< PreviousPLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL GoCards.com | @UofLFootball 59 MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW 2019: Played in four games, while earning his redshirt ... made his debut versus Boston College on special teams. High School: Played for Ron Gartrell at Stephenson High ... rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports ... earned first team all-state ... tabbed to the Georgia Sports Writers Association All-State Football squad ... early commitment to Georgia Tech ... earned all-county and all-region accolades ... four-year starter ... served as one of the team’s captains ... played tackle and guard on the offensive line ... played defensive tackle and defensive end ... received offers from Louisville, South Carolina, Georgia Tech and Florida Atlantic. Personal: Son of Chantal and Jayson Black ... born 10/7/00 ... brother Jayson, Jr. and sister Jaylen ... criminal justice major. Adonis Boone Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland OL • 6-5 • 317 • Sr. #74 2021: Started in 11 games at guard ... team averaged 212.9 yards on the ground and averaged 5.4 yards per carry ... offense averaged 448.4 yards a game. 2020: Started all 11 games at left tackle. 2019: Saw action against Eastern Kentucky ... played 74 snaps at guard and graded out at 77% against Boston College ... graded at 70% in 30 snaps at Wake Forest ... made his first start at left tackle at NC State, grading out at 77% with four knockdowns ... graded at 88% in 17 snaps against Syracuse ... made the start in the Music City Bowl win over Mississippi State and helped the Cardinals gain over 500 yards of total offense ... ranked second on PFF”s list for highest graded pass blockers for 2019. 2018: Played in four games … appeared in the backfield on fourth down to assist in Dae Williams’ rushing touchdown. High School: Three-star prospect from 247Sports … highly rated in the state of Florida … tabbed one of the-best offensive line recruits nationally … recorded 35 pancake blocks during his senior season … two-time lineman of the year selection … recipient of the academic specialists award for receiving a 3.0 GPA or higher … chose Louisville over offers from UCF, UAF, Connecticut, FIU, Missouri, Mississippi State, Rutgers, Oregon, Troy, East Carolina, Kansas and Memphis. Personal: Son of Andra Gittens and Jeffrey Boone ... born 1/13/00 ... family is from the island of Grenada ... business management ma- jor and SPAD minor. Renato Brown W. Palm Beach, Fla./ Palm Beach Central OL • 6-4 • 309 • R-So. #56 2021: Started 12 of 13 gamesat right tackle ... team averaged 212.9 yards per game on the ground ... helped the Cardinals rush for 384 yards in a win over Duke ... ended the regular season with an average of 448.9 yards per game. 2020: Played in 11 games, making nine starts at right tackle ... helped the Cardinals average 200.0 yards on the ground for the second-straight season ... offense averaged 444.2 yards of total offense. 2019: Played in the four games allowable to still preserve his redshirt season ... saw first collegiate action against Notre Dame. High School: Played for Santino Ierulli at West Palm Beach Cen- tral High ... originally committed to Miami ... can play both offen- sive guard and tackle ... three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals. com ... rated as one of the Super 11 players by the Palm Beach Post ... ranked as the No. 78 prospect in the Sunshine State and the No. 38 offensive guard nationally by 247Sports ... rated the No. 63 of- fensive linemen by Rivals ... totaled 23 tackles and two sacks on the defensive side of the football ... guided team to an 11-2 record, los- ing 21-6 to Deerfield Beach in the Class 8A regional final ... an All- County first-team pick during both his junior and senior seasons ... recorded 33 pancake blocks, 42 total tackles and 5.0 tackles for loss as a junior ... also recorded 3.0 sacks and an interception ... played both offensive and defensive line at West Palm Beach Central High ... received offers from Louisville, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Ken- tucky, Marshall, Miami, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, South Caro- lina, Southern Miss, South Florida, and Virginia Personal: Son of Destine Cunningham ... born 6/12/00 ... crimi- nal justice major. Renato BrownVictoine Brown Loganville, Ga./Grayson DL • 6-4 • 245 • R-Fr. #20 2021: Redshirted ... appeared in one game ... made an appear- ance versus Eastern Kentucky. High School: Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN ... ranked as the No. 493 247Sports Composite ... slotted as the No. 31 strongside defensive end by 247Sports and the No. 38 athlete in Georgia ... tabbed as the No. 42 player in the state and No. 36 defensive end by Rivals ... played defensive end for Adam Carter at Grayson High ... committed to Louisville on 3/20/20 ... named first team all-state ... honored as an all-region selection ... totaled 32 tackles and 7.5 sacks during his senior season ... added 7.0 tackles for loss ... credited with 17 quarterback hurries and four pass break-ups ... credited with 19 tackles and 1.0 sacks ... reg- istered 3.0 tackles for loss and 11 quarterback hurries ... named second team all-state as a junior ... chose Louisville over Michigan State, Minnesota, Mississippi State, NC State, Nebraska, North Car- olina, Notre Dame, Mississippi, Pitt, Purdue, Miami, Arizona State, Boston College, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Maryland and Miami. Henry Bryant Delray, Fla./Atlantic Community DL • 5-11 • 277 • R-So. #92 2021: Played in 10 games, appearing on special teams. 2020: Didn’t see game action. High School: Enrolled at Louisville in January ... played for T.J. Jackson in high school … named a three-star prospect by all the major recruiting services ... rated the 62nd-ranked defensive tackle nationally and 95th-ranked player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com … ranked as the No. 93 player in the 247Sports composite rankings ... tabbed the 40th-best defensive tackle and the 63rd-best player in the state by 247Sports … rated one of the top-five players in Palm Beach County … named first team all- county as a senior … nominated for the Lou Groza Player of the Year … listed on the New Era Top 50 Players in Florida … team fell in the regional championship 26-0 to St. Thomas Aquinas ... recorded six tackles and four tackles for loss in the regional loss … team concluded the year at 8-4 … credited with 13 tackles, including five sacks in a 40-13 win over Palm Beach Central … posted seven tackles for a loss and three sacks in Atlantic’s 40-3 win over Glades Central ... recorded a 4.85 40-yard dash and 500 lb. squat … posted a 2.9 GPA ... received offers from Louisville, Duke, Iowa State, Kentucky, NC State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Wake Forest, and West Virginia. Personal: Son of Stephanie and Henry Bryant, Sr. ... born 9/18/00 ... sisters Kartier and Krystal ... psychology major. Jaelin Carter Louisville, Ky./Manual/EKU WR • 6-2 • 208 • Sr. #88 2021: Redshirted ... played in the first four games, making his debut versus Mississippi. 2019: Appeared in 11 games for Eastern Kentucky University … started three times … finished the season with four receptions for 94 yards and two touchdown receptions … averaged 23.5 yards per reception … caught a 1-yard touchdown pass at Presbyterian … hauled in a 27-yard touchdown catch against Tennessee-Martin … had a season-best 37 receiving yards against Tennessee Tech. 2018: Saw action in all 11 games … started 10 times … finished the season with 20 receptions for 232 yards and two touchdowns … averaged 11.6 yards per reception … ran the ball 12 times for 85 yards and scored one rushing touchdown … averaged 24.6 yards on nine kickoff returns and 8.2 yards on six punt returns … totaled 587 all-purpose yards for an average of 53.4 per game … caught two passes for 67 yards at Bowling Green, including a season-best 38- yard reception … totaled three touchdowns in a win over Eastern Illinois, catching three passes for 61 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 30 yards on four carries with a touchdown. 2017: Played in 10 games as a true freshman … caught 13 passes for 123 yards and one touchdown pass … caught three passes for a season-best 54 yards and his first career touchdown catch at South- east Missouri … his touchdown reception was an 11-yard catch in the fourth quarter … caught a season-high four passes at Eastern Il- linois … season-long catch was a 36-yarder against Tennessee State. High School: Totaled 900 receiving yards and 500 rushing yards his senior season at duPont Manual High School … scored 14 touchdowns his senior season ... four-year starter. Personal: Son of Tabitha Crook and Richard Carter ... born 3/1/99 ... siblings Bryce, E’Riyah and Cadence ... sports administra- tion major. Caleb Chandler Jefferson, Ga./Jefferson OL • 6-4 • 313 • R-Sr. #55 2021: Started all 13 games ... became the first offensive lineman to earn first team All-ACC honors since 2019 ... named PFF first team All-American ... team averaged 212.9 yards on the ground ... named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week after his perfor- mance versus Boston College. 2020: One of the three offensive linemen to start all 11 games ... started at left guard ... helped the Cardinals average 200.0 yards on the ground for the second-straight season ... offense averaged 444.2 yards of total offense. 2019: Played and started all 13 games at left guard ... Started at left guard against Notre Dame, grading at 68% with three knock- PLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL 60 GoCards.com | @UofLFootball MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEWPLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL GoCards.com | @UofLFootball 61 MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW downs ... Finished with an 80% grade and a knockdown versus Eastern Kentucky ... graded out at 77% against Wake Forest and Clemson ... turned in an 84% grade with a pair of knockdowns against Virginia ... finished at 79% in the win at NC State ... tallied two knockdowns with an 81% grade in the win over Syracuse. 2018: Appeared in six games ... started games versus Clemson, Syracuse and NC State ... first start came in a loss at Clemson. 