2026 NFL Draft Prospect: Kyle Louis, OLB, Pittsburgh
Kyle Louis
OLB · Pittsburgh
Height
6-0
Weight
225
Projected 40
4.6
WalterFootball Snapshot
Walt Mock
#66
Round 3
Charlie Mock
#55
Round 2
Latest Position Rank
#3
OLB
Big Board Rank
#57
Charlie's latest board
Kyle Louis Scouting Report
By Charlie Campbell
Strengths
Strengths:
- Instinctive
- Excellent pass coverage linebacker
- Fast
- Covers a ton of ground
- Athlietc and agile
- Superb in zone coverage
- Can cover tight ends down the seam
- Picks up receivers coming into his area
- Excellent ball skills
- Doesn’t panic when the ball comes his way
- Attacks the ball
- Skilled to slap the ball away
- Threat to snatch interceptions
- Dangerous blitzer
- Closes on the quarterback in a blur
- Impressive vision to pick his rush lane
- Good pursuit run defender
- Can run sideline-to-sideline
- Fast to defend the perimeter
- Wil come downhill
- Impressive open field tackler
- Can break down in space
- Ready to compete immediately
- Experienced and successful against good college programs
- Creates mismatches out of the slot
Weaknesses
Weaknesses:
- Small, undersized
- Can get pushed around in the ground game
- Could consistently struggle to take on and shed blocks
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Historical Rankings — Kyle Louis, OLB, Pittsburgh as OLB
This tracks how the prospect has moved through WalterFootball rankings over time.
| Label | Rank | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 3/13 | #3 | 3/13/2026 |
| 2/6 | #2 | 2/6/2026 |
| 1/9 | #5 | 1/9/2026 |
| 12/12 | #5 | 12/12/2025 |
| 11/13 | #5 | 11/13/2025 |
| 10/15 | #5 | 10/15/2025 |
| 9/18 | #7 | 9/18/2025 |
| 8/8 | #7 | 8/8/2025 |
| 6/28 | #7 | 6/28/2025 |
| 2/18 | #9 | 2/18/2025 |