Louisville Football: Transfer Portal Tracker
The news center for the Louisville football transfer portal is called Cardinal Authority. Who is present? Who’s heading out? Who are the intended victims?
In college football, the transfer portal continues to be the major narrative.
And in the center of all the action on the portal is the University of Louisville football program. The Cardinals concluded their first season under head coach Jeff Brohm with a 10-4 record after losing to USC on December 27 in the Holiday Bowl.
However, the transfer portal and the past few weeks for the Cardinals have been the center of attention lately.
Brohm was hired a year ago and then proceeded to add 25 transfers to his roster for this season. Many of those transfers played a key role in this season for the Cardinals and the expectation is the staff will be just as active this offseason with the portal.
“(The portal) definitely helped us this past year, even when we brought in guys as late as after spring practice,” Brohm said. “That was very beneficial to our team. So we’ll continue to be active; that is the way college football is set up. And we want to make sure that we you know for guys that want to be here and play at a high level.
“We want to provide them with the best teammates they can to help them win.”
And the prospects have been rolling in since then.
The Cardinals currently have the No. 6 transfer portal class in the 247Sports Portal Rankings with 24 confirmed commitments.
It’s like free agency in the NCAA with the portal opening on Dec. 4. The portal window for football has been reduced from 45 days to 30, per a new ruling by the NCAA Division I Council, which means the portal closed on Jan. 3. Graduate transfers aren’t restricted by the portal window. A player can still remove their name from the portal and stay at their respective program but most players who enter the portal do not return to their previous school.
This will serve as the Cardinal Authority Transfer Portal Headquarters where we will track Louisville players transferring out, new additions for the Cardinals, portal offers and interesting names that pop up.
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SCHOLARSHIPS
The most important note before considering who is leaving and who is coming, is how many stops does Louisville even have open on the roster?
There isn’t an official number available just yet on where the Cardinals stand, but based on what we know, Louisville is estimated to be at 50 scholarships (after the latest defections). But the Cardinals also have 14 high school seniors signees in the Class of 2024 and currently have 16 transfers committed.
The NCAA limits FBS programs to 85 scholarship players a year on its roster.
So, what are the positions of need for the Cardinals? Don’t be shocked if Louisville takes at least one transfer at every position, but there will be two or three tight ends on the list, along with a veteran quarterback, several offensive linemen and perhaps a couple of running backs.
To put it frankly, Louisville will be very active in the portal again. So, expect a few more departures from the current roster
HEADLINES
This space will be used to keep track of all the headlines of stories posted on the portal related to Louisville:
(Stories from 1/13)
**Miami TE transfer Jaleel Skinner commits to Louisville
(Stories from 1/11)
**WR Antonio Meeks says he feels like he “100 percent” belongs at Louisville
(Stories from 1/9)
**Tracking the departures for Louisville in the portal
(Stories from 1/8)
**OL Reuben Unije talks about his decision
**Tennessee transfer safety Wesley Walker commits to Louisville
**Tennessee transfer Tamarion McDonald flips from Ole Miss to Louisville
(Stories from 1/6)
**Tuskegee WR Antonio Meeks commits to Louisville
**Texas A&M transfer LB Jurriente Davis commits to Louisville
**Georgia Southern OL Rasheed Miller commits to Louisville
**Oklahoma S Daeh McCullough commits to Louisville
**Louisville OL Joshua Black enters the portal
**Houston OL Rueben Unije commits to Louisville
(Stories from 1/5)
**Toledo RB Peny Boone commits to Louisville
(Stories from 1/4)
**Louisville OL John Paul Flores enters transfer portal
(Stories from 1/3)
**Louisville extends offer to Texas A&M linebacker
(Stories from 1/2)
**Louisville set to host top RB in the portal
**WR William Fowels heads into the portal
(Stories from 1/1)
**Louisville WR Kevin Coleman set to enter transfer portal
(Stories from 12/31)
**Louisville extends offer to Miami, Ohio, DE Caiden Woullard
(Stories from 12/30)
