Louisville Cardinals Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

3Lincoln KienholzQB14-JR—

PORTAL 11Davin WydnerQB25-SR—

PORTAL 10Briggs CherryQB3FR (4)17Ryan ZimmermanQB43-SO

×5

1Isaac BrownRB13-JR—5Keyjuan BrownRB24-JR—ALSO KR 24Marquise DavisRB32-FR

PORTAL 32Braxton JenningsRB42-FR

22Lekhy ThompkinsRB5

X×5

2TreyShun HurryX15-SR—

PORTAL 82Terrence McWilliams Jr.X24-JR—42Rhys DorseyX3FR (3)84Payton CookX4FR (3)

49DeVaun JonesX5

Z×3

7Lawayne McCoyZ13-JR—

PORTALALSO PR 81Jakob DixonZ24-JR—

PORTAL 89Gavin WaddellZ3FR (3)

—open

SLOT×3

0Tre RichardsonSLOT14-SR—

PORTALALSO KR 86Jackson VothSLOT23-SO—

PORTALALSO PR 83DJ WilliamsSLOT3FR

—open

×7

80Brody FoleyTE15-SR—

PORTAL 85Justyn ReidTE24-SR—

PORTAL 18Jaleel SkinnerTE35-SR

PORTAL 87Dylan MesmanTE43-SO

15Julius MilesTE5

LT×4

70Anwar O'nealLT14-JR—

PORTAL 74Jarvis StricklandLT2FR (3)—76Tyler FolmarLT32-FR 78Charlie EdgeworthLT4FR (3)

LG×4

56Eryx DaughertyLG14-JR—

PORTAL 55Jimmy Williams IIILG23-SO—72Sam SecrestLG35-SR

PORTAL –Bryten CloseLG4FR (3)

C×3

53Lance RobinsonC1GR—

PORTAL 58Evan WibberleyC25-SR—

PORTAL 73Ben CorheiC3FR (3)

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RG×3

66Johnnie Brown IIIRG15-SR—

PORTAL 57Naeer JacksonRG25-SR—

PORTAL 61Gradey AnthonyRG32-FR

—open

RT×3

71Cason HenryRT15-SR—

PORTAL 75Cameron GorinRT22-FR—65Ellis McAdooRT33-SO

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Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×4

90Daylen RussellDT13-SO—

PORTAL 93Bailey AbercrombieDT22-FR—94Dillon SmithDT32-FR 98Sam DawsonDT4FR (3)

NT×4

2Demeco KennedyNT13-JR—

PORTAL 95Joshua DonaldNT25-SR—

PORTAL –Keon WebbNT33-SOPORTAL 62Chris Jones Jr.NT42-FR

EDGE

DE×4

17AJ GreenDE14-JR—99Jerod Smith IIDE23-JR—

PORTAL 19Micah CarterDE34-JR 40Eric HazzardDE42-FR

EDGE

LEO×3

50Clev LubinLEO15-SR—

PORTAL 3Tyler ThompsonLEO24-JR—

PORTAL 97Maurice DavisLEO33-SO

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WLB×4

11T.J. CapersWLB14-JR—43Trent CarterWLB23-SO—36Jacob SmithWLB33-SO

PORTAL 30Taj PowellWLB4FR (3)

MLB×4

6Stanquan ClarkMLB14-JR—38Cameron WhiteMLB22-FR—41Caleb MatelauMLB32-FR 34Brady BallartMLB4FR (3)

LCB×5

12DJ Waller Jr.LCB14-JR—

PORTAL 25Brycen ScottLCB23-JR—

PORTAL 20Antonio HarrisLCB32-FR 21Jaydin BroadnaxLCB4FR (4)

33Kris BrunsonLCB5

RCB×4

13Tayon HollowayRCB15-SR—

PORTAL 27Myles NorwoodRCB25-SR—

PORTAL 28Santana WilsonRCB33-SO

PORTAL 37Anderson MitchellRCB43-SO

STAR×3

9Antonio WattsSTAR15-SR—29Blake RuffinSTAR2GR—

PORTAL 23Benjamin PerrySTAR35-SR

PORTAL

—open

FS×2

10Kaleb BeasleyFS13-JR—

PORTAL 4T.J. BanksFS23-JR—

PORTAL

—open

SS×3

5Koen EntringerSS15-SR—

PORTAL 31Micah RiceSS22-FR—26Jordan VannSS3FR (3)

—open

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×3

–Garth WhiteKO1GR—

PORTAL 98Nick KellerKO25-SR—35Carson HilbertKO32-FR

—open

×2

0Tre RichardsonKR14-SR—

PORTALALSO WR 5Keyjuan BrownKR24-JR—ALSO RB

—open

×2

47Ryan ManisLS13-SO—

PORTAL 39Hayden TravelsteadLS24-JR—

—open

×3

–Garth WhitePK1GR—

PORTAL 98Nick KellerPK25-SR—35Carson HilbertPK32-FR

—open

×2

86Jackson VothPR13-SO—

PORTALALSO WR 7Lawayne McCoyPR23-JR—

PORTALALSO WR

—open

×2

48Jacob BakerPT14-JR—

PORTAL 90Adam WinkenhoferPT23-SO—

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Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Lincoln Kienholz#3QB14-JR—

