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Depth Charts: Louisville vs. Kentucky

The Cardinals conclude the 2021 regular season with the annual Battle for the Governor's Cup against the Wildcats.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - On the heels of back-to-back blowout victories, the Louisville football program is returning home for their regular season finale, taking on Kentucky in the annual Battle for the Governor's Cup.

Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:

Louisville (6-5, 4-4 ACC)

Offense

Quarterback
3 Malik Cunningham (6-1, 200, R-Jr.)
6 Evan Conley (6-2, 206, So.)

Running Back
15 Jalen Mitchell (5-10, 221, R-Fr.)
23 Trevion Cooley (5-10, 200, Fr.)
36 Maurice Burkley (6-0, 209, R-Sr.)

Left Tackle
70 Trevor Reid (6-5, 303, Jr.)
68 Michael Gonzalez (6-4, 298, Fr.)

Left Guard
55 Caleb Chandler (6-4, 313, R-Jr.)
67 Luke Kandra (6-4, 309, Fr.)

Center
66 Cole Bentley (6-3, 315, Sr)
61 Bryan Hudson (6-4, 310, R-So.)

Right Guard
74 Adonis Boone (6-5, 317, Jr.)
71 Joshua Black (6-2, 294, R-Fr.)

Right Tackle
56 Renato Brown (6-4, 309, R-Fr.)
68 Michael Gonzalez (6-4, 298, Fr.)

Slot Receiver
11 Josh Johnson (5-11, 187, R-Sr.)
5 Shai Werts (5-11, 193, R-Sr.)

Wide Receiver (Z)
1 Jordan Watkins (5-11, 194, Fr.)
9 Ahmari Huggins-Bruce (5-10, 165, Fr.)

Wide Receiver (X)
18 Justin Marshall (6-3, 211, R-Jr.)
or 8 Tyler Harrell (6-0, 194, R-So.)

Half Back
83 Marshon Ford (6-2, 237, So.)
41 Isaac Martin (6-1, 250, R-Jr.)

Tight End
84 Dez Melton (6-3, 250, R-Fr.)
44 Francis Sherman (6-3, 248, R-Fr.)

Defense

Defensive End
41 Ramon Puryear (6-3, 264, R-Fr.)
29 Tabarius Peterson (6-3, 262, R-Sr.)

Nose Tackle
92 Malik Clark (6-2, 295, R-Jr.)
or 99 Dezmond Tell (6-1, 276, Fr.)
90 Jacques Turner (6-1, 290, R-Sr.)

Defensive End
6 YaYa Diaby (6-4, 273, Jr.)
or 97 Ashton Gillotte (6-2, 253, Fr.)

Outside Linebacker (Dog)
22 Yasir Abdullah (6-1, 235, Jr.)
11 Nick Okeke (6-3, 249, R-Jr.)

Mike Linebacker
9 C.J. Avery (5-11, 227, Sr.)
23 K.J. Cloyd (6-2, 215, So.)

Weakside Linebacker
44 Dorian Jones (6-0, 230, R-Fr.)
23 K.J. Cloyd (6-2, 215, So.)
24 Jaylin Alderman (6-1, 215, Fr.)

Outside Linebacker (Card)
38 Jack Fagot (6-0, 202, R-Jr.)
14 Marvin Dallas (6-1, 195, Jr.)

Cornerback
2 Chandler Jones (5-10, 188, Jr.)
21 Greedy Vance (5-10, 162, Fr.)

Strong Safety
12 Qwynnterrio Cole (6-3, 190, Sr.)
10 Benjamin Perry (6-2, 201, Fr.)

Free Safety
27 Kenderick Duncan (6-3, 216, R-Sr.)
25 Josh Minkins (6-2, 201, Fr.)
10 Benjamin Perry (6-2, 201, Fr.)

Cornerback
21 Greedy Vance (5-10, 162, Fr.)
28 Trey Franklin (5-10, 180, So.)

Special Teams

Placekicker
32 James Turner (6-0, 208, So.)
40 Brock Travelstead (6-1, 200, Fr.)

Kickoffs
40 Brock Travelstead (6-1, 200, Fr.)
37 Ryan Chalifoux (6-1, 191, R-Sr.)

Long Snapper
24 Mitch Hall (6-1, 213, Sr.)
38 Drew Brenowitz (5-10, 210, So.)

Holder
93 Brady Hodges (6-1, 180, Fr.)
49 Mark Vassett (6-4, 215, Fr.)

Punter
49 Mark Vassett (6-4, 215, Fr.)
93 Brady Hodges (6-1, 180, Fr.)

Kick Returner
8 Tyler Harrell (6-0, 194, R-So.)
1 Jordan Watkins (5-11, 194, Fr.)

Punt Returner
1 Jordan Watkins (5-11, 194, Fr.)
11 Josh Johnson (5-11, 187, R-Sr.)

