The Cats notched 18 wins in the last two seasons, and last year’s 8-5 campaign was all the more impressive considering Terry Wilson’s season-ending injury in week two. The season ended up being saved by moving wide-receiver Lynn Bowden Jr. to the quarterback position where, even though he was one-dimensional, he was too good to be shut down running the Wildcat offense.
Bowden is gone, but if Wilson can return to form, there is hope for another strong season in Lexington. The Wildcats return four starters on the line, anchored by center Drake Jackson, and the bruising one-two punch of Asim Rose and Kavosiey Smoke at running back. Isaiah Epps and Josh Ali are both serviceable receivers who can exceed those expectations if Wilson finds his late 2018 form again or the flashes of promise he showed in his limited time at the helm last season.