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He was a high school star in Lexington. Now he’s stepping up for UK.

There is nothing flashy about Davonte Robinson’s recent uptick in playing time for Kentucky.

The sophomore safety has simply done what he was asked, filled as many roles on the field as he could and worked harder than he had been before.

“We just felt like it was time to get him on the field for significant snaps,” Coach Mark Stoops said recently of the 6-foot-2 sophomore defensive back. “We needed to throw him out there in pressure situations and I really loved the way he played.”

And when the former Henry Clay star got his opportunities, he seized them.