Who's the Fastest Kentucky Wide Receiver? Will Levis, Tayvion Robinson weigh in

For years wide receiver was position of weakness for the Wildcats. Kentucky has corrected that problem through recruiting, signing blue chip prospects from all over the country to catch passes in UK’s pro style offense. Five four-star pass-catchers from the most recent two recruiting class are now on campus. So who is the fastest Wildcat wide receiver?

Jordan Anthony.

The world class sprinter won the 20U national championship in the 200-meters. Anthony earned a spot in this week’s World Championships in Colombia, but instead of competing he opted to stay on campus to prepare for the upcoming Kentucky football season. Anthony has been turning heads all summer long in Lexington.

“He’s insanely fast,” Tayvion Robinson said on Kentucky Sports Radio. “His jogging in practice is probably faster than half the team’s sprint. Like when he goes for deep balls, they’re told to just launch it and he’ll go get it.“

The guy tasked to launch it, Will Levis, wholeheartedly agrees. “He’s the fastest kid in America.” It made Levis think of a quote from 2007’s Superbad.

There’s probably only one other player on the team that can come close to Anthony. It’s another freshman, Barion Brown.

Evaluating the Kentucky Wide Receiver Room

Speed can take you places as a wide receiver, but that’s only one part of the equation. The learning curve is steep for true freshmen in the SEC. Levis has seen some of the experienced guys step up this offseason.

“DeMarcus (Harris) is the number one returning receiver with only like a dozen catches I think, but that doesn’t scare me at all,” Levis said. “He’s been so awesome this past offseason, kind of realizing the position that he’s in. He has a chance to really make a huge impact and I’ve seen him just put his head down and work his tail off. He is a much better player now than he was last year and that he was the year before. His development has been amazing to see.”

Harris is preparing for his fourth year on Kentucky’s campus. A couple of redshirt freshmen are seizing the moment before the newcomers try to butt into the rotation.

“We have some other guys that just haven’t really had the opportunity to take the steps needed to to get the playing time that they wanted. Chauncey (Magwood) is coming along. I love C-Lew (Chris Lewis). A lot of the other guys, Rahsaan Lewis, he’s taking taking strides and then also, like I’ve been saying, we got some dogs, some young dudes that we were able to recruit,” said Levis

Don’t Forget About the Tight Ends

Will Levis will not be exclusively throwing footballs to wide receivers in 2022. The running backs and tight ends will also play a significant role in Rich Scangarello’s passing attack. Each year the BBN wants to know, “Is this the year they finally throw it to the tight ends?”

“We’re definitely gonna get them more involved this year,” said Levis. “Having Keaton (Upshaw) back from injury and all the other experience that we have with with (Brenden) Bates and Izayah (Cummings); Izayah not being there in the spring and then finally kind of being healthy towards the end of summer. It’s just great to have athletic dudes that can stick their nose in there and make the blocks too. That’s all you can ask for from the tight end position. That’s why those guys get paid and have the careers they do in the at the next level and we’re gonna make sure we utilize them that this level as much as we can.”