Louisville Football Coach Brohm Inks 17 Student-Athletes on National Signing Day

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The University of Louisville football team signed 17 players, including five transfers on Wednesday during the 2023 National Signing Day on Wednesday.

First-year head coach Jeff Brohm, who was hired on Dec.8, inked 12 high school student-athletes with seven of them joining the Cards in January. Five of the players signed on Wednesday were Power 5 transfers in wide receivers Jimmy Calloway (Tennessee), Jadon Thompson (Cincinnati), defensive linemen Stephen Herron (Stanford), Rodney McGraw (Penn State)  and safety Devin Neal (Baylor).

Thompson played three seasons at Cincinnati, catching 47 passes for 659 yards and one touchowns. He caught 27 passes for 393 yards last season with the Bearcats, while Calloway contributed three years at Tennessee.

The Cardinals added some depth on the defensive line with the additions of defensive ends Herronfrom Stanford and McGraw from Penn State. Neal joins the Louisville squad after coming from Baylor.  Herron played four seasons at Stanford, concluding the 2022 season with 37 tackles and 5.5 sacks.

According to 247Sports, the Cardinals signed five four-star prospects in offensive lineman Madden Sanker out of Douglasville, Ga. — the highest ranked offensive lineman in school history. Quarterback Pierce Clarkson and cornerback Aaron Williams from St. John Bosco, and linebacker Stanquan Clark from Miami, Fla., and defensive end Adonijah Green from Ellenwood, Ga., were all the highest rated player in the 2023 class.

The Cardinals finished the 2022 season at 8-5 after a 24-7 win over Cincinnati in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. Louisville is slated to return 15 student-athletes, who started in the bowl game.

2023 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL SIGNING DAY CLASS


NAME                   YR            POS         HT        WT         HOMETOWN                     HIGHSCHOOL                              PREVIOUS SCHOOL

Keyjuan Brown            FR                RB                5-9           205             Atlanta, Ga.                                     South Atlanta

*Luke Burgess             FR                OL                6-8           285             New Palestine, Ind.                       New Palestine

Jimmy Calloway         SO                WR               6-0           190             Morrow, Ga.                                    Morrow                                       Tennessee

Micah Carter                FR                DL                6-5           260             Louisville, Ky.                                 St. Xavier

*Stanquan Clark         FR                LB                 6-2           215             Miami, Fla.                                      Miami Central

*Pierce Clarkson         FR                QB                6-0           196             Bellflower, Calif.                             St. John Bosco

Saadiq Clements        FR                DL                6-5           260             Henderson, Ky.                              Henderson

Stephen Herron          SR                DE                6-3           237             New Albany                                    Trinity                                       Stanford

*William Fowles          FR                WR               6-2           195             Hialeah, Fla.                                   Dade Christian

*Adonijah Green         FR                DE                6-5           203             Ellenwood, Ga.                              Cedar Grove

*Cataurus Hicks          FR                WR               5-9           160             Miami, Fla.                                      Miami Central

Jahill McClain              FR                WR               5-10        180             Bellflower, Calif.                             St. John Bosco

Rodney McGraw         SO                DL                6-5           253             Chicago, Ill.                                     Elkhart                                       Penn State

Devin Neal                   JR                 S                   5-11        202             Lexington, Ky.                                 Douglass                                       Baylor

*Madden Sanker         FR                OL                6-4           305             Douglasville, Ga.                           South Paulding

Jadon Thompson       JR                 WR               6-2           187             Chicago, Ill.                                     Naperville Central                                       Cincinnati

Aaron Williams            FR                CB                6-2           185             Corona, Calif.                                 St. John Bosco

* January Enrollees