Louisville Cardinals
ACC
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #25
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- 12.4 (#25)
- SP+ Offense
- 31.6
- SP+ Defense
- 19.8
- SRS
- 9.3
- FPI
- 10.2
- Elo
- 1749
- Talent
- 701
- Recruiting
- —
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
8.0p10 6.0 — p90 10.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 7.4% | |
| Make CFP | 8.7% | |
| Quarterfinal | 2.6% | |
| Semifinal | 0.6% | |
| Natl. final | 0.1% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 7.9–4.1
Schedule
53rd
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
66th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
47th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NOle Miss | +24 | 18-31 | -13.5 | 17% | — |
| 2 | vsVillanova | FCS | 47-3* | +44.1 | 100% | — |
| 3 | vsSMU | +13.4 | 28-26 | +2.3 | 57% | — |
| 4 | vsWake Forest | +5.7 | 33-22 | +10.8 | 77% | — |
| 5 | @NC State | +4.8 | 28-27 | +1.6 | 54% | — |
| 6 | vsFlorida State | +7.2 | 29-24 | +5.6 | 65% | — |
| 7 | @Syracuse | -13.1 | 37-22 | +14.9 | 85% | — |
| 9 | vsStanford | -11.8 | 32-19 | +13.2 | 82% | — |
| 10 | @Georgia Tech | +9.3 | 25-28 | -3.1 | 42% | — |
| 11 | @North Carolina | -6.6 | 33-19 | +14.2 | 84% | — |
| 12 | vsPittsburgh | +8.4 | 27-20 | +7.3 | 70% | — |
| 13 | @Kentucky | +1.8 | 27-25 | +2.2 | 55% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 3
2026 · 77
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Miller Moss | SR | 6'2" | 210 | ★★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Lincoln Kienholz← Ohio State | JR | 6'3" | 214 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Davin Wydner← West Georgia | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Isaac Brown | SO | 5'9" | 190 | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Keyjuan Brown | SO | 5'10" | 210 | — |
| RB | 3rd | Braxton Jennings | FR | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| RB | 4th | Marquise Davis← Missouri | FR | 6'0" | 213 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Caullin Lacy | SR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Tre Richardson← Vanderbilt | JR | 5'10" | 175 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Lawayne McCoy← Florida State | SO | 6'1" | 184 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Dacari Collins | SR | 6'4" | 215 | ★★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Kris Hughes | SO | 5'11" | 195 | — |
| WR | 6th | TreyShun Hurry | JR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| WR | 7th | Terrence McWilliams Jr. | JR | 6'0" | 190 | — |
| WR | 8th | Bobby Golden | JR | 5'9" | 185 | ★★★ |
| WR | 9th | Montavin Quisenberry← Kentucky | FR | 5'10" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Jaedon King | JR | 6'0" | 180 | — |
| WR | — | Jackson Voth← Drake | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Elizjah Lewis← Pace | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Jakob Dixon← Eastern Kentucky | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Brody Foley← Tulsa | JR | 6'6" | 260 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Jaleel Skinner | JR | 6'5" | 230 | ★★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Justyn Reid← Tulane | JR | 6'5" | 255 | ★★★ |
| TE | 4th | Jacob Stewart | SR | 6'5" | 230 | — |
| TE | 5th | Davon Mitchell | FR | 6'3" | 260 | ★★★★ |
Offensive Line · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Pete Nygra | SR | 6'4" | 300 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | Tyler Folmar | FR | 6'6" | 325 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Anwar O'neal← Delaware | JR | 6'5" | 309 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Cason Henry← South Carolina | JR | 6'6" | 310 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 17
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL | 1st | Clev Lubin | JR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★ |
| DL | 2nd | Wesley Bailey | SR | 6'5" | 265 | — |
| DL | 3rd | AJ Green | SO | 6'6" | 250 | ★★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Rene Konga | SR | 6'4" | 300 | — |
| DL | 5th | Jerod Smith II← Kentucky | SO | 6'4" | 275 | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Jordan Guerad | SR | 6'2" | 300 | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Demeco Kennedy← Purdue | SO | 6'2" | 305 | ★★★ |
| DL | 8th | Denzel Lowry | SR | 6'1" | 290 | — |
| DL | 9th | Micah Carter | SO | 6'6" | 255 | — |
| DL | 10th | Maurice Davis | FR | 6'4" | 235 | — |
| DL | 11th | Daylen Russell← Miami | FR | 6'3" | 275 | ★★★ |
| DL | 12th | Eric Hazzard | FR | 6'3" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | 13th | Jayshaun Coffman | SR | 6'5" | 285 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Tommy Ziesmer← Eastern Kentucky | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Joshua Donald← Houston | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 1st | Tyler Thompson← North Carolina | SO | 6'4" | 225 | ★★★ |
| EDGE | 2nd | Jacob Smith← Kentucky | FR | 6'4" | 242 | ★★★ |
Linebackers · 9