2017: Played in two games ... saw first collegiate action versus Kent State. High School: Played for Gene Cathcart at Jefferson High School ... ranked as a four-star recruit ... listed by ESPN as the No. 33 offen- sive guard ... rated the No. 40 offensive tackle by 247Sports and the No. 40 player in the state of Georgia ... ranked as the No. 3 guard in the state of Georgia and the No. 25 offensive guard nationally by Scout.com ... three-star prospect by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 80 offensive tackle in the nation for 2017 ... tabbed the No. 74 overall prospect in Georgia, the No. 9 offensive line in Georgia for 2017 ... guided his team to the Class AAAA semifinals before losing to Thomson ... led his team to a 12-2 record and a 36-5 mark over a three-year span ... team advanced to three-straight appearances in the GHSA quarterfinals ... selected all-state ... voted all-region by the Atlanta Journal Constitution ... was named the Player of the Game versus Riverside as the offense recorded 240 rushing and zero sacks ... totaled 34 tackles and 3.0 sacks as a defensive tackle during his senior season ... was a two-way player for the Dragons ... posted 11 tackles as a junior ... earned all-state accolades on the offensive line as a sophomore ... chose Louisville over Florida, Georgia Tech, Miami, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Virginia Tech and West Virginia. Personal: Son of Mary Ann and James Veasley ... born 8/4/98 ... communication major. Jatavian Churchill Springfield, Ky./Washington County WR • 5-11 • 172 • So. #36 2021: Made collegiate debut versus Air Force in the First Re- sponder Bowl. 2020: Didn’t see game action. High School: Was a two-sport athlete in high school ... played short stop on the baseball team. Personal: Son of Joanne Railey and Tony Churchill ... born 7/10/02 ... sports administration major. Kei’Trel Clark Richmond, Va./Manchester CB • 5-10 • 192 • Jr. #13 2021: Earned second team All-ACC accolades ... finished the season with 40 tackles ... led the team with nine pass break-ups ... credited with 3.5 tackles for loss ... played in eight games before tearing his ACL in a loss at NC State ... was playing one of his best games, recording five tackles and a career best four pass break-ups ... totaled six tackles and his third interception of the year at Florida State ... picked off two passes in a win over Eastern Kentucky ... credited with six tackles and a pair of tackles for loss ... came off the bench to register six tackles in the opener versus Ole Miss. 2020: Appeared in 10 games, making eight starts ... earned sec- ond team all-ACC accolades ... closed the year with 36 tackles ... tied for 12th nationally and second in the ACC with 11 passes de- fended ... started at cornerback in his first Louisville game, recording two tackles and a pass breakup ... had a solo tackle against Miami ... made five stops and broke up a pair of passes at Pitt ... finished with four tackles and two pass breakups at Notre Dame ... recorded five tackles against Florida State and had his third straight game with two pass breakups ... made three tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against Virginia Tech ... tallied a pair of tackles and broke up two passes at Caleb ChandlerVirginia ... had a hand in two of Louisville’s three turnovers forced in the first half against Syracuse, picking off his first career pass in the second half and then recovered a fumble on a kickoff later in the quarter ... notched a career-best nine tackles at Boston College ... recorded four tackles in the finale versus Wake Forest. 2019: Appeared in 13 games at Liberty University, making seven starts ... finished with 38 tackles, which was the second most in the secondary ... ranked second on the team with six pass break-ups ... posted 3.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sacks ... credited with a season best best six tackles versus New Mexico State ... registered five stops versus Maine and New Mexico State. High School: Graduated from Manchester High School in Midlo- thian, Va. ... received offers from Akron, Charlotte, Howard, James Madison, Kent State, Marshall, Richmond and Western Michigan ... first-team all-region honoree as a defensive back and a punt return specialist ... named second-team all-state as a defensive back and first-team all-state as a punt return specialist ... helped lead Man- chester High School to the VHSL 6A state title as a senior ... ranked No. 2 in the country in punt returns by MaxPreps ... finished his senior year with 26 tackles ... completed his career with eight inter- ceptions ... amassed 575 punt return yards (28.6 average) and 126 kickoff return yards as a senior ... Manchester High School finished the 2018 season ranked by MaxPreps as one of the top 50 schools in the country. Personal: Son of Anelia & Jordan Vaughn and Kelvin Clark ... born on 3/19/01 ... communication major. Career Stats Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2019* 13/7 33 5 38 3-9 0 1-5 0-0 0 0-0 6 2020 10/9 27 9 36 2-5 0 0-0 1-0 0 1-(-2) 10 2021 8/6 30 10 40 3.5-17 0 0-0 0-0 0 3-2 9 Total 23/16 90 24 114 8.5-31 0 1-5 1-0 0 4-0 25 *at Liberty Career Highs Tackles: 9 at Boston College, 11/28/20 Tackles for Loss: 2 vs. Maine, 10/19/19 Sacks: 1 vs. Maine, 10/19/19 Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Syracuse, 11/20/20 Interceptions: 2 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/11/21 Pass Breakups: 4 at NC State, 10/30/21 Clark’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2021 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Ole Miss 4 2 6 0.5-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Eastern Kentucky * 5 1 6 2-8 0-0 0-0 0 2-2 0 UCF * 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Florida State * 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-0 2 Wake Forest * 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Virginia 5 0 5 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 Boston College * 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 NC State * 2 3 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 4 2020 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Western Kentucky * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Miami * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Pitt * 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 Notre Dame * 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 Florida State * 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 Virginia Tech * 2 1 3 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Virginia * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 Syracuse * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 1-(-2) 0 Boston College * 6 3 9 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Wake Forest * 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 PLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL 62 GoCards.com | @UofLFootball MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW Kei’Trel ClarkPLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL GoCards.com | @UofLFootball 63 MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW K.J. Cloyd Columbia, Miss./Columbia LB • 6-2 • 215 • Jr. #23 2021: Appeared in 13 games, one as a starter ... credited with 12 tackles ... recorded single tackles versus Syracuse and Clemson ... credited with a pair of stops versus Florida State and Wake Forest ... made first first career start against Virginia, totaling three tackles and a pass breakup. 2020: Appeared in 11 games as a linebacker and a key contribu- tor on special teams ... recorded 12 tackles ... made his Louisville debut in the season opener against Western Kentucky ... recorded his first career tackle at Pitt ... tallied three stops in the win over Florida State ... finished with two tackles at Virginia ... picked up three stops against Syracuse. High School: Ranked No. 2 outside linebacker and No. 23 pros- pect in the class of 2020 … during his senior season, he collected 46 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. Personal: Son of Elsie Cowart and Kevin Cloyd ... born 2/19/01 ... both parents played college basketball ... is terrified of butterflies ... business administration major. Career Stats Yr G /S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2020 11/0 6 6 12 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2021 13/1 7 5 12 0.5-0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 Total 25/1 13 11 24 0.5-0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 2 Austin Collins Perrysburg, Ohio/Perrysburg OL • 6-3 • 283 • Jr. #51 2021: Appeared in Wake Forest and Duke contests. 2020: Appeared in one contest ... his first appearance came in a starting role at center in a 45-21 win over Wake Forest ... team rushed for 254 yards and totaled 453 yards of offense. High School: Played for Matt Kregel at Perrysburg High School … ranked as the No. 60 player in the state and the No. 95 offensive guard by 247Sports ... earned all-league accolades … named all- district and all-state accolades as a senior … selected as one of the team captains … recorded 73 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles in 14 games played during his senior season … named BCSN Player of the Week ... played his first three seasons of high school at Christian Academy … played for former Cardinals great quarterback Stefan LeFors ... played on the basketball team … par- ticipated on the track and field team, throwing the shot put and dis- cus … received offers from Indiana, Purdue, Cincinnati, Ball State, Marshall and Toledo. Personal: Son of Tracy and Curtis Collins ... born 5/13/01 ... sib- lings Peyton and Faith ... undecided major. Evan Conley Marietta Ga./Kell QB • 6-2 • 215 • Jr. #6 2021: Played in five games ... completed 10 of 19 passes for 79 yards and one touchdown ... finished 7-of-8 for 63 yards and one touchdown versus Kentucky ... completed 2-of-4 passes for 10 yards versus Syracuse ... was 1-of-3 for six yards in the home opener ver- sus Eastern Kentucky. 2020: Appeared in three games, passing for 48 yards ... took his first snaps of the season at Notre Dame, completing 1-of-2 passes for five yards ... entered in the fourth quarter against Syracuse and went 3-for-3 for 43 yards. 