There are 18 former Kentucky football players on NFL opening rosters for week one.
Keidron Smith, Andru Phillips, Ray Davis, Trevin Wallace and Brenden Bates will be rookies this season.
Will Levis (Titans) and Josh Hines-Allen (Jaguars) were voted team captains for their respective teams.
Here are more details from UK Athletics:
LEXINGTON, Ky. – As National Football League Week One kicks off, 18 Kentucky Wildcats currently are on NFL club 53-man rosters with three additional players with other NFL roles.
Two Wildcats will be in action in the second primetime game of the season when the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles play Friday, Sept.