< Previous68 PLAYER PROFILES a repeat state title in 2015 after losing by one in the quarterfinals to eventual champ Male, 20-19 … was runner-up for Kentucky Mr. Football as a senior … son of Shekits Barbour and Roderick Burns ... sports administration major. Career Stats Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2016* 7/0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1-75 0 2018 11/9 22 16 38 1.5-4 0 0-0 0-0 0 1-34 0 2019 13/13 54 29 83 11-35 3 2-15 1-30 1 1-4 2 Total 31/22 77 45 122 12.5-39 3 2-15 1-30 1 3-113 2 *Ohio State Kick Return Punt Return Yr Att Yds TD LG Att Yds TD LG 2018 3 35 0 24 13 197 1 55 2019 0 0 0 0 12 103 0 34 Total 3 35 0 24 25 300 1 55 Burns’ Game-By-Game Statistics 2019 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Notre Dame * 6 0 6 1-8 1-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 Eastern Kentucky * 4 3 7 2-8 1-7 0-0 0 0-0 0 Western Kentucky * 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1-30 0 0-0 0 Florida State * 3 2 5 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Boston College * 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 10 6 16 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 1-4 0 Clemson * 2 2 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Virginia * 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Miami * 2 2 4 1.5-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Syracuse * 9 3 12 1.5-3 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kentucky * 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Mississippi State * 5 2 7 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 2018 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Alabama * 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Indiana State * 1 4 5 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Western Kentucky * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Virginia * 1 3 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-34 1 Florida State * 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Georgia Tech * 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Boston College * 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Clemson * 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career Highs Tackles: 16 at Wake Forest, 2019 Tackles for Loss : 4X, MR vs. Mississippi State12/30/19 Sacks : 1.0 (two times); last vs. Eastern Kentucky, 2019 Quarterback Hurries: 1 (three times); last vs. Virginia, 2019 Forced Fumbles: 1 at Wake Forest, 2019 Fumble Recoveries: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 2019 Fumble Touchdown: 1 vs. Western Kentucky, 2019 Interceptions : 1 (three times); last at Wake Forest, 2019 Return Yardage : 75 vs. Bowling Green, 2016 Interception Touchdown: 1 vs. Bowling Green, 2016 Pass Breakups: 1 (3X), MR vs. Mississippi State 12/30/19 Kick Return Yards: 35 vs. Alabama, 2018 Punt Return Yards: 86 vs. Indiana State, 2018 Punt Return Touchdown: 1 vs. Indiana State, 2018 CALEB CHANDLER JEFFERSON, GA. JEFFERSON OL6-4310R-Jr. 55 Career Overview: Entering his third year in the program ... has ap- peared in 21 career games ... started all 13 games in 2019. 2019: Played and starred all 13 games at left guard ... Started at left guard against Notre Dame, grading at 68percent with three knockdowns ... Finished with an 80percent grade and a knockdown versus Eastern Kentucky ... graded out at 77percent against Wake Forest and Clemson ... turned in an 84percent grade with a pair of knockdowns against Virginia ... finished at 79percent in the win at NC State ... tallied two knockdowns with an 81percent 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 and Murray State. High School: Played for Gene Cathcart at Jefferson High School ... ranked as a four-star recruit ... listed by ESPN as the No. 33 offensive 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 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 682020 Cardinals Caleb Chandler69 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, West Virginia ... son of James and Mary Veasley ... born 8/4/98 ... communications major MARLON CHARACTER ATLANTA, GA. GRADY/NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CB6-1195Sr. 12 Career Overview: Appeared on 23 games after coming to Louisville from a junior college ... registered 42 career tackles and one sack ... totaled 30 tackles in four starts in 2019. 2019: Played in 12 games, earning four starts ... posted a career best 30 tackles ... made a pair of tackles against Eastern Kentucky ... finished with two tackles at Florida State ... totaled two tackles versus Boston College ... made his first collegiate start against Virginia, finishing with a career-high seven tackles and his first sack ... tallied a career-best 10 tackles, nine solo, in the win over Syracuse ... credited with four tackles in the Music City Bowl win over Mississippi State. 