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The Kentucky Wildcats will once again be represented in the college football All-Star circuit in January.
Senior linebacker Josh Forrest has accepted an invite to the 2016 Reese’s Senior Bowl, and defensive tackle Cory "C.J." Johnson will play in the East-West Shrine Game.
Forrest, a 6-3 linebacker from Paducah (KY), registered a team-high 110 tackles and ranked third in the SEC in tackles per game (9.2) during his junior season. In 2015, Forrest was 10th in the league with 93 total tackles with six tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and one forced fumble. He also grabbed two interceptions and five pass breakups.
Johnson, a 6-3 300-pound tackle from Columbia (SC), finished 2015 with 67 tackles, the most by any SEC defensive linemen while also notching a team-high 8.0 tackles for loss to go with two sacks, a forced fumble, an interception, and a fumble returned for a 77-yard touchdown vs Tennessee.
Defensive lineman Farrington Huguenin and safety A.J. Stamps have already accepted invitations to the fifth-annual NFL Players Association Collegiate Bowl. That gives UK four players represented in the three major college All-Star games as all four look to hear their names called during the 2016 NFL Draft.
The Reese’s Senior Bowl invites the top 110 seniors and fourth-year junior graduates to participate in its practices, interview sessions and game. Coaches from NFL teams lead both the North and South squads before facing each other Saturday. NFL executives and scouts also will be in attendance as this is the first major audition for many players looking to make the jump to the NFL. The game will kickoff at 2:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 at the Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile (AL) and is broadcast on the NFL Network.
The 91st East-West Shrine game is set for Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 at 4 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. It will be broadcast live on NFL Network as well.