Teams Louisville 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Louisville roster 109 players: 16 freshmen, 11 sophomores, 13 juniors, 11 seniors, 58 with no class listed. From 25 states; the most from Georgia (28) and Kentucky (18). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 6 Running backs 9 Receivers 12 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 16 Defensive line 18 Linebackers 20 Defensive backs 14 Specialists 6 Athletes and others 1
Running backs 9 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Jalen Mitchell RB 5′10″ 210 Southwest Brevard, FL 722 rushing yards, 5 TD 22 Trevion Cooley RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ 208 Raleigh, NC 431 rushing yards, 1 TD 3 Hassan Hall RB 6′0″ 196 Atlanta, GA 272 rushing yards, 1 TD 36 Maurice Burkley RB Sr. 6′0″ 209 Naperville, IL 102 rushing yards, 1 TD 25 Jawhar Jordan RB Transfer from Syracuse 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 185 Farmingdale, NY 5 returns, 183 yards 3 Aidan Robbins RB 6′3″ 240 Louisville, KY 41 rushing yards, 1 TD 10 Javian Hawkins RB So. 5′9″ 196 Titusville, FL 31 Gregory Desrosiers RB Fr. 5′11″ 186 Belmont, MA 35 Jamel Starks RB 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′10″ 187 Decatur, GA
Receivers 12 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 11 Jordan Watkins WR 5′11″ 190 Louisville, KY 35 catches, 529 yards, 4 TD 24 Ahmari Huggins-Bruce WR 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 5′11″ 180 Dillon, SC 29 catches, 444 yards, 4 TD 1 Justin Marshall WR Jr. 6′3″ 210 Conyers, GA 23 catches, 322 yards, 1 TD 15 Tyler Harrell WR 6′0″ 200 Miami, FL 18 catches, 523 yards, 6 TD 11 Josh Johnson WR 5′11″ 187 Atlanta, GA 16 catches, 125 yards, 1 TD Braden Smith WR So. 5′10″ 185 Flowood, MS 11 catches, 68 yards, 1 TD 5 Shai Werts WR Transfer from Georgia Southern Sr. 5′11″ 205 Clinton, SC 4 catches, 23 yards 86 Elijah Downing WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 200 Louisville, KY 1 catch, 9 yards 17 T.J. Lewis WR RS 6′4″ 185 Brunswick, GA 36 Jatavian Churchill WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Springfield, KY 48 Jordan Thomas WR Jr. 5′11″ 170 Lexington, KY 80 Demetrius Cannon Jr. WR Fr. 6′3″ 213 Saint Louis, MO
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 5 Marshon Ford TE 6′2″ 240 Louisville, KY 49 catches, 550 yards, 2 TD 88 Dez Melton TE So. 6′3″ 240 Glendale, AZ 3 catches, 80 yards 41 Isaac Martin TE Jr. 6′1″ 251 Louisville, KY 1 catch, 4 yards 42 Josh Lifson TE So. 6′3″ 235 Anchorage, KY 1 catch, 28 yards 45 Duane Martin TE 6′2″ 260 Laurens, SC 1 catch, 8 yards 44 Francis Sherman TE 6′3″ 240 Bay Village, OH 82 Victor Mullen TE RS 6′7″ 240 Ottawa, IL
Offensive line 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 56 Renato Brown OL Fr. 6′4″ 315 West Palm Beach, FL 1 tackle 51 Austin Collins OL RS 6′3″ 305 Perrysburg, OH 51 Tim Lawson OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′3″ 290 Fort Washington, MD 55 Caleb Chandler OL 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′4″ 297 Jefferson, GA 61 Bryan Hudson OL Transfer from Virginia Tech 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 305 Georgetown, KY 64 Travis Taylor OL Fr. 6′3″ 285 Houston, TX 66 Cole Bentley OL Sr. 6′3″ 315 Lenore, WV 67 Luke