DJ Waller Jr.
Louisville Cardinals
71
Average

DJ Waller Jr.

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LCBDefenseAverageTRANSFER · Kentucky
Projected Starter

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DJ Waller Jr. is the projected starter at LCB for Louisville Cardinals.

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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 71 overall (Average tier).

Recruit3★ · #709 NatlTeam Share0%
Youngstown, OH
Jersey
#12
Class
RS JR/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
203 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 85-rated defense; 0th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.87 for competition level) put them -14 vs unit starters → 71.

Team defense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 25% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.87)
Depth-chart adjustment
-14 for role

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.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement0%

Depth at LCB · Louisville Cardinals

  1. 11271DJ Waller Jr.Starter
  2. 22566Brycen Scott
  3. 32066Antonio Harris
  4. 42156Jaydin Broadnax
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.