By Keith Taylor
Kentucky Today sports editor
Kentucky had four players selected in the NFL Draft.
Offensive guard Jalen Farmer was the first Wildcat player chosen in the draft, taken in the fourth round as the 113th overall pick by the Indianapolis Colts.
Farmer spent the past two seasons at Kentucky after playing his first two years at Florida. Farmer graded at 84 percent with 147 blocks at the point of attack and 25 knockdown blocks last year. He missed just two assignments, had one penalty, allowed two quarterback sacks and two pressures in a team-high 831 snaps last year.
Another offensive lineman, center Jagger Burton was chosen by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round as the 153rd overall pick. Burton, a Lexington native, played in 51 games in his four-year career and started as an offensive guard before switching to center prior to his junior season.
Burton played 830 snaps, led the team with 158 blocks at the point of attack, with 23 knockdown blocks. He graded at 85 percent last season. Burton was invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl and was a participant in the NFL Combine.
Receiver Kendrick Law was chosen by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round and was the 168th overall selection in the three-day draft. Law, an Alabama transfer, led the team in pass receptions with 53, receiving yards (540) and three touchdowns, He averaged 10.2 yards per reception. He had two catches for 103 yards, including a career-high 71-yard touchdown catch in a loss to Tennessee. Law also took part in the East-West Shrine Game and the NFL Combine.
The Colts took running back Seth McGowan in the seventh round as the 237th overall pick. McGowan played just one season at Kentucky and rushed for 725 yards on 165 carries and led the team with 12 touchdowns. McGowan began his collegiate career at Oklahoma before moving on to Butler Community College. He then spent one season at New Mexico State before finishing up his college career at Kentucky.