2018: Appeared in 11 games, notching 16 tackles … made his Louisville debut with two tackles against Indiana State … recorded three tackles in the win over Western Kentucky … had two tackles against Boston College, Wake Forest and Kentucky … finished with a season high four stops versus NC State. Before Louisville: Rated the No. 1 JUCO safety … appeared in 10 games, making four starts … closed the year with 28 tackles and one interception … led the squad with seven pass break-ups … blocked a pair of kicks … credited with a season-high seven tackles versus East Mississippi … totaled five stops versus Itawamba. Career Statistics Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2018 11/0 8 8 16 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2019 12/4 27 3 30 1-7 0 1-7 0-0 0 0-0 1 Total 23/4 35 11 46 1-7 0 1-7 0-0 0 0-0 1 Character’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2019 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Notre Dame * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Eastern Kentucky * 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Western Kentucky * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Florida State * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Boston College * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Clemson * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Virginia * 7 0 7 1-7 1-7 0-0 0 0-0 1 Miami * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Syracuse * 9 1 10 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kentucky * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Mississippi State * 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Tackles: 10 vs. Syracuse, 2019 Tackles for Loss: 1 vs. Virginia, 2019 Sacks: 1 vs. Virginia, 2019 Pass Breakups: 1 vs. Virginia, 2019 MALIK CLARK MILLEDGEVILLE, GA. BALDWIN DL6-2290R-Jr. 92 Career Overview: Played in 19 games since coming over from a junior college ... recorded 14 career tackles in two seasons. 2019: Played in 12 games as a reserve defensive end ... ended the season with 11 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss ... appeared against Notre Dame ... assisted on a stop versus Eastern Kentucky ... finished with two tackles for loss against Western Kentucky ... tallied three tackles at Wake Forest ... combined with Dayna Kinnaird for his first career sack to finish with three tackles against Syracuse. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 69gocards.com PLAYER PROFILES Marlon Character70 PLAYER PROFILES 2018: Appeared in seven games off the bench ... recorded three tackles and a pair of tackles for loss ... recorded single tackles versus Boston College, Wake Forest and Syracuse ... tallied tackles for loss versus Boston College and Syracuse ... made his debut at defensive end against Alabama. 2017: Redshirted. High School: Played for Lee Hannah at Baldwin High ... three- star prospect by 247Sports ... rated the No. 112 outside linebacker and the No. 170 player in the state of Georgia ... three-star recruit by Scout.com and two-star selection by Rivals.com ... rated the No. 91 outside linebacker by Scout and the No. 13 outside line- backer in Georgia ... rated the No. 113 best outside backer by ESPN ... recorded 104 tackles over the last two seasons ... finished his senior season with 41 tackles, six assists, seven tackles for loss, four sacks, and four quarterback hurries ... voted the Region 3-AAAA defensive player of the year ... earned all-state honors by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution ... was selected to participate in the Georgia Athletic Coaches’ Association North/South Football Classic in Columbus, Ga ... earned all-region honors as a sopho- more ... Peggy and Douglas Clark ... born 12/16/98 ... criminal justice major. Career Stats Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2018 7/0 3 0 3 2-2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2019 12/0 6 5 11 3-10 0 0.5-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 Total 19/0 9 5 14 5-12 0 0.5-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 Clark’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2019 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Notre Dame * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Eastern Kentucky * 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Western Kentucky * 2 0 2 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Florida State * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Boston College * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Clemson * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Virginia * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Miami * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Syracuse * 1 2 3 1-5 0.5-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kentucky * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Mississippi State * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career Highs Tackles: 3 (two times); last vs. Syracuse, 2019 Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. Western Kentucky, 2019 Sacks: 0.5 vs. Syracuse, 2019 EVAN CONLEY MARIETTA, GA. KELL QB6-2215So. 6 Career Overview: Threw for 613 yards and four touchdowns in his first season in the program ... showed that he was able to perform in the moment, picking up key results in tight situations. 