From Prep to Pro!, EST 2001

  2024 CFB/2025-2028 NFL Draft Scout

- Draft Scout Front Page - College Football Transfers - 2026-2029 - 2025 NFL Draft Underclassmen - 2025 Senior Bowl - 2025 East-West Shrine - 2025 Hula Bowl - End of 2024 Season Risers - End of 2024 Season Fallers Draft Scout Top 12 NFL Prospect Teams for 2025 (Based on NFL Team Preseason Scouting Grades)

- #1 Oregon (17 players in Top 350 Overall) - #2 Michigan (14) - #3 Ohio State (14) - #4 Georgia (13) - #5 Texas (11) - #6 Notre Dame (11) - #7 Penn State (10) - #8 Iowa (10) - #9 Mississippi (9) - #10 Florida State (9) - #11 Virginia Tech (9) - #12 Miami (9) - 2024-2028 CFB 5* Star Recruits - 2024-2028 FBS/FCS Team Lists/Rosters - CFB's Best Player Names By Year/Position - Draft Scout Player Directory A-Z - Players by School/College List A-Z - CFB Player News & Notes - Draft Scout Rokfin Football Channel - Draft Scout Weekly - Contact Draft Scout - Privacy Policy - Phil Steele/Draft Scout   Player Rankings by Conference: -ACC- | -American Athletic- | -Big 12- | -Big Ten- | -Conference USA- | -Independent- | -Mid-American- | -Mountain West- | -Pac-12- | -SEC- | -Sun Belt-

  2023 CFB/2024-2027 NFL Draft Scout

- Draft Scout Front Page - 2024 NFL Draft Tracker/Results - 2024 Pro Timing Days/Results - 2024 Pro Timing Day Risers by Position - 2024 Pro Timing Day Fallers by Position - 2024 NFL Combine - Josh Buchanan's 2024 Top 100 Small School Prospects - End of Season Risers - End of Season Fallers - 2024 NFL Draft Underclassmen - 2024 Senior Bowl - 2024 East-West Shrine - 2024 Hula Bowl - 2024 HBCU Legacy Bowl - 2023 CFB Bowl Games/Playoffs - CFB Player News & Notes 12/03 Final CFB Playoff Top 12
- #1 Michigan - #2 Washington - #3 Texas - #4 Alabama - #5 Florida State - #6 Georgia - #7 Ohio State - #8 Oregon - #9 Missouri - #10 Penn State - #11 Mississippi - #12 Oklahoma - 2023-2027 FBS/FCS Team Lists/Rosters - CFB's Best Player Names By Year/Position - Draft Scout Player Directory A-Z - Players by School/College List A-Z - Draft Scout Rokfin Football Channel - Draft Scout Weekly - Phil Steele/Draft Scout - Contact Draft Scout   Player Rankings by Conference: -ACC- | -American Athletic- | -Big 12- | -Big Ten- | -Conference USA- | -Independent- | -Mid-American- | -Mountain West- | -Pac-12- | -SEC- | -Sun Belt-

  NFL Draft Scout History

- 1997 Coach Bill Walsh Draft Insider (First/Early NFL Draft Scout) - 2023 NFL Draft Tracker/Results - 2023 Undrafted by Position - 2023 Pro Timing Days/Results - 2023 Pro Timing Day Risers by Position - Draft Scout Evolve: Player Rating Changes - 2023 NFL Combine - Draft Scout CFB Risers - Draft Scout CFB Fallers - 2023 NFL Draft Underclassmen - 2023-26 #1 Georgia Bulldogs - 2023-26 #3 TCU Horned Frogs - 2022-23 CFB Bowl Schedule - EA College Football Game Pushed Back to 2024 - CFB Schedule/Roster/News Links - CFB Player Injury News & Notes - CFB Injuries by Year/Position

2022 Draft Scout

- 2022 NFL Draft Tracker - 2022 Pro Timing Days/Results - 2022 Pro Timing Day Risers by Position - 2022 NFL Combine/Results - 2022 NFL Combine Risers by Position - 2022 NFL Draft Underclassmen - 2021 Draft Scout Top 100

  Draft Scout by Conference

  Player Rankings by Conference: -ACC- | -American Athletic- | -Big 12- | -Big Ten- | -Conference USA- | -Independent- | -Mid-American- | -Mountain West- | -Pac-12- | -SEC- | -Sun Belt-

By Division: -FBS- | -FCS- | -Division 2- | -Division 3- | -NAIA-


  2023 Draft Scout Offense

QB | Quarterback RB | Runningback FB | Fullback-HBack TE | Tight End WR | Wide Receiver OC | Center OG | Guard OT | Tackle PK | Kicker

