The Kentucky Wildcats are no strangers when it comes to college football’s Comeback Player of the Year Award.
The award, which annually honors college athletes who’ve overcome immense adversity to play the sport they love, was won by Kenneth Horsey in 2020 and J.J. Weaver in 2021.
On Tuesday, the 2023 Comeback Player of the Year Award Watch List was revealed, and it included senior defensive back Jalen Geiger, senior running back Ramon Jefferson, and senior quarterback Devin Leary. All three players missed most of the 2022 season due to injury.
Leary, 6-foot-1, 217-pound quarterback of Sicklerville (NJ), transferred to Kentucky in January of 2023 after four seasons at NC State.