Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 38-41@ Ole Miss | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 59-13vs Villanova | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
DJ Waller Jr.
Junior cornerback on Louisville's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 210 lb · Youngstown, OH · Chaney
Transferred Kentucky → Louisville for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 709 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Louisville's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan in 2023.
- Transferred from Kentucky to Louisville in 2026.
DJ Waller Jr.
DJ Waller Jr. has played for three head coaches across four seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Villanova — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20236 games
- Signed with Michigan3-star out of Chaney
20246 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Louisville
Played his entire career under Jeff Brohm.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Louisville
2025Kentucky
2026Louisville
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Michigan15-0HC: Jim Harbaugh · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Kentucky4-8HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kentucky5-7HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning
2026Louisville1-1HC: Jeff Brohm · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisville | 9 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kentucky | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kentucky | 13 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 59–13
vs Villanova
5 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 46-point win at home against Villanova.
With L. Kienholz — 332 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.7 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · T. Richardson — 11 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
Background
2025 (Kentucky): Started in two games, missing most of the season with injury ... Totaled a tackle and a PBU in the season opener vs. Toledo ... Also started in the regular-season finale at Louisville but left in the first quarter with injury. 2024 (Kentucky): Saw action in seven games with four...
The secondary · Louisville
- #5Koen Entringer73 tackles · 2025
- #13Tayon Holloway42 tackles · 2025
- #9Antonio Watts42 tackles · 2025
- #4Jabari Mack34 tackles · 2025
- #12DJ Waller Jr.1 tackle · 2025
14 more on the roster · Louisville team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology