Louisville’s 2027 quarterback commit Dre’Mail Carothers is making noise early, and the numbers are starting to pile up fast.
The Kentucky native has been on a tear through two senior-season games, and his latest outing for Owensboro Catholic against Daviess County was the kind of stat line that gets people talking. Carothers finished 24-for-25 passing for 408 total yards and seven combined touchdowns.
That followed an opening game in which he went 25-of-41 for 395 yards and three touchdowns. Put those two performances together, and Carothers has completed 49 of 66 passes, good for a 74 percent completion percentage. He’s also totaled 803 yards and 11 touchdowns overall.
The production has pushed the 3-star quarterback into the conversation for a climb in the 2027 rankings. Right now, Carothers is rated as high as No. 614 in the class, No. 36 among quarterbacks, and No. 9 among Kentucky recruits. After two dominant games, though, he has a real case to move up.
Louisville fans have also had their eyes on another 2027 commit in-state standout Ja’Hyde Brown. The 4-star wide receiver has been just as electric to open his season at Christian Academy of Louisville, piling up 16 catches for 272 receiving yards and six touchdowns in his first two games. Brown is ranked as high as No. 66 nationally and No. 11 among wide receivers.
Carothers’ rise is especially notable because he doesn’t draw a ton of national attention, even while putting up eye-catching numbers. Louisville originally had a 4-star quarterback committed in Jack Sorgi, but Sorgi flipped to Wisconsin. The Cardinals later landed Carothers over North Carolina, Oregon State, USF, and others.
For now, the hope is simple: if Carothers keeps producing like this, the rankings will have to catch up.
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