Another Show-Me State freshman we got on our radar and made sure to cover during the 2023 season, St. Pius X High School in Kansas City, MO is home to 6’3, 260 lb. mauler Kyler Kuhn, who both initially caught and has held my attention thanks to his decorated youth wrestling career, and in late April, Kuhn punched his ticket to both the U.S.A. freestyle and greco cadet national teams. He’s also a back-to-back-to-back folkstyle state champ and has won and placed at national folkstyle tournaments throughout his youth wrestling career as well. His success on the mat has translated well to the gridiron, where he started on the offensive line in 2023, and in late April he earned his first college football offer from FCS Missouri State University.  As a RT, Kuhn is powerful, balanced, and impressively smooth in space, aggressive, and physically and technically sound in both run and pass-blocking scenarios. The 260 lber. explodes out of his stance and is powerful at the point of attack, proving himself to be a vicious run blocker with pop at the initial contact point who doesn’t stop driving his feet until he hears the whistle blow. I found myself impressed by Kuhn’s effectiveness and mobility – including start/stop and slight COD movement – when finding work in space and breaking down and blocking at the second level of a defense. He’s a smooth combo blocker as well. For his age, he’s already experienced and comfortable in pass protection. Kuhn demonstrates a solid kick step in pass pro, is light on his feet and keeps them active, and owns a powerful punch – he could work on staying square going forward but does show he can gain depth in his pass set to handle speed rushers attempting to beat him upfield. The wrestling background – one of my favorite when scouting OL and DL talent – shows up in many facets of his game and his combination of strength and agility, not to mention technique, make him a very promising OL prospect going forward.