Notre Dame Commit Profile: Linebacker Bodie Kahoun
Notre Dame picked up a commitment from 2024 linebacker Bodie Kahoun, an athletic dual-sport talent from the state of Virginia. Let's take a look at the Notre Dame commit.
BODIE KAHOUN PROFILE
Hometown/High School: Roanoke, Va./Patrick Henry
Height/Weight: 6-3, 220
IB Grade: 4.0 (Top 250 caliber prospect)
Upside Grade: 4.5
Player Comp: Alex Anzalone, Florida
Recruited By: Al Golden
Offers: Notre Dame, Florida State, Tennessee, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, Utah, NC State, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Indiana, Duke, Stanford, West Virginia, Cincinnati, Maryland
RECRUITING RANKINGS
Rivals: 4-star - No. 29 outside linebacker
ESPN: 3-star - No. 27 inside linebacker
On3: 3-star - No. 42 linebacker
247Sports: 3-star - No. 54 linebacker
247 Composite: 3-star - No. 453 overall - No. 39 linebacker
On3 Consensus: 4-star - No. 467 overall - No. 47 linebacker
FILM ANALYSIS
Kahoun is listed at 6-3 and between 215-220 pounds. He has a frame that should allow him to add at least 15-20 more pounds of good weight. He arrives at the football with good power and authority, and if he learns to play with more bend and lowers his pads he'll be even more physical when he arrives at the football. That's my one big knock on Kahoun, he plays too high, especially when he tackles. It's a technical thing that can be corrected, and when it does his ability to deliver punishment will be enhanced.
Kahoun is a strong all-around athlete that shows good balance, foot quickness and pop as a hitter. He flashes good open field speed, but he's still quite raw from a technical standpoint, and this can mask his athleticism at times. Watch him play lacrosse and you'll see a young athlete with a lot more explosiveness and change of direction ability. You can see his range as a sophomore when he played a lot of free safety for Patrick Henry and had to open and run more frequently.
Playing high causes him to look tight at times as he changes direction, but there are enough flash plays on his highlights where he does show good bend, and then explodes downhill, shows impressive sideline range or good change of direction ability to know he has it in him.
What this means is that as he continues transitioning from a player that plans to focus on lacrosse as his primary sport to a player that is focused on football, those flash plays will become more of the norm. Then you'll see his athletic traits flash more and more on film. That potential is why you saw programs like Notre Dame, Miami (Fla.), Tennessee and Florida State making a run at him over higher ranked players.
NOTRE DAME FIT
Kahoun projects as an inside linebacker for Notre Dame. The Irish staff has mostly talked to him about playing the Will position, but I see him as more of a fit at the Mike position, especially as he adds more size and power as he physically matures. As Kahoun improves his technique and his speed starts to shine more, I could see him being an even better fit at Will, and that is something I'll be looking for in the fall.
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