2013 defensive starters

the original post (and reply about the 85 bears) was about holding an O to under 30 for 100 plays.

 

this is what we have available for next season on D as of now:


DE-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Justin Maclin, RS junior -- (LSU: 3 games, 0 starts)
--#124 on Top247 (#12 OLB)
--#146 on ESPN300 (#15 DE)
--#219 on Scout300 (#19 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#20 WDE)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida, Southern Cal, Tennessee, etc

Jordan Allen, RS junior -- (LSU: 4 games, 0 starts)
--#116 on Scout100 (#16 DE)
--#119 on Rivals250 (#10 SDE)
--#195 on ESPN300 (#22 DE)
--#225 on Top257 (#16 SDE)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Georgia, Clemson, Nebraska, Michigan, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arkansas, etc

Jermauria Rasco, junior -- (LSU: 22 games, 0 starts)
--#40 on Scout300 (#8 DE)
--#58 on Top257 (#4 WDE)
--#168 on Rivals250 (#8 WDE)
--#172 on ESPN300 (#17 DE)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Georgia, Florida, Florida State, Southern Cal, Notre Dame, Stanford, Oklahoma, Texas, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, UCLA, etc

Danielle Hunter, sophomore -- (LSU: 12 games, 0 starts)
--#109 on Scout300 (#14 DE)
--NR on Top247(#15 WDE)
--NR on Rivals250 (#21 WDE)
--NR on ESPN300 (#34 DE)
--offers: LSU, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Mich State, Texas A&M, Arkansas, etc

[Kendell Beckwith, freshman]
--#41 on ESPN300 (#4 ATH)
--#68 on Top247 (#7 OLB)
--#84 on Rivals250 (#5 ATH)
--#138 on Scout300 (#15 DE)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Notre Dame, Stanford, Florida State, Miami, Nebraska, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Tennessee, Texas A&M, TCU, etc

[Frank Herron, freshman]
--#66 on Scout300 (#5 DE)
--#75 on Top247 (#7 SDE)
--#82 on Rivals250 (#5 SDE)
--#291 on ESPN300 (#23 DE)
--offers: LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Southern Cal, Miami, South Carolina, Auburn, Arkansas, Tennessee, Clemson, etc

[Christian Lacouture, freshman]
--#128 on Scout300 (#14 DE)
--NR on Top247 (#14 SDE)
--NR on Rivals250 (#17 SDE)
--NR on ESPN300 (#45 DT)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Texas, Michigan, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Auburn, Oklahoma St, etc

[Lewis Neal, freshman]
--NR on Rivals250 (#27 WDE)
--NR on Top247 (#29 WDE)
--NR on Scout300 (#33 MLB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#38 DE)
--offers: LSU, Ohio State, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Kentucky, Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, NC State, Maryland, etc

[Michael Patterson, freshman]
--NR on Rivals250 (#19 WDE)
--NR on Top247 (#20 WDE)
--NR on Scout300 (#46 DE)
--NR on ESPN300 (#52 DE)
--offers: LSU, Nebraska, Miss State, etc




DT-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ego Ferguson, RS junior -- (LSU: 24 games, 3 starts)
--#31 on Rivals250 (#6 SDE)
--#78 on Scout300 (#7 DT)
--#129 on Top247 (#8 SDE)
--#136 on ESPN300 (#14 DT)
--offers: LSU, Notre Dame, Southern Cal, Oklahoma, Florida St, Georgia, South Carolina, Clemson, Miami, Penn St., Nebraska, Virginia Tech, Tennessee, UCLA, etc

Anthony Johnson, junior -- (LSU: 27 games, 3 starts)
--#2 on ESPN300 (#1 DT)
--#4 on Scout300 (#1 DT)
--#8 on Top247 (#2 DT)
--#17 on Rivals250 (#1 DT)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Southern Cal, Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, Auburn, Tennessee, Miami, Kansas State, etc

Mickey Johnson, RS sophomore -- (LSU: 1 game, 0 starts)
--#121 on ESPN300 (#11 DT)
--#195 on Rivals250 (#17 DT)
--#204 on Top247 (#21 DT)
--#216 on Scout300 (#19 DT)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida St., Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas St., Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Oklahoma St, UCLA, etc

Quentin Thomas, RS sophomore -- (LSU: 3 games, 0 starts)
--NR on Rivals250 (#27 SDE)
--NR on Scout300 (#35 DT)
--NR on Top247 (#41 SDE)
--NR on ESPN300 (#55 DT)
--offers: LSU, Texas A&M

[Greg Gilmore, freshman]
--#35 on Scout300 (#5 DT)
--#59 on Top247 (#5 DT)
--#83 on ESPN300 (#8 DT)
--#237 on Rivals250 (#16 DT)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Southern Cal, Ohio State, South Carolina, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Tennessee, Auburn, Washington, etc

[Maquedius Bain, freshman]
--#130 on ESPN300 (#13 DT)
--NR on Scout300 (#32 DT)
--NR on Rivals250 (#40 DT)
--NR on Top247 (#44 DT)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida, Southern Cal, Florida State, Oklahoma, Michigan, Michigan State, West Virginia, Miami, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Louisville, etc

[Tevin Lawson, freshman]
--#152 on ESPN300 (#6 OG)
--NR on Rivals250 (#20 DT)
--NR on Top247 (#43 DT)
--NR on Scout300 (#52 DT)
--offers: LSU, Auburn, Ole Miss

 

LB-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Lamin Barrow (232 lbs), RS senior (LSU: 38 games, 15 starts)
--#477 on 247's Top700 (NA)
--NR on Scout300 (#20 SLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#22 ILB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#82 OLB)
--offers: LSU, Kansas State, Ole Miss, etc

Tahj Jones (205 lbs), RS senior (LSU: 28 games, 2 starts)
--#505 on 247's Top700 (NA)
--NR on Scout300 (#19 WLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#40 OLB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#40 OLB)
--offers: LSU, TCU, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Ole Miss, etc

Luke Muncie (210 lbs), senior (LSU: 29 games, 4 starts)
--NR on ESPN300 (#26 S)
--NR on Scout300 (#35 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#42 OLB)
--NR on Top247 (NA)
--offers: LSU, Oklahoma, Ohio State, Michigan, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Oklahoma St, etc

D.J. Welter (226 lbs), RS junior (LSU: 8 games, 0 starts)
--NR on ESPN300 (#48 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#49 OLB)
--NR on Scout300 (#87 OLB)
--NR on Top247 (NA)
--offers: LSU, Bama, etc

Lamar Louis (220 lbs), sophomore (LSU: 11 games, 5 starts)
--#162 on Top247 (#14 OLB)
--#190 on ESPN300 (#20 ATH)
--#231 on Rivals250 (#18 ATH)
--NR on Scout300 (#36 OLB)
--offers: LSU, Florida, Texas A&M, etc

Kwon Alexander (215 lbs), sophomore (LSU: 7 games, 2 starts)
--#29 on ESPN300 (#3 OLB)
--#52 on Scout300 (#3 OLB)
--#104 on Top247 (#9 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#20 OLB)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida, Georgia, Florida St., Southern Cal, Ohio St., Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Michigan, Penn St., Nebraska, Miami, Arkansas, Auburn, Tennessee, Clemson, etc

Deion Jones (202 lbs), sophomore (LSU: 13 games, 0 starts)
--#225 on Top247 (#27 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#31 OLB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#24 ILB)
--NR on Scout300 (#84 OLB)
--offers: LSU, Nebraska, TCU, Kansas State, Arizona State, Arizona, Illinois, Pitt, etc

Ronnie Feist (230 lbs), sophomore (LSU: 5 games, 0 starts)
--#125 on ESPN300 (#11 OLB)
--#241 on Scout300 (#25 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#34 OLB)
--NR on Top247 (#41 OLB)
--offers: LSU, Southern Cal, Stanford, Texas A&M, etc

Lorenzo Phillips (215 lbs), sophomore (LSU: 4 games, 0 starts)
--#135 on ESPN300 (#12 OLB)
--#228 on Scout300 (#24 OLB)
--#235 on Top247 (#30 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#29 OLB)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas A&M, etc

Trey Granier (227 lbs), RS freshman
--NR on Scout300 (#22 MLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#38 OLB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#46 ILB)
--NR on Top247 (#54 OLB)
--offers: LSU

