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The Las Vegas Raiders selected Kentucky quarterback/receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. in the third round with the 80th pick of the NFL Draft Friday. He was the first Kentucky player taken in the 2020 Draft.
Bowden, the winner of the 2019 Paul Hornung Award for the nation’s most versatile player, moved to quarterback from receiver and won six of his eight starts, including the Belk Bowl. He was also a First-Team All-American.
Bowden finished with 4,660 all-purpose yards in his career, fifth in UK history and had 1,530 career rushing yards as a Wildcat, moving into 21st place on the UK career rushing list. He also ranks 13th on UK’s career receptions list with 114 and is 18th on the career receiving yards list with 1,303 yards.
