< PreviousJOSH ALLEN (L-R) AVERY WILLIAMSON, LARRY WARFORD PRO BOWL 2018 The 2019 NFL Draft was one for the history books as Kentucky saw five of its players, Josh Allen, Lonnie Johnson Jr., Mike Edwards, Benny Snell Jr., and George Asafo-Adjei selected. UK had a player chosen in each of the first four rounds, a UK first. The only other schools to accomplish that feat in this year’s draft were Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma. 2019ARIZONA CARDINALS Corey Peters, DT (2006-09) CHICAGO BEARS Danny Trevathan, LB (2008-11) CLEVELAND BROWNS Dorian Baker, WR (2014-18) GREEN BAY PACKERS Za’Darius Smith, OLB (2013-14) DALLAS COWBOYS Randall Cobb, WR (2008-10) Chris Westry, CB (2016-18) HOUSTON TEXANS Derrick Baity, CB (2015-18) Lonnie Johnson Jr., CB (2017-18) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Josh Allen, DE/LB (2015-18) Bunchy Stallings, OG (2016-18) NEW ORLEANS SAINTS Larry Warford, G (2009-12) NEW YORK GIANTS George Asafo-Adjei, OT (2016-18) C.J. Conrad, TE (2015-18) NEW YORK JETS Jon Toth, C (2013-16) Avery Williamson, LB (2010-13) PITTSBURGH STEELERS Bud Dupree, OLB (2011-14) Benny Snell, Jr., RB (2016-18) TAMPA BAY BUCANEERS Mike Edwards, S (2016-2019) Farrington Huguenin, DL (2012-15) TENNESSEE TITANS Wesley Woodyard, LB (2004-07)SEC in the NFL Draft n The SEC led the nation's conferences in NFL Draft picks for the 13th consecutive year in 2019 with 64 selections, a new NFL Draft record. n This is the third consecutive year the SEC has seen 25 or more players selected through the first three rounds of the NFL Draft. n The SEC has averaged over 50 selections per draft since 2006 The SEC is 82-51 (.617) in bowl games since 2006, the only FBS league with a .600 or better winning percentage and 23 wins more than the next closest conference.UK Retired Jerseys and UK Hall of Fame 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. Coach 1948-61 8 Clyde Johnson T 1940-42 45 Jay Rhodemyre C 1942, 1946-47 48 Washington Serini T 1944-47 16 George Blanda QB/P/K 1945-48 27 Wallace “Wah Wah” Jones E 1945-48 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach 1946-53 Jerry Claiborne DB/E 1946, 1948-49 Coach 1982-89 50 Harry Ulinski C/LB 1946-49 70 Bob Gain T 1947-50 87 Charlie McClendon DE 1949-50 10 Babe Parilli QB 1949-51 51 Doug Moseley C 1949-51 65 Ray Correll G 1951-53 80 Steve Meilinger E/HB/DB/LB 1951-53 84 Howard Schnellenberger E 1952-55 Blanton Collier Coach 1954-61 79 Lou Michaels T/K/P 1955-57 21 Calvin Byrd HB 1958-60 55 Irvin “Irv” Goode C 1959-61 80 Tom Hutchinson E 1960-62 70 Herschel Turner T 1961-63 80 Rick Kestner E 1963-65 11 Rick Norton QB 1963-65 73 Sam Ball OT 1963-65 21 Rodger Byrd HB 1963-65 32 Larry Seiple HB 1964-66 24 Dicky Lyons Sr. RB 1966-68 88 Jeff Van Note DE 1966-68 74 Dave Roller DL 1968-70 59 Joe Federspiel LB 1969-71 40 Sonny Collins HB 1972-75 52 Rick Nuzum OL 1972-74 69 Warren Bryant OT 1974-76 50 Jim Kovach LB 1974-76, 1978 97 Art Still DE 1974-77 12 Derrick Ramsey QB 1975-77 33 George Adams RB 1981-84 57 Dermontti Dawson C/OG 1984-87 22 Mark Higgs TB 1984-87 2 Tim Couch QB 1996-98 Football players who have been named to the UK Athletics Hall of Fame but have not had jerseys retired: 12 Derrick Abney WR 2000-03 79 Oliver Barnett DE 1986-89 85 Al Bruno WR 1948-50 44 Wilbur Hackett LB 1968-70 22 Jared Lorenzen QB 2000-03 45 Marty Moore LB 1990-93 23 Nate Northington DB 1966-67 82 Greg Page DE 1966-67 9 Bill Ransdell QB 1983-86 10 Moe Williams RB 1993-95 3 Craig Yeast WR 1995-98 Paul “Bear” Bryant Tim Couch 66 @UKFootballIn the interest of athletics compliance, the Uni versity of Kentucky and every NCAA institution are responsible for monitoring the activities of the department of athlet- ics. The NCAA rules were developed to en- sure that members of the institu tion’s staff, student-athletes and other individuals or groups representing the institution’s athlet- ics interests comply with the NCAA rules and main tain the highest standard of ethical conduct. PRINCIPLES OF INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY The institution’s responsibility for the conduct of its intercollegiate athletics pro- gram includes responsibility for the actions of its staff members and for the actions of any other individual or organization en- gaged in activities promoting the athletics interests of the institution. The NCAA defines an individual as a rep- resentative of athletics interests or a “boost- er” if he or she: • Has participated in or is a member of an agency or organization promoting UK’s intercollegiate athletics program; • Makes or has made a donation to any of the UK men’s or women’s athletics pro- grams; • Is assisting or has been requested by the UK Athletics Department Staff to assist in the recruitment of prospects (which he or she is NOT permitted to do); • Is assisting or has been requested to pro vide benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families (which he or she is NOT per mitted to do); • Is the parent or legal guardian of an enrolled student-athlete; or • Has been involved otherwise in pro- moting the UK athletics program. A person is considered a representative of athletics interests of the