Kentucky’s Lynn Bowden Jr. was selected by the Las Vegas Raiders in the third round (80th pick) of the 2020 NFL Draft Friday night on ESPN.
Bowden, the 2019 Paul Hornung Award winner, is the first Wildcat to be selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Youngstown, OH., native averaged a nation-high 7.94 yards per rushing attempt, breaking Stanley “Boom” Williams’ record of 7.1 per attempt in 2015. He finished his UK career with 4,660 all-purpose yards, fifth in UK history, and had 1,530 career rushing yards as a Wildcat.
As a junior, Bowden rushed for 1,468 yards, second-most for a single season in school history.
In his final collegiate game, Bowden rushed 34 times for 233 yards and two touchdowns. He also completed 6 of 12 passes for 73 yards, including the game-winning 13-yard TD with 15 seconds left to give the Wildcats a Belk Bowl win vs. Virginia Tech.