  2023 Draft Scout Defense

DE | Defensive End DT | Defensive Tackle ILB | Middle Linebacker OLB | Outside Linebacker CB | Cornerback FS | Free Safety SS | Strong Safety PT | Punter LS | Longsnapper

  2022 Draft Scout Offense

QB | Quarterback RB | Runningback FB | Fullback-HBack TE | Tight End WR | Wide Receiver OC | Center OG | Guard OT | Tackle PK | Kicker

  2022 Draft Scout Defense

DE | Defensive End DT | Defensive Tackle ILB | Middle Linebacker OLB | Outside Linebacker CB | Cornerback FS | Free Safety SS | Strong Safety PT | Punter LS | Longsnapper







 Draft Scout College Football Player News: Kentucky
Previous 15 Notes Next 15 Notes


  The incoming quarterback transfer from North Carolina State might not boast the over-the-top physical tools that have made Will Levis a darling of NFL Draft projectors. But Devin Leary is a far more polished and accomplished college QB than Levis was when he came to UK from Penn State in 2021. Over his four seasons (2019-2022) with the Wolfpack, Leary threw for 6,807 yards while completing 60.2 percent of his throws with 62 touchdowns vs. 16 interceptions. "This guy can throw the football as good as anybody in the country," Coen said. Where the 6-foot-1, 212-pound Leary has been vulnerable is to injury. In 2020, Leary's season ended after four games due to a broken fibula. Last year, Leary was sidelined after six games due to a torn pectoral muscle. - Herald Leader

rSr/2024 QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
News Source: Herald Leader
Share/Comment: Here


  There's a reason that Liam Coen, Kentucky's old and now new offensive coordinator, proclaimed during a video news conference Thursday that fixing the offensive line is "the No. 1 priority when we get there. It's a unit we need to address, and address quickly." The reconstruction of the Big Blue Wall has begun in the transfer portal with the additions of former Northern Illinois left tackle Marques Cox and former Alabama guard Tanner Bowles.

The versatile Kenneth Horsey's announcement that he would use his "free COVID-19 year" and return in 2023 means Kentucky has four offensive line starters back. If Cox can hold down the left tackle spot, it would allow Horsey to shift from that position to his more natural fit at left guard. That alone could go a long way in stabilizing the Kentucky offensive front. - Herald Leader

rSr/2024 OG Kenneth Horsey, Kentucky
News Source: Herald Leader
Share/Comment: Here


  Kentucky offensive coordinator, fresh from coaching the Los Angeles Rams, took a look at his new players, starting with quarterback Devin Leary, who transferred from NC State."I do believe that this guy can throw the football as good as anybody in the country. He wanted to come to Kentucky to obviously win football games and have an opportunity to win an SEC championship but also to be developed into a future NFL quarterback. He knows that he needs to jump under center a little bit and do some of the things that he hasn't done in his career up to this point in order to have some more comfort going into play at the highest level of football. "A lot out of this is going to be about Devin and what he's comfortable with. It's his last year of football, and I'd be crazy to walk in there and say, 'This is what you're doing. This is how you're doing it,' when maybe he's completely uncomfortable doing some of those things. It's going to be a collaboration - some of the things that he was successful with in his past, but also some of the things that we know we need to do in order to operate in the SEC." - Courier Journal

rSr/2024 QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
News Source: Courier Journal
Share/Comment: Here


  Little about Tayvion Robinson's debut season for Kentucky football went according to plan. But one year after transferring from Virginia Tech to Lexington, Robinson has elected to return to Kentucky to use the extra season of eligibility granted all players in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When Robinson signed with the Wildcats he was viewed as a like-for-like replacement for former star receiver Wan'Dale Robinson, who broke the school records for catches and receiving yards in a single season in 2021 before being drafted by the New York Giants.

Tayvion Robinson looked the part of quarterback Will Levis' new go-to receiver when he tallied six catches for 136 yards in his Kentucky debut, but he would top the 100-yard plateau just one more time in 12 games. Against SEC teams, Robinson caught just 15 passes for 121 total yards. Meanwhile, freshmen Barion Brown and Dane Key emerged as the top wide receiver options. Robinson finished the year ranked second on the team in catches (40) and third in receiving yards (497) and receiving touchdowns (three). He also arrived on campus with the reputation as an elite punt returner but was unable to make much impact in that area amid season-long struggles from UK's special teams units. - Herald Leader

rSr/2024 WR Tayvion Robinson, Kentucky
News Source: Herald Leader
Share/Comment: Here


  Kentucky football's defense got a lift Sunday afternoon. Fourth-year junior linebacker JJ Weaver announced on social media he'll return for his senior season. "This what's best for me!!" his tweet said in part. A third-team All-Southeastern Conference pick and team captain in 2022, Weaver finished with 47 tackles (six for loss), three sacks and two forced fumbles for a Wildcats defense that ranked 11th in the nation before the Music City Bowl.

Arguably his best game came in the regular-season finale against Louisville, when he posted seven tackles, a TFL, a sack, a forced fumble and a pass breakup in a 26-13 win. Weaver went through senior day festivities but hadn't announced his intentions at the time. Weaver started a career-high nine games (out of 11 played) in 2022 and has started 16 of 35 games in his career. He had six sacks in 2021, a career high, after tearing his ACL in November 2020. - Courier Journal

rSr/2025 DE J.J. Weaver, Kentucky
News Source: Courier Journal
Share/Comment: Here


  Kentucky football's most experienced offensive lineman is returning for the 2023 season. Senior Kenneth Horsey announced Thursday he will use the extra year of eligibility granted all players during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 to return to Kentucky. Horsey spent the 2022 season as the Wildcats' primary left tackle but is expected to move back to his natural guard position next season. UK coaches have spoken of Horsey as a piece for the 2023 offensive line since the last month of the regular season, but Horsey told reporters before the Music City Bowl he had not made a final decision about his future.

"I know it's my responsibility as a captain to make sure everything is still running smooth, no matter who's playing and who's not playing," Horsey said then. "It's my responsibility and the older guys' responsibility to make sure everybody, the younger guys understand how they need to practice, how they need to prepare. I have time to make that decision stuff later." A team captain, Horsey has appeared in 37 games with 33 consecutive starts in those appearances. He primarily played guard in 2019, 2020 and 2021, but moved to left tackle in 2022 after former starter Dare Rosenthal left school early to declare for the NFL Draft and several younger linemen proved they were not ready to take over the position. - Herald Leader

rSr/2024 OG Kenneth Horsey, Kentucky
News Source: Herald Leader
Share/Comment: Here


  Potential No. 1 draft pick Will Levis left Kentucky at the end of the season to begin preparing for his pro career, but the transfer portal just might produce a ready replacement. According to multiple reports, North Carolina State transfer quarterback Devin Leary is headed to the Wildcats after receiving significant interest since the regular season ended. Kentucky won't have Levis or running back Chris Rodriguez in the Music City Bowl on New Year's Eve, serving in a coaching role instead.

Leary threw for 3,433 yards with 35 touchdowns and just five interceptions in 2021 but played only six games in 2022. Leary has one year of eligibility remaining after a productive four-year career with the Wolfpack. He tore a pectoral muscle on Oct. 8 and finished the 2022 season with 1,265 passing yards, 11 touchdowns and four interceptions in six games. Leary completed 60.2 percent of his passes for 6,807 yards, with 62 touchdowns and 16 interceptions across 30 games from 2019-22. He also scored five rushing touchdowns. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

rSr/2024 QB Devin Leary, Kentucky
News Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Share/Comment: Here


  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

Jr/2023 CB *Carrington Valentine, Kentucky
News Source: Courier Journal
Share/Comment: Here


  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

rJr/2026 WR JaMori Maclin, Kentucky
News Source: North Texas Football
Share/Comment: Here


  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

rJr/2026 CB Jantzen Dunn, Kentucky
News Source: Columbus Dispatch
Share/Comment: Here


  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

Jr/2025 DT Deone Walker, Kentucky
News Source: Kentucky Football
Share/Comment: Here


  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

rSr/2023 QB Will Levis, Kentucky
News Source: Herald Leader
Share/Comment: Here


  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

rJr/2026 OG Jager Burton, Kentucky
News Source: Kentucky Football
Share/Comment: Here


  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

Sr/2025 ILB Jamon Dumas-Johnson, Kentucky
News Source: Georgia Football
Share/Comment: Here


  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

rSr/2023 RB Chris Rodriguez Jr., Kentucky
News Source: AP College Football
Share/Comment: Here

Previous 15 Notes Next 15 Notes






 BACK TO TOP

 Kentucky Football Videos

 Buy Draft Scout Weekly


** Draft Scout Data **
(Everything Online PLUS)

 Support Draft Scout

The Database Engine for NFLDraftScout.com, Draft Scout is being repurposed...Support the Future Development of ScoutNation.com...

 




 Draft Scout Archives


** 2010-2022 Draft Scout Archives **
(Yearly Player Data Exports, Prospect Lists & More)

 

 Draft Scout Future

100% Dedicated and Never Done
80% Innovated
45% Hidden
35% Built

Synergization