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Louisville football: Five offensive players with the most to prove

By Presley Meyer

CHAPEL HILL, NC - SEPTEMBER 09: Dez Fitzpatrick #87 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the game at Kenan Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Louisville won 47-35. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHAPEL HILL, NC - SEPTEMBER 09: Dez Fitzpatrick #87 of the Louisville Cardinals celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the North Carolina Tar Heels during the game at Kenan Stadium on September 9, 2017 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Louisville won 47-35. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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LOUISVILLE, KY – NOVEMBER 24: Malik Cunningham #3 of the Louisville Cardinals throws a pass against the Kentucky Wildcats on November 24, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Jordan Davis

A guy that has to step up for the cards in 2019 is redshirt senior tight end, Jordan Davis.

Once a top ten tight end in the country coming out of high school, Davis committed to and played his first college season for Texas A&M.

Then, he transferred and sat out a season for the Cards, entering 2017 with high expectations. He scored the first touchdown of the 2017 season on a six-yard grab from Lamar Jackson against Purdue. But since then, Davis has only recorded five receptions for 102 yards.

Being behind players like Micky Crum, Charles Stanberry, and Kemari Averrett relegated Davis to the bench for the majority of the last two seasons.

Now, the pressure is on for Davis to step up and help out the Cards. When Scott Satterfield arrived on campus, Davis was the only scholarship tight end on the roster.

“Jordan Davis really took off in the weight room when we first got here and has continued to change his body,” Louisville tight ends coach Stu Holt said to the Cardinal Authority earlier this summer.  “Mike Sirignano (Louisville’s strength coach) does a great job with our guys in the weight room and it’s made a difference with Jordan. He’s moving faster and playing faster.”

Moving and playing faster is the name of the game for the new Louisville staff, but particularly for Davis, those kinds of improvements could really help him take off.

2019 could be the year that Davis shows why he was such a highly coveted high school recruit.

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