{{Short description|American football player (born 1984)}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox college football player | name = Kyle Killion | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | school = Indiana Hoosiers | currentnumber = | currentposition = Linebacker | class = | major = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|2|1}} | birth_place = Kingwood, Texas, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 1 | weight_lb = 230 | highschool = Kingwood | pastschools = * Indiana (2002–2006) |highlights = * Second-team All-Big Ten (2004) | bowlgames = | cbs = | espn = | si = | yahoo = | rivals = }} '''Kyle Killion''' (born February 1, 1984) is an American former college football player who was a linebacker for the Indiana Hoosiers. His father J.K. Killion played tight end for the Oklahoma Sooners from 1970 to 1974.<ref name=IS/><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN) |date=September 24, 2004 |title=IU 'backer Killion is a true Texan, The Hoosier comes from rough-and-tumble family full of athletes}}</ref> Killion grew up in Kingwood, Texas, a suburb of Houston, and played for the Hoosiers from 2002 to 2005.<ref name=IS2>{{cite news|title=IU's Killion does workmanlike job at linebacker|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=September 11, 2003|page=D6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4565108/ius_killion_does_workmanlike_job_at/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Killion anchors IU defense, All-Big Ten linebacker ready for senior season|newspaper=Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN)|date=August 22, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, IN) |date=September 17, 2004 |title=Killion destructive as Texas tornado }}</ref> As a freshman in 2002, he started the first three games before sustaining a knee injury, missed four games, and then played the final four games with a large brace on his knee.<ref name=IS2/><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN)|date=April 15, 2003 |title=Killion making his own name at IU, Sophomore LB impressing coaches, teammates in spring}}</ref> As a sophomore in 2003, he led Indiana with 97 tackles.<ref name=IS>{{cite news|title=IU's Killion relieved back injury was minor|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=September 9, 2004|pages=D3, D7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4565045/ius_killion_relieved_back_injury_was/}}</ref> As a junior in 2004, he totaled a career-high 107 tackles, fifth best in the Big Ten Conference, and was selected as a second-team All-Big Ten player.<ref name=Bio>{{cite web|title=Kyle Killion Linebacker |publisher=Indianapolis Colts |access-date=March 9, 2016 |url=http://colts.com:80/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=398 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060612224400/http://colts.com/sub.cfm?page=bio&player_id=398 |archive-date=June 12, 2006 }}</ref><ref name=B10>{{cite web|title=Big Ten Announces 2004 Football All-Conference Teams And Individual Honors|publisher=Big Ten Conference|date=November 23, 2004|access-date=March 4, 2015|url=http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112304aad.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223902/http://www.bigten.org/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112304aad.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a senior in 2005, he had 91 tackles, ninth best in the Big Ten.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=Kyle Killion|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 9, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kyle-killion-1.html}}</ref> He started the last 36 games of his college career, and in January 2006, he received the Anthony Thompson Most Valuable Player Award at Indiana's football banquet.<ref>{{cite news|title=Linebacker Killion named IU football MVP|newspaper=Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN)|date=January 16, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Killion Hoosiers' MVP|newspaper=South Bend Tribune|date=January 16, 2006}}</ref> He finished his college career as one of Indiana's all-time leaders with 323 tackles.<ref name=HDN>{{cite news|title=Former Mustang signs with Colts|newspaper=Houston Community Newspapers|date=July 19, 2006|url=http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/archives/former-mustang-signs-with-colts/article_ae00385e-53fa-51bd-9079-4332aaedf2dc.html}}</ref> He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts in May 2006.<ref name=Bio/><ref>{{cite news|title=More tests await Killion with Colts, Former Hoosier finishes final exams in time for rookie camp in Indy|newspaper=Herald-Times (Bloomington, IN)|date=May 5, 2006}}</ref>
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