Changes from Louisville's Depth Chart vs. Duke:

  • Dorian Jones goes from No. 3 to No. 1 at weakside linebacker. K.J. Cloyd and Jaylin Alderman each slide down one spot.

Kentucky (8-3, 5-3 SEC)

Offense

Left Tackle
51 Dare Rosenthal, 6-7, 327, Jr-Tr
56 Deondre Buford, 6-3, 290, Fr-RS

Left Guard
68 Kenneth Horsey, 6-3, 302, Jr-2L
61 Austin Dotson, 6-6, 321, Sr-3L

Center
79 Luke Fortner, 6-6, 297, %Sr-4L
60 Quintin Wilson, 6-1, 296, Jr-2L

Right Guard
61 Austin Dotson, 6-6, 321, Sr-3L
62 Jager Burton, 6-4, 302, Fr-HS

Right Tackle
70 Darian Kinnard, 6-5, 338, Sr-3L
77 Jeremy Flax, 6-6, 338, So-RS

Tight End
83 Justin Rigg, 6-6, 261, %Sr-3L
80 Brenden Bates, 6-5, 255, Jr-2L
84 Izayah Cummings, 6-3, 230, So-1L

Tight End
80 Brenden Bates, 6-5, 255, Jr-2L
83 Justin Rigg, 6-6, 261, %Sr-3L
84 Izayah Cummings, 6-3, 230, So-1L

Wide Receiver (Z)
1 Wan’Dale Robinson, 5-10, 183, Jr-T
10 Chauncey Magwood, 6-0, 190, Fr-HS

Wide Receiver (X)
6 Josh Ali, 6-0, 190, %Sr-4L
86 DeMarcus Harris, 6-1, 180, So-1L
81 Isaiah Epps, 6-2, 188, Sr-3L

Quarterback
7 Will Levis, 6-3, 232, Jr-Tr
11 Beau Allen, 6-2, 208, So-1L

Running Back
24 Chris Rodriguez Jr., 5-11, 224, Jr-2L
0 Kavosiey Smoke, 5-9, 202, Jr-2L

Defense

Jack Linebacker
15 Jordan Wright, 6-5, 225, Sr-3L
13 J.J. Weaver, 6-5, 231, So-1L

Defensive End
4 Joshua Paschal, 6-3, 275, Sr-3L
90 Tre’vonn Rybka, 6-4, 301, Fr-RS

Nose Guard
50 Marquan McCall, 6-3, 344, Sr-3L
52 Justin Rogers, 6-3, 328, So-1L

Defensive Tackle
94 Abule Abadi-Fitzgerald, 6-6, 303, Sr-2L
92 Kahlil Saunders, 6-5, 270, Fr-HS

Middle Linebacker
10 Jacquez Jones, 6-0, 235, Sr-Tr
32 Trevin Wallace, 6-2, 220, Fr-HS

Weakside Linebacker
5 DeAndre Square, 6-1, 221, Sr-3L
6 Jared Casey, 6-3, 217, So-1L
or 44 Martez Thrower, 6-2, 212, Fr-HS

Nickelback/Sam Linebacker
9 Davonte Robinson, 6-2, 210, %Sr-3L
7 Vito Tisdale, 6-1, 188, So-1L

Cornerback
3 Cedrick Dort Jr., 5-11, 188, Sr-3L
37 Andru Phillips, 6-0, 182, Fr-RS

Cornerback
14 Carrington Valentine, 6-0, 188, So-1L
21 Quandre Mosely, 6-2, 192,%Sr-2L

Strong Safety
23 Tyrell Ajian, 6-0, 190, Sr-3L
34 Jalen Geiger, 6-1, 200, So-1L

Free Safety
29 Yusuf Corker, 6-0, 204, Sr-3L
30 Taj Dodson, 6-1, 194, So-1L
11 Moses Douglass, 6-2, 203, So-1L

Special Teams

Kicker
96 Matt Ruffolo, 5-11, 210, %Sr-2L
12 Chance Poore, 6-2, 219, Jr-2L

Punter
93 Wilson Berry, 6-4, 193, Fr-HS
or 94 Colin Goodfellow, 6-2, 233, %Sr-1L

Long Snapper
46 Cade Degraw, 5-11, 206, Jr-1L
55 Clay Perry, 6-0, 187, So-Sq

Punt Return
1 Wan’Dale Robinson, 5-10, 183, Jr-Tr
or 6 Josh Ali, 6-0, 190, %Sr-4L

Kickoff Return
28 Zach Johnson, 5-10, 195, %Sr-4L
1 Wan’Dale Robinson, 5-10, 183, Jr-Tr

Holder
12 Chance Poore, 6-2, 219, Jr-2L
94 Colin Goodfellow, 6-2, 233, %Sr-1L

(Photo of Courtney Miggins, Lamar Jackson: Jamie Rhodes - USA TODAY Sports)

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