University of Louisville Football Communications
Jaire Alexander, CB
TE Cole Hikutini, Sr.
QB Lamar Jackson, So.
- Starter in all 11 games
- Team leader in interceptions with 5
- Ranks 11th in the nation in interceptions
- Picked off a pair of passes versus Clemson and Virginia
- Credited with 36 tackles
- Totaled a season-high six tackles and a pair of picks versus Virginia.
- Returned two punts for over 60+ yards, including a 69-yard return versus Florida State.
- Starter in 10 games
- Been slowed by injuries
- Notched 41 tackles from his defensive line and outside linebacker postion
- Cards’ defense in the top 10 nationally against the run and total defense.
- Allowing only 99.2 yards on the ground
- Posted 8.0 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks
- Recorded his first interception of his career
- Registered 9 tackles, 3.0 sacks and 4.0 tackles for loss versus Wake Forest
TE Cole Hikutini, Sr.
- Played in all 11 games
- Career-high with a team-high 42 receptions for 42 yards and 556 yards
- Leads team with 7 TDS
- Averages 13.2 yards per catch
- Has caught a pass in 21-straight games
- Caught 7 passes for 84 yards at Clemson
- Totaled six receptions for 118 yards and a TD versus NC State
- Had two scores and 85 yards receiving at Marshall.
- John Mackey Award Semifinalist
QB Lamar Jackson, So.
- 9-2 record as a starter
- ACC record holder for rushing yards by a QB with 1,367
- First QB in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season
- 7 100-yard rushing games this season
- Set ACC record with 610 yards of total offense versus Syracuse
- Davey O’Brien and Maxwell Award Finalist
- 4th player in NCAA history with 3,000 passing yards and 1,300 rushing yards in a season
- First ACC player with 15 rushing and 15 passing TDs
- Responsible for 47 TDs – tied an ACC record
- Third in the nation with 19 rushing TDs
- Averaging 124.3 yards on the ground and 282.6 through the air
- 2 400-yard passing games, 417 at Marshall and 411 versus Syracuse.
- Passed for 3,109 yards and 28 TDS
- Needs 63 yards to break single-season rushing record