Louisville football 2019 depth chart preview: Running back
By Kyle Brown
One of the positions with talent depth, who will the new Louisville football staff entrust with the running back duties? Could we see a three-headed monster in the backfield this fall?
Dae Williams should have been the clear lead back for Louisville football this fall. His career was set-up to make him a featured part of Bobby Petrino’s offense as a four-year player. But much like Petrino’s second stint in charge, the plan never came together.
That plan was derailed early when Williams suffered an ACL injury before the start of his freshman year. He would rebound from that injury and show glimpses of the talent everyone knew he had over the last six games of 2017.
2018 was the year that he was expected to take the starting job by the throat and not relinquish it. After a poor start against Alabama (he wasn’t the only one), and not being used hardly at all against Indiana State, Williams bounced back with a two-touchdown performance to save the Cards from being upset by Western Kentucky in the third week of the year.
Following that glimmer of hope, Williams was back on the sideline after breaking his wrist and would miss the remainder of the season.
2019 is a chance for a fresh start for Williams under new head coach Scott Satterfield. The only problem is that he isn’t the only horse in the running back stable for the new staff to choose from.
Who will win the starting job? Who is the dark horse breakout candidate? What can we expect from the running back position? Let’s dive in.