LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The countdown to kickoff is in full swing. In 85 days, the Louisville football program will be kicking off year four of the Jeff Brohm era, heading down the Nashville, Tenn. for a neutral site and likely ranked ranked matchup vs. Ole Miss at Nissan Stadium.Every preseason, long time college football expert Phil Steele releases his annual College Football Preview magazine. Earlier this month, the 2026 edition of his preview magazine was officially published.On top of you standard preseason discussion points, such as All-Americans and top-25 polls, Steele also includes projected depth charts as part of his detailed breakdowns for all 138 FBS teams. While many depth chart projections crafted by various outlets come mostly from educated guesses, Steele's comes directly from one-on-one conversations with the program's head coach. This included Louisville head coach Jeff Brohm, whom Steele was able to chat with last month.While there will likely be some shuffling on the depth chart when fall camp rolls around this upcoming August, below is Steele's projected depth chart for the Cardinals:*denotes walk-onQuarterbackLincoln Kienholz (6-2, 215, R-Jr.)Davin Wydner (6-5, 225, R-Sr.)Briggs Cherry (6-4, 215, Fr.)Ryan Zimmerman (6-6, 225, R-So.)Running BackIsaac Brown (5-9, 190, Jr.)Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 215, R-Jr.)Marquise Davis (6-0, 215, Fr.)Wide ReceiverTre Richardson (5-10, 175, Sr.)Jackson Voth (5-11, 190, Jr.)Marlon Harbin (5-11, 190, Fr.)Kris Hughes (5-11, 200, R-Jr.)TreyShun Hurry (6-2, 195, R-Sr.)T.J. McWilliams (6-0, 190, R-Jr.)Gavin Waddell (6-0, 180, Fr.)Montavin Quisenberry (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)Elizjah Lewis (6-2, 195, Sr.)Lawayne McCoy (6-1, 175, Jr.)D.J. Williams (6-1, 180, Fr.)Rhys Dorsey (5-11, 195, Fr.)Jakob Dixon (6-4, 215, Sr.)Tight EndBrody Foley (6-6, 260, R-Sr.)Jaleel Skinner (6-5, 230, R-Sr.)Justyn Reid (6-5, 260, Sr.)Dylan Mesman (6-5, 240, R-So.)Left TackleAnwar O’Neal (6-5, 310, R-Jr.)Cameron Gorin (6-5, 295, R-Fr.)Charlie Edgeworth (6-7, 320, Fr.)Left GuardEryx Daugherty (6-3, 310, R-Jr.)Tyler Folmar (6-6, 315, R-Fr.)Max Merz (6-4, 310, Fr.)Ben Corhei (6-5, 300, Fr.)CenterLance Robinson (6-4, 295, Gr.)Evan Wibberley (6-5, 305, R-Sr.)Sam Secrest (6-5, 300, R-Sr.)*Ellis McAdoo (6-6, 295, R-So.)Right GuardJohnnie Brown III (6-3, 310, R-Sr.)Naeer Jackson (6-6, 310, R-Sr.)Jimmy Williams III (6-4, 300, R-So.)*James Glover-Tyson (6-6, 325, R-Jr.)Right TackleCason Henry (6-6, 300, R-Sr.)Jarvis Strickland (6-6, 295, Fr.)Gradey Anthony (6-5, 295, R-Fr.)Bryten Close (6-6, 300, Fr.)Defensive EndA.J. Green (6-6, 250, R-Jr.)Jerod Smith II (6-4, 270, Jr.)Micah Carter (6-6, 265, R-Jr.)Eric Hazzard (6-3, 255, R-Fr.)Nose TackleJoshua Donald (6-2, 310, R-Jr.)Daylen Russell (6-3, 300, R-So.)Dillon Smith (6-4, 285, R-Fr.)Sam Dawson (6-3, 300, Fr.)Defensive TackleDemeco Kennedy (6-3, 305, Jr.)Tommy Ziesmer (6-2, 300, R-Jr.)Bailey Abercrombie (6-3, 285, R-Fr.)Leo (DE/LB)Clev Lubin (6-3, 260, R-Sr.)Tyler Thompson (6-5, 245, R-Jr.)Maurice Davis (6-4, 250, So.)Middle LinebackerStanquan Clark (6-3, 240, R-Jr.)Trent Carter (6-3, 225, R-So.)Caleb Matelau (6-1, 225, R-Fr.)Brady Ballart (6-2, 225, Fr.)Weakside LinebackerT.J. Capers (6-2, 225, R-Jr.)Cameron White (6-1, 235, R-Fr.)Jacob Smith (6-4, 235, R-So.)Taj Powell (6-2, 235, Fr.)STAR (LB/S)Antonio Watts (6-2, 225, R-Sr.)Ben Perry (6-3, 215, R-Sr.)CornerbackTayon Holloway (6-1, 190, R-Sr.)Myles Norwood (6-2, 190, R-Sr.)Santana Wilson (6-0, 180, R-So.)D.J. Waller (6-3, 210, Jr.)Antonio Harris (6-0, 180, R-Fr.)Jaydin Broadnax (6-3, 190, Fr.)Brycen Scott (5-11, 195, R-Jr.)Free SafetyKaleb Beasley (6-1, 200, Jr.)T.J. Banks (6-2, 205, Jr.)Kris Brunson (6-2, 190, Fr.)*Anderson Mitchell (6-2, 190, R-So.)Strong SafetyKoen Entringer (6-2, 215, R-Sr.)Blake Ruffin (6-3, 205, Gr.)Micah Rice (6-2, 200, R-Fr.)Jordan Vann (6-1, 200, Fr.)KickerGarth White (6-3, 206, Gr.)*Carson Hilbert (6-3, 215, R-Fr.)Nick Keller (6-1, 200, R-Sr.)PunterJacob Baker (6-2, 215, Jr.)*Adam Winkenhofer (5-10, 195, R-So.)*Bode Shoaps (5-10, 160, Fr.)Sign up to our free newsletter and follow us on Facebook, Twitter/X and Instagram for the latest news.More Cardinals Stories(Photo of Jeff Brohm: Michael Clevenger - Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow