DJ Waller Jr.
Louisville Cardinals
63
Depth

DJ Waller Jr.

Louisville CardinalsSolid
RCBDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Kentucky
2nd String / Backup

Is DJ Waller Jr. starting?

DJ Waller Jr. is listed 2nd string at RCB for Louisville Cardinals.

Redshirt junior · #12 · 6'3", 210 lbs

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Depth at RCB · Louisville Cardinals

  1. 12570Brycen ScottStarter
  2. 21263DJ Waller Jr.You
  3. 32063Antonio Harris

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Chaney, ranked #709 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 1 tackles, 0 INT, 0 PBU. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 63 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #709 NatlTeam Share0%
Youngstown, OH
Jersey
#12
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
210 lbs
Transfer
Kentucky

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
—100

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8759
National Rank
#709
High School
Chaney
Hometown
Youngstown, OH

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 0th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them -13 vs unit starters → 63.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 20% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-13 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 9WFSUTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 44-20

Oct 3LNCSUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-28

Sep 26LWAKETKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final L 30-27

Sep 19WSMUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 41-31

Sep 11WVILLTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 59-13

Sep 6LMISSTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 41-38

DJ Waller Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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