Lynn Bowden named to Paul Hornung Award Watch List

Lynn Bowden has made his way onto another preseason award watch list.

Bowden is one of 44 players just named to the 2019 Paul Hornung Award Watch List, which is annually is given to college football’s most versatile player. He was previously named to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List for college football’s most outstanding receiver.

Bowden, a junior from Youngstown (OH), led the Wildcats in catches (67), receiving yards (745) and touchdown receptions (five) in 2018. He recorded the most catches in a season by a UK receiver since current Randall Cobb grabbed 84 in 2010.

Bowden enters the 2019 season 45 receiving yards shy of becoming the 30th player in school history to reach 1,000 for his career. With 16 more catches, he would become the 17th UK player with 100 career catches.

The 2019 Hornung Award winner will be announced by the Louisville Sports Commission on March 4, 2020 at the award’s annual dinner in Louisville.

2019 Paul Hornung Watch List

• Salvon Ahmed, Washington
• LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan
• Eno Benjamin, Arizona State
• Raheem Blackshear, Rutgers
• Lynn Bowden, Jr., Kentucky
• Britain Covey, Utah
• Ashtyn Davis, Cal
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU
• Darryton Evans, App State
• Maurice Ffrench, Pittsburgh
• KJ Hamler, Penn State
• Travell Harris, Washington State
• Connor Heyward, Michigan State
• Darnay Holmes, UCLA
• Chuba Hubbard, Oklahoma State
• Jason Huntley, New Mexico State
• Noah Igbinoghene, Auburn
• Wesley Kennedy, III, Georgia Southern
• Adrian Killins, Jr. UCF
• Javon Leake, Maryland
• John Lovett, Baylor
• Kirk Merritt, Arkansas State
• Tra Minter, South Alabama
• Rondale Moore, Purdue
• Dazz Newsome, North Carolina
• Jamal Parker, Kent State
• Donovan Peoples-Jones, Michigan
• James Proche, SMU
• Jalen Reagor, TCU
• Joe Reed, Virginia
• Sean Riley, Syracuse
• Ronnie Rivers, Fresno State
• Laviska Shenault, Jr., Colorado
• Ihmir Smith-Marsette, Iowa
• JD Spielman, Nebraska
• Marquez Stevenson, Houston
• Keylon Stokes, Tulsa
• Kadarius Toney, Florida
• DeAndre Torrey, North Texas
• AJ Turner, South Carolina
• Tyler Vaughns, USC
• Juwan Washington, San Diego State
• Avery Williams, Boise State
• Isaiah Wright, Temple