Kyle Louis was always athletic. That was easy to see.
Watch him during his senior year at East Orange High School in New Jersey, and the athleticism is obvious. It was there when he was piling up 118 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, an interception and, in the semifinals of the state playoffs, a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown.
And when Pitt flipped him from Temple in October of that fall, there was never a question about the athleticism he brought to the table.
But athleticism alone isn’t enough to make a player the most productive defender in the country.
To get to that level, it takes more. And “more” is exactly what Louis has given this season.
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Watch him during his senior year at East Orange High School in New Jersey, and the athleticism is obvious. It was there when he was piling up 118 tackles, 32 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, an interception and, in the semifinals of the state playoffs, a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown.
And when Pitt flipped him from Temple in October of that fall, there was never a question about the athleticism he brought to the table.
But athleticism alone isn’t enough to make a player the most productive defender in the country.
To get to that level, it takes more. And “more” is exactly what Louis has given this season.
How Kyle Louis became the most productive defender in college football
Kyle Louis was always athletic. But he needed more than athleticism to become the most productive defender in the game.
