Louisville football announces 24 transfer additions to the roster

It’s been quite the few weeks for the University of Louisville football staff.

The Cardinals have added a total of 26 new players since the end of the regular season and on Friday the school officially announced the addition of 24. The announced newcomers have all enrolled in school and will be able to participate in spring football, which will begin in March.

Overall, the transfer portal class is ranked No. 4 in the nation by 247Sports.

U of L coach Jeff Brohm and his staff have added 11 prospect on the defensive side of the ball, while adding 15 on the offensive side of the ball. Louisville largest position group of additions is six on the offensive line, while four safety and three cornerbacks have been added to the roster.

The only two transfers that were not made official by U of L were defensive lineman Thor Griffith, who will graduate from Harvard this semester and enroll in June, and tight end Mark Redman, who will also arrive in June after graduating from San Diego State.

The first commitment out of the portal came from Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough back on Dec. 5. The offensive weapons for Shough that have been added are Miami running back Donald Chaney and Toledo running back Peny Boone, the MAC Offensive Player of the Year last season, along with wide receivers Ja’Corey Brooks of Alabama, Caullin Lacy of South Alabama, and Antonio Meeks from Division II Tuskegee University.

U of L also bolstered the tight end position with Redman, Miami’s Jaleel Skinner, and Kentucky athlete Izayah Cummings. On the line, the additions have been Yale’s Jonathan Mendoza, Northern Illinois’ Pete Nygra, Ohio State’s Victor Cutler, Texas Tech’s Monroe Mills, Houston’s Reuben Unije, and Georgia Southern’s Rasheed Miller.

The highest-ranked transfer prospect is Tennessee edge rusher Tyler Baron, who was one of the latest additions on Jan. 16, while Griffith and Florida International’s Jordan Guerad are other defensive line additions. The linebacker addition is Texas A&M Jurriente Davis, while the cornerback additions are Corey Thornton from UCF, Tayon Holloway from North Carolina, and Tahveon Nicholson from Illinois. The safety additions have been Tennessee’s Tamarion McDonald, Eastern Illinois’ Blake Ruffin, Tennessee’s Wesley Walker, and Oklahoma’s Daeh McCullough.

Spring practice dates will be released at a later time.

The Cards also added five high school signees in December in running back Isaac Brown, linebacker Trent Carter, defensive end Maurice Davis, offensive lineman Ransom McDermott, and wide receiver JoJo Stone who are also enrolled in classes for the winter.