Cards in the NFL: 2025 Week 9

Week nine of the National Football League's 2025 season is now in the books. As expected, former Louisville Cardinals continue to make significant impacts across the league.

19 former Cards have made it to active NFL rosters so far this season, with almost all of them contributing on a weekly basis.

Here are how former Cardinals fared in Week Nine of the 2025 NFL season:

Yasir Abdullah

Position: Linebacker
Team: Jacksonville Jaguars
Years at UofL: 2018-22

Week 1 (vs. Panthers): Subbed for no stats.
Week 2 (at Bengals): Subbed one assisted tackle.
Week 3 (vs. Texans): Subbed for no stats.
Week 4-6: Inactive.
Week 7 (vs. Rams): Subbed for one solo tackle.
Week 8: Bye Week
Week 9 (at Raiders): Subbed for onw solo tackle.

Season (Five games, zero starts): Three tackles (two solo).

Jaire Alexander

Position: Cornerback
Team: Baltimore Ravens/Philadelphia Eagles
Years at UofL: 2015-17

Week 1 (at Bills): Subbed for three tackles (two solo).
Weeks 2-4: Inactive.
Week 5 (vs. Texans): Subbed for two solo tackles.
Week 6 (vs. Rams): Did not play.
Week 7: Bye Week
Weeks 8-9: Inactive. Traded to Eagles after week nine.

Season (Two games, zero starts): Five tackles (four solo).

Tutu Atwell

Position: Wide Receiver
Team: Los Angeles Rams
Years at UofL: 2018-20

Week 1 (vs. Rams): Started for one reception on one target for four yards.
Week 2 (at Titans): Started for no receptions on one target.
Week 3 (at Eagles): Subbed for no stats
Week 4 (vs. Colts): Subbed for one reception on two targets for an 88 yard touchdown.
Week 5 (vs. 49ers): Started for two receptions on four targets for 72 yards.
Week 6: Inactive.
Week 7 (at Jaguars): Started for no stats.
Week 8: Bye Week.
Weeks 9-12: Injured Reserve.

Season (Six games, four starts): Four receptions on eight targets for 164 yards and one touchdown.

Mekhi Becton

Position: Offensive Guard/Tackle
Team: Los Angeles Chargers
Years at UofL: 2017-19

Weeks 1-3: Started at right guard.
Week 4: Inactive.
Weeks 5-8: Started at right guard.
Week 9: Inactive

Season: Seven games, seven starts.

Teddy Bridgewater

Position: Quarterback
Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Years at UofL: 2011-13

Weeks 1-6: Did not play.
Week 7 (at Lions): Subbed for one rush for -1 yards (kneel down).
Week 8: Did not play.
Week 9: Bye Week.

Season (One game, zero starts): One rush for -1 yards.

Jarvis Brownlee Jr.

Position: Cornerback
Team: Tennessee Titans/New York Jets
Years at UofL: 2022-23

Week 1 (at Broncos): Started for nine tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss, and one pass defense.
Week 2 (vs. Rams): Started for eight tackles (five solo).
Week 3 (vs. Colts): Inactive. Traded to Jets prior to Week 4.
Week 4: Inactive.
Week 5 (vs. Cowboys): Subbed for no stats.
Week 6 (vs. Broncos): Subbed for six tackles (five solo), one tackle for loss and one forced fumble.
Week 7 (vs. Panthers): Subbed for six tackles (four solo).
Week 8 (at Bengals): Subbed for seven tackles (four solo) and two pass defenses.
Week 9: Bye Week.

Season (Six games, two starts): 36 tackles (24 solo), three tackles for loss, three pass defenses and one forced fumble.

Kei'Trel Clark

Position: Cornerback
Team: Arizona Cardinals
Years at UofL: 2020-22

Week 1: Inactive.
Week 2 (vs. Panthers): Subbed one pass defense and two tackles (one solo).
Week 3 (at 49ers): Subbed for five tackles (three solo).
Week 4 (vs. Seahawks): Subbed for three tackles (two solo) and one tackle for loss.
Week 5 (vs. Titans): Started for four tackles (two solo) and one pass defense.
Week 6 (at Colts): Subbed for two tackles (one solo).
Week 7 (vs. Packers): Subbed for one solo tackle.
Week 8: Bye Week.
Week 9 (at Cowboys): Subbed for one solo tackle.

Season (Seven games, one start): 18 tackles (11 solo), one tackle for loss two pass defenses.