**Florida CB Jalen Kimber has committed to Louisville
**Louisville extends an offer to Miami, Ohio, DE Caiden Woullard
(Stories from 12/29)
**Louisville DL Jeff Clark enters the transfer portal
**Louisville DE Rodney McGraw back into the transfer portal
**Louisville WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce enters transfer portal
**Louisville OL Vincent Lumia back in the transfer portal
**Kicker Nick Lopez announces he’s in the transfer portal
(Stories from 12/28)
**LB Keith Brown back in the transfer portal
(Stories from 12/20)
**North Carolina DB Tayon Holloway commits to Louisville
(Stories from 12/19)
**Texas Tech OL Monroe Mills commits to Louisville
(Stories from 12/18)
**Former Trinity star Blake Ruffin commits to Louisville
**Former Male athlete Izayah Cummings transferring from Kentucky to Louisville
(Stories from 12/17)
**List: Remaining transfer targets we’re tracking
**Louisville receives commitment from Ohio State OL Vic Cutler
**South Alabama WR Caullin Lacy commits to Louisville
(Stories from 12/16)
**Louisville flips DL Jordan Guerad from Minnesota
**Former Miami RB Don Chaney commits to Louisville
**Louisville adds Northern Illinois OL Pete Nygra
(Stories from 12/15)
**Louisville adds Alabama WR transfer Ja’Corey Brooks
**Louisville adds UCF DB transfer Corey Thornton
**Louisville with a monster recruiting weekend
**Tracking Louisville departures in the transfer portal
(Stories from 12/13)
**Ball State tight end Tanner Koziol commits to Louisville
(Stories from 12/12)
**San Diego State tight end Mark Redman commits to Louisville
**One of the top TEs in the portal – Justin Joly – will visit Louisville
**Louisville set to host three visitors on campus
(Stories from 12/11)
**Harvard DT Thor Griffith ready to ‘win championships’ at Louisville
**Ball State TE Tanner Koziol on an unofficial visit to Louisville
(Stories from 12/10)
**Colorado State DB TJ Crandall receives Louisville offer
**Yale offensive lineman Jonathan Mendoza commits to Louisville
**Harvard defensive lineman Thor Griffith to transfer to Louisville
**Louisville offers North Texas State WR Ja’Mori Maclin
(Stories from 12/9)
**Louisville extends offer to Middle Tennessee DB Jakobe Thomas
(Stories from 12/7)
**Louisville to host Yale OL Jonathan Mendoza this weekend
**Louisville extends offer to Michigan State OL Kevin Wigenton
(Stories from 12/6)
**Louisville offers Florida International DL Jordan Guerad.
**Rutgers OL Kamar Missouri lands offer from Louisville.
**Ohio State OL Vic Cutler working to set up visit to Louisville.
**Louisville offers Arkansas LB Chris Paul.
(Stories from 12/5)
**QB commitment Tyler Shough calls Louisville a ‘great situation.’
**Louisville lands commitment from QB Tyler Shough.
**Louisville offers NC State OL transfer Lyndon Cooper.
**Ohio State cornerback Cam Martinez looking to visit Louisville.
**Duke defensive lineman Aeneas Peebles locks in official visit.
**Louisville defensive lineman Kam Wilson has entered the transfer portal.
**Louisville defensive lineman Ryheem Craig enters the transfer portal.
**Louisville offensive lineman Izaiah Reed enters the transfer portal.
**Louisville walk-on DB Daniel Martens to the NCAA transfer portal.
(Stories from 12/4)
**Louisville extends an offer to Purdue OLB Khordae Sydnor.
**Louisville offers UTEP OL Justin Mayers.
**Louisville S Josh Minkins set to enter the transfer portal.
**Louisville has become involved with Michigan State DL transfer Derrick Harmon. A visit could happen soon.
**Former Texas Tech and Oregon QB Tyler Shough on an official visit to Louisville.
**Harvard DT Thor Griffith will make an official visit to Louisville.
**Louisville LB Jackson Hamilton enters the transfer portal.
**Louisville CB Marquis Groves-Killebrew headed back into the transfer portal.
**Louisville DL Victoine Brown enters the transfer portal.
**Louisville DE Popeye Williams enters the transfer portal.
**Louisville among the schools interested in Duke DL RJ Oben. He’s the son of former U of L standout Roman Oben.
(Stories prior to 12/4)
**Expect Louisville to be very active in the transfer portal again this offseason.
**No. 2 DT Thor Griffith details recruiting plans
TRANSFERRING OUT / IN THE PORTAL
RB Mario Agyen
New school: TBA
A walk-on, running back Mario Agyen played in two career games and entered the portal. He carried the ball one time against Cincinnati in the Fenway Bowl at the end of the 2022 season for no gain and had one carry against Murray State in 2023 for no gain.
OL Joshua Black
New school: TBA
Reserve offensive lineman Joshua Black only played in 12 games during his five seasons in Louisville. The 6-foot-2, 280-pound Black is originally from Stone Mountain, Ga., and was a member of the Class of 2019. Black played in four games, mainly on special teams, as a freshman in 2019 while he maintained hos redshirt and then saw action in two games during the 2020 Covid-19 plagued season. He made his only career start in the finale against Wake Forest. After not seeing any game action in ’21 or ’22, Black played in six games this season. He saw his most extensive action with a total of 34 snaps in the blowout win over Murray State.
OL John Paul Flores
New school: TBA
Offensive lineman John Paul Flores spent one season at Louisville. He transferred to U of L prior to the 2023 season from Virginia. In his lone season at UofL, Flores appeared in 11 games as a reserve. He will have one season of eligibility remaining. Last season at Virginia, the 6-foot-4, 305-pound lineman appeared in 10 games, starting five. Prior to UVA, he spent four seasons at Dartmouth, where he was a two-year starter and earned All-Ivy League honors.
WR William Fowles
New School: Appalachian State
Freshman William Fowles, who played in the Under Armour All-American game last January, arrived on campus a year ago but never got into the mix with the main group of wide receivers in his first season. Fowles played eight snaps back in September in the blowout of Murray State. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound Fowles is a native of Hialeah, Fla., and played his senior season at Hollywood Avant Garde. He had more than 1,500 yards combined during his final two seasons of high school.
WR Kevin Coleman
New School: Mississippi State
Louisville wide receiver Kevin Coleman, who spent one season with the Cardinals after starting his career at Jackson State, is headed back into the transfer portal. The 5-foot-11, 180-pound Coleman had 26 catches for 362 yards and two touchdowns in 14 games for the Cardinals. He also rushed six times for 25 yards and returned 26 punts for 117 yards. He finished the season with 592 yards of total offense.
DL Jeffrey Clark
New School: Arizona State
Jeff Clark played a backup role for the Cardinals this past season. A transfer from Georgia State, Clark played in all 14 games for U of L and finished with 14 tackles, two tackles for a loss, and four quarterback hurries on the season. After a redshirt season in 2019 at Georgia State, Clark played in 10 games and had six tackles for a loss and 3.5 sacks as a freshman in 2020. Clark played in 11 games during the 2021 season and made 17 tackles on the season with four tackles for a loss and one sack. In 2022, Clark made 39 tackles overall in 12 games and led the team with 9.5 tackles for loss, and was second with 4.5 sacks.
LB Darrian Bell
A walk-on, Darrian Bell played in 10 games over three years for the Cardinals, mainly on special teams. He finished with two tackles, playing in six games this season for the Cardinals.
DE Rodney McGraw
New School: TBA
Rodney McGraw was one of the first commitments to Jeff Brohm when he was hired last December. He enrolled in January and participated in spring ball. But McGraw played just three snaps in the second game of the season against Murray State. He had no statistics.
WR Ahmari Huggins-Bruce
New School: South Carolina
Ahmari Huggins-Bruce came to Louisville from Dillon, S.C., and played in 11 games as a freshman during the 2021 season. He had 29 catches for 444 yards and four touchdowns during his freshman season, including six catches for 54 yards and two TDs against Syracuse. As a sophomore in 2022, Huggins-Bruce was third on the team with 31 catches for 365 yards and two TDs, In the first season under Brohm, Huggins-Bruce had 20 catches for 312 yards and four TDs. He also rushed for a TD but was fifth among the wide receiver group with 348 snaps on the season. For his career, Huggins-Bruce had 80 catches for 1,121 yards and 10 TDs and also rushed 11 times for 67 yards and one TD.
OL Vincent Lumia
New School: TBA
Vincent Lumia transferred to Louisville in April after spending four years at Duquesne, but he only played in one game before he was injured and missed the rest of the season. He played 17 snaps against Murray State in a blowout win before suffering the knee injury.
K Nick Lopez
New School: TBA
Nick Lopez came to Louisville in the offseason as a non-scholarship player after spending two years at California. After taking over the extra point duties late in the season, Lopez made 11-for-11 on extra points. He also made one field goal – a 24-yarder – against Miami. A product of Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif., Lopez joined the Cal roster in 2019. He appeared in two games during his time with the Bears, both coming in 2021. He averaged 61 yards on the three kickoffs, with a pair of touchdowns, and converted his only field goal attempt, a 34-yarder.
