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He wants to have the financial stability to start a charter school for young kids, design his own shoe and be a role model for children who come from a similar background as he did in Los Angeles.Thibodeaux led the Pac-12 in quarterback pressures (34) and quarterback hurries (27) a year ago. He loves football, but he knows he has an opportunity to be a positive example for the youth in his neighborhood. It was about betterment, it was about working at the craft, and I thought that was huge."Cristobal answered his questions openly and honestly, saying the star recruit would have every opportunity to explore his dreams as long as he gave everything he had on the field.Some college coaches questioned Thibodeaux's love of football because of how much he spoke about his other interests and ambitions. "And I sat there with him and had a really good conversation about the plan for him and how he wanted to prove his best to Oregon. What can Oregon do for Thibodeaux off the field? How can he make a difference in the community? How supportive would Cristobal be in Thibodeaux exploring his interests outside of football?"I remember looking at him thinking, he's got to wake up to 450,000 text messages with the same redundant recruiting blah," Cristobal said.
Even at a young age, there was always more to Thibodeaux than his size."I always tell him that he's going to be the president one day, because he has the gift of gab," Patterson said. He remembers watching Thibodeaux, at nearly 6-feet tall in fifth grade, prancing out onto his elementary school's stage, wearing a reindeer costume as Rudolph, guiding his classmates and Santa Claus in a school play.As if he needed anything else to make him stand out among his peers, his personality and confidence shined as bright as his red nose. He greeted Thibodeaux and his mother, and after introducing Thibodeaux to football at 8 years old, he became somewhat of a mentor on and off the field.Patterson knew Thibodeaux was special early on. Patterson saw him towering over all the other children and thought he was a teacher's aide.Once he realized he was actually a student, Patterson wrote his name and number on a Little Caesar's napkin because he ran a youth football program and thought this adult-sized child should play. "I'll never lose sight that football is what got me here and that football is the platform."ANTONIO PATTERSON WAS teaching at Angeles Mesa Elementary School when he saw Thibodeaux for the first time.
Not having much money, Patterson would get each kid a salad and one chicken sandwich to split up among the three of them.He'd go into Little Caesar's, order a pizza and ask for the pizza to get cut twice as many times as it normally would so the kids thought they were each getting two pieces of pizza. Money was tight and everyone around him was trying to get by.Patterson used to take his son, Justin, and Thibodeaux to McDonald's when Thibodeaux was young. His dad lived across town and helped when he could. Kayvon is before his time, he understands the umbrella he has and all the people who are under him that rely on him and that umbrella."Part of why he understands that is because he hasn't forgotten where he came from.Thibodeaux grew up with his mom, who was a cosmetologist who worked from home, in South Central Los Angeles, "a place where children are susceptible to negative influences," Thibodeaux said.
He grew into his position and into his body, and as he worked his way to the No. He knew transferring would give him a better opportunity to achieve his goals. In those three games, he recorded nine sacks.He had 17 sacks as a sophomore at Dorsey, but transferred to Oaks Christian in Westlake Village, California, to play football in 2017. High school coaches from Dorsey, Crenshaw and Junipero Serra were all in packed stands to see him in his under-14 league.Thibodeaux started out at Dorsey High School, playing as a tight end and defensive end on the freshman team until the playoffs, when he played in three games on varsity. But he sees the difference and what help could do, and whenever you see a difference, it brings light to the situation."Patterson and the coaches around him figured out very early that Thibodeaux was gifted on the field. "There was no blueprint, there was no one that came before him that reached back and gave back.
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He pushed his teammates - and himself - in the weight room and on the practice field."I never bragged and acted like I was the guy coming in, because we all know high school means nothing," said Thibodeaux, who led the team in sacks (three) and tackles for loss (9.5) last season. That guy couldn't squat 405 when he got here, and yesterday he was doing single leg reverse lunges with 405 reps."I've never seen that before - that's different."Thibodeaux constantly asked Mirabal about what he saw on film from the opponent's offensive line as he scouted games. "He's working right now at an ungodly rate, like what he did the other day in the weight room. He came ready to play, wanting to play right away."It was a minor mix-up that didn't escalate to anything notable, but it was the start of Thibodeaux becoming a leader on the team and pushing his teammates to compete at the highest level."He really doesn't want any more hype, he just wants to go play his best football," Cristobal said. "I remember one practice, he got in a little scuffle with the offensive linemen. "I thought that was very refreshing, and I think that's why he's been able to establish himself and become a heck of a football player because he's always constantly yearning to learn."At the time, Oregon had a veteran offensive line group with Penei Sewell, who was selected in the first round of this year's NFL draft, Shane Lemieux, who was picked by the New York Giants in the fifth round of the draft, and a handful of other established players.Thibodeaux treated each practice session like a series of game situations, which at first created battles and rose tempers."He came in right from the start, ready to take somebody's job," Sewell said.
He's aiming for 20 sacks and perfection.What he doesn't want, yet, is to think of what comes after college football.He's being talked about as the potential No. His second goal is to win the Heisman Trophy, which would make him only the second defensive player to do so. Thibodeaux's first goal is to win a national championship.
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