Louisville seems to be the wave of the future in college football. Many of its best players and top NFL prospects are transfers who were with other universities last season. It’s a strange dynamic that we’ll surely see more of in the coming years.
Louisville Cardinals’ 2025 NFL Draft Preview
#1 Ashton Gillotte
Despite many of the top prospects in the program coming from other programs, the best prospect is a returning player, defensive lineman Ashton Gillotte.
Coming off a sensational campaign that included 11 sacks and 14.5 TFLs, Gillotte is an explosive one-gap defensive lineman who beats blockers off the snap and makes plays in every direction.
He plays with great leverage, effectively uses his hands and plays hard. Measuring 6-foot-2.5 and 275 pounds, he won’t be a player for every defensive system; rather, he’s a defender who will make a lot of plays in the proper system.
#2 Ja’Corey Brooks
Ja’Corey Brooks is the top prospect who transferred to Louisville. The former Alabama receiver showed a lot of big-play potential in 2022, catching 39 passes for 674 yards with eight TDs.