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 10-of-16 for 140 yards and a touchdown against Boston College ... named ACC Quarterback and Rookie of the Week after throwing 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 Offensive 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 record 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 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 702020 Cardinals Malik Clark71 versus Hiram … passed for 2,276 yards and 17 touchdowns as a sophomore … also ran for 917 yards and 19 scores … averaged 319.3 total yards per game … earned first-team 6A All-Region 7 honors … son of Ron and Julie Conley. Career Stats Passing Yr G/S Comp Att Int Yds TD Pct LG 2019 7/0 40 71 3 613 4 56.3 62 Rushing Yr G/S Att Yds Avg TD LG 2019 7/0 30 88 2 .9 1 41 Conley’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2019 G 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 Career Highs Completions: 12 at Wake Forest, 2019 Attempts: 18 at Wake Forest, 2019 Passing Yards: 196 at Wake Forest, 2019 Long Pass: 62 vs. Western Kentucky, 2019 Touchdowns (Passing): 2 at Wake Forest, 2019 Rushes: 8 at Kentucky, 2019 Rushing Yards: 79 at Wake Forest, 2019 Long Rush: 41 at Wake Forest, 2019 Touchdowns (Rushing): 1 at Wake Forest, 2019 MICALE CUNNINGHAM MONTGOMERY, ALA. PARK CROSSING QB6-1200R-Jr. 3 Career Overview: Passed for 2,638 career yards and 23 touchdowns in the last two seasons ... posted career totals in 2019, passing for 2,065 yards and 22 touchdowns. 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 quarterback ... earned Manning Award Quarterback of the Week and ACC Quarterback of the Week honors for his performance against Syracuse ... 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 Indiana 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 quarterback 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 interception, 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 ... 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 71gocards.com PLAYER PROFILES Evan Conley72 PLAYER PROFILES 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 selected 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 athlete in the country and the No. 24 player in the state of Alabama by 247 Sports ... 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 during 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, Tulane and UAB ... son Stacy Skanes and Michael Cunningham ... born 10/6/98 ... communications major. 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 Total 22/14 152 246 6 2,638 23 61.8 90 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 Total 22/14 201 979 4.8 11 75 Cunningham’s Game-By-Game Statistics 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 Career Highs Completions: 16 vs. Mississippi State, at Florida State, 2019 Attempts: 27 at Florida State, 2019 Passing Yards: 288 vs. Boston College, 2019 Long Pass: 90 vs. Syracuse, 2019 Touchdowns (Passing): 5 vs. Syracuse, 2019 Rushes: 21 vs. Western Kentucky, 2018 Rushing Yards : 129 vs. Western Kentucky, 2018 Long Rush: 75 vs. Kentucky, 2018 Touchdowns (Rushing): 1 (11 times); last vs. Syracuse, 2019 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 722020 Cardinals Micale Cunningham73 DEREK DORSEY LOUISVILLE, KY. MANUAL DL6-3275R-Sr. 91 Career Overview: Heading into his fifth season ... has recorded 31 tackles during his career and 1.5 tackles for loss ... credited with a career best 22 tackles in 2018. 2019: Played in 12 games on the defensive line and on special teams ... recorded one tackle ... saw action against Notre Dame, Eastern Kentucky and Florida State ... made his first tackle of the season against Clemson. 2018: Made an appearance in 12 games, eight as a starter ... finished the year with a career high 22 tackles ... credited with 1.5 tackles for loss and 0.5 sacks ... totaled two tackles in the season opener versus Alabama ... recorded a career-high five tackles and a pair of tackles for loss in his first career start against Indiana State ... registered a pair of tackles versus Western Kentucky ... credited with three tackles in the loss to Georgia Tech ... totaled three tackles versus Syracuse and Kentucky ... assisted on his first career sack against Kentucky. 2017: Appeared in 11 games as a reserve defensive lineman ... recorded eight tackles ... Made his collegiate debut versus Purdue — without recording any statistics. totaled a career-high four tackles in a 42-3 win over Kent State ... totaled two stops in a home win over Syracuse. 2016: Redshirted. High School: Attended Manual High School coached by Oliver Lucas … rated a three-star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked as the No. 9 player in the state of Kentucky … rated a two-star prospect and the No. 10 player in the state by 247 Sports … ranked as three-star prospect by Scout.com and the No. 1 defensive tackle prospect in the state … No. 62 defensive tackle in the nation … named second- team all-state by the Associated Press … named first-team All-USA Kentucky … third-team all-state by the Courier-Journal … two-time all-district selection … named first-team all-metro … selected for the Best of the Bluegrass Game … voted to play in the Kentucky ver- sus Tennessee Border Game ... finished his outstanding career with 155 total tackles, including 99 solo tackles … totaled 14.0 sacks … ended his senior season with 68 tackles … credited with 9.