Louisville CB Kani Walker, RB Aidan Robbins Enter Transfer Portal

The Cardinals have now had eleven players enter the transfer portal.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Add two more Louisville football players into the transfer portal.

On Monday, cornerback Kani Walker entered his name according to a report by Rivals, with running back Aidan Robbins also announcing his intentions to do so later that day. As a result, the Cardinals have now had a total of eleven players enter the transfer portal.

A true freshman, Walker saw the field only a handful of times during his first season at the collegiate level, playing in just five games. The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back tallied a single tackle on the year, coming in Louisville's regular season finale against Kentucky.

The Suwanee, Ga. native came in as part of Louisville's 2021 recruiting class, and was a promising prospect. He recorded four interceptions, seven pass break ups and a pair of forced fumbles during his senior year at Douglas County, and was ranked as the No. 849 player in the nation according to the 247Sports Composite.

Thanks to a crowded running back room, Robbins had trouble seeing the field in 2021. He only played in four games, tallying a pair of run for 41 yards and a touchdown in Louisville's road game at Duke. The third-year player completes his Cardinals career with 51 yards on seven attempts in 11 total games.

As a result of Walker's departure, an already thin secondary for Louisville gets even thinner. Between the graduation, the NFL and the portal, the Cardinals return only five scholarship corners and four scholarship safeties. As it currently stands, only two defensive backs are coming in for next season, although both are safeties.

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Even with Robbins' departure, Louisville is still in a relatively good place with their running backs. They are bringing back Jalen Mitchell, Trevion Cooley and Jawhar Jordan, while also bringing in former Tennessee RB Tiyon Evans and high school prospect Maurice Turner. 

Louisville finished the 2021 season with a mark of 6-7 (4-4 in ACC), including a 31-28 loss in the First Responder Bowl against Air Force.

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