More former Wildcats earn NFL mini-camp invites

The National Football League is still filling out its mini-camp rosters, and today a few more former Kentucky Football players joined the list of Wildcats with opportunities in the coming weeks.

In this wave of camp invites, Jordan Wright and Colin Goodfellow head to two of the oldest franchises in the league in pursuit of rookie deals. Wright, a linebacker, will compete for a job in Chicago at the Bears mini-camp, where a new Kentucky linebacker is needed since Danny Trevathan’s exit last year.

Wright spent six seasons in Lexington with 22 starts in 54 career games played for Kentucky’s defense. A natural playmaker, Wright forced five fumbles, recovered five fumbles, and intercepted two passes, in addition to his 168 career tackles.

Go be great, Jordan Wright! pic.twitter.com/xHYwMgcEEA

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) May 2, 2023

Goodfellow, a punter, is off to Washington, where he and UK classmate Chris Rodriguez will compete for full-time employment with the Commanders at their respective positions. Goodfellow punted 77 times for Kentucky, including the game-saving play at Mizzou that ended his season. Goodfellow left Lexington ranked third in school history in punt average.

Go be great, Colin Goodfellow! pic.twitter.com/BZOIL1Fi73

— Kentucky Football (@UKFootball) May 2, 2023

Kentucky Football’s 2023 NFL Draft Recap

Here’s a full recap of UK in this year’s NFL Draft and the days that followed:

Round 2, Pick 33: Will Levis, Tennessee Titans (via Arizona Cardinals)
Round 6, Pick 193: Chris Rodriguez, Washington Commanders
Round 7, Pick 232: Carrington Valentine, Green Bay Packers

Since the draft ended, other former ‘Cats signed and continue to sign undrafted free-agent deals to pursue their NFL dreams in rookie mini-camps around the NFL. So far, those Wildcats with opportunities despite going undrafted are:

UDFA: DeAndre Square, Los Angeles Rams
UDFA: Keidron Smith, Miami Dolphins
UDFA: Tashawn Manning, Baltimore Ravens
UDFA: Jacquez Jones, Atlanta Falcons
UDFA: Jordan Wright, Chicago Bears
UDFA: Colin Goodfellow, Washington Commanders