As a lefty he has extra value. Most D1’s will still want pitchers throwing in the 90’s, but if he can get into the upper 80’s as a lefty he’ll have a shot somewhere
The question he has to ask himself is will he take any spot anywhere just to say he went D1, or does he want to go somewhere that’s the right fit culturally, academically, etc?
In general a 82-83 lefty that touched 85 once sounds like a kid who could be an ace in D3, a D2 bullpen guy, or maybe have a shot somewhere in D1. Personally I’d rather be an ace, get playing time as a freshman etc
Does he have more in the tank velocity wise?