Kandra OL 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 323 Cincinnati, OH 68 Michael Gonzalez OL Fr. 6′4″ 305 Indian Trail, NC 70 Desmond Daniels OT RS 6′5″ 309 Atlanta, GA 70 Kobe Baynes OL RS 6′4″ 315 Jacksonville, FL 70 Trevor Reid OL Jr. 6′5″ 307 Griffin, GA 72 Emmanual Sowders OL So. 6′4″ 290 Louisville, KY 72 Joshua Black OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Stone Mountain, GA 74 Adonis Boone OL Jr. 6′5″ 303 Daytona Beach, FL 77 Aaron Gunn OL RS 6′4″ 310 New Castle, PA
Defensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 6 YaYa Diaby DL Jr. 6′4″ 270 Atlanta, GA 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks 9 Ashton Gillotte DL Fr. 6′3″ 275 Boca Raton, FL 19 tackles, 4 sacks 29 Tabarious Peterson DL Sr. 6′3″ 260 Tucker, GA 25 tackles, 2 sacks 92 Malik Clark DL Jr. 6′2″ 290 Milledgeville, GA 12 tackles, 1 sack 91 Derek Dorsey DL Sr. 6′3″ 275 Louisville, KY 9 tackles, 1 sack 41 Ramon Puryear DL 6′3″ 275 Louisville, KY 9 tackles, 0.5 sacks 99 Jacques Turner DL Transfer from Southern Miss 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′1″ 247 D’lberville, MS 10 tackles 99 Dezmond Tell DL 6′1″ 295 Stockbridge, GA 9 tackles 98 Ja’Darien Boykin DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 246 Gray, GA 6 tackles 4 Kameron Wilson DL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 253 Decatur, GA 2 tackles 10 Henry Bryant DT 6′0″ 275 Delray Beach, FL 2 tackles 93 Jared Dawson DL 6′1″ 288 Collierville, TN 2 tackles 15 Zach Edwards DE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′2″ 258 Starkville, MS 1 tackle 13 Jarrett Jackson DL 6′6″ 300 West Palm Beach, FL 20 Victoine Brown DL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′4″ 230 Loganville, GA 57 Dayna Kinnaird DL Jr. 6′3″ 270 Jeffersonville, IN 88 Caleb Banks DL RS 6′6″ 330 Southfield, MI 96 R.J. Sorensen DL RS 6′4″ 260 West Palm Beach, FL
Linebackers 20 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 C.J. Avery LB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′11″ 227 Grenada, MS 97 tackles, 3 sacks 22 Yasir Abdullah LB 6′1″ 242 Miramar, FL 61 tackles, 10 sacks 38 Jack Fagot LB Sr. 6′0″ 195 Lexington, KY 61 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Dorian Jones LB 6′0″ 241 Plantation, FL 48 tackles, 1 sack 14 Marvin Dallas LB Jr. 6′1″ 190 Brunswick, GA 21 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 21 Jaylin Alderman LB 6′1″ 230 Valdosta, GA 17 tackles, 1 INT 11 Nick Okeke LB 6′3″ 240 Smyrna, TN 19 tackles 8 Monty Montgomery LB 5′10″ 225 Norcross, GA 17 tackles 22 Mason Reiger LB 6′5″ 250 Hoffman Estates, IL 9 tackles, 2 sacks 23 K.J. Cloyd LB 6′2″ 228 Columbia, MS 12 tackles 35 Zay Peterson LB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Bradenton, FL 11 tackles 42 Allen Smith LB 6′2″ 228 Loganville, GA 3 tackles, 1.5 sacks 5 Ryheem Craig LB 6′3″ 231 Taylorsville, NC 1 tackle, 1 sack 23 Benjamin Perry LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 215 Chicago, IL 4 tackles 34 T.J. Quinn LB 6′1″ 235 Valdosta, GA 2 tackles 17 Jackson Hamilton LB 6′0″ 225 Woodstock, GA 1 tackle 43 Jack Reiger LB So. 6′1″ 225 Hoffman Estates, IL 1 tackle 13 P.J. Blue LB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 230 Jemison, AL 38 Drew Brenowitz LB Jr. 5′10″ 210 Olney, MD 46 Darrian Bell LB Fr. 6′0″ 235 Danville, KY
