Florida State transfer Xavier Peters could help Kentucky replace Josh Allen

Jon Hale, Louisville Courier Journal

HOOVER, Ala. - As Mark Stoops and company made their rounds at SEC Media Days, how the Wildcats will replace National Defensive Player of the Year Josh Allen was a frequent topic of conversation.

It is unlikely any single Kentucky player will be able to replace the production of Allen, at top-10 pick in the 2019 NFL draft, but the chances of the outside linebacker group as a whole providing the pass rush UK's defense will need could increase with a bit of good news in the coming weeks.

Florida State transfer Xavier Peters, a former four-star recruit who committed to UK in high school before ultimately signing with the Seminoles, is on campus this summer and…