< PreviousWILL LEVIS JAMIN DAVIS WAN’DALE ROBINSON JOSH HINES-ALLEN n Kentucky had FOUR NFL Draft picks in the 2024 NFL Draft - DB Andru Phillips (3rd Round - Giants), LB Trevin Wallace (3rd Round - Panthers), RB Ray Davis (4th Round - Bills) and QB Devin Leary (6th Round - Ravens). n 2024 marked the sixth straight year UK has had at least one player taken in the first three rounds. n Head coach Mark Stoops has had 28 players drafted in his 11 seasons at Kentucky. Twenty-four of those selections have come in the last six drafts.A total of 18 former Kentucky Wildcats are currently on National Football League rosters with four additional players with other NFL roles or in the CFL. (as of Aug. 27, 2024): BUD DUPREE CARRINGTON VALENTINE LANDON YOUNG Two Wildcats, safety Mike Edwards and offensive lineman Darian Kinnard, earned another Super Bowl ring when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in 2024. Buffalo Bills Ray Davis, RB (2023) Mike Edwards, S (2015-2018) Carolina Panthers Trevin Wallace, LB (2021-23) Cleveland Browns Za’Darius Smith, OLB (2013-14) Denver Broncos Keidron Smith, DB (2022) Detroit Lions Josh Paschal, DE (2017-21) Green Bay Packers Carrington Valentine, DB (2020-22) Jacksonville Jaguars Josh Hines-Allen, DE/LB (2015-18) Luke Fortner, C (2017-21) LA Chargers Bud Dupree, OLB (2011-14) New Orleans Saints Landon Young, OT (2016-17, 19-20) New York Giants Dru Phillips, DB (2020-23) Wan’Dale Robinson, WR (2021) New York Jets Brenden Bates, TE (2018-23) Brandin Echols, CB (2019-20) Philadelphia Eagles Darian Kinnard, OT (2018-21) Tennessee Titans Will Levis, QB (2001-22) Washington Commanders Jamin Davis, ILB (2018-20) OTHER CATS IN NFL ROLES General Manager, Las Vegas Raiders Champ Kelly, WR/DB (1998-2001) Director of Player Engagement, San Francisco 49ers Austin Moss, DE (2006-09) College Scout, Jacksonville Jaguars Corey Peters, DL (2006-09) CATS IN THE CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders Micah Johnson, LB (2006-09)O n the biggest stage in the sport, alumni and representatives of the University of Kentucky Track and Field program displayed their talents and put together multiple med- al-winning performances. With nine ath- letes taking home six medals and four golds – all program bests—Wildcats left a lasting mark on the legacy of the Paris Games. Nine UKTF representatives – Jasmine Camacho-Quinn, Devynne Charlton (Volun- teer Assistant Coach), Andrew Evans, Alexis Holmes, Tapiwanashe Makarawu, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Daniel Roberts, Ma- sai Russell, and Jelani Walker—competed at the Stade de France from August 2 – August 10. McLaughlin-Levrone picked up a pair of golds—one in the 400m hurdles and one in the 4x400m relay—while Russell (100m hurdles) and Holmes (4x400m relay) each took to the top step of the podium. Roberts and Camacho-Quinn also earned pieces of hardware, taking silver and bronze, respec- tively. McLaughlin-Levrone—a double gold medalist from the 2020 Tokyo Games—add- ed to her impressive resume with another set of gold medalists in Paris, defending both of the titles that she won in Japan. The American became the first woman in history to repeat an Olympic gold medal in the 400m hurdles, dominating the world class field in her record-breaking race. A New Jersey native, she led the entire way and breezed down the homestretch without a competitor in frame. The Wildcat has now bested the globe’s top time in the event six times in her career. A freshman sensation in the Bluegrass during her lone season, Mc- Laughlin-Levrone, a 2018 SEC and NCAA champion, also bested her Olympic record from 2021 and earned her third career Olympic gold medal. McLaughlin-Levrone, alongside UKTF Class of 2022 graduate Alexis Holmes, led Team USA to another gold medal in the 4x400m relay, the final event of the Olym- pic meet. The American team, contesting a lineup that was 50 percent Wildcat, posted a time of 3:15.27, the second fastest time in history and one-tenth of a second from the World Record. McLaughlin-Levrone ran the second leg of the race and gave the USA a lead they would never relinquish. Holmes ran the anchor leg and crossed the line over thirty meters before the silver-medal win- ning Dutch team. Both McLaughlin-Levrone and Holmes won SEC titles in the 4x400m relay while at Kentucky. Holmes also won an NCAA title in the event in 2022. In the final of the 100m hurdles, Hur- dle U showed its dominance on the global stage, as three of the eight runners on the line were representatives of Kentucky Track and Field. 