YaYa Diaby

Position: Defensive End/Outside Linebacker
Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Years at UofL: 2020-22

Week 1 (at Falcons): Started for three solo tackles, one tackle for loss and two QB hits.
Week 2 (at Texans): Started for two tackles (one solo).
Week 3 (vs. Jets): Started for four tackles (two solo), one sack, two tackles for loss and two QB hits.
Week 4 (vs. Eagles): Started for three solo tackles.
Week 5 (at Seahawks): Started for two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hit.
Week 6 (vs. 49ers): Started for three solo tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and two quarterback hits.
Week 7 (at Lions): Started for five tackles (two solo), one sack, two tackles for loss, one QB hit and one forced fumble.
Week 8 (at Saints): Started for one assisted tackle.
Week 9: Bye Week.

Season (Eight games, eight starts): 23 tackles (15 solo), seven tackles for loss, four sacks, six QB hits and one forced fumble.

Storm Duck

Position: Cornerback
Team: Miami Dolphins
Years at UofL: 2023

Week 1 (at Colts): Started for two tackles (one solo) and one pass defense.
Weeks 2-7: Inactive.
Week 8 (at Falcons): Subbed for no stats. Suffered season-ending knee injury.

Season (Two games, one start): Two tackles (one solo) and one pass defense.

Ashton Gillotte

Position: Defensive End
Team: Kansas City Chiefs
Years at UofL: 2021-24

Week 1 (vs. Chargers): Subbed for one solo tackle.
Week 2 (vs. Eagles): Subbed for three tackles (one solo) and one tackle for loss.
Week 3 (at Giants): Subbed for a blocked extra point attempt.
Week 4 (vs. Ravens): Started for one solo tackle.
Week 5 (at Jaguars): Subbed for two tackles (one solo).
Week 6 (vs. Lions): Subbed for no stats.
Week 7 (vs. Raiders): Subbed for two tackles.
Week 8 (vs. Commanders): Subbed for one assisted tackle.
Week 9 (at Bills): Subbed for three tackles (one solo), half a sack and two quarterback hits.

Season (Nine games, one start): 13 tackles (five solo), one tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, two QB hits and one blocked extra point attempt.

Jonathan Greenard

Position: Outside Linebacker
Team: Minnesota Vikings
Years at UofL: 2015-17

Week 1 (at Bears): Started for two solo tackles and two QB hits.
Week 2 (vs. Falcons): Started for four tackles (one solo), one sack, one tackle for loss and two QB hits.
Week 3 (vs. Bengals): Started for three tackles (two solo), two tackles for loss and one QB hit.
Week 4 (vs. Steelers): Started for two tackles (one solo), one QB hit and one forced fumble.
Week 5 (at Browns): Started for four tackles (two solo), one tackle for loss, one QB hit and two pass defenses.
Week 6: Bye Week
Week 7 (vs. Eagles): Started for three solo tackles and two tackles for loss.
Week 8 (at Chargers): Started for six tackles (five solo), three tackles for loss, one sack and two QB hits.
Week 9 (at Lions): Started for four tackles (two solo) and a tackle for loss.

Season (Eight games, eight starts): 28 tackles (18 solo), two sacks, 10 tackles for loss, one forced fumble, two pass defenses and nine QB hits.

Isaac Guerendo

Position: Running Back
Team: San Francisco 49ers
Years at UofL: 2023

Week 1 (at Seahawks): Subbed for one kickoff return for 16 yards.
Week 2 (at Saints): Subbed for two kickoff returns for 47 yards.
Week 3 (vs. Cardinals): Subbed for one kickoff return for 19 yards.
Week 4 (vs. Jaguars): Subbed for no stats.
Week 5 (at Rams): Subbed for one kickoff return for 18 yards
Weeks 6-9: Subbed for no stats.

Season (Eight games, zero starts): Five kickoff returns for 100 yards.

Lamar Jackson

Position: Quarterback
Team: Baltimore Ravens
Years at UofL: 2015-17

Week 1 (at Bills): Started for 14-19 for 209 yards and two touchdowns; six rushes for 70 yards and one touchdown.
Week 2 (vs. Browns): Started for 19-29 for 225 yards and four touchdowns; two carries for 13 yards.
Week 3 (vs. Lions): Started for 21-27 for 288 yards, three touchdowns; seven rushes for 35 yards.
Week 4 (at Chiefs): Started for 14-20 for 147 yards, one touchdown and one interception; six carries for 48 yards and one fumble.
Weeks 5-6: Inactive.
Week 7: Bye Week
Week 8 (vs. Bears): Inactive.
Week 9 (at Dolphins): Started for 18-23 for 204 yards and four touchdowns; five rushes for 14 yards.