[Melvin Jones, freshman]
--#171 on Top247 (#4 ILB)
--#176 on Scout300 (#8 MLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#27 ILB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#73 ATH)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Nebraska, TCU, Oklahoma St., etc



S-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Craig Loston, RS senior (LSU: 35 games, 14 starts)
--#7 on ESPN300 (#1 S)
--#10 on Top247 (#1 S)
--#10 on Scout300 (#1 S)
--#20 on Rival250 (#1 S)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida, Georgia, Southern Cal, Oregon, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas A&M, Clemson, etc

Ronald Martin, junior (LSU: 16 games, 1 start)
--NR on Scout300 (#45 S)
--NR on Rivals250 (#60 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#74 ATH)
--NR on Top247 (NA)
--offers: LSU, etc

Micah Eugene, RS sophomore (LSU: 13 games, 0 starts)
--NR on ESPN300 (#23 CB)
--NR on Scout300 (#40 S)
--NR on Rivals250 (#63 CB)
--NR on TOp247 (NA)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Southern Cal, etc

Corey Thompson, sophomore (LSU: 13 games, 0 starts)
--#137 on Top247 (#9 S)
--#168 on Scout300 (#15 OLB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#18 S)
--NR on ESPN300 (#23 S)
--offers: LSU, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas A&M, Oklahoma St., Arkansas, etc

Jerqwinick Sandolph, sophomore (LSU: 9 games, 0 starts)
--NR on Top247 (#37 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#45 CB)
--NR on Scout300 (#58 S)
--NR on Rivals250 (NA)
--offers: LSU, Pitt, Minnesota, etc

[Jeremy Cutrer, freshman]
--#194 on Rival250 (#17 S)
--#195 on Top247 (#19 S)
--#243 on Scout300 (#19 S)
--NR on ESPN300 (#18 S)
--offers: LSU, Ole Miss

[John Diarse, freshman]
--#164 on the Top247 (#22 WR)
--#197 on the Scout300 (#14 S)
--#214 on the ESPN300 (#23 ATH)
--#224 on the Rivals250 (#29 WR)
--offers: LSU, Bama, TCU, Arkansas, Miss St, etc



CB-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Jalen Collins, RS sophomore (LSU: 13 games, 1 start)
--#249 on Rivals250 (#22 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#33 CB)
--NR on Scout300 (#98 CB)
--NR on Top247 (NA)
--offers: LSU

Jalen Mills, sophomore (LSU: 13 games, 13 starts)
--NR on Scout300 (#34 CB)
--NR on Top247 (#34 CB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#48 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#126 CB)
--offers: LSU, Baylor, Pitt, UVA, Iowa St, Kansas, etc

Dwayne Thomas, sophomore (LSU: 3 games, 0 starts)
--#168 on Rivals250 (#14 CB)
--#239 on Top247 (#15 CB)
--#284 on Scout300 (#23 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#26 CB)
--offers: LSU, Nebraska, Kansas St., Arizona, Pitt, Utah, Minnesota, etc

Derrick Raymond, RS freshman
--#177 on Scout300 (#13 CB)
--NR on Top247 (#18 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#55 CB)
--NR on Rivals250 (NA)
--offers: LSU, Nebraska, Penn St, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Cal, Arizona, Baylor, Miss St, Ole Miss, etc

Kavahra Holmes, RS freshman
--NR on Top247 (#91 WR)
--NR on Scout300 (#105 WR)
--NR on ESPN300 (#127 WR)
--NR on Rivals250 (NA)
--offers: LSU, TCU, Arkansas

[Tre'Davious White, freshman]
--#9 on Top247 (#2 CB)
--#35 on Rivals250 (#6 CB)
--#58 on Scout300 (#6 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#37 ATH)
--offers: LSU, Miss St, Ole Miss, etc

[Jeryl Brazil, freshman]
--#60 on ESPN300 (#8 CB)
--#143 on Top247 (#12 CB)
--#194 on Scout300 (#22 CB)
--#196 on Rivals250 (#17 CB)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Florida St, Nebraska, Tennessee, Arkansas, etc

[Rickey Jefferson, freshman]
--#176 on Rivals