Louisville football announced the signing of 24 of its 26 incoming transfers last week, all of whom will be participating in spring practices.

The other two — tight end Mark Redman and defensive lineman Thor Griffith — are expected to join the program in the summer. That gives the Cardinals six offensive linemen, three wide receivers, two tight ends, two running backs and one quarterback to work with during the spring.

Many of the new players come from Power Five programs and were starters at their previous schools, giving Louisville an instant boost of experience and talent for Year 2 under coach Jeff Brohm.

Spring football will provide a first look at how Brohm can, once again, blend a large incoming group of transfers with returning talent. This time, the returning players bring experience in Brohm’s system and with his coaching staff.

Defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte, cornerback Quincy Riley and offensive lineman Renato Brown, who is expected to be returning after a season-ending injury against Pitt on Oct. 14, are among the players who can help provide insight and leadership for the new additions, many of whom will be called upon to fill vacant starting roles.

Here are five Louisville transfers who could make an instant impact:

Cummings has the experience to be a key part of Louisville’s offense. Though he didn’t see the field much over the last two seasons, he was a skilled blocker for Kentucky. Last season, he had the seventh-highest pass blocking grade (66.8) on the team, which was also second-best among non-offensive linemen.

Cummings, who was recruited by Brohm while he was at Male High School, averaged 13.9 yards per catch, totaling 195 yards on 14 catches with the sixth-best receiving grade (63.7) over 13 games as a sophomore.

Shough has a strong arm with a good pocket presence. Despite only playing seven games for Texas Tech last season, the former four-star pro-style QB prospect had three games with 200 or more passing yards, which included a 436-yard passing performance against an Oklahoma defense that gave up 250.8 passing yards per game.

If Shough can stay healthy, he has the talent to take the Cardinals’ offense to the next level.

McDonald was a two-year starter for Tennessee and one of its better defensive backs. In addition to making 40 tackles, recording four pass breakups and one interception, his 74.8 coverage grade last season ranked sixth among the Volunteers.

For as well as Louisville’s defense played last season, it struggled defending the pass. Where the Cardinals ranked ninth in rushing defense, allowing only 99.8 yards per game, they ranked 57^th in passing yards allowed (217.3). Their struggles defending the pass were highlighted in the Holiday Bowl when USC quarterback Miller Moss threw for a record six touchdown passes and 372 yards.