feel," Levis said. "You see he bounces that when he's supposed to bounce it, he cuts when he's supposed to cut. You watch his tape, it just kind of jumps out immediately." - Courier Journal

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RB Ramon Jefferson, Kentucky
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08/09/22 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

Will Levis may want to watch his back this fall, but he insists he won't. Though Kentucky's acclaimed quarterback will be depending on a pair of inexperienced left tackles for blocking on his blind side, he said his eyes will be aimed elsewhere. "If I'm thinking about who's in an offensive line or what's going on, then that's just one more thing I have to put on my plate," Levis said Wednesday afternoon during the Wildcats' media day. "And I really just have to use my instincts and just feel in the pocket to understand when things are breaking down or when there are moments where I might need to be escaping or moving up."

Levis was sacked 23 times last season - roughly once for every 10 passes he completed - but that total likely would have been much lower were he less willing to run under duress rather than throw the ball away. Chris Rodriguez was the only Kentucky back to log more carries from scrimmage than did Levis last year. Both players scored nine rushing touchdowns. "I have full confidence in our (offensive line) unit," Levis said. "And no matter who's up there, if they're the No. 1 player in the country, they are still going to get beat every so often. You're going to have to rely on instincts and be able to move in the pocket and step up and make those throws. It's something you can't really think about." - Courier Journal

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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08/05/22 - Beau Allen, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 6-2, 211 (DS#999 QB) + More +

If his father is correct, quarterback Beau Allen's unexpected decision last week to transfer from the Kentucky football program may have taken root during UK's 31-17 drubbing at Mississippi State last Oct 30. Before Mike Leach left the head coaching job at Washington State for the same position at MSU, he and his staff put a full-court recruiting press on Allen. So in Starkville last season, Allen was greeted by many of the support-staff members who had ardently wooed him for Washington State.

Once the game started, the Kentucky offense laid a dinosaur egg, with starting quarterback Will Levis throwing three interceptions. "Obviously, we didn't play very well, and Beau doesn't get to see the field at all," Bill Allen says. "I don't know that that set really well with him, necessarily." On Tuesday, Tarleton State, a Football Championship Subdivision program in Stephenville, Texas, announced that Beau Allen had joined its team. Having waited to transfer until well after the May 1 cutoff for immediate eligibility at another FBS school in 2022, moving down a division was the clearest path Beau Allen had to playing immediately this fall. According to Bill Allen, a mid-1980s-era UK QB himself, Beau Allen's feeling that he needed to be playing in games to develop motivated the former Lexington Catholic High School star to take action. "He wants to play," Bill Allen said. "He couldn't just stand there anymore, in my opinion." - Herald Leader

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QB Beau Allen, Kentucky
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08/03/22 - Chris Rodriguez Jr., rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-0, 217 (DS#20 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Chris Rodriquez, RB, senior, Kentucky,...Rodriguez is the Southeastern Conference's leading returning rusher. In 2021, he averaged 106.1 yards per game, ranking 12th nationally and second in the SEC. His 1,379 rushing yards ranks fifth on UK's single-season list and he became the 10th player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season and the 14th total time a Wildcat has accomplished that feat. - Kentucky Football

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RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky
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08/03/22 - Will Levis, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-4, 229 (DS#4 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Will Levis, QB, senior, Kentucky,...Levis is entering his second year as the starter at quarterback. He had an impressive debut season for the Wildcats after transferring from Penn State in 2021. In 13 games, he threw for 2,827 yards and 24 scores, while rushing for 376 yards and nine touchdowns. - Kentucky Football

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QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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08/03/22 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON WALTER CAMP PLAYER OF YEAR PLAYER TO WATCH: Devin Leary, QB, junior, North Carolina State,...Earlier this week, The Sicklerville, N.J., native was announced as the ACC Preseason Player of the Year and last week was named to the watch lists for the Maxwell and Davey O'Brien Awards. In 2021, Leary set a new school single season record with 35 passing touchdowns breaking the previous mark of 34 held by Philip Rivers (2003). - North Carolina State Football

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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08/02/22 - Eli Cox, rSr/2025, Kentucky, 6-4, 306 (DS#7 C) + More +

Kentucky enters the coming season without a proven offensive tackle on its roster and with only two starters returning on the offensive line - one of whom, Eli Cox, is switching from guard to center. That is a huge question to be answered for the Cats because physical and relentless play from "The Big Blue Wall" has been the foundation of Stoops-era UK football success. - Herald Leader

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C Eli Cox, Kentucky
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08/02/22 - Beau Allen, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 6-2, 211 (DS#999 QB) + More +

One of the top prospects in the country has picked Tarleton as his landing spot. Tarleton Football announced Tuesday they have added quarterback Beau Allen. Allen transfers to Tarleton from Kentucky, where he spent the last two years. He played in five games with the SEC's Wildcats, completing 11-of-19 (.579) passes for 132 yards, scoring his first touchdown on the ground against New Mexico State. Last year as a redshirt freshman and No. 2 on the depth chart, Allen played against Louisville, New Mexico State and Louisiana-Monroe, after going against Alabama and Vanderbilt as a true freshman in 2020.

