Barion Brown

Brown had one of the better freshmen seasons of any wide receiver in the country last season, hauling in 50 passes for 628 yards and four touchdowns. He turned heads against two-time defending champion Georgia last November with 10 catches for 145 yards and a touchdown in a narrow 16-6 loss to the Bulldogs. The Wildcats will have to replace Will Levis under center, though, and Devin Leary has transferred into Kentucky to assume the position. Leary is recovering from off-season pectoral surgery, though is expected to be healthy for the season. Leary posted a 35:5 TD:INT in 2021, but missed six games last year due to injury. Tayvion Robinson also returns to reprise his role opposite Brown, but the Wildcats have also lost leading rusher Chris Robinson. In other words, there could be a lot of moving parts outside of the wide receiving room this season, which may make matching production from a season ago difficult for Brown.