Louisville Cardinals · CB RoomCB

#12 DJ Waller Jr.

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Kentucky (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'3" · 210 lbHometown  Youngstown, OH · Chaney

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LCB1

Placement

Starter

Room

Cornerback

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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DJ Waller Jr. holds the LCB · Starter spot in Louisville Cardinals’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterDJ Waller Jr.Starter

RCB · StarterTayon HollowayStarter

LCB · BackupBrycen ScottBackup

RCB · BackupMyles NorwoodBackup

Transfer history

2026Kentucky→Louisville Cardinals

Background & career

DJ Waller Jr. is a 6'3" left cornerback from Youngstown, Ohio, who attended Chaney High School before playing at Michigan and Kentucky. At Michigan in 2023, he appeared in 11 games as a true freshman, recording 12 tackles and one pass breakup while helping the Wolverines finish 15-0 and win the College Football Playoff National Championship. He earned Defensive Freshman of the Week honors five times. At Kentucky in 2024, Waller appeared in seven games with four starts, totaling 13 tackles and two pass breakups before injuries limited his availability. In 2025, he started twice for Louisville while battling injury, recording a tackle and a pass breakup against Toledo in the season opener.

Michigan2023

Kentucky2024 – 2025

Louisville2026 — present

Previous schoolKentuckyRecruiting3-star · No. 708 nationalOriginYoungstown, OH · Chaney