He hauled in a team-high 54 passes for 473 yards and a score on the year.Īli had nine catches for 98 yards in the season opener at Auburn, had seven grabs for 88 yards against Ole Miss, four grabs for 47 yards and a touchdown at Missouri and had a four grab 52-yard day against eventual national champion Alabama. In 2020 with Wilson back healthy, Ali led the Cats in receiving yards during the COVID-shortened season. He had a two-yard touchdown grab against Toledo in the season opener, caught a 14-yard touchdown pass from Bowden against Vanderbilt and made perhaps the highlight of his Kentucky career with a 13-yard touchdown with just 15 seconds left in the Belk Bowl to put Kentucky ahead and eventually lead them to victory over Virginia Tech. The 6-foot Ali still managed to make 23 catches for 233 yards and three touchdowns on the year. In 2019, Ali’s role as a pass catcher was reduced with Kentucky forced to turn to fellow wide receiver Lynn Bowden at quarterback after both Terry Wilson and Sawyer Smith went down with injuries. He started to play a more significant role as a sophomore in 2018 as he played in 12 of the Cats' 13 games and made 10 catches for 115 yards and a touchdown.Īli’s best game came in the Cats' 56-10 rout of arch-rival Louisville as he made three catches for 59 yards which included a 32-yard touchdown snag for his first career collegiate score. Primarily recruited by then UK offensive coordinator Eddie Gran, Ali picked Kentucky over offers from Utah, Iowa, Louisville, NC State, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest, West Virginia and several others.Īs a true freshman in 2017, Ali played in nine games but made just three catches for 25 yards. (Photo: Darrell Bird, 247Sports)Īli signed on as a member of Kentucky’s 2017 recruiting class as the nation’s 719th ranked player, 54th best athlete and as the 94th best player from the state of Florida. 32 is wide receiver Josh Ali.Īli was a major contributor for Kentucky’s offense for parts of four seasons, including being UK's primary target in 2020 and starting and finishing second in receiving yards for a 10-win 2021 Kentucky team. 32 ranked player in the Mark Stoops era of the Cats Pause 100 days until kickoff countdown series.Ĭhecking in at No. There are now 32 days until Kentucky Football's 2022 season opener against Miami (Ohio), which means it's time to reveal the No.

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