Louisville adds local commit from defensive lineman Selah Brown

One of the top players in Louisville is staying home to play for the Cardinals. Louisville (Ky.) Male senior defensive lineman Selah Brown committed to the Cardinals Thursday evening at a ceremony at his high school.

Brown, a four-star prospect, also posted news about the Louisville commitment on his Instagram account. The 6-foot-2, 251-pounder is the top prospect in the city of Louisville.

Brown picked the Cardinals over Illinois and Northwestern. He had nearly 20 other scholarship offers. Some of his top other offers were from Kentucky, Missouri, Purdue, Stanford, Tennessee, Virginia and Virginia Tech.

The addition of Selah Brown is a big local recruiting victory for Cardinal coach Scott Satterfield and Co. Brown will play defensive line for the Cards. He could project both on the outside and inside positions for the Cardinals.

Selah Brown gives Cardinals 7 commits

With the addition of Selah Brown, Louisville now has seven commitments in this cycle.

It was widely known that Louisville was going to sign a relatively small 2022 recruiting class because of the way its roster is structured. The small class is offensive heavy with around 40 days left until the start of the early signing period.

On the offensive side of the ball, the headliner is quarterback Khalib Johnson of Pinson (Ala.) Clay-Chalkville. Johnson ranks as the No. 36 quarterback in the country in the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Offensive tackle Izaiah Reed of Jackson (Tenn.) North Side and receiver Chance Morrow out of Charlotte (N.C.) West Charlotte are high three-stars heading to Louisville.

Louisville’s top overall commitment is from On3 Consensus four-star EDGE Popeye Williams out of Westfield, Ind. Williams is the No. 9 player in Indiana and the 39^th-best EDGE in the country, according to the On3 Consensus.