A college recruit's junior year is crucial to their prospects. A good fall season and strong showing at national camps can catapult a player onto the radar. A less than stellar campaign can drop them down the rankings and create doubts about their abilities.
Doyle's junior season was neither. He played just four games at Hazelwood West before transferring back to Lutheran North where his high school career began. He didn't attend any of myriad offseason camps that help recruiting services determine rankings and stars.
A 6-foot-4 and 230-pound outside linebacker, Doyle had little tape of his junior season and no updated outside evaluations.