Ramon Jefferson has had to wait his turn in Lexington. After racking up 2,944 yards and 28 touchdowns in stints at Maine and Sam Houston State, he transferred to Kentucky looking to prove himself as an SEC running back to close out his career.
Two carries in, the 5-10 sixth-year senior went down with a torn ACL, out for the season.
Back to the drawing board he’d go, spending the entirety of the year rehabbing his knee injury while considering his future. He could have called it a career and explored life after football or given the medical redshirt route a go, hoping for one final season of eligibility.