Defensive backs 14 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 32 Qwynnterrio Cole DB Transfer from Alcorn State 6′3″ 190 Memphis, TN 87 tackles, 1 INT 27 Kenderick Duncan Jr. DB Transfer from Georgia Southern 6′3″ 219 Stockbridge, GA 76 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 13 Kei’Trel Clark DB 5′10″ 177 Richmond, VA 40 tackles, 3 INT 2 Chandler Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′10″ 186 Miami, FL 40 tackles 23 Greedy Vance CB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 170 Kenner, LA 36 tackles Josh Minkins DB 6′2″ 202 Louisville, KY 17 tackles, 1 INT 28 Trey Franklin DB Fr. 5′10″ 185 Robins Afb, GA 10 tackles, 2 INT 31 Rance Conner DB 5′11″ 190 Miami, FL 4 tackles 40 Darius Jones DB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 180 Louisville, KY 2 tackles 13 Kani Walker DB 6′2″ 201 Atlanta, GA 1 tackle 2 Russ Yeast DB 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 5′10″ 195 Greenwood, IN 4 Bralyn Oliver DB RS 6′2″ 208 Anderson, SC 8 Derrick Edwards DB RS 5′11″ 185 Miami, FL 37 Isiah Downing DB So. 6′2″ 186 Louisville, KY
Athletes and others 1 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 Jason Turner 1 of 1 field goal
Aidan Robbins, Marshon Ford, Jordan Watkins, Isiah Downing, Darius Jones, Isaac Martin, Ramon Puryear, Dayna Kinnaird, Emmanual Sowders, Elijah Downing, Derek Dorsey, Josh Minkins Hassan Hall, Kameron Wilson, YaYa Diaby, Josh Johnson, Kani Walker, Tabarious Peterson, Jamel Starks, Desmond Daniels Chandler Jones, Derrick Edwards, Tyler Harrell, Rance Conner Jarrett Jackson, Jordan Travis, Renato Brown, R.J. Sorensen Marvin Dallas, T.J. Lewis Victoine Brown, Allen Smith Jaylin Alderman, T.J. Quinn Mason Reiger, Jack Reiger Kenderick Duncan Jr., Dezmond Tell Jack Fagot, Jordan Thomas Justin Marshall Russ Yeast Malik Cunningham Bralyn Oliver Jawon Pass Jalen Mitchell Ryheem Craig Shai Werts Evan Conley Monty Montgomery Ashton Gillotte C.J. Avery Henry Bryant Javian Hawkins Nick Okeke Kei’Trel Clark P.J. Blue Mark Vassett Zach Edwards Jackson Hamilton Brock Domann Tyler Jensen Trevion Cooley Yasir Abdullah Benjamin Perry Greedy Vance K.J. Cloyd Ahmari Huggins-Bruce Mitch Hall Jawhar Jordan Trey Franklin Gregory Desrosiers James Turner Qwynnterrio Cole Zay Peterson Jatavian Churchill Maurice Burkley Ryan Chalifoux Brock Travelstead Drew Brenowitz Justin Brummett Josh Lifson Dorian Jones Francis Sherman Duane Martin Darrian Bell Austin Collins Tim Lawson Caleb Chandler Bryan Hudson Travis Taylor Cole Bentley Luke Kandra Michael Gonzalez Kobe Baynes Trevor Reid Joshua Black Adonis Boone Aaron Gunn Demetrius Cannon Jr. Victor Mullen Caleb Banks Dez Melton Malik Clark Jared Dawson Ja’Darien Boykin Jacques Turner Braden Smith GA 28 KY 18 FL 17 IL 6 MS 5 Hometowns of the 2021 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 Georgia 28 Kentucky 18 Florida 17 Illinois 6 Mississippi 5 South Carolina 4 North Carolina 4 Tennessee 3 Top counties Jefferson County, Kentucky pop. 783,000 12 Palm Beach County, Florida pop. 1.5 million 6 Fulton County, Georgia pop. 1.1 million 5 Miami-Dade County, Florida pop. 2.7 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’ 2021 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.
