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SEC Football: Each team’s top Heisman Trophy candidate for 2019

By Jake Mitchell

SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up prior to the CFP National Championship against the Clemson Tigers presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07: Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide warms up prior to the CFP National Championship against the Clemson Tigers presented by AT&T at Levi's Stadium on January 7, 2019 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 01: Lynn Bowden Jr. #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats runs for a first down after catching a pass against Jan Johnson #36 of the Penn State Nittany Lions in the third quarter of the VRBO Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on January 1, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FL – JANUARY 01: Lynn Bowden Jr. #1 of the Kentucky Wildcats runs for a first down after catching a pass against Jan Johnson #36 of the Penn State Nittany Lions in the third quarter of the VRBO Citrus Bowl at Camping World Stadium on January 1, 2019 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Kentucky: Lynn Bowden Jr, WR

The Wildcats won ten games a year ago, but the offense’s biggest weapon has departed. Benny Snell accounted for nearly 1,500 yards and scored 16 touchdowns, but that production and leadership is now in the NFL.

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It could be a receiver that ends up becoming the primary weapon. Quarterback Terry Wilson is a solid passer and a good dual-threat player, but he doesn’t have the elite numbers. Through ability and opportunity, Lynn Bowden could.

In 2018 he had 67 catches for 745 yards and five touchdowns. Those numbers don’t necessarily jump off the page, but it is his potential that is exciting. He was the leading receiver a year ago, but the next three have all departed.

More than ever, Bowden will get a chance to show off his elite talent. He finished fifth in the SEC in all-purpose yards per game, and as he grows as a wideout, the ceiling is high.

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