The Kentucky Wildcats were lucky to have Drake Jackson at the center position for four years, but his successor clearly wasn't a slouch.
Luke Fortner improved significantly throughout his career before taking over at center this past season, and now he’s headed to the NFL.
With the 65th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Fortner was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he’ll team up with former Wildcats teammate Josh Allen. It was the first pick of Round 3 and the third Wildcat taken today after Wan’Dale Robinson (43rd to New York Giants) and Josh Paschal (46th to Detroit Lions) both went in Round 2.