2019: Appeared in seven games as a reserve quarterback ... threw for 613 yards and four touchdowns ... rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown ... saw his first action against Western Kentucky, connecting on a 62-yard touchdown pass to Tutu Atwell ... finished K.J. Cloyd10-of-16 for 140 yards and a touchdown against Boston College ... named ACC Quarterback and Rookie of the Week after throw- ing for 196 yards and two scores and rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown at Wake Forest ... named to Manning Award Stars of the Week and Davey O’Brien Award Great Eight following Wake Forest performance ... completed 6-of-11 passes for 109 yards at Miami. High School: Played for Brett Sloan at Kell High … mid-year enrollee … threw for more than 7,000 career yards during his four seasons as a starter ... began his scholastic career at Pope High, where he completed 63 percent of his throws for 2,240 yards and 22 touchdowns … elected the Overall Pope Football Player of the Year … rated among the nation’s top 100 pro-style quarterback prospects by the industry-generated 247Sports composite ratings … ranked the No. 193 player in Georgia … named the 7-AAAAA Of- fensive Player of the Year … named to the GSWA all-state team as a junior … named 5A all-state honorable mention by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … helped team score over 30 points in nine of 12 games … garnered all-region honors … guided Kell to a 9-3 srecord with a run into the state playoffs before being knocked out by traditional power Buford … completed 22-40 passes for 277 yards and three touchdowns versus Region 7-5A regional champion and GHSA 5A state champion Rome High … was 21-32 passing for 306 yards and two touchdowns against Paulding County High … completed 35-49 passes for 471 yards and five touchdowns versus Hiram … passed for 2,276 yards and 17 touchdowns as a sopho- more … also ran for 917 yards and 19 scores … averaged 319.3 total yards per game … earned first-team 6A All-Region 7 honors. Personal: Son of Julie and Ron Conley ... born 2/10/01 ... market- ing major/exercise science minor. Career Stats Passing Yr G/S Comp Att Int Yds TD Pct LG 2019 7/0 40 71 3 613 4 56.3 62 2020 3/0 4 5 0 48 0 80.0 25 2021 5/0 10 19 0 79 1 52.6 28 Total 15/0 54 95 3 740 5 56.8 62 Rushing Yr G/S Att Yds Avg TD LG 2019 7/0 30 88 2.9 1 41 2020 3/0 1 -10 -10.0 0 -10 2021 5/0 3 26 8.7 0 20 Total 15/0 34 104 3.1 1 41 Career Highs Completions: 12 at Wake Forest, 10/12/19 Attempts: 18 at Wake Forest, 10/12/19 Passing Yards: 196 at Wake Forest, 10/12/19 Long Pass: 62 vs. Western Kentucky, 9/14/19 Touchdowns (Passing): 2 at Wake Forest, 10/12/19 Rushes: 8 at Kentucky, 11/30/19 Rushing Yards: 79 at Wake Forest, 10/12/19 Long Rush: 41 at Wake Forest, 10/12/19 Touchdowns (Rushing): 1 at Wake Forest, 10/12/19 Conley’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2021 C A Int Yds TD Lg. Ru-Yds-TD Eastern Kentucky 1 3 0 6 0 6 0-0-0 Wake Forest 0 1 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Clemson 0 3 0 0 0 0 1-0-0 Syracuse 2 4 0 10 0 6 0-0-0 Kentucky 7 8 0 63 1 28 2-26-0 2020 C A Int Yds TD Lg. Ru-Yds-TD Notre Dame 1 2 0 5 0 5 0-0-0 Syracuse 3 3 0 43 0 25 1-(-10)-0 Boston College 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 2019 C A Int Yds TD Lg. Ru-Yds-TD Western Kentucky 2 3 0 86 1 62 2-6-0 Boston College 10 16 0 140 1 27 1-(-1)-0 Wake Forest 12 18 1 196 2 50 7-79-1 Clemson 4 11 1 44 0 19 8-7-0 Virginia 2 4 0 7 0 6 1-(-7)-0 Miami 6 11 1 109 0 40 3-10-0 Kentucky 4 8 0 31 0 10 8-(-6)-0 PLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL 64 GoCards.com | @UofLFootball MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW Evan ConleyPLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL GoCards.com | @UofLFootball 65 MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW Rance Conner Miami, Fla./Booker T. Washington DB • 5-10 • 186 • R-Fr. #18 2021: Redshirted ... played in four games ... recorded four tack- les ... all four stops came in the First Responder Bowl against Air Force. High School: Three-star prospect ... ranked as the No. 900 player in the 247Sports Composite ... tabbed the No. 80 cornerback and the No. 116 player in Florida ... ranked as the No. 122 corner- back and the No. 173 prospect coming out of Florida by Rivals ... committed to Louisville on 5/22/20 ... two time team captain ... played for Gerald Cox at Booker T. Washington High ... earned all- conference accolades ... totaled 37 tackles and seven interceptions, with one pick-six as a junior ... garnered All-Dade County hon- ors and helped Booker T. Washington to the Class 4-A state title ... had an interception but Booker T. Washington lost 28-12 to Miami Columbus ... had two pass breakups in a 20-14 loss to North Mi- ami Beach ... chose Louisville over Coastal Carolina, Florida, FIU, Florida State, Kentucky, LSU, South Carolina, USF and Syracuse. Career Stats Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2021 4/0 2 2 4 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career Highs Tackles: 4 vs. Air Force, 12/28/21 Trevion Cooley Knightdale, N.C./Knightdale RB • 5-10 • 200 • So. #23 2021: Finished third on the team in rushing with 431 yards ... averaged 5.0 yards a rush ... caught 12 passes for 173 yards ... rushed 18 times for 92 yards and his first career rushing touch- down versus Air Force in the First Responder Bowl ... ended the regular season with two carries for 30 yards against Kentucky ... carried 10 times for 49 yards in a loss to