A Close Look at the Notre Dame Defensive Line Duo of Louis Nix and Stephon Tuitt

April 5, 2014   ·   Greg Gabriel   ·   Jump to comments

I have always called the first two rounds of the NFL draft the "premium rounds." In most cases, the players a club selects in these two rounds have to come in and contribute as rookies.
This year, Notre Dame had two defensive linemen who have the talent to be contributors right away. Nose tackle Louis Nix III and defensive end Stephon Tuitt enter the draft early as underclassmen, but both have the physical traits to make significant contributions as first-year players.
 
Louis Nix III—Defensive Tackle
Nix was a four-year junior and a three-year starter for the Irish. He took 19 credit hours this past fall and is taking one three-hour online course this semester to earn his degree. With a degree in hand, Nix felt that it was time to begin his life in the NFL.
As a freshman at Notre Dame, Nix was not ready to be a contributor and was redshirted. He used that year to lose some weight and develop his strength and stamina. That year did him well...

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