Braxton Jennings holds the RB · Depth spot in Louisville Cardinals’s running back room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Braxton Jennings logged a 15.8% overall usage rate in 2025.

Braxton Jennings is a running back from Ashland, Kentucky, who walked on to Louisville after receiving offers from Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, and Eastern Kentucky. A three-star prospect ranked No. 164 nationally at his position, Jennings accumulated 1,157 yards and 20 touchdowns during his senior season at Ashland Blazer, which reached the third round of the 4A playoffs. In 2025, his collegiate debut year, he carried 37 times for 200 yards and one touchdown while adding two receptions for six yards and 50 kickoff return yards on two attempts.