Tight end was a weak spot for the Cardinals last season, but the position is in line to take a much needed step forward in 2024.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - As we inch closer to the start of the 2024 college football season, Louisville Report will break down each individual position on the Cardinals' roster. Next in our positional breakdown series, we take at look at the tight ends.When Jeff Brohm took over the Louisville football program ahead of the 2023 season, he inherited a tight end room that wasn't very experienced when it came to catching the football.
Tight end was the unquestioned weak spot on the offense, perhaps even the entire team, last season. Along with quarterback Jack Plummer being up-and-down and the wide receivers being inconsistent, not having a reliable option in the middle of the field played a role in why the passing offense was a little underwhelming at times last season.Not long after the season, Brohm and Co. were decisive in attacking the transfer portal, and tight end was one of the positions they focused on the most.
While Redman is the most likely going to be the starting tight end, there are still two other tight ends on the roster - Jaleel Skinner and Jamari Johnson - who have a very good chance at carving out a sizable role on the offense this up coming season. Since making the jump to college, Johnson hasn't seen a ton of in-game reps. He redshirted his first season and saw no game day action, and played just 67 snaps last season while logging no stats. That being said, the uber-talented former top-200 prospect seems to be in line to take on a bigger role this upcoming season.
Someone with a bit of a to-be-determined role is Kentucky transfer Izayah Cummings. He wasn't super productive during his four seasons as a Wildcat, and logged just four catches for 98 yards last season. That being said, some of that was being buried on the depth chart of a good tight end room at UK. He had a great first year as a tight end in 2021, and all of his production last season came in the final two games.
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