Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 51-17vs Eastern Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 34-27@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#54
Jaxon Panariello
Sophomore linebacker for Louisville. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Louisville, KY
Returning to Louisville for 2026
The numbers
2
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Pittsburgh
His career numbers, season by seasonJaxon Panariello
He has spent two seasons in the Louisville linebacker corps. The receipt: 1 tackles against Pittsburgh — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Louisville
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Jeff Brohm, all balanced offenses — 18-8 over that span.
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
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: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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 · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisville
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisville
Returning around him
- 1 Louisville player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -7 net (33 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisville · Last season: 9-4 (AP #19) · Talent rank #37 · 2026 recruiting class #48
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology