Teams Louisville 2020 Roster ← 2019 2021 → 2020 Louisville roster 117 players: 22 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 9 juniors, 10 seniors, 64 with no class listed. From 22 states; the most from Kentucky (30) and Georgia (26). The 2020 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 7 Receivers 16 Tight ends 9 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 20 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 7
Running backs 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 10 Javian Hawkins RB 5′9″ 196 Titusville, FL 822 rushing yards, 7 TD 3 Hassan Hall RB 6′0″ 196 Atlanta, GA 223 rushing yards, 2 TD 5 Jalen Mitchell RB 5′10″ 210 Southwest Brevard, FL 347 rushing yards, 2 TD 36 Maurice Burkley RB Jr. 6′0″ 209 Naperville, IL 180 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Aidan Robbins RB 6′3″ 240 Louisville, KY 10 rushing yards 35 Jamel Starks RB 3★ 3-star recruit RS 5′10″ 187 Decatur, GA 39 Malachi Yulee RB Fr. 5′9″ 200 Harrodsburg, KY
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 1 Tutu Atwell WR Jr. 5′9″ 165 Miami, FL 46 catches, 625 yards, 7 TD 7 Dez Fitzpatrick WR Sr. 6′2″ 210 Farmington Hills, MI 43 catches, 833 yards, 3 TD Braden Smith WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Flowood, MS 27 catches, 370 yards 11 Jordan Watkins WR 5′11″ 190 Louisville, KY 10 returns, 181 yards 1 Justin Marshall WR So. 6′3″ 210 Conyers, GA 7 catches, 87 yards 11 Josh Johnson WR 5′11″ 187 Atlanta, GA 4 catches, 40 yards 88 Roscoe Johnson WR Sr. 6′1″ 195 Jonesville, SC 2 catches, 20 yards 3 Corey Reed WR 6′3″ 200 Fulton, GA 15 Tyler Harrell WR 6′0″ 200 Miami, FL 16 Christian Fitzpatrick WR 6′4″ 220 Southfield, MI 29 D.J. Van Horn WR Fr. 5′9″ 175 Lexington, KY 36 Jatavian Churchill WR RS 5′10″ 185 Springfield, KY 48 Jordan Thomas WR So. 5′11″ 170 Lexington, KY 82 Micah Lowe WR So. 5′10″ 175 Lexington, KY 85 Nicholas Malito WR Fr. 6′1″ 190 Girard, OH 86 Chris Nuckols WR So. 5′10″ 160 Louisville, KY
Tight ends 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 5 Marshon Ford TE 6′2″ 240 Louisville, KY 25 catches, 310 yards, 6 TD 14 Ean Pfeifer TE Sr. 6′4″ 255 Bentonville, AR 6 catches, 96 yards, 2 TD 44 Francis Sherman TE 6′3″ 240 Bay Village, OH 3 catches, 19 yards, 1 TD 41 Isaac Martin TE So. 6′1″ 251 Louisville, KY 2 catches, 12 yards 45 Duane Martin TE 6′2″ 260 Laurens, SC 2 catches, 27 yards 27 Tobias Little TE 6′0″ 242 Atlanta, GA 42 Josh Lifson TE Fr. 6′3″ 235 Anchorage, KY 44 Andrew Lee TE Fr. 6′2″ 239 Shelbyville, KY 88 Dez Melton TE Fr. 6′3″ 240 Glendale, AZ
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 55 Caleb Chandler OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′4″ 297 Jefferson, GA 2 tackles 72 Emmanual Sowders OL Fr. 6′4″ 290 Louisville, KY 1 tackle 50 Gary Swiney OL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Ashland, KY 51 Austin Collins OL 6′3″ 305 Perrysburg, OH 51 Tim Lawson OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 290 Fort Washington, MD 56 Renato Brown OL RS 6′4″ 315 West Palm Beach, FL 62 Clayton Six OL Jr. 6′4″ 293 Louisville, KY 63 Zach Williamson OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 290 Huntington, WV 64 Travis Taylor OL RS 6′3″ 285 Houston, TX 66 Cole Bentley OL Jr. 6′3″ 315 Lenore, WV 67 Luke Kandra OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 323 Cincinnati, OH 69 Brandon Wellington OL Jr. 6′2″ 280 Jeffersonville, IN 70 Kobe Baynes OL 6′4″ 315 Jacksonville, FL 70 Trevor Reid OL So. 6′5″ 307 Griffin, GA 72 Joshua Black OL RS 6′2″ 290 Stone Mountain, GA 74 Adonis Boone OL So. 6′5″ 303 Daytona Beach, FL 75 Robbie Bell OL Sr. 6′5″ 305 Hoschton, GA 78 Jackson Gregory OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Cleveland, OH 79 Cam DeGeorge OL 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′4″ 290 Lynnfield, MA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 90 Jared Goldwire DL Sr. 6′6″ 305 Tacoma, WA 35 tackles, 2 sacks 6 YaYa Diaby DL So. 6′4″ 270 Atlanta, GA 18 tackles 29 Tabarious Peterson DL 6′3″ 260 Tucker, GA 15 tackles, 1 sack 92 Malik Clark DL 6′2″ 290 Milledgeville, GA 14 tackles 57 Dayna Kinnaird DL So. 6′3″ 270 Jeffersonville, IN 7 tackles, 1 sack 41 Ramon Puryear DL 6′3″ 275 Louisville, KY 8 tackles 99 Dezmond Tell DL 6′1″ 295 Stockbridge, GA 5 tackles 98 Ja’Darien Boykin DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 246 Gray, GA 4 tackles 91 Derek Dorsey DL 6′3″ 275 Louisville, KY 3 tackles 92 Thurman Geathers DE 6′2″ 215 Acworth, GA 3 tackles 15 Zach Edwards DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 258 Starkville, MS 1 tackle 55 Micah Bland DL Fr. 6′1″ 318 Louisville, KY 1 tackle 4 Kameron Wilson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 253 Decatur, GA 10 Henry Bryant DT 6′0″ 275 Delray Beach, FL 50 Luke Paulson DL Fr. 6′3″ 235 Louisville, KY 50 Yirayah LaNier DL RS 6′2″ 245 Brentwood, TN 93 Jared Dawson DL 6′1″ 288 Collierville, TN 97 Ethan Wine DL Fr. 6′3″ 250 Corbin, KY
Linebackers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 9 C.J. Avery LB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 227 Grenada, MS 78 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT 10 Rodjay Burns LB Sr. 6′0″ 215 Louisville, KY 58 tackles, 2 sacks 8 Monty Montgomery LB 5′10″ 225 Norcross, GA 46 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT 17 Dorian Etheridge LB Sr. 6′3″ 230 Charleston, WV 50 tackles, 3 sacks 22 Yasir Abdullah LB 6′1″ 242 Miramar, FL 33 tackles, 3 sacks 38 Jack Fagot LB Jr. 6′0″ 195 Lexington, KY 24 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 11 Nick Okeke LB 6′3″ 240 Smyrna, TN 30 tackles 23 K.J. Cloyd LB 6′2″ 228 Columbia, MS 12 tackles 5 Robert Hicks LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Miami, FL 11 tackles 44 Dorian Jones LB 6′0″ 241 Plantation, FL 6 tackles 14 Marvin Dallas LB So. 6′1″ 190 Brunswick, GA 2 tackles 13 P.J. Blue LB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 230 Jemison, AL 20 Trenell Troutman LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 5′11″ 197 Miami, FL 22 Mason Reiger LB 6′5″ 250 Hoffman Estates, IL 35 Zay Peterson LB RS 6′1″ 210 Bradenton, FL 38 Drew Brenowitz LB So. 5′10″ 210 Olney, MD 42 Allen Smith LB 6′2″ 228 Loganville, GA 46 Darrian Bell LB RS 6′0″ 235 Danville, KY 51 Keon Johnson LB Jr. 6′0″ 223 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 54 Patrick Owen LB Fr. 6′3″ 225 Louisville, KY
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2020 2 Russ Yeast DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 195 Greenwood, IN 45 tackles 12 Marlon Character Jr. DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 195 Atlanta, GA 37 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 13 Kei’Trel Clark DB 5′10″ 177 Richmond, VA 36 tackles, 1 INT 33 Isaiah Hayes DB Sr. 6′1″ 208 Los Angeles, CA 37 tackles 2 Chandler Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 186 Miami, FL 24 tackles, 1 sack Josh Minkins DB 6′2″ 202 Louisville, KY 6 tackles 1 Lovie Jenkins DB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ 195 Orlando, FL 3 tackles 3 Anthony Johnson DB 6′2″ 205 Coconut Creek, FL 2 tackles 40 Darius Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Louisville, KY 2 tackles 23 Greedy Vance CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 170 Kenner, LA 1 tackle 29 Marqui Lowery DB RS 6′0″ 180 Charlotte, NC 29 Telly Plummer DB 5′11″ 190 Riverdale, GA 36 Arthur Veal DB Fr. 6′0″ 208 South Holland, IL 37 Isiah Downing DB Fr. 6′2″ 186 Louisville, KY 45 Seth Pugh DB RS 6′2″ 200 Pikeville, KY
Aidan Robbins, Marshon Ford, Rodjay Burns, Jordan Watkins, Isiah Downing, Darius Jones, Isaac Martin, Ramon Puryear, Luke Paulson, Patrick Owen, Micah Bland, Dayna Kinnaird, Clayton Six, Brandon Wellington, Emmanual Sowders, Chris Nuckols, Derek Dorsey, Josh Minkins Hassan Hall, Kameron Wilson, YaYa Diaby, Josh Johnson, Marlon Character Jr., Tobias Little, Tabarious Peterson, Jamel Starks Tutu Atwell, Chandler Jones, Robert Hicks, Tyler Harrell, Trenell Troutman D.J. Van Horn, Jack Fagot, Jordan Thomas, Micah Lowe Dez Fitzpatrick, Christian Fitzpatrick Logan Lupo, Yasir Abdullah Brock Travelstead, Thurman Geathers Justin Brummett, Ethan Wine Malachi Yulee, Darrian Bell Justin Marshall Lovie Jenkins Russ Yeast Anthony Johnson Corey Reed Malik Cunningham Jawon Pass Jalen Mitchell Evan Conley Monty Montgomery C.J. Avery Tee Webb Henry Bryant Javian Hawkins Nick Okeke Braden Carnes Kei’Trel Clark P.J. Blue Ean Pfeifer Marvin Dallas Zach Edwards Dorian Etheridge Will Warren Mason Reiger Greedy Vance K.J. Cloyd Mitch Hall Marqui Lowery Telly Plummer James Turner Isaiah Hayes Zay Peterson Arthur Veal Jatavian Churchill Maurice Burkley Ryan Chalifoux Drew Brenowitz Allen Smith Josh Lifson Andrew Lee Dorian Jones Francis Sherman Duane Martin Seth Pugh Gary Swiney Yirayah LaNier Austin Collins Keon Johnson Tim Lawson Caleb Chandler Renato Brown Zach Williamson Travis Taylor Cole Bentley Luke Kandra Kobe Baynes Trevor Reid Joshua Black Adonis Boone Robbie Bell Jackson Gregory Cam DeGeorge Nicholas Malito Dez Melton Roscoe Johnson Jared Goldwire Malik Clark Jared Dawson Ja’Darien Boykin Dezmond Tell Braden Smith KY 30 GA 26 FL 18 OH 5 IL 4 Hometowns of the 2020 Louisville roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Kentucky 30 Georgia 26 Florida 18 Ohio 5 Mississippi 4 Tennessee 4 Illinois 4 Indiana 3 Top counties Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 17 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 6 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 million 5 Broward County, Florida pop. 2 million 4 DeKalb County, Georgia pop. 765,000 4 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2020 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.
