Louisville football received excellent news late last week, as one of the top running backs from the state of Tennessee announced on X that Jeff Brohm and the Louisville Cardinals are one of his three final schools.
Earlier in the offseason, the Cardinals landed one of the top recruits from Kentucky as the 4-star running back Evan Hampton chose Louisville over Kentucky, where Duke, Indiana, North Carolina State, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech, and West Virginia.
Louisville appears to be on the verge of landing another top running back target in the class of 2026. Lekhy Thompkins is set to announce his commitment on May 23, and the race is now between Louisville, Memphis, and Minnesota.
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Thompkins is ranked as high as the No. 31 player from Tennessee and the No. 59 running back, and the No. 960 prospect in the nation in the class of 2026, per On3 Sports. The 6-foot-1, 227-pound running back currently attends University School of Jackson and is coming off a tremendous junior season as he rushed for 892 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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— Lekhy Thompkins (@LekhyThompkins1) May 8, 2025
Thompkins is an elite defender, and he secured 45 tackles, including 10.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks. Throughout his entire high school career, he has racked up an impressive 3,823 rushing yards and 51 rushing touchdowns. As a wide receiver, he has added 661 receiving yards and seven receiving touchdowns, making him an elite player on the offensive side.
The Cardinals hope to hear good news in a couple of weeks and improve this already stacked class of 2026 commitments. Brohm has landed 13 commitments so far, including four 4-star recruits. Louisville's 13 commitments are ranked as the 15th-best class in the nation, and the fourth-best in the ACC, according to 247Sports. The Cards' biggest commitment was Jaydin Broadnax, as the 4-star recruit is ranked as high as 276 in the nation.
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