17 | 2023 SOUTHERN FOOTBALL GUIDE
LOUISVILLE
HEAD COACH: Jeff Brohm OC: Brian Brohm DC: Ron English
Louisville, KY
2022 RECORD: 8-5 (4-4) FOUNDED: 1798 STADIUM: Cardinal Stadium (62,000)
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
Louisville’s favorite son, Jeff Brohm, has finally come home to coach. And what better way to make a quick splash in 2023 than to scour the transfer portal to remake a roster. The quarterback, most of the receiving corps and at least two starters on the offensive line are transfers this season. Jack Plummer, who played for Brohm at Purdue before transferring to Cal last season, threw for 3,095 yards for the Bears averaging 37 passes a game. Over the past three seasons, he’s completed 65 percent with 36 TDs and 11 picks. His targets this season are also new to Louisville. Jamari Thrash joins the Cardinals from Georgia State, Jadon Thompson comes from Cincinnati and Jimmy Calloway from Tennessee. Freshman tight end Jamari Johnson will also be an exciting weapon. Running back Jawhar Jordan and linemen Renato Brown and Bryan Hudson will all be in the All-ACC discussion.
New defensive coordinator Ron English must rebuild the defense almost entirely. He has done that extremely quickly and efficiently in the secondary through the portal, but there are still serious questions at linebacker. Ashton Gillotte is the best player on the line and is adept at getting to the quarterback, but without adequate help, offenses can shut him down with multiple blockers. Stephen Herron from Stanford can be a quality supplement to the pass rush when lined up on the edge. English is counting on Keith Brown from Oregon to step in at Mike linebacker. Freshman Stanquan Clark will get tested early this season and is clearly the future at the position. Holdovers Jarvis Brownlee Jr. and Josh Minkins are All-ACC caliber in the secondary. Transfers Storm Duck (North Carolina), Cam’Ron Kelly (Virginia) and Devin Neal (Baylor) make this a deep unit.
DEPTH CHART
DEPTH CHART
NO 13 25 1 18 9 11 74 67 61 68 56
PLAYER POS Jack Plummer QB Jawhar Jordan RB Jamari Thrash WR Jadon Thompson WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce WR Jamari Johnson TE Eric Miller LT John Paul Flores LG Bryan Hudson C Michael Gonzalez RG Renato Brown RT
HT 6-5 5-10 6-1 6-2 5-11 6-5 6-7 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-4
WT 215 180 180 185 170 260 307 305 310 309 317
CLASS SR JR JR JR JR FR SR SR SR JR JR
NO 9 93 99 14 34 22 10 2 29 26 5
PLAYER Ashton Gillotte Jared Dawson Dezmond Tell Stephen Herron TJ Quinn Keith Brown Benjamin Perry Jarvis Brownlee Jr. Storm Duck M.J. Griffin Josh Minkins
POS DE NT DT LB LB LB LB CB CB S S
HT 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-2
WT 270 305 290 240 230 235 205 186 200 210 196
CLASS JR SO JR SR SO JR SO JR SR JR JR
19 23 0 7 3 42 55 73 51 71 53
Brock Domann Isaac Guerendo Chris Bell Jimmy Calloway Kevin Coleman Josh Lifson Willie Tyler Madden Sanker Austin Collins Joshua Black Lance Robinson
QB RB WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT
6-2 6-1 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 6-4
225 225 225 187 185 240 320 314 290 280 295
SR SR SO SO SO SR SR FR SO JR SR
95 91 57 12 17 24 18 3 28 11 27
Mason Reiger Tawfiq Thomas Jeff Clark Popeye Williams Jackson Hamilton Jaylin Alderman Gilbert Frierson Quincy Riley Trey Franklin Cam’Ron Kelly Devin Neal
DE DE DT LB LB LB LB CB CB S S
6-4 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0
254 310 280 245 220 230 215 186 180 210 203
JR SO JR SO SO JR SR JR JR SR JR
40 93
Brock Travelstead Brady Hodges
K P
6-1 6-1
205 200
JR JR
25 3
Jawhar Jordan Kevin Coleman
180 185
JR SO
SPECIAL TEAMS
2023 SCHEDULE
SPECIAL TEAMS KR PR
5-10 5-11
NEWCOMERS
S.1 ............... at Georgia Tech
O.14 ................ at Pittsburgh
S.7 .....................Murray State
O.28 ................................Duke
S.16 ....................... at Indiana
N.4 ....................Virginia Tech
Eric Miller, T — The transfer from Purdue will protect Plummer’s blind side.
S.23 .............Boston College
N.9 .............................. Virginia
Stanquan Clark, MLB — Jeff Brohn expects Clark to contribute this season in the middle of the defense.
S.29...................... at NC State
N.18 .........................at Miami
O.7 .....................Notre Dame
N.25 ........................Kentucky
Jamari Johnson, TE — The big tight end has the body and receiving skills to find the field—and success— immediately.
Brady Allen, QB — The former 4-star quarterback got in only three games at Purdue last season before transferring along with Jeff Brohm. He is the future signal-caller.
