2006 Louisville Cardinals Football Team - Pre-season - Recruiting

Recruiting

The Cardinals signed 25 recruits for the new class. Included in the top-40 class were three four-star recruits on offense, a five-star recruit on defense, and another four four-star recruits on defense.

2006 Recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jeffrey Adams
OL		 Cadiz, KY Trigg Co HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 328 lb (149 kg) 5.45 Jan 5, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Anthony Allen
RB		 Tampa, FL Jesuit HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.55 Jul 24, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Jeremy Baker
OL		 West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Lakes HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 335 lb (152 kg) 5.62 Dec 18, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 71
Josh Chichester
WR		 West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio Lakota West HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 4.7 Jan 28, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Kareem Crowell
DT		 Tallahassee, FL Amos P. Godby HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 287 lb (130 kg) 5.18 Jan 26, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Demetrius Culpepper
DE		 Alexander City, AL Benjamin Russell HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.76 Jan 23, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Emanuel Francis
QB		 Tallahassee, FL Amos P. Godby HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) NA Feb 1, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 69
Rodney Gnat
DE		 Jacksonville, FL Samuel W. Wilson HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 4.67 Dec 12, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 74
Josh Hawkins
OL		 Greenville, AL Greenville HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 315 lb (143 kg) 5.45 Nov 27, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 72
Brandon Heath
S		 West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Lakes HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 4.6 Feb 1, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 83
Aundre Henderson
DT		 Louisville, Kentucky Dupont Manual HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 289 lb (131 kg) 5.32 Dec 21, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 79
Hector Hernandez
OL		 Naples, FL Naples HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 5.37 Jan 30, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Ryan Kessling
OL		 Tallahassee, FL Lawton Chiles HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 275 lb (125 kg) NA Dec 15, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Zachary Meagher
TE		 Cincinnati, OH Glen Este HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 247 lb (112 kg) 4.7 Jun 9, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 73
Pete Nochta
TE		 Lexington, KY Tates Creek HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 4.8 Dec 18, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Troy Pascley
WR		 Alliance, OH Alliance HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 4.45 Jul 25, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78
Johnny Patrick
WR		 Deland, FL Deland HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 4.4 Dec 18, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Eugene Sowell
LB		 Irondale, AL Shades Valley HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 4.54 Nov 10, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Conrad Thomas
OL		 Douglasville, GA Douglas County HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 338 lb (153 kg) 5.4 Dec 19, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 53
Latarrius Thomas
WR		 New Smyrna Beach, FL New Smyran Beach HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 4.65 Jan 27, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: NA
L.T. Walker
DT		 Wynne, AR Wynne HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 308 lb (140 kg) 5.16 Jan 27, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 67
Deantwan Whitehead
DE		 Birmingham, AL West End HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 4.67 Jan 31, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 80
Willie Williams
DT		 Milledgeville, GA Georgia Military (JC) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 4.94 Dec 18, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: NA
Tyler Wimsatt
LB		 Owensboro, KY Owensboro HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 4.55 Dec 23, 2005
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: NA
Tyler Wolfe
QB		 Central City, LA Central HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) NA Jan 25, 2006
Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: NA
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #26 Rivals: #34
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Louisville Commit List 2006". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2006/alabama-38. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
  • "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Louisville". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=17&p=9&c=8&yr=2006. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
  • "2006 Player Commitments - Louisville". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/97/class/2006. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=17&p=9&c=14&yr=2006. Retrieved July 19, 2007.
  • "2006 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2006. Retrieved July 19, 2007.

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