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | TJ Quinn | SR | 6'1" | 235 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Kalib Perry | SR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Antonio Watts | JR | 6'2" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 4th | T.J. Capers | SO | 6'2" | 225 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 5th | Stanquan Clark | JR | 6'3" | 235 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Trent Carter | FR | 6'3" | 225 | ★★★ |
| LB | 7th | Jaxon Panariello | SO | 6'2" | 225 | — |
| LB | 8th | Cameron White | FR | 6'1" | 225 | — |
| LB | — | Ben Perry← UCLA | SR | 6'3" | 210 | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | DJ Waller Jr.← Kentucky | JR | 6'3" | 203 | ★★★ |
| CB | 2nd | Santana Wilson← Texas | FR | 6'0" | 174 | ★★★ |
| CB | — | Brycen Scott← Elon | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DB | 1st | D'Angelo Hutchinson | SR | 6'3" | 200 | ★★★ |
| DB | 2nd | JoJo Evans Jr. | SR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
| DB | 3rd | Corey Gordon | JR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| DB | 4th | Tayon Holloway | JR | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★★ |
| DB | 5th | Jabari Mack | SR | 6'1" | 185 | — |
| DB | 6th | Blake Ruffin | SR | 6'3" | 205 | — |
| DB | 7th | Nigel Williams | SR | 5'11" | 200 | ★★★ |
| DB | 8th | Rodney Johnson | SR | 6'2" | 200 | — |
| DB | 9th | Jaden Minkins | SO | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| DB | 10th | Destin Cheirs | FR | 6'2" | 185 | — |
| S | 1st | Koen Entringer← Iowa | JR | 6'1" | 211 | ★★★ |
| S | 2nd | Kaleb Beasley← Tennessee | SO | 6'1" | 200 | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | TJ Banks← Ole Miss | SO | 6'1" | 190 | ★★★ |
Special Teams · 6
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | — | Garth White← Rhode Island | — | — | — | — |
| LS | 1st | Shai Kochav | SR | 6'3" | 230 | — |
| LS | 2nd | Ryan Manis← Liberty | FR | 6'1" | 225 | ★★★ |
| P | — | Jacob Baker← Eastern Kentucky | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | David Chapeau | SR | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| PK | 2nd | Nick Keller | JR | 6'1" | 200 | — |
Season History · last 12
1 AP top-10 · 10 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-4 | 4-4 | #25 | #14 | 1-0 |
| 2024 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #21 | #15 | 1-0 |
| 2023 | 10-3 | 7-2 | #33 | #9 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 7-5 | 4-4 | #39 | — | 1-0 |
| 2021 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #52 | — | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 4-7 | 3-7 | #38 | — | — |
| 2019 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #61 | — | 1-0 |
| 2018 | 2-10 | 0-8 | #98 | — | — |
| 2017 | 8-4 | 4-4 | #14 | — | 0-1 |
| 2016 | 9-3 | 7-1 | #9 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #26 | — | 1-0 |
| 2014 | 9-3 | 5-3 | #23 | — | 0-1 |
Recruiting Classes
avg #45 · 26 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★122 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #68 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | #58 | 187 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | #31 | 218 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| 2022 | #51 | 188 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2021 | #38 | 198 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2020 | #42 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2019 | #69 | 166 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | #30 | 214 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 | #34 | 205 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | #38 | 196 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 33net -6Out 39
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.1 / 3.1
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Tre Richardson | WR | 4★ | ← Vanderbilt |
| ▲ | Lawayne McCoy | WR | 4★ | ← Florida State |
| ▲ | Brody Foley | TE | 4★ | ← Tulsa |
| ▲ | Lincoln Kienholz | QB | 3★ | ← Ohio State |
| ▼ | Isaac Brown | RB | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Jordan Church | IOL | 4★ | → Texas Tech |
| ▼ | AJ Green | EDGE | 4★ | → — |
| ▼ | Davon Mitchell | TE | 4★ | → — |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
7 items
- 11 Louisville Players Named Athlon Sports Preseason All-ACC SelectionsThe Cardinals have the second-most selections in the conference.LOU9h
- EA Sports College Football 27's Player Ratings for Louisville63 Cardinals will be available to play with at launch.LOU2d
- 4-star WR picks Kentucky Wildcats over Notre Dame, LouisvilleWill Stein and the Kentucky Wildcats will be confident about their future receiving crops after landing Tyler Fryman.LOU2d
- Player Previews: QB Deuce Adams Brings Intriguing Skills to MadisonOver the course of the summer leading up to Big Ten Media Days and fall camp, Badgers On SI will extensively preview Wisconsin football's roster with a write-up
- Louisville loses 4-star CB to VanderbiltTop-100 cornerback in the 2027 recruiting class, Allen Evans IV, has flipped his commitment from Louisville to Vanderbilt.LOU2d
- Elite '27 CB, Louisville Commit Allen Evans IV Flips to SEC SchoolEvans was the Cardinals' highest-ranked commit in the cycle.LOU2d
- Jeff Brohm, Louisville's Players Have Split Opinion on CFP ExpansionThe College Football Playoff seems hellbent on expanding their field, but not everyone with the Cardinals are on board with it.LOU5d