University of Ken- tucky just by being an alumnus, friend or fan of the University, regardless of whether he or she has made a financial contribution to the University and/or the intercollegiate ath- letics program. Remember, a representative of athletics Interests is responsible for making the Uni- versity of Kentucky’s Compliance Office aware of an), potential violations of NCAA rules he or she knows have occurred. Ac- cording to the CAA, once an individual has been identified as an athletics representative, he or she retains this identity forever, even if that person no longer contributes to the ath- letics program. PRINCIPLES OF RULES COMPLIANCE The Athletics Compliance Office works to identify and reduce areas of risk within the athletics program that could negative- ly impact the University of Kentucky. If a problem arises, 1t is the responsibility of the Athletics Compliance Office to determine how the problem occurred, how it could have been prevented and how to reduce the chances of it occurring in the future. The two main functions of the Athletics Com- pliance Office are to educate and monitor. The Compliance Staff meets regularly with coaches and student-athletes to provide in- formation and materials on the applications of the complexities of the NCAA bylaws and at the same time provide as much informa- tion as possible to the University of Ken- tucky community. The staff also monitors the functions of the athletics department that are governed by NCAA legislation. A misconception about the role of the Athletics Compliance Office is that because UK has an ath letics compliance office, no problems will occur. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Many people are involved in the operation of an athletics pro gram who make decisions daily that affect the pro- gram positively or negatively. Just as having a fire station does not prevent fires from oc- curring, a compliance office cannot stop vi- olations from occurring within an athletics program. All compo nents within an athlet- ics program must work to gether and each function properly, effectively and efficiently to insure compliance. It must be a shared responsibility. Each person interested in UK athletics assists the athletics program by knowing and complying with NCAA rules. Follow compliance updates on Face- boOk (University of Kentucky Compliance) and Twitter (@ukcompliance). What is Athletics Compliance? n Compliance Corner @UKSportsNetwork 67Following last year's historic 25th trip to the National Championship, the Ken- tucky rifle team is looking to find success again this season while facing 16 of the na- tion's top-20 opponents. The Wildcats are ranked preseason no. 3 in the CRCA poll. After placing fifth last spring, the Wild- cats will have the honor of hosting this year's NCAA Championships in Memorial Coliseum on March 13 and 14. More infor- mation on ticket sales for the NCAA Cham- pionship will be announced at a later date. Kentucky will start its season on the road against in-state rival Murray State, who fin- ished fourth at last year's NCAA Champion- ships. The blue and white will return home on Oct. 19 for the Kentucky Long Rifle Match against Murray State and Morehead State. The event will be hosted at the Buell Armory, and the Big Blue Nation is encour- aged to attend. The team will head west to Colorado for a one-match road trip when the Wildcats take on Great American Rifle Conference ri- val Nebraska along with host Air Force and UTEP. Air Force finished third at the NCAA Championships last season. In November, the Cats will return to Lex- ington for a three-match home slate starting with Ole Miss on Nov. 8. Akron will follow on Nov. 10, and then Navy will be finishing out the fall slate on Nov. 16. Navy placed seventh at the NCAA Championships a year ago. The winter will send Kentucky on the road for a three-match swing, but the Cats will be back in action at home on Feb. 1 to take on Memphis. Next, Kentucky will head to Morgantown to close out the regular sea- son against last year's national runner-up and nineteen-time national champions West Virginia on Feb. 15. Kentucky will host the NCAA Qualifiers in Lexington on Feb. 22 before heading to the GARC Championships on Feb. 28 and 29 in Memphis, Tennessee. Head Coach Harry Mullins has confi- dence for the challenging season, as the Cats are returning three of its starting five from a season ago. Sophomore Will Shaner returns after competing in the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy, and the ISSF World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this summer. Shaner placed 12th in the men’s air rifle and eighth in the mixed team event at the University Games. Freshman Mary Tuck- er also competed in this summer's World Cup, finishing eighth in the 10m air rifle. Both represented the United States. For the latest on the Kentucky rifle team, follow @UKrifle on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook, as well as on the web at UKath- letics.com. UK Rifle Team Begins Season Ranked No. 3 68 @UKFootball By Brittany Shirley UK Athletics Communications and Public Relations Photo b y Elliott Hess, UK Athletics Next >