Clemson ... carried six times for 37 yards in a loss at NC State ... produced his first 100- yard game versus Boston College, carrying a career high 13 times for 112 yards ... registered a career long 28-yard run ... rushed 11times for 61 yards against Wake Forest ... caught two passes versus Syracuse and UCF ... rushed three times for 11 yards in col- legiate debut against Ole Miss. High School: Consensus three-star prospect ... ranked as the No. 361 prospect in the 247Sports composite rankings ... slated as the No. 17 running back and the No. 20 in North Carolina ... four-star prospect by 247Sports ... slotted as the No. 132 player by 247Sports ... ranked as the No. 7 running back and the No. 9 player in North Carolina ... ranked by Rivals as the No. 36 player in the state ... rated as the No. 42 prospect in school history ... committed to Louisville on 6/8/20 ... played for Anthony Timmons at Knightdale High ... en- rolled at Louisville during the early signing period ... senior season was moved to the spring ... one of the highest-ranked prospects in the class ... skipped final season to enroll at Louisville ... rushed 98 times for 959 yards and 14 touchdowns in seven games as a junior ... carried 125 times for 931 yards and seven touchdowns during his sophomore season ... chose Louisville over Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Duke, Florida, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Missis- sippi State, NC State, Rutgers, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and West Virginia ... born 3/20/02 ... undecided major. Career Stats Yr G/S Att Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG 2021 12/0 86 431 5.0 1 28 12 173 14.4 2 48 Career Highs Rushes: 13 vs. Boston College, 10/23/21 Rushing Yards: 112 vs. Boston College, 10/23/21 Long Rush: 28 vs. Boston College, 10/23/21 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Air Force, 12/28/21 Receptions : 2 (several times) Receiving Yards: 57 vs. UCF, 9/17/21 Long Reception: 48 vs. Duke, 11/18/21 Trevion CooleyCooley’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2021 G Rush Yds TD LG Rec Yds TD Ole Miss * 3 11 0 9 0 0 0 Eastern Kentucky * 4 19 0 6 0 0 0 UCF * 3 3 0 6 2 57 1 Wake Forest * 11 61 0 16 1 22 0 Virginia * 6 7 0 3 0 0 0 Boston College * 13 112 0 28 1 -3 0 NC State * 6 37 0 18 0 0 0 Clemson * 10 49 0 14 1 5 0 Syracuse * 4 11 0 8 2 11 0 Duke * 6 32 0 21 1 48 1 Kentucky * 2 -3 0 2 2 5 0 Air Force * 18 92 1 22 2 28 0 Ryheem Craig Taylorsville, N.C./Alexander Central DL • 6-3 • 220 • R-Fr. #32 2021: Redshirted ... appeared in four games ... recorded his first career sack in a game versus Boston College. High School: Three-star prospect ... ranked as the No. 1486 in the 247Sports Composite ... rated the No. 82 weakside defensive end and the No. 61 in North Carolina ... checked in as the No. 72 weakside defensive end and the No. 59 prospect in North Carolina ... played for Butch Carter at Alexander Central ... committed to Louisville on 5/14/20 ... has the position flexibility to play defensive end or outside linebacker ... recorded 89 tackles, 21.5 tackles for loss, and 10.5 sacks in earning All-Northwestern 3-A/4-A Confer- ence first-team honors as a junior ... also a standout on the track and field team ... chose Louisville over Boston College, Appalachian State, Illinois, Minnesota, NC State, Maryland, Syracuse, Tennessee and Western Kentucky. Malik Cunningham Montgomery, Ala./Park Crossing QB • 6-1 • 220 • R-Sr. #3 Career Overview: Passed for 7,889 career yards and 61 touch- downs in his career ... posted career-best totals in 2021, passing for 2,841 yards and 20 touchdowns ... ranks second all-time at UofL for rushing TDs by a quarterback with 38, seventh with 62 career touchdown passes and second with 100 touchdowns responsible for ... the only Cardinals quarterback of all-time to have ninecom- pletions passes of at least 75 yards. 2021: Became the second quarterback and 14th player overall to rush for over 1,000 yards (1,031) ... finished fifth in the ACC in rushing ... ranked fourth nationally in rushing touchdowns with 20 ... finished 14th in the country in total offense ... led the ACC in rushing touchdowns ... second player in school history with 2.800 passing yards and 19 rushing and passing touchdowns in a season ... passed for 207 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 63 yards and a score versus Air Force ... completed 13 of 18 passes for 209 yards and a season high four touchdowns versus Syracuse ... ac- counted for five touchdowns ... rushed a season high 22 times for 134 yards and two scores versus Clemson, while passing for 174 yards ... carried 16 times for 133 yards and three touchdowns versus Boston College ... passed for 270 yards and a touchdown against Virginia, including a 92-yard strike to Tyler Harrell ... was 19-of-26 for a season best 309 yards and two touchdowns in a loss to Wake Forest ... completed a 75-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Harrell ... accounted for 310 yards of total offense and four touchdowns at Florida State ... rushed for 99 yards and passed for 265 yards in a win over UCF. PLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL 66 GoCards.com | @UofLFootball MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW Malik CunninghamPLAYER BIOS 2022 LOUISVILLE FOOTBALL GoCards.com | @UofLFootball 67 MEDIA TEAM COACHES REVIEW HONORS PROS RECORDS U OF L PREVIEW 2020: Started all 11 games ... threw for 2,615 yards and 20 touchdowns ... completed 64.1 percent of his throws ... went 19- for-34 with three touchdowns and a career-best 343 yards through the air against Western Kentucky ... added 24 yards on the ground and a 14-yard rushing touchdown ... finished 26-of-36 for 307 yards and three touchdowns in the loss to Miami ... became the first Louisville quarterback to record consecutive 300-yard pass- ing games since Lamar Jackson in 2017 ... passed for just 107 yards with a touchdown and was intercepted three times at Pitt ... accounted for four touchdowns at Georgia Tech, going 19-for-33 for 229 yards and two touchdowns passing, while rushing for 50 yards and two scores as well ... completed 16-of-19 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown at Notre Dame, adding 49 yards on seven rushing attempts ... finished 16-for-24 for 278 yards and two touchdowns through the air with 40 rushing yards in the win over Florida State ... threw for a career-best 350 yards on 23-of-35 passing with three touchdowns against Virginia Tech ... threw for 161 yards at Virginia while rushing for a career-best 197 yards and two scores ... the 197 rushing yards were the third-most by a quar- terback in Louisville history and the most by a quarterback in the ACC in 2020 ... finished 19-for-28 for 219 yards and a touchdown through the air with 21 rushing yards and a score on the ground in three quarters of action against Syracuse ... amassed a career- high 433 total yards (294 passing, 133 rushing) at Boston College with a pair of passing touchdowns ... completed 16-of-22 passes for 195 yards and two scores, while rushing for 38 yards and one touchdown in a win over Wake Forest. 2019: Set the school record for passing efficiency with a mark of 194.45 ... passed for a career high 2,065 yards and 22 touchdowns (11th in school history) ... rushed for 73 yards, including a 38-yard touchdown against Eastern Kentucky ... passed for 119 yards and two scores versus Western Kentucky ... passed for 286 yards and set career highs for completions (16) and attempts (27) and matched his career-best with two touchdowns through the air in addition to one on the ground at Florida State ... passed for a career best 288 yards and a touchdown against Boston College ... threw two first half touchdowns at Wake Forest ... passed for 126 yards and a touchdown and ran for 97 yards and another score in the win over Virginia ... completed 12-of-18 passes for 219 yards and matched a career-best with two touchdown passes at Miami ... also rushed for a one-yard touchdown ... went 13-for-20 for 242 yards and a career- best four touchdowns in the win at NC State ... had a monumental day against Syracuse, throwing for a career-high five touchdowns and rushing for another ... the first Louisville quarterback to throw for five touchdowns since Lamar Jackson in 2016 ... moved into second on UofL’s all-time list for rushing touchdowns by a quarter- back ... earned Manning Award Quarterback of the Week and ACC Quarterback of the Week honors for his performance against Syra- cuse ... threw for 78 yards and a touchdown at Kentucky ... named the Most Valuable Player in the Music City Bowl after throwing for 279 yards and two touchdowns and rushing for 81 yards ... tied a career high with 16 completions. 2018: Appeared in 10 games, making three starts ... led the team in rushing with 497 yards and five touchdowns ... passed for 473 yards and one score ... made his debut in the second half versus In- diana State ... spearheaded four scoring drives — three touchdowns and a field goal ... finished with 12 carries for 54 yards and a one- yard touchdown ... completed 6-of-7 passes for 75 yards, including a 34-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith ... came off the bench to complete 10-of-18 passes for 88 yards ... became the fourth quarter- back in school history to rush for 100 yards, running for 129 yards on 21 carries versus Western Kentucky ... made his first start against Virginia ... completed 6-of-9 throws for 35 yards and an intercep- tion, while finishing as the team’s leading rusher with 10 carries for 26 yards ... came off the bench for an 11-yard run versus Georgia Tech ... entered the game in the second half at Clemson, rushing for a touchdown and completing 5-of-10 passes for 121 yards ... rushed six times for 64 yards, including a 61-yard run ... posted his second 100-yard rushing game, running for 100 yards and one touchdown in a loss to NC State ... completed 8-of-14 throws for 90 yards ... started against Kentucky, rushing for 89 yards and one touchdown. 