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks … totaled a season-high eight tackles versus Western, Fern Creek and Male … tallied 2.0 tackles for loss against Fern Creek and Western … credited with 57 tackles and 2.5 sacks as a junior … tallied a career-high nine tackles versus Ballard and Fern Creek during his junior campaign … registered 30 tackles and 5.0 sacks as a sophomore … received offers from Louisville, Vanderbilt and Navy ... son of Doug and Julie Dorsey ... born 7/21/97 ... mar- keting major. Career Statistics Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2017 11/0 2 6 8 0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2018 12/8 12 10 22 1.5-4 2 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 2019 12/0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Total 35/8 15 16 31 1.5-4 3 0.5-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career Highs Tackles: 5 vs. Indiana State, 2018 Tackles for Loss : 1.0 vs. Indiana State, 2018 Quarterback Hurries: 2 vs. Florida State, 2018 Sacks: 0.5 vs. Kentucky, 2018 ZACH EDWARDS STARKVILLE, MISS. STARKVILLE DL6-3265R-Fr. 31 2019: Saw his first collegiate action against Eastern Kentucky ... made his first career tackle at Wake Forest. High School: Standout defensive player for Chris Jones at Starkville High ... played both linebacker and rush defensive end ... three-year starter ... voted a defensive captain in his junior and senior seasons ... three-star linebacker by 247 Sports and Rivals ... named to the first team all-USA Mississippi football team ... led Starkville to a runner- up finish to Pearl in the Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) Class 6A State championship game ... was a first-team All- State section in Class 6-A as a senior ... collected 62 tackles for a loss, 20 sacks and a total of 204 tackles over his last two seasons. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 73gocards.com PLAYER PROFILES Derek Dorsey74 PLAYER PROFILES DORIAN ETHERIDGE CHARLESTON, W. VA. CAPITAL LB6-3230Sr. 17 Career Overview: Appeared in 34 career games ... totaled 208 tackles and 14.5 tackles for loss ... recorded 1.5 sacks and one interception. 2019: Played in 13 games, 12 as a starter ... finished fourth on the team with 70 tackles and was second with 8.0 tackles for loss ... recorded three tackles, with a fumble recovery and quarterback hurry against Notre Dame ... tallied seven stops, one for a loss, versus Eastern Kentucky ... had a tackle for loss and a pass breakup against Western Kentucky ... made seven tackles with a sack at Florida State ... finished with eight stops and a quarterback hurry at Wake Forest ... recorded three tackles, one for loss, and a pass breakup against Clemson ... made five tackles, one for loss, at Miami ... tallied a season-high 11 tackles, broke up a career-best three passes and recorded the first interception of his career at NC State ... tied for the team lead with 12 tackles, one for loss, against Syracuse ... finished with four tackles with one for loss at Kentucky. 2018: Started 10 games at linebacker, missing two due to injury ... totaled 55 tackles and 4.0 tackles for loss ... registered five games with six or more tackles ... credited with four tackles in the season opener versus Alabama ... totaled four tackles and one tackle for loss before leaving the game with an injury against Indiana State ... missed the Western Kentucky and Virginia games ... returned to action versus Florida State, leading the team with eight tackles and one tackle for loss ... totaled seven tackles versus Georgia Tech ... credited with a season-best 11 tackles in a loss at Boston College ... totaled eight stops and a tackle for loss versus Wake Forest ... credited with three tackles against Clemson ... notched six tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against NC State. 2017: Started all 13 games at linebacker ... named a Freshman All-American by ESPN ... led the team in tackles with 83 — the first true freshman to lead the squad ... totaled two tackles in his first collegiate game versus Purdue ... started at linebacker against North Carolina and registered eight tackles ... credited with nine stops and pair of tackles for loss versus Kent State ... totaled six tackles in a loss to NC State ... recorded a career-best 14 tackles in a loss to Boston College ... registered his second double-digit tackles game with 11 tackles versus Syracuse ... notched eight tackles in the regular season win at Kentucky ... totaled six stops in the TaxSlayer Bowl loss to Mississippi State. High School: Rivals three-star prospect ... tabbed the No. 6 player in West Virginia according to Rivals.com ... ranked as the top outside linebacker in West Virginia ... participated in Louisville “Light Up the Ville Camp” ... listed as the No. 50-ranked outside linebacker by ESPN ... rated the nation’s No. 45 outside linebacker by Scout.com and the top player at his position in the state of West Virginia ... tabbed as one of