Kyle Louis: LB · Pittsburgh · #9.
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Kyle Louis
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Third year in the Pittsburgh linebacker corps. All-ACC in 2025 made it two straight seasons on the honors list. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against Miami — Week 14, 2025.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
79 tackles. 3 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 8 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh | 79 | 43 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 100 | 45 | 15.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 19 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 198 | 93 | 25.0 | 10.0 | 6 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 61-9vs Duquesne | 6 | 3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 45-17vs Central Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-34vs Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 48-7vs Boston College | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-31@ No. 25 Florida State | 11 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-20@ Stanford | 11 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | L 15-37vs No. 9 Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-28@ No. 15 Georgia Tech | 11 | 8 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-38vs No. 13 Miami | 12 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 79 | 43 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 3 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 61-9
vs Duquesne
2 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 52-point win at home against Duquesne.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
79tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%8 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups79 tackles · 8 for loss · 3 sacks · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 18-20 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 10.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 6.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 9.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Pass share
52.3%
464 pass / 424 run
Plays / game
68.3
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
478 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #47 at the position.
The No. 1,029 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the ACC as a junior.
How it ended
Three seasons at Pittsburgh, 198 tackles, an All-American season (2024) — drafted at #138 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
A stat line in 31 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2024)
named by 1 selector
ALL-ACC · 2ND TEAM
All-ACC 2nd team (2025)
Weekly recognition
2 weekly honors (2025)
4 career weekly honors across 2 seasons
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed every college season under Pat Narduzzi.
Next stop · NFL
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