2023 Kentucky graduate Ma- sai Russell reigned supreme, as the Olym- By Ben Slack UK Athletics Communications and Public Relations 70 @UKFootball UK Track and Field Take Home Six Olympic Medals Cyréna Samba-Mayela, Masai Russell and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn on the podium of 100m Hurdlespic debutante made an incredible lean at the finish line to claim the gold medal in a time of 12.33 seconds, winning the event by one one-hundredth of a second. This is the second consecutive Games in which the Olympic gold medalist in the 100m hurdles hailed from Kentucky, as Camacho-Quinn took home the gold in Tokyo. Russell, the collegiate record holder in the event, was racing in her first major inter- national final in the 100m hurdles and was able to top the podium in the deepest field in the event’s history. A four-time NCAA run- ner-up, Russell won the biggest title of her career—prior to her gold medal run– at the US Olympic Team Trials in a world-leading time of 12.25, to secure the gold medalist her spot in Paris. Winning the bronze medal in the 100m hurdles, Camacho-Quinn became the first Puerto Rican in Olympic history to win multiple medals. Adding to her gold from Tokyo, the three-time NCAA champion during her time at Kentucky finished the race in 12.36 seconds to secure her spot on the podium. Still the Olympic record holder, Camacho-Quinn is now the second Wildcat to win multiple Olympic medals, joining former teammate Sydney McLaughlin-Lev- rone. Also running in the 100m hurdles final was Volunteer Assistant Coach Devynne Charlton, who finished in sixth place with a time of 12.56 seconds. The Bahamian ath- lete who trains in Lexington with Russell is the world record holder in the indoor 60m hurdles and repeated her sixth-place finish from Tokyo. Roberts, a 2019 Kentucky graduate, earned the first Olympic medal of his ca- reer in his second Games after a gutty, silver medal winning run in the 110m hurdles. The 2019 SEC Champion and NCAA Runner-up in the same event used a blistering start and a wonderful lean at the line to post his best career international result. Roberts’ lean at the finish was critical to his silver medal, as he bested Jamaica’s Rasheed Broadbell by three one-thousandths (.003) of a second. The Wildcat was second only to compatri- ot Grant Holloway, his longtime collegiate rival. In total, Kentucky alumni finished the Olympics with four medals in the hurdles, featuring a Wildcat on the podium in three of the four hurdles events on the program. Makarawu, an incoming transfer in from New Mexico Junior College, finished sixth in the 200 meters in a time of 20.10 sec- onds. The seven-time junior college national champion, who also holds the Zimbabwean national record in the 200m, will head to Lexington following a successful first Olym- pic Games. Jelani Walker, who competed for Ken- tucky as a freshman in 2018 before turning pro, ran the second leg on Jamaica’s 4x100m relay. The Jamaican team finished fourth in their opening round heat in a season best 38.45, narrowly missing out on the final. Evans, who made his Olympic debut in Rio in 2016, was unable to advance out of the discus qualification rounds to his first career Olympic final. His final mark of 62.25m came on his third and final attempt but was 0.63m short of the final qualifying spot. The 2014 Kentucky graduate finished in 17th place, one spot shy of his 16th place finish in Rio. In addition to the nine athletes, Ashley (Muffett) Kovacs represented Team USA in Paris as the Women’s Throws coach for USA Track & Field. Under her leadership, two American women picked up medals. Additionally, she coached her husband, Joe Kovacs, to a silver medal in the shot put, his third-consecutive Olympic silver in the event. Kentucky Track and Field Head Coach Lonnie Greene was also in Paris to coach Russell and Charlton, who still train in Lexington under Greene’s leadership. On the overall medal table, UKTF would have finished with the 16th-most gold med- als in the world and the 38th-most total medals. Among SEC Track and Field pro- gram, Kentucky athletes won the most gold medals in the conference and tied for the most total medals with LSU. Two Kentucky Track and Field Olympic medalists—Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and Jasmine Camacho-Quinn—are set to be inducted into the UK Athletics Hall of Fame in September. Between the two teammates, they hold six Olympic medals, including five golds, six World Championship medals, including three golds, four NCAA titles, nine SEC titles, and 17 first-team All-American accolades. @UKSportsNetwork 71 Your Home For Official Kentucky Football COVERAGE TV BBN Tonight BBN Gameday Digital Exclusive Access Behind the Scenes Content Radio Don Franklin Auto Countdown to Kickoff UK HealthCare Mark Stoops Show Clark’s Pump-N-Shop BBN Radio 44 John “Shipwreck” Kelly HB 1929-31 66 Raloh Kercheval P 1931-33 13 Bob Davis HB 1935-37 Bernie A. Shively AD 1938-67 Coach 1945 35 Ermal Allen QB/HB 1939-41 Asst. 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