Season (Five games, five starts): 86-118 (72.9 percent) for 1,073 yards, 14 touchdowns and one interception; 26 rushes for 180 yards, one touchdown and one fumble.

Sheldon Rankins

Position: Defensive Tackle
Team: Houston Texans
Years at UofL: 2012-15

Week 1 (at Rams): Started for two tackles (one solo) and two QB hits.
Week 2 (vs. Buccaneers): Started for two solo tackles, one sack, two tackles for loss and one QB hit.
Week 3 (at Jaguars): Started for two solo tackles.
Week 4 (vs. Titans): Started for two tackles.
Week 5 (at Ravens): Started for no stats.
Week 6: Bye Week
Week 7 (at Seahawks): Started for three tackles.
Week 8 (vs. 49ers): Started for no stats.
Week 9 (vs. Broncos): Started for three tackles (one solo).

Season (Eight games, eight starts): 14 tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss, one sack and three QB hits.

Quincy Riley

Position: Cornerback
Team: New Orleans Saints
Years at UofL: 2022-24

Week 1 (vs. Cardinals): Subbed for no stats.
Week 2 (vs. 49ers): Subbed for one solo tackle.
Week 3 (at Seahawks): Subbed for one solo tackle and one forced fumble.
Week 4 (at Bills): Subbed for four solo tackles.
Week 5 (vs. Giants): Subbed for one solo tackle.
Week 6 (vs. Patriots): Started for one solo tackle and one pass defense.
Week 7 (at Bears): Started for three solo tackles, one interception, and one pass defense.
Week 8 (vs. Buccaneers): Subbed for two solo tackles.
Week 9 (at Rams): Subbed for one pass defense.

Season (Nine games, two starts): 13 solo tackles, one interception, three pass defenses and one forced fumble.

Tyler Shough

Position: Quarterback
Team: New Orleans Saints
Years at UofL: 2024

Weeks 1-2: Did not play.
Week 3 (at Seahawks): Subbed for 0-for-2.
Weeks 4-7: Did not play.
Week 8 (vs. Buccaneers): Subbed for 17-for-30 for 128 yards and one interception; three rushes for 12 yards.
Week 9 (at Rams): Started for 15-24 for 176 yards, one touchdown and one interception; one rush for two yards.

Season (Three games, one start): 32-for-56 for 304 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions; four rushes for 14 yards.

Jamari Thrash

Position: Wide Receiver
Team: Cleveland Browns
Years at UofL: 2023

Week 1 (vs. Bengals): Subbed for one reception on one target for six yards.
Week 2 (at Ravens): Subbed for one reception on one target for five yards.
Week 3 (vs. Packers): Subbed for two receptions on three targets for seven yards.
Week 4 (at Lions): Subbed for no stats.
Week 5 (vs. Vikings): Started for one reception on one target for 22 yards.
Week 6 (at Steelers): Subbed for two receptions on three targets for 13 yards.
Week 7 (vs. Dolphins): Subbed for one reception on two targets for 23 yards.
Week 8 (at Patriots): Subbed for two receptions on three targets for 31 yards.
Week 9: Bye Week.

Season (Eight games, one starts): 10 receptions on 14 targets for 107 yards.

Corey Thornton

Position: Cornerback
Team: Carolina Panthers
Years at UofL: 2024

Weeks 1-2: Subbed for no stats.
Week 3 (vs. Falcons): Subbed for one assisted tackle.
Week 4 (at Patriots): Subbed for no stats.
Week 5 (vs. Dolphins): Subbed for three tackles (two solo) and one pass defense.
Weeks 6-7: Subbed for no stats.
Week 8 (vs. Bills): Subbed for two tackles (1 solo).
Week 9 (at Packers): Subbed for no stats

Season (Nine games, no starts): Six tackles (three solo) and one pass defense.

Jordan Watkins

Position: Wide Receiver
Team: San Francisco 49ers
Years at UofL: 2020-21

Weeks 1-7: Inactive.
Week 8 (at Texans): Subbed for one catch on two targets for seven yards.
Week 9 (at Giants): Subbed for one reception on one target for 19 yards.

Season (One game, zero starts): Two catches on three targets for 26 yards.