the top five recruiting targets in the state of West Virginia ... ranked as the No. 35 inside linebacker in the nation by 247Sports and No. 6 in West Virginia ... been a starter each of the past two seasons as the Cougars played in back-to-back Class AAA championship games ... two-time All-State selection by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association ... helped Capital to the Class 3-A state title as a sophomore ... voted first team AAA all-state as voted by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as a senior ... named to the American Family Insurance all-USA 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 742020 Cardinals Dorian Etheridge75 West Virginia Football Team as a junior ... totaled 16 tackles, two tackles for loss and one fumble forced in win over Parkersburg ... was second on the team with 64 tackles as a junior, including nine for lost yardage ... also led the team in receiving in a 23-15 Super Six loss to Wheeling Park, catching four passes for 39 yards ... voted second team AAA all-state as voted by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association during his junior year ... chose Louisville over West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Purdue and Marshall ... son of Denise and Stephen Dawkins ... born 11/21/98 ... exercise science major. Career Statistics Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2017 13/13 40 43 83 3-4 0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 2 2018 10/10 32 23 55 4-10 0 0.5-4 2-0 0 0-0 4 2019 13/12 45 25 70 8-20 3 1-4 1-0 0 1-4 6 Total 34/33 117 91 208 15.0-34 3 1.5-8 4-0 0 1-4 12 Etheridge’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2019 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Notre Dame * 1 2 3 0.5-1 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 0 Eastern Kentucky * 4 3 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Western Kentucky * 1 1 2 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Florida State * 4 3 7 1-4 1-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 Boston College * 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Clemson * 3 0 3 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Virginia * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Miami * 3 2 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 7 4 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-4 3 Syracuse * 10 2 12 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kentucky * 2 2 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Mississippi State * 2 1 3 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2018 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Alabama * 0 4 4 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 1 Indiana State * 2 2 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Western Ky. inj. Virginia inj. Florida State * 5 3 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Georgia Tech * 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Boston College * 7 4 11 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 4 4 8 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Clemson * 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Syracuse * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 3 3 6 1.5-6 0.5-4 0-0 0 0-0 1 Kentucky * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 2017 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Purdue * 1 1 2 0.5-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 North Carolina * 4 4 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Clemson * 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kent State * 4 5 9 2-2 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 0 Murray State * 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 1 5 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Boston College * 9 5 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Florida State * 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 4 2 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 Virginia * 1 3 4 0.5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Syracuse * 5 6 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kentucky * 3 5 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Mississippi St. * 3 3 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Tackles: 14 vs. Boston College, 2017 Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. Kent State, 2017 Sacks: 1 at Florida State, 2019 Quarterback Hurries: 1 (three times); last vs. Virginia, 2019 Fumble Recoveries: 1 (four times); last vs. Notre Dame, 2019 Interceptions: 1 at NC State, 2019 Pass Breakups: 3 at NC State, 2019 JACK FAGOT LEXINGTON, KY. LEXINGTON CATHOLIC DB6-0195R-Jr. 38 Career Overview: Former walk-on who earned a scholarship prior to the 2019 season ... registered 25 career stops ... first interception came from the arm of Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence. 2019: Recorded a tackle against Notre Dame ... finished with three tackles versus Western Kentucky ... credited with three tackles against Boston College ... made two tackles at Wake Forest ... tallied the first interception of his career, picking off Trevor Lawrence of Clemson at the goal line ... had two stops in the win over Virginia ... tallied a career-best five tackles at Miami ... registered two tackles and a pass breakup at NC State ... had two tackles against Syracuse. 2018: Appeared in seven games on special teams. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 75gocards.com PLAYER PROFILES Jack Fagot76 PLAYER PROFILES 2017: Redshirted. High School: Attended Lexington Catholic High School ... Played safety ... two-year starter ... scored three touchdowns on offense ... played baseball for two years ... named first team all-state by the Cou- rier Journal ... led the team in tackles in 2015 ... guided Lexington Cathloic to a state title ... recorded 218 tackles, six interceptions and six caused fumbles ... selected first team all-city in both his junior and senior seasons ... named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2016 ... has a twin brother who was a high school quarterback ... father played football at Kentucky ... was born in Newport Beach Calif., and grew up in Eagan Minn ... son of Kathy and Rob Fagot ... born 1/1/99. Career Statistics Yr G/S S A T TFL QBH SK FR FF Int PB 2018 7/0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2019 12/0 15 10 25 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1-12 1 Total 19/0 15 10 25 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1-12 1 Fagot’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2019 G S A T TFL SK FR FF Int PB Notre Dame * 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 0 0-0 0 Eastern Kentucky * 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Western Kentucky * 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Florida State * 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Boston College * 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Wake Forest * 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Clemson * 3 0 3 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 1-12 0 Virginia * 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Miami * 2 3 5 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 NC State * 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-4 1 Syracuse * 1 1 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Kentucky * 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Mississippi State * 1 0 1 0.5-1 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 Career Highs Tackles: 5 at Miami, 2019 Interceptions: 1 vs. Clemson, 2019 Return Yardage: 12 vs. Clemson, 2019 Pass Breakups: 1 at NC State, 2019 DEZ FITZPATRICK FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. WATERFORD MOTT WR6-2210R-Sr. 7 Career Overview: Fifth-year senior ... has recorded 111 receptions for 1,756 yards and 18 touchdowns during his career ... averages 16.6 yards a reception for his career. 2019: Played in 13 games, marking 12 starts ... finished second on the team with 35 receptions for 635 yards and six touchdowns ... caught one pass for 10 yards against Notre Dame ... had three catches for 32 yards and a score against Eastern Kentucky ... caught seven passes for 133 yards, including a career-long 74-yard touchdown at Florida State ... Grabbed five passes for 108 yards and a touchdown versus Boston College ... totaled five receptions for 125 yards and two touchdowns at Wake Forest ... caught three passes for 63 yards against Clemson ... made four catches for 72 yards, including a 43 yard touchdown at NC State ... caught three passes for 36 yards at Kentucky. 2018: Second on the team with 31 receptions for 422 yards and three touchdowns ... averaged 13.6 yards a reception ... notched three receptions for 40 yards in the loss to Alabama ... caught two passes for 21 yards in the 20-17 win over Western Kentucky ... led the team with five receptions for 62 yards in the loss to Virginia, including an 18-yard reception ... caught four passes for 45 yards and a score versus Florida State ... scored on a three-yard reception with 10 seconds remaining in the second quarter ... recorded four receptions for 58 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown reception versus Georgia Tech ... grabbed four receptions for 50 yards against Boston College ... caught two passes for 16 yards against Wake Forest and three for 59 against Clemson ... scored on a 13-yard touchdown throw from Jawon Pass versus Syracuse ... caught one pass in losses to NC State and Kentucky. 2017: Made an appearance in all 13 games, with eight starts ... finished second on the team with 45 catches for 699 yards and a team-best nine touchdown catches (tied freshman record) ... named all-ACC honorable mention ... caught four passes for 95 yards and a touchdown ..his first collegiate touchdown was a 20-yard reception in the fourth quarter to put the Cards ahead 32-28 ... grabbed for receptions for 78 yard and a pair of touchdowns versus North Carolina ... totaled a pair of receptions for 38 yards — one those catches was an eight-yard touchdown ... recorded another two-touchdown performance versus Murray State, recording four receptions for 45 yards ... had career highs of 10 catches and 134 yards versus NC State ... 