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Louisville football: An underrated player at each position for the Cards

By Presley Meyer

LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 05: Malik Cunningham #3 of the Louisville Cardinals runs the ball in the first half of the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Cardinal Stadium on October 5, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - OCTOBER 05: Malik Cunningham #3 of the Louisville Cardinals runs the ball in the first half of the game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Cardinal Stadium on October 5, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KY – SEPTEMBER 08: Russ Yeast #6 of the Louisvillle Cardinals runs with the ball against the Indiana State Sycamores on September 8, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Cornerback

Jamel Starks

If there is a player that people are going to be sleeping on going into the 2019 season, it has to be incoming freshman Jamel Starks.

Despite his 3-star rating, this guy is an absolutely gifted playmaker who is a big-time get for the Cards. He played two ways in high school but starks projects as a corner for Louisville.

https://twitter.com/jamel_starks/status/1121197858261221376

Starks chose Louisville over Nebraska, West Virginia, and NC State among a large group of power five teams vying for his services. People were in on him because he is a multi-faceted guy with signs pointing towards him being a hard-hitting corner, or even rotating over to safety a la Russ Yeast.

https://twitter.com/UofLFootball/status/1093187908163514368

It’s tough to pinpoint why there’s not much talk about Starks around the program. He is one of the biggest recruits coming in for the 2019 season with an extremely high ceiling. Perhaps it is due to Louisville’s depth in the secondary.

The Cards boast a strong rotation of Anthony Johnson, Chandler Jones, PJ Mbannasor, TreSean Smith, and the aforementioned Yeast in the secondary. That is a really quality mix of talent and experience returning. However, out of all those names, Starks still seems to fit the mold of a Bryan Brown defense better than nearly anyone.

If there’s a name to look out for to maybe push to run with the ones and twos that you aren’t expecting, it has to be Starks.

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