This weekend is big for the University of Louisville football program for two reasons; not only is this an opportunity to beat a Clemson team having a down year, but it also presents the possibility of gaining a significant amount of momentum on the recruiting trail. The Cardinals are hosting a large group of standouts from a combined 20 different states for the matchup against the Tigers. Let’s take a look at who will be making a trip to the Derby City this weekend.
2022
QB DeAndre Smith
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 209 lbs
High School: Greenville Christian School (Greenwood, Ms)
Ranking: N/A (247Sports three-star)
Notable Offers: Arkansas State, Southern Miss, Louisiana-Monroe, McNeese State
CB Jaterrious Elam
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 170 lbs
High School: Greenville Christian School (Greenwood, Ms)
Ranking: 633rd-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: (Mississippi State commit), LSU, Pittsburgh, Southern Miss
DE James Pearce
Measurables: 6-foot-5, 220 lbs
High School: Julius L. Chambers (Charlotte, Nc)
Ranking: 506th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Texas, etc.
DL Carl Biddings
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 280 lbs
High School: Center Grove (Greenwood, In)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Louisville, Dayton, Valparaiso
DL Jayshawne Monroe
Measurables: 5-foot-10, 252 lbs
High School: Louisville Male (Louisville, Ky)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Kentucky Christian, Mt. Saint Joseph
DE Popeye Williams
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 230 lbs
High School: Westfield (Westfield, In)
Ranking: 338th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: (Louisville commit), Alabama, Arkansas, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Michigan State, Penn State, Tennessee, Wisconsin, etc
FS Carter Wit
Measurables: 5-foot-11, 160 lbs
High School: Centennial (Ga)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
K Michael Soto
Measurables: 5-foot-9, 142 lbs
High School: Henry County (Ky)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
LB JD Stewart
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 230 lbs
High School: Greenwood Christian School (Greenwood, Ms)
Ranking: 930th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Mississippi State, Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech
LB Malachi Williams
Measurables: 6-foot-1, 218 lbs
High School: Central (Louisville, kY)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Murray State
LS Carter Milliron
Measurables: 6-foot-1, 235 lbs
High School: Hoover (Al)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
LS Hudson Powell
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 210 lbs
High School: The Ensworth School (Nahville, Tn)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
DT Selah Brown
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 251 lbs
High School: Louisville Male (Louisville, Ky)
Ranking: 327th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville (Commit), Illinois, Northwestern, Kentucky, Stanford, Tennessee, etc.
DT Cameron Done
Measurables: 6-foot-4, 245 lbs
High School: Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wi)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Iowa State
DT Tawfiq Thomas
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 360 lbs
High School: Gaither (Tampa, Fl)
Ranking: 1089th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Arkansas, Michigan, Iowa State, Cincinnati, Miami, etc.
C Jaaymen Rochell
Measurables: 6-foot-1, 254 lbs
High School: North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Louisville, East Tennessee State, Lehigh, Stetson, etc.
OL Jim Fitzgerald
Measurables: 6-foot-7, 315 lbs
High School: Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Md)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
RB Micah Hauser
Measurables: 5-foot-11, 182 lbs
High School: Westfield (Westfield, In)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
RB Maurice Turner
Measurables: 5-foot-8, 170 lbs
High School: Coffee (Douglas, Ga)
Ranking: 1167th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: (Louisville commit), Akron, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, etc.
RB Daniel Weems
Measurables: 5-foot-9, 185 lbs
High School: Center Grove (Greenwood, In)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
WR Chris Bell
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 220 lbs
High School: Greenville Christian School (Greenville, Ms)
Ranking: 1326th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Mississippi State, Maryland, etc
WR Chance Morrow
Measurables: 6-foot-6, 185 lbs
High School: West Charlotte (Charlotte, Nc)
Ranking: 785th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: (Louisville commit), Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, etc.
WR Christen Williams
Measurables: 5-foot-9, 165 lbs
High School: Julius L. Chambers (Charlotte, Nc)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
2023
LB Owen Chambliss
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 205 lbs
High School: Centennial (Corona, Ca)
Ranking: N/A; three-star
Notable Offers: Arizona, Boise State, Boton College
S Dillon Thieneman
Measurables: 6-foot, 190 lbs
High School: Westfield (Westfield, In)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Marshall, Purdue
CB Jeremiah Collins
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 150 lbs
High School: Louisville Male (Louisville, Ky)
Ranking: N.A; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Kentucky, Illinois
CB JShawn Frausto-Ramos
Measurables: 6-foot, 180 lbs
High School: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Ca)
Ranking: 249th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Michigan, Ohio State, Mississippi, Oregon, USC, etc.
DB Cannon Coffee
Measurables: N/A
High School: North Central (In)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
FS Ronald (RJ) Jones
Measurables: 6-foot-1, 185 lbs
High School: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Ca)
Ranking: 215th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Michigan, Ohio State, Mississippi, Oregon, USC, etc.
LB Devin Bryant
Measurables: 6-foot-1, 210 lbs
High School: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Ca)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Oregon
LB Leviticus Su’A
Measurables: 6-foot-1, 210 lbs
High School: Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Ca)
Ranking: 199th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Arizona, Miami, Michigan
DT Kendrick Gilbert
Measurables: 6-foot-5, 250 lbs
High School: Cathedral (Indianapolis, In)
Ranking: 375th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Kentucky, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, etc.
