{"id":29299,"date":"2020-04-27T15:00:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T19:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/?p=29299"},"modified":"2020-04-27T10:03:55","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:03:55","slug":"2020-kentucky-nfl-draft-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/2020\/04\/27\/2020-kentucky-nfl-draft-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Kentucky NFL Draft Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Cats Have Another Good Showing<\/h4>\n<p>While they didn&#8217;t quite match the success of last year&#8217;s draft which <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/2019\/05\/01\/2019-kentucky-football-nfl-draft-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saw five players chosen<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/mark-stoops-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Stoops&#8217;<\/a> club fared well. With two Wildcats selected and several signing free agent deals let&#8217;s break it down with our 2020 Kentucky NFL Draft Recap.<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;Mr. Do Everything&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>In the days leading up to Thursday, many draft experts called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/lynn-bowden-jr-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lynn Bowden <\/a>&#8220;the most interesting player in the draft.&#8221; As a result of him playing multiple positions at Kentucky, the biggest question was &#8220;where will he play in the NFL?&#8221; Many mock drafts had him going anywhere from the third to fifth round. In our draft preview we had Bowden <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/2020\/04\/23\/2020-kentucky-nfl-draft-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">going to New England <\/a>around pick 100. However he didn&#8217;t last that long, as the Las Vegas Raiders took him at pick 80.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A do-it-all weapon. \ud83d\udca5<\/p>\n<p>With the 80th pick, we have selected WR Lynn Bowden Jr. from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@UKFootball<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O5MR1iXWD8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/O5MR1iXWD8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Raiders\/status\/1253875041608982528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Raiders listed him at wide receiver however the networks covering the draft had him at running back. This again shows his versatility as this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordoncollegefootball.com\/2019\/12\/11\/lynn-bowden-wins-paul-hornung-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Hornung Award Winner. <\/a>By all accounts\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/coaches\/GrudJo0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jon Gruden<\/a> plans on using him in the backfield, where he ran for 1,468 yards and 13 touchdowns in only eight games. However look for him eventually to play all over the field much like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SamuDe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deebo Samuel <\/a>or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HillTa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taysom Hill.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course in true Kentucky &#8220;we get no respect&#8221; fashion the networks mispronounced his name saying &#8220;Bow-den&#8221; like former Florida State coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/coaches\/bobby-bowden-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bobby Bowden<\/a>\u00a0instead of &#8220;BO-den.&#8221; Then ESPN put up a ridiculously incorrect graphic saying he and former Cat\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CobbRa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Randall Cobb<\/a> went to the same high school.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I went to ALCOA HS <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alcoafootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Alcoafootball<\/a> in TN! \ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23 We do have a LOT of similarities. Most underrated pick in the draft thus far! Go Ball <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LynnBowden_1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@LynnBowden_1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wklEE4K6A8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wklEE4K6A8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Randall Cobb (@rcobb18) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rcobb18\/status\/1253878578686525442?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas absolutely loaded up at the receiver position in this year&#8217;s draft. In addition to Bowden they also selected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/henry-ruggs-iii-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henry Ruggs III <\/a>from Alabama with the 12th pick. They also chose South Carolina&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/henry-ruggs-iii-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryan Edwards <\/a>with the 81st pick right after Bowden. That&#8217;s a lot of firepower for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CarrDe02.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Carr<\/a> to work with.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing on with our 2020 Kentucky NFL Draft Recap let&#8217;s look at the other Cat selected.<\/p>\n<h4>Motor City Bound<\/h4>\n<p>With the 121st pick in the fourth round the Detroit Lions selected offensive guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/logan-stenberg-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Logan Stenberg.<\/a>\u00a0In our draft preview we had the six foot six 322 pound Stenberg going to Kansas City at pick 145.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Welcome to the D, Logan Stenberg! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLDraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NFLDraft<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OnePride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#OnePride<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/S5YL6rLjns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/S5YL6rLjns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Detroit Lions (@Lions) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lions\/status\/1254090498484166656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He started 39 straight games over his last three seasons at Kentucky. As part of the &#8220;Big Blue Wall&#8221; the left guard helped lead the Cats to the fourth best rushing attack in college football. In addition he only allowed one quarterback pressure and no sacks over the last two years. He&#8217;s got a bit of a nasty streak but needs to control his emotions at the next level.<\/p>\n<p>The Lions have had good success with offensive lineman from Kentucky as they selected\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WarfLa00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Larry Warford <\/a>in the third round of the 2013 draft. The also marks the first time since 1979-1980 in which the Cats had offensive linemen taken in successive drafts. The New York Giants took <strong>George-Asafo Adjei<\/strong> in the seventh round last year.<\/p>\n<h4>More Cats Looking For Roster Spots<\/h4>\n<p>In addition to Bowden and Stenberg three more Cats signed free agent deals.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/calvin-taylor-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Calvin Taylor, <\/a>a player we thought might go in the later rounds, signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He joins former Cats\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/D\/DuprAl00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bud Dupree <\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/S\/SnelBe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Benny Snell.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Defensive lineman\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/tj-carter-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">T.J. Carter <\/a>signed with the Arizona Cardinals while wide receiver\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/ahmad-wagner-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ahmad Wagner <\/a>inked a deal with the Chicago Bears.<\/p>\n<h4>Looking Toward The Future<\/h4>\n<p>While only having two players drafted may not seem like a big deal, for Kentucky it&#8217;s significant. Stoops now has seven players picked in the last two years after the school only had 11 chosen from 2010-2018. Furthermore in 2017 and 2018 they had no players taken.<\/p>\n<p>Big things are expected from the Kentucky football team in 2020, assuming there is a college football season. As a result look for the school to have several names called in the 2021 draft including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/quinton-bohanna-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quinton Bohanna,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/drake-jackson-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drake Jackson,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/landon-young-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Landon Young<\/a> to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for checking out our 2020 Kentucky NFL Draft Recap here at <strong>Last Word On College<\/strong> <strong>Football.<\/strong> While you&#8217;re at it take a look at all the draft recaps from the schools across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cats Have Another Good Showing While they didn&#8217;t quite match the success of last year&#8217;s draft which saw five players chosen\u00a0Mark Stoops&#8217; club fared well. With two Wildcats selected and several signing free agent deals let&#8217;s break it down with our 2020 Kentucky NFL Draft Recap. &#8220;Mr. Do Everything&#8221; In the days leading up to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":877,"featured_media":29333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3],"tags":[4773,6135,184,6482,2583,3121,6483,6471,1483,126,4621],"class_list":["post-29299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-sec","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-calvin-taylor","tag-cfb","tag-detroit-lions","tag-jon-gruden","tag-kentucky-wildcats-football","tag-las-vegas-raiders","tag-logan-stenberg","tag-lynn-bowden","tag-ncaa","tag-pittsburgh-steelers"],"modified_by":"Tony Siracusa, CFB Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/877"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29299\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/collegefootball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}