PORTAL QB211Davin Wydner5-SR

PORTAL QB310Briggs CherryFR (4)QB417Ryan Zimmerman3-SO

RB5 listed

Isaac Brown#1RB13-JR—RB25Keyjuan Brown4-JRALSO KR RB324Marquise Davis2-FR

PORTAL RB432Braxton Jennings2-FR

WRX5 listed

TreyShun Hurry#2X15-SR—

PORTAL X282Terrence McWilliams Jr.4-JR X342Rhys DorseyFR (3)X484Payton CookFR (3)

WRZ3 listed

Lawayne McCoy#7Z13-JR—

PORTALALSO PR Z281Jakob Dixon4-JR

PORTAL Z389Gavin WaddellFR (3)

WRSLOT3 listed

Tre Richardson#0SLOT14-SR—

PORTALALSO KR SLOT286Jackson Voth3-SO

PORTALALSO PR SLOT383DJ WilliamsFR

TE7 listed

Brody Foley#80TE15-SR—

PORTAL TE285Justyn Reid4-SR

PORTAL TE318Jaleel Skinner5-SR

PORTAL TE487Dylan Mesman3-SO

OLLT4 listed

Anwar O'neal#70LT14-JR—

PORTAL LT274Jarvis StricklandFR (3)LT376Tyler Folmar2-FR LT478Charlie EdgeworthFR (3)

OLLG4 listed

Eryx Daugherty#56LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG255Jimmy Williams III3-SO LG372Sam Secrest5-SR

PORTAL LG4Bryten CloseFR (3)

OLC3 listed

Lance Robinson#53C1GR—

PORTAL C258Evan Wibberley5-SR

PORTAL C373Ben CorheiFR (3)

OLRG3 listed

Johnnie Brown III#66RG15-SR—

PORTAL RG257Naeer Jackson5-SR

PORTAL RG361Gradey Anthony2-FR

OLRT3 listed

Cason Henry#71RT15-SR—

PORTAL RT275Cameron Gorin2-FR RT365Ellis McAdoo3-SO

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT4 listed

Daylen Russell#90DT13-SO—

PORTAL DT293Bailey Abercrombie2-FR DT394Dillon Smith2-FR DT498Sam DawsonFR (3)

DLNT4 listed

Demeco Kennedy#2NT13-JR—

PORTAL NT295Joshua Donald5-SR

PORTAL NT3Keon Webb3-SOPORTAL NT462Chris Jones Jr.2-FR

EDGEDE4 listed

AJ Green#17DE14-JR—DE299Jerod Smith II3-JR

PORTAL DE319Micah Carter4-JR DE440Eric Hazzard2-FR

EDGELEO3 listed

Clev Lubin#50LEO15-SR—

PORTAL LEO23Tyler Thompson4-JR

PORTAL LEO397Maurice Davis3-SO

LBWLB4 listed

T.J. Capers#11WLB14-JR—WLB243Trent Carter3-SO WLB336Jacob Smith3-SO

PORTAL WLB430Taj PowellFR (3)

LBMLB4 listed

Stanquan Clark#6MLB14-JR—MLB238Cameron White2-FR MLB341Caleb Matelau2-FR MLB434Brady BallartFR (3)

CBLCB5 listed

DJ Waller Jr.#12LCB14-JR—

PORTAL LCB225Brycen Scott3-JR

PORTAL LCB320Antonio Harris2-FR LCB421Jaydin BroadnaxFR (4)

CBRCB4 listed

Tayon Holloway#13RCB15-SR—

PORTAL RCB227Myles Norwood5-SR

PORTAL RCB328Santana Wilson3-SO

PORTAL RCB437Anderson Mitchell3-SO

CBSTAR3 listed

Antonio Watts#9STAR15-SR—STAR229Blake RuffinGR

PORTAL STAR323Benjamin Perry5-SR

PORTAL

SFS2 listed

Kaleb Beasley#10FS13-JR—

PORTAL FS24T.J. Banks3-JR

PORTAL

SSS3 listed

Koen Entringer#5SS15-SR—

PORTAL SS231Micah Rice2-FR SS326Jordan VannFR (3)

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO3 listed

Garth WhiteKO1GR—

PORTAL KO298Nick Keller5-SR KO335Carson Hilbert2-FR

KR2 listed

Tre Richardson#0KR14-SR—

PORTALALSO WR KR25Keyjuan Brown4-JRALSO RB

LS2 listed

Ryan Manis#47LS13-SO—

PORTAL LS239Hayden Travelstead4-JR

PK3 listed

Garth WhitePK1GR—

PORTAL PK298Nick Keller5-SR PK335Carson Hilbert2-FR

PR2 listed

Jackson Voth#86PR13-SO—

PORTALALSO WR PR27Lawayne McCoy3-JR

PORTALALSO WR

PT2 listed

Jacob Baker#48PT14-JR—

PORTAL PT290Adam Winkenhofer3-SO

Program & Venue

Program

Louisville Cardinals

University of Louisville

Conference ACCFootball began 1912Location Louisville, Kentucky

Home

L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

60,800Listed capacity

Location Louisville, Kentucky

Coaching staff

Head coachJeff Brohm

Offensive coordinatorBrian Brohm

Defensive coordinatorSteve Ellis

Identity

Mascot Louie The Cardinal Bird

Red Primary

Black Secondary