Louisville in the top five for ’24 Miami star Daylen Russell

The University of Louisville football program landed in the top five for another standout from Miami Columbus High School.

The Cardinals landed a commitment from five-star Columbus edge rusher TJ Capers earlier this month and then on Monday his teammate – defensive lineman Daylen Russell – named the Cardinals in his top five. He listed U of L, Miami, Florida State, Nebraska, and UCF.

The 6-foot-1, 230-pound Russell was recently named the Miami Herald’s Miami-Dade County Defensive Player of the Year for 4M-3M.

Russell was the third-leading tackler on the 14-1 team from Columbus that won the state championship. He finished the season with 51 tackles, including 40 solo stops, seven sacks, six tackles for a loss, three quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and one forced fumble.

As a sophomore, Russell had 57 tackles, including 14 tackles for a loss, six quarterback hurries, and four sacks.

Russell did make a visit to Louisville during the season.