LB Keith Brown
New School: Washington State
Keith Brown only played in three games during the regular-season at Louisville and can use this season as a redshirt. He did play special teams against Florida State in the ACC Championship game and against USC on the Holiday Bowl. The 6-foot-1, 235-pound Brown played a total of 12 snaps in two games on defense and 14 snaps on special teams over four games. He finished the season with one tackle.
DL Victoine Brown
New School: Georgia State
Brown was a defensive lineman from Loganville, Ga., out of the Class of 2021. He was a three-star prospect out of high school and took his redshirt season during the 2021 campaign and then never got onto the field this season in a game. He only played two snaps during his two seasons, both on punt team during the Fenway Bowl in the 2022 season.
DL Popeye Williams
New School: Western Michigan
A former four-star edge rusher out of Westfield, Ind., Williams played in six games as a true freshman during the 2022 season. He had three tackles during that season and then after the coaching change only played limited time in two games this season. He had a quarterback hurry against Murray State and also played against Boston College. Louisville played a large rotation of defensive ends this season and Williams could not crack the rotation. He played 50 snaps in two years.
CB Marquis Groves-Killebrew
New School: TBD
A former transfer from Texas A&M, Groves-Killebrew got to Louisville last January but only saw seven snaps in the blowout win over Murray State. He didn’t play much in the spring game and never got into the rotation in the secondary. The former four-star prospect out of Acworth, Ga., North Cobb, Groves-Killebrew grew up in the Louisville area before moving to Atlanta. As a freshman corner, Groves-Killebrew only played in two games and registered just two tackles in 2022 at Texas A&M.
LB Jackson Hamilton
New School: Georgia Tech
Another member of the Class of 2021, Hamilton played in 26 games during his three seasons at U of L. He mainly played on special teams but did play some at linebacker and finished his career at U of L with 16 tackles and one pass deflection. His season-high for tackles came this season with 11. Hamilton came to U of L as a safety but was switched to linebacker right away. He played his high school career at Blessed Trinity in Roswell, Ga.
New School: West Virginia
The 6-foot-2, 200-pound Minkins played in 41 game during his four years at Louisville, starting 17 including two this season. But he was injured early in the season and when he came back to the lineup he saw his snap count go down with Devin Neal and Cam’Ron Kelly playing larger roles at safety. Minkins only played in eight games this season and saw just eight snaps against Virginia and did not get into the game against Miami or Kentucky. He finished this season with 21 tackles, with seven of those coming in the opener against Georgia Tech. In four years, Minkins has a total of 99 tackles, two interceptions, five pass deflections, two tackles for a loss, and one sack. Minkins, whose father, Josh Sr., played for Louisville, started in all 13 games during the 2022 season at safety after starting his first career game in the 2021 First Responder Bowl.
DL Yirayah Lanier
New School: TBD
A walk-on from Brentwood, Tenn., Lanier spent most of the two seasons he was at Louisville injured. He never played in a game for the Cardinals.
OL Izaiah Reed
New School: Memphis
A member of the Class of 2022, Reed was unable to crack the rotation in the two seasons he spent with the Cardinals. A native of Jackson, Tenn., the three-star prospect picked U of L over Boston College, Colorado, Memphis, Ole Miss, Tulane, Western Kentucky, and others when he signed.
DL Ryheem Craig
New School: East Carolina
Playing in 19 games over three seasons, Craig was more of a special teams performer for the Cardinals. He played in all 12 games this season but only had snaps on the defensive side of the ball in four of those 12 games. He finished the season with three tackles, including two against NC State. Craig appeared in four games as a freshman, recording his first career sack against Boston College, and then had five tackles in three games as a sophomore.
DL Kam Wilson
New School: Cincinnati
Signed as a linebacker in the Class of 2020, Wilson was a key performer for the defense this season as part of the Cardinals’ third-down package. He played in all 12 games and had 14 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, and two sacks. He had a fumble recovery in the season-opening win against Georgia Tech. In three seasons at U of L, Wilson played in 28 games and finished with a total of 21 tackles.
DB Derrick Edwards
New School: Charlotte
A native of Miami Fla., Edwards was a member of the Class of 2021. He attended Palmetto High School and then finished his career at Space Coast. He was a redshirt during the 2021 season at Louisville and played in one game during the 2022 campaign. In 2023, Edwards played in 11 games mainly on special teams. He saw 15 snaps over five games at cornerback.
