Louisville football earns another Kentucky transfer commitment as the Cardinals just stole former 4-star commit, Hardley Gilmore IV. The Cardinals have now earned five Kentucky transfers this offseason, including two Kentucky wide receivers in Gilmore and Montavin Quisenberry.
Earlier this afternoon, Louisville learned the Cardinals had landed their fourth Kentucky transfer, as Quisenberry committed after his true freshman season. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound receiver committed to Kentucky over big-time programs like Michigan and Ole Miss after being the 2024 Kentucky Mr. Football. Quisenberry was a dominant high school athlete, rushing for 4,469 yards and 61 touchdowns and catching 151 passes for 2,509 yards and 38 touchdowns. He also threw for 1,357 yards and 15 touchdowns, while on defense, he earned 165 tackles and eight interceptions.
Now, joining the Louisville this offseason is the Wildcats' former 4-star wide receiver, who spent two seasons with Kentucky. Louisville was in dire need of some wide receivers, and they just got a big boost thanks to Kentucky.
Back for it all!❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/5J1kQLJ3T8
— Hardley Gilmore IV (@GilmoreHardley) January 8, 2026
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Louisville lands former 4-star WR and fifth Kentucky transfer
The Florida native is now the fifth Kentucky transfer to commit to Louisville, joining Kentucky transfer DJ Waller, Jacob and Jerod Smith Jr., and Quisenberry. The Cardinals desperately needed wide receivers, and today they added much-needed depth. Louisville will still need its WR1 in 2026, but the two Kentucky wide receiver transfers this afternoon are getting the ball rolling in the right direction.
The domino effect is in full swing right now, as Louisville has received over 11 commitments since Tuesday and now has 15 total. The Cards lost six of their top seven receivers from last year, forcing Brohm to attack the portal hard for his next group of wide receivers.
After being ranked as high as a 4-star recruit and the No. 317 overall recruit out of high school, Gilmore committed to Kentucky over powerhouse programs like Penn State, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, and others. He went on to earn six catches for 153 yards and one touchdown in his true freshman season, and followed it up by earning 28 receptions for 313 yards and a touchdown in the 2025 season.
The 6-foot-1, 165-pound receiver will likely make an immediate impact on this Cardinals roster and will now join Antonio Meeks and his Kentucky teammate in the wide receiver room. Louisville hopes these two Kentucky wide receiver transfers are only the first of many, as the Cardinals are hosting 4-star transfer Tre Richardson for a visit this week and are reportedly in the mix with Texas transfer DeAndre Moore Jr. and Ohio State Mylan Graham.
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