Louisiana Christian University is getting the ultimate competitor in football signee Kylon Polk. 

The senior at Loreauville High, one of several local Wildcats’ signees, was a three-year starter on both sides of the football for coach Terry Martin. 

“His greatest quality is how competitive he is,” Martin said of Polk. “He hates to lose in any aspect, even a single rep. He fights as hard as anybody I’ve ever coached.”

As a senior, Polk led the No. 15-seeded Tigers to the Division III nonselect quarterfinals by recording 73 tackles, 16 passes broken up and five interceptions in the secondary. 

On offense, he caught 42 passes for 615 yards and four TDs. He also scored three special teams touchdowns on returns. As a junior, he notched double-digit interceptions.

“He knows where the ball is going to go before it ever gets there,” Martin said. “He’s really natural in space. I think LCU was initially recruiting him on defense, and they’re now talking about playing him at slot receiver.”

Polk was offered a scholarship last summer after attending an LCU camp. He took an official visit recently to the campus in Pineville and chose the Wildcats over Centenary and Millsaps College.

“LCU kept talking to me after they offered,” he said. “I felt like it was the right spot. Anywhere I go, I want to be the best at what I do. I only need one chance.”

Polk has scored approximately 1,100 points on the basketball court as part of a senior class that has won the most games in school history. The Tigers (15-8, No. 9 in the Division III nonselect power ratings) won a playoff game last year as a No. 11 seed, losing to state champion Marksville in the second round.

“I just want to score when my team needs it,” Polk said. “As long as we’re getting the wins, that’s all that matters.”

Polk emphasized the importance of passing down a winning tradition to the younger generation of players who will suit up for the Tigers in the future.

“Kylon doesn’t have the length or size as Zy Alexander, but they play similarly,” Martin said, comparing Polk to the former LHS and LSU star. “They have qualities you can’t teach.”

Vermilion Catholic coach Broc Prejean called Martin after the Eagles, who went undefeated and won the Division IV select state championship, played Loreauville in September.

Though the Tigers lost 47-36, Polk made an impression, catching 10 passes, returning a punt for a score, and doing a good job tackling Vermilion Catholic quarterback Jonathan Dartez, who went on to rush for over 2,000 yards. 

“Kylon had a phenomenal game,” Martin said. “Coach Prejean said they had a hard time tackling him. He made a bunch of guys miss.”

“With VC’s 3-3 stack on defense, it makes it hard to run the ball. We threw a bunch. Kylon had some nice receptions. One was unbelievable.”

Polk’s former district rival, Catholic High quarterback Luke Landry, could be connecting with him on passes in the future at LCU. The duo played youth baseball together for several years.

“I just want to go out there, help my team as best I can every day and bring energy to practice,” he said. “All of that and show that I belong there.”