2. Keyjuan Brown
The Cardinals' No. 3 running back, Keyjuan Brown, is a redshirt freshman who will have to play behind Isaac Brown and Duke Watson for at least another year. The two stars of this offense are Brown and Watson, leaving the redshirt freshman to get any action at all.
With both Brown and Watson as sophomores, they can't declare for the NFL Draft until after their junior season, and Watson might stay all four years to be Louisville's No. 1 running back his senior year. Which means Keyjuan Brown will be RB2 his junior season and RB1 not until his senior season.
A player with his skills rarely sticks around for that long and waits for his time. Last season, he played in 11 games and averaged 5.2 yards per carry. He finished third on the team in rushing yards with 243, proving he has the skills to be an elite player in this league.
With Isaac and Duke, the clear top two running backs for Louisville, Keyjuan can sometimes be forgotten. Don't be surprised if Keyjuan steps up and takes a big leap this season, but uses it as a resume builder and tests the Transfer Portal at the end of the season.
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