Liam Coen likes depth of talent Kentucky has with receivers

Tayvion Robinson had 40 catches for UK last season. (Vicky Graff Photo)

Liam Coen admits he does not know a lot about the returning Kentucky receivers for the 2023 season but he has seen enough to know there is talent for him to use in a lot of ways.

“I think the room is going to be filled with competition, that’s for sure,” said Coen.

Don’t be surprised if former Virginia Tech transfer Tayvion Robinson does not play a bigger role in the UK offense. He had 40 catches last year after transferring thinking he was going to be playing for Coen before he left for the LA Rams.

“Tayvion was coming in when I was leaving the first time around, we were excited about some of the things he was going to be able to do out of the slot and in the return game,” Coen said.

 “I know that it was probably not exactly the year that he was hoping to have, but I believe having him back, to get somebody that’s played a lot of football and has a lot of experience, it’s great to have.”

True freshmen Barion Brown and Dane Key were UK’s two best receivers in 2022 and both are back.  

“That room is talented for sure, but there’s so much meat on that bone. There’s so much coaching, there’s so much work to be done over the next couple of months here,” he said. 

“Excited about (redshirt freshman) Dekel Crowdus, excited about some of these younger guys that we can also look at and evaluate that’s not just Barion and Dane.

“We need to continue to get better in that room. That speaks to the guys that are there and recruiting. We need to continue to recruit that room at a high level.”