DT Kaden Jones
Measurables: 6-foot-4, 273 lbs
High School: Mustang (Ok)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Central Michigan
DT Kayden McDonald
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 325 lbs
High School: North Gwinnett (Suwanee, Ga)
Ranking: 239th-overall; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State, Tennessee, etc
C Austin Anderson
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 303 lbs
High School: Bowling Green (Ky)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
G DJ Geth
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 294 lbs
High School: Dorman (Sc)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Louisville, Appalachian State, South Florida
OL Joe Crocker
Measurables: 6-foot-5, 318 lbs
High School: Franklin Road Academy (Nashville, Tn)
Ranking: 318th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Kentucky, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Michigan, etc.
OL Joshua Gregory
Measurables: 6-foot-7, 260 lbs
High School: Christian Brothers College (Mo)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
OL Barrett Maddox
Measurables: 6-foot-5, 271 lbs
High School: Clinton (Tn)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Eastern Kentucky
OL Samuel Pendleton
Measurables: 6-foot-5, 288 lbs
High School: Reagan (Nc)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Duke, Marshall, NC State
OL Luke Rector
Measurables: 6-foot-4, 298 lbs
High School: Jimmy C Draught (Nc)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
OL Elias Cloy
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 250 lbs
High School: Alpharetta (Ga)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Louisville, Troy, Western Kentucky
OL Isaac Perkins
Measurables: 6-foot-4, 275 lbs
High School: Gahanna Lincoln (Oh)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
T AJ Salley
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 233 lbs
High School: Miamisburgh (Oh)
Ranking: 352nd-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Kentucky, Cincinnati, Oregon, Tennessee, etc.
QB Pierce Clarkson
Measurables: 6-foot, 194 lbs
High School: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Ca)
Ranking: 117th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Kentucky, Michigan State, Mississippi, Oregon, NC State, etc
QB Jaiden Sanders
Measurables: 5-foot-8, 175 lbs
High School: Lane Creuse (Mi)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
RB Desean Bishop
Measurables: 5-foot-10, 188 lbs
High School: Karns (Tn)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Michigan State, Tennessee, Virginia, etc.
RB Datrell Jones
Measurables: 5-foot-9, 175 lbs
High School: Catholic Memorial (Ma)
Ranking: 274th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Michigan, Boston College, Pittsburgh
RB Daylan Smothers
Measurables: 5-foot-11, 182 lbs
High School: Julius L. Chambers (Charlotte, Nc)
Ranking: 309th-nationally; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Tennessee, Penn State, South Carolina, ETC.
ATH Zack Marshall
Measurables: 6-foot-4, 200 lbs
High School: Sante Fe Christian (Solona Beach, Ca)
Ranking: N/A; three-star
Notable Offers: N/A
SS Johnsley Barbas
Measurables: 5-foot-11, 165 lbs
High School: Centennial (Roswell, Ga)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Louisville, Wake Forest, West Virginia, etc.
SS Michael Daugherty
Measurables: 6-foot-1, 180 lbs
High School: Grayson (Ga)
Ranking: 120th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Auburn, Florida State, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Miami, Notre Dame, Oregon, Penn State, Tennessee, USC, etc.
TE Vince Benetti
Measurables: 6-foot-4, 240 lbs
High School: Adel-Desoto-Minburn (Ia)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
TE CJ Jacobsen
Measurables: 6-foot-5, 200 lbs
High School: Rocky Mountain (Id)
Ranking: N/A; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Nevada
WR Harvey Broussard
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 175 lbs
High School: St. Martinville Senior (La)
Ranking: 357th-overall; three-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Mississippi State, Virginia, Arkansas, Cincinnati, etc.
WR Jahlil McClain
Measurables: 5-foot-10, 180 lbs
High School: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Ca)
Ranking: 240th-nationally; four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Texas, Oregon, USC, Michigan State, etc.
WR Ryne Shackelford
Measurables: 6-foot, 175 lbs
High School: Keystone (Oh)
Ranking: N/A; three-star
Notable Offers: Kentucky, Marshall, West Virginia
WR Jaron Tibbs
Measurables: 6-foot-4, 190 lbs
High School: Cathedral (Indianapolis, In)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: Ball State
2024
QB Russ Osborne
Measurables: 6-foot, 160 lbs
High School: Shelby Valley (Ky)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
S Peyton Woodyard
Measurables: 6-foot-2, 180 lbs
High School: St. John Bosco (Bellflower, Ca)
Ranking: Four-star
Notable Offers: Louisville, Alabama, LSU, Georgia, Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, etc.
WR Armon Wright
Measurables: 5-foot-9, 165 lbs
High School: Julius L. Chambers (Charlotte, Nc)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
2025
CB/WR Dylan Lewis
Measurables: 5-foot-10, 162 lbs
High School: Milton (Ga)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
LB Lennox Williams
Measurables: 5-foot-11, 205 lbs
High School: Westfield (Westfield, In)
Ranking: N/A
Notable Offers: N/A
