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Louisville’s Kiyaunta Goodwin is the World’s Most Interesting Eighth Grader

Curiosities cannot be ignored the first time you see Kiyaunta Goodwin. When you learn more about the 6’7″ 370-pound eighth grader, you’ll discover the football phenom is much more than an athlete with a big body and a bright future.

Goodwin burst onto the scene last summer. In-between his seventh and eighth grade years, he picked up a scholarship offer from the University of Kentucky after camping with the Cats. Just a few days later, Georgia and Louisville followed.

Now with five Division I scholarship offers, Goodwin’s lore in the South End of Louisville continues to grow before he’s set a size 18 foot in high school.