Louisville football way-too-early depth chart preview: Secondary
By Jacob Lane
Previewing the Louisville football secondary.
Things are going swimmingly for Louisville football on the recruiting trail as the coaching staff is taking advantage of the momentum it built towards the end of the 2019 season.
Head coach Scott Satterfield and staff plan to continue building in 2020, and we have highlighted in our depth chart series how they are building talented depth heading into next season.
For the last part of our series, we want to take a look at one of the areas where Louisville football has the most room to grow next season.
The Cardinals secondary showed flashes of promise in 2019, but proved that it has a long way to go before it meets the lofty standards of defensive coordinators Bryan Brown and Cort Dennison.
The good news? Louisville returns much of its depth from last season, and should improve on a pass rush that wasn’t much help and left defenders on an island a lot more than one would like to see.
When Louisville football was well-rested in early against Notre Dame, Eastern Kentucky, and Western Kentucky, and then in the Music City Bowl against Mississippi State, the Cardinals secondary was impressive given the lack of depth.
However, when the snap counts got high for the Cards and the already thinning depth became depleted, there was a gaping hole that even average offensive teams like Miami and Kentucky found ways to exploit.
The Cardinals are looking to build depth and round more into a defense that the coaching staff wants to see in 2020, and there’s a strong chance that it can happen if they manage to stay healthy.
Let’s take an early look at the 2020 Louisville football secondary, who is likely to start, and who will push for playing time.