If Louisville football targets graduate transfers, who might they be?

Kyle Penniston – TE

Former team: Wisconsin

Career stats: 16 receptions, 176 yards, 4 TD’s

If you’re talking about adding a player to the roster to help provide depth at a position of need, my thought immediately goes to the tight end position.

The Cards currently have just two scholarship tight ends on the roster – Jordan Davis, a former four-star TE who transferred from Texas A&M and Marshon Ford, a former walk-on from Ballard.

The former has just six receptions during his time as a Cardinal, while the latter was recently awarded a scholarship and has never played a down of college football at the position.

While there is help coming in soon in three-star athlete Dez Melton and graduate transfer Ean Pfifer from Vanderbilt, there is absolutely still a need at this position considering the importance of the unit in Scott Satterfield’s offense.

Enter Kyle Penniston, an experienced tight end from Wisconsin who has played in 39 games with 21 starts during his four-year career. Penniston, who had an offer from Louisville out of high school, was a four-star prospect and chose the Badgers over several big-time blue blood programs.

He put together a nice career but was mostly a backup during his time playing for the Badgers, totaling 16 receptions for 176 yards and four touchdowns.

Playing for Louisville would give Penniston a chance to play a lot of snaps right away due to the need at the position, and it would put him in an offense that emphasizes his skill set. The fifth-year player has shown his ability to make plays over the field as well as block in a run-heavy offense.

Pros: Has plenty of experience as a reserve playing in the Big Ten and with more snaps can produce at a high level.

Cons: Never was able to claim the starting position at Wisconsin for more than one year.