10 receptions tied Ibn Green’s freshman record, first set 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 762020 Cardinals Dez Fitzpatrick77 against North Carolina on Nov. 9, 1996 ... 134 receiving yards were the most by a freshman since 2005, when Mario Urrutia had 138 against Florida Atlantic on Oct. 1 ... totaled seven receptions for 127 yards and a score in a loss to Boston College ... caught a 29-yard touchdown pass to put the Cardinals up 56-3 in a home win over Syracuse ... put the Cardinals up 31-7 with a 29-yard touchdown catch versus Kentucky. 2016: Redshirted. High School: Attended Waterford Mott High School coached by Chris Fahr after transferring from Farmington High School ... named a four-star recruit by all the major recruiting outlets ... ranked as the No. 7 player in the state of Michigan, the No. 45 wide receiver and the No. 208 nationally by Rivals.com ... outstanding two-way player ... voted the No. 6 Blue Chip prospect by the Detroit News ... re- corded 60 receptions for 1,317 yards and 23 touchdowns at wide re- ceiver ... the 23 receiving touchdowns this season ranked him second all-time in the state of Michigan — three shy of the Michigan High School Athletic Association record ... totaled seven interceptions from his cornerback spot, returning two for touchdowns ... credited with 50 tackles and broke up 12 passes during his senior season ... scored four touchdowns, including three touchdowns receptions and an interception return for a score in a season-opening rout of Wayne Memorial ... came back the following week with two touchdowns in a 31-27 loss to South Lyon, grabbing eight passes for 180 yards ... scored on a 60-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrim- mage against Plymouth, totaling 12 catches for 201 yards and scored two touchdowns ... also had two interceptions in the game, returning one for a touchdown ... led Mott to only its fifth-playoff appearance in the 48-year history of the program ... fell to Catholic Central in the state playoffs to finish with a 7-4 record ... eclipsed 100 yards receiv- ing in every game and averaged over two touchdowns per game ... was one of five finalists for the Michigan High School Football Player of the Year honor ... named the 2015 MLive Detroit Overall Player of the Year ... received offers from Louisville, Pittsburgh, Toledo, Wake Forest, Purdue, Ohio, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Michigan, In- diana, Illinois, Arizona and Nebraska ... Father, Greg was former CFL defensive back Greg Fitzpatrick ... born 12/17/97 ... son of Greg and Wendy Fitzpatrick ... communications major. Career Statistics Rushing Receiving Yr G/S Att Yds Avg TD LG Rec Yds Avg TD LG 2017 13/7 0 0 0 0 0 45 699 15.5 9 48 2018 12/6 0 0 0 0 0 31 422 13.6 3 43 2019 13/12 0 0 0 0 0 35 635 18.1 6 74 Total 38/25 0 0 0 0 0 111 1,756 15.8 18 74 Fitzpatrick’s Game-By-Game Statistics 2019 G No. Yds TD LG Notre Dame * 1 10 0 10 Eastern Kentucky * 3 32 1 14 Western Kentucky * 0 0 0 0 Florida State * 7 133 1 74 Boston College * 5 108 1 41 Wake Forest * 5 125 2 50 Clemson * 3 63 0 38 Virginia * 1 10 0 10 Miami * 1 9 0 9 NC State * 4 72 1 43 Syracuse * 0 0 0 0 Kentucky * 3 36 0 15 Mississippi State * 2 37 0 18 2018 G No. Yds TD LG Alabama * 3 40 0 19 Indiana State * 0 0 0 0 Western Kentucky * 2 21 0 17 Virginia * 5 62 0 18 Florida State * 4 45 1 23 Georgia Tech * 4 58 1 42 Boston College * 4 50 0 17 Wake Forest * 2 16 0 13 Clemson * 3 59 0 29 Syracuse * 2 56 1 43 NC State * 1 7 0 7 Kentucky * 1 8 0 8 2017 G No. Yds TD LG Purdue * 4 95 1 39 North Carolina * 4 78 2 30 Clemson * 2 38 1 30 Kent State * 2 24 0 17 Murray State * 4 45 2 15 NC State * 10 134 0 27 Boston College * 7 127 1 48 Florida State * 1 13 0 13 Wake Forest * 5 56 0 17 Virginia * 1 1 0 1 Syracuse * 3 51 1 29 Kentucky * 2 37 1 29 Mississippi St. * 0 0 0 0 Career Highs Receptions: 10 at NC State, 2017 Receiving Yards: 134 at NC State, 2017 Long Reception: 74 at Florida State, 2019 Touchdowns: 2 (three times); last at Wake Forest, 2019 MARSHON FORD LOUISVILLE, KY. BALLARD TE6-2226R-So. 83 Career Overview: Former walk-on who earned a scholarship prior to the 2019 season ... led ACC tight ends with seven receiving touchdowns ... has 20 career receptions for 292 yards and seven touchdowns. 2019: Started 13 games ... third on the team with 20 receptions for 292 yards and seven touchdowns ... averaged 14.6 yards per catch ... led the ACC tight ends with seven touchdowns ... caught two passes for 43 yards against Notre Dame ... tallied a pair of touchdowns on three catches and 26 yards versus Eastern Kentucky ... had a 48-yard reception at Florida State ... recorded three catches for 25 yards at Miami ... caught three passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns in the win at NC State ... finished with 17 yards on three catches with a touchdown against Syracuse, his third score in two games ... caught three passes for 53 yards and two touchdowns in the bowl win over Mississippi State. 2018: Appeared in four games ... made his collegiate debut in a loss to Wake Forest. 2017: Redshirted. 2020 LO UIS VILLE C ARDIN ALS F OO TB ALL 77gocards.com PLAYER PROFILESNext >