2017: Redshirted. High School: Played for Smitty Grider at Park Crossing High ... tabbed a four-star recruit by Rivals.com ... ESPN ranks him as the No. 65 overall athlete ... ranked the No. 1 quarterback in Alabama, the No. 9 Dual-Threat quarterback in America, the No. 10 overall recruit in Alabama, the No. 219 overall in America and was se- lected to the Rivals250 ... three-star recruit by Scout.com ... ranked the No. 49 quarterback and the fourth-best player in the state of Alabama ... rated as the No. 486 player nationally, the No. 33 ath- lete in the country and the No. 24 player in the state of Alabama by 247Sports ... was named Public School Player of the Year by the Montgomery Quarterback Club ... was named 5-A - 7-A Player of the Year by the Montgomery Advertiser ... selected first-team All- State in 6-A and led his team to a 13-1 record ... one of the seven finalists for Alabama’s Mr. Football Award ... finished his career with 8,470 all-purpose yards ...selected as one of the top 100 prospects in the Alabama Top 100 ... participated in the Adidas Showcase ... completed 63 percent of his passes ... passed for 6,276 yards and 71 touchdowns, while rushing for 1,926 yards and 32 scores dur- ing his career ... passed for 2,913 yards and 30 touchdowns as he helped Park Crossing to the Class 6-A state semifinals during his senior season ... rushed for 1,015 yards and 19 touchdowns in his final campaign ... accounted for 276 yards and four touchdowns in a season-opening win over Jeff Davis ... threw for 179 yards and two scores, while rushing for 94 yards and two touchdowns ... totaled 247 yards and four touchdowns — in the first half of win over No. 8 Northview ... 10-14 passing for 159 yards and three TD; 6 rush for 100 yards and one TD. selected to participate in Offense-Defense All-American Game in Atlanta chose Louisville over offers from Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Memphis, Purdue, Troy, Tu- lane and UAB. Personal: Son of Stacy Skanes and Michael Cunningham ... born 10/6/98 ... graduated in fall 2020 with a degree in communica- tion ... currently enrolled in Arts & Sciences Post-Baccalaureate program. Career Stats Passing Yr G /S Comp Att Int Yds TD Pct LG 2018 10/3 40 67 1 473 1 59.7 41 2019 12/11 112 179 5 2,065 22 62.6 90 2020 11/11 195 304 12 2,617 20 64.1 82 2021 13/13 209 337 6 2,841 19 62.0 94 Total 46/38 556 887 24 7,996 62 62.7 94 Rushing Yr G/S Att Yds Avg TD LG 2018 10/3 79 497 6.3 5 75 2019 12/11 122 482 4.0 6 48 2020 11/11 131 609 4.6 7 47 2021 13/13 173 1,031 6.0 20 72 Total 46/38 505 2,619 5.2 38 75Career Highs Completions: 26 vs. Miami, 9/19/20 Attempts: 39 at Florida State, 9/25/21 Passing Yards: 350 vs. Virginia Tech, 10/31/20 Long Pass: 95 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 9/11/21 Touchdowns (Passing): 5 (two times), last at Duke, 11/18/21 Rushes: 22 vs. Clemson, 11/6/21 Rushing Yards : 224 at Duke, 11/18/21 Long Rush: 75 vs. Kentucky, 11/24/18 Touchdowns (Rushing): 3 vs. Boston College, 10/23/21 Cunningham’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2021 G C A Int Yds TD Lg. Ru-Yds-TD Ole Miss * 22 37 1 191 1 28 18-79-2 Eastern Kentucky * 15 23 0 278 1 94 11-29-2 UCF * 23 38 1 265 1 28 13-99-2 Florida State * 25 39 0 264 2 59 14-56-2 Wake Forest * 19 26 0 309 2 75 14-46-2 Virginia * 17 25 0 270 1 92 6-38-0 Boston College * 9 17 2 107 0 28 16-133-3 NC State * 11 28 1 219 1 76 18-76-0 Clemson * 12 20 0 174 0 45 22-134-2 Syracuse * 13 18 0 209 4 41 7-19-1 Duke * 18 25 0 303 5 48 11-224-2 Kentucky * 12 20 1 145 0 21 11-35-1 Air Force * 13 21 0 207 1 34 12-63-1 2020 G C A Int Yds TD Lg. Ru-Yds-TD Western Kentucky * 19 34 1 343 3 70 12-24-1 Miami * 26 36 1 307 3 36 10-7-0 Pitt * 9 21 3 107 1 27 13-3-0 Georgia Tech * 19 33 0 229 2 36 14-50-2 Notre Dame * 16 19 0 132 1 29 7-49-0 Florida State * 16 24 0 278 2 66 7-40-0 Virginia Tech * 23 35 3 350 3 82 9-47-0 Virginia * 13 21 1 161 0 46 20-197-2 Syracuse * 19 28 2 219 1 39 9-21-1 Boston College * 19 31 1 296 2 69 17-133-0 Wake Forest * 16 22 0 195 2 29 13-38-1 2019 G C A Int Yds TD Lg. Ru-Yds-TD Eastern Kentucky * 1 1 0 24 0 24 4-73-1 Western Kentucky * 9 14 0 123 2 46 16-46-0 Florida State * 16 27 1 286 2 74 17-5-1 Boston College * 13 18 0 288 1 77 6-43-1 Wake Forest * 5 6 0 99 2 55 4-59-0 Clemson * 4 11 1 63 0 38 3-(-10)-0 Virginia * 6 10 0 126 1 77 11-97-1 Miami * 12 18 1 219 2 80 10-(-8-)-1 NC State * 13 20 0 242 4 74 16-9-0 Syracuse * 11 20 1 238 5 90 8-60-1 Kentucky * 6 11 1 78 1 33 11-27-0 Mississippi State * 16 23 0 279 2 29 16-81-0 2018 G C A Int Yds TD Lg. Ru-Yds-TD Indiana State * 6 7 0 75 1 34 12-54-1 Western Kentucky * 10 18 0 88 0 31 21-129-0 Virginia * 6 9 1 35 0 11 10-26-0 Georgia Tech * 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-11-0 Boston College * 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-3-1 Wake Forest * 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-4-0 Clemson * 5 10 0 121 0 41 6-17-1 Syracuse * 0 1 0 0 0 0 6-64-1 NC State * 8 14 0 90 0 26 14-100-1 Kentucky * 5 8 0 64 0 20 5-89-1 Marvin Dallas Brunswick, Ga./ Georgia Military College LB • 6-1 • 195 • R-Sr. #14 2021: Valuable special teams player ... made a difference on de- fense during closer to the end of the season ... appeared in all 13 games ... finished with 21 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss ... picked off his first career pass in his first career start against Duke ... totaled a season high three tackles versus Syracuse and Florida State ... credited with a half of sack against NC State ... credited with two tackles versus Clemson, Wake Forest and Eastern Kentucky. 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