Allen was heavily recruited out of Lexington Catholic High School, named a four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals. He was ranked as high as the No. 3 QB in Kentucky, and a top-15 QB across the nation overall. Allen turned down offers from Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Maryland, Washington State, West Virginia, Marshall and Duke, among others, to attend Kentucky. He also had offers from several prominent schools ahead of his commitment to Tarleton this past week. - Tarleton Football

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QB Beau Allen, Kentucky
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07/30/22 - Beau Allen, rSr/2026, Kentucky, 6-2, 211 (DS#999 QB) + More +

Kentucky Wildcats quarterback Beau Allen announced Wednesday via his Twitter feed that he is entering the transfer portal. One of the most prolific passing quarterbacks in Lexington high school football history, Allen will leave UK having thrown only 19 passes in game-action as a Wildcat. "After a lot of thought and prayer, I have decided for the best interest of my football career, I will enter the transfer portal to have an opportunity to play this upcoming season," Allen wrote. "I am forever a Wildcat and I am very excited for the future." The son of 1980s-era UK QB Bill Allen, Beau Allen threw for 11,439 yards and 127 touchdowns in his career at Lexington Catholic. One of the most-decorated quarterbacks produced in the commonwealth in the past decade, Allen chose UK over scholarship offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan, Washington State and West Virginia, among others. A four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Allen was seen as UK's quarterback of the future when he signed with Kentucky in its recruiting class of 2020. - Herald Leader

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QB Beau Allen, Kentucky
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07/30/22 - DeAndre Square, rSr/2023, Kentucky, 6-1, 226 (DS#48 OLB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: DeAndre Square, Kentucky,...Square, a 6-foot-1, 221-pound native of Detroit, enters his fifth and final season with the Wildcats having played in 49 career games with 35 straight starting assignments. His career totals include 244 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss, 13 quarterback hurries, four pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two interceptions and one fumble recovery. He's been voted a team captain twice (2020 and 2021) and is on track to graduate in December with a degree in health promotion. Square ranked third on the team last season in tackles (80), tackles for loss (9.5) and sacks (3.0). He added three quarterback hurries, one pass breakup, a forced fumble and an interception in helping UK win 10 games for the fourth time in school history. - Kentucky Football

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OLB DeAndre Square, Kentucky
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07/29/22 - Devin Leary, rSr/2024, Kentucky, 6-1, 215 (DS#15 QB) + More +

Devin Leary is coming off a record-breaking season during which he threw for 35 touchdowns, a single-season school record, passing Philip Rivers. Leary has thrown for 51 career touchdowns at N.C. State, good enough for sixth all-time. In two seasons as the starting quarterback for the Pack, Leary has posted a 12-3 record. After suffering a broken leg in 2020, Leary started all 12 games a year ago. Entering his third year under offensive coordinator Tim Beck, Leary is expected to lead N.C. State to new heights. "I have a really good grasp of the system, and guys that we need to step up, kind of teaching them and making sure they understand what they need to do, and just in general having the whole offense understand from my perspective," Leary said at ACC Kickoff. "Just being in the system for a good amount of time and just keep collaborating with Coach Beck." Leary threw just five interceptions last season while passing for 3,433 yards.

He was clutch when it mattered for the Pack, throwing 11 touchdowns in the fourth quarter or overtime. Leary was the only quarterback in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) with 10 or more touchdowns and one or no interceptions in the fourth quarter. He was just the third ACC quarterback in the playoff era to accomplish that feat. "He's one of the top quarterbacks in the country," N.C. State linebacker Isaiah Moore told The News & Observer. "We feel like he's the best in the country. We have no worries when he's under center." - Raleigh News Observer

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QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
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07/29/22 - Eli Cox, rSr/2025, Kentucky, 6-4, 306 (DS#7 C) + More +

2022 PRESEASON OUTLAND TROPHY WATCHLIST: C Eli Cox, Kentucky,...Cox, a native of Nicholasville, Kentucky, was named a midseason All-American by ESPN and the Associated Press last year after starting at right guard in the first nine games. He was named SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week after helping the Wildcats pile up 330 rushing yards in the 42-21 win over LSU. Against Missouri, he recovered a fumble in the end zone that proved to be the game-winning touchdown in the 35-28 win over the Tigers. Cox's season was cut short after suffering an injury to his left hand vs. Tennessee that required surgery. He returned to play in the spring in his new position at center and has emerged as one of the leaders of the Big Blue Wall. - Kentucky Football

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C Eli Cox, Kentucky
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