LEXINGTON – It did not take an expert to predict Lynn Bowden was going to be an important player for Kentucky football a year ago.
But what about Yusuf Corker, who went from eight tackles in 2018 to a team-high 74 stops in 2019? Or Ahmad Wagner, who did not catch a single pass in his first season at UK in 2018 then emerged as the Wildcat’s best receiver (non-Bowden category) in 2019? Or running backs Kavoisey Smoke and Chris Rodriguez, who combined for four carries in 2018 and 12 touchdowns in 2019?
Every year a group of returning players take big leaps, either from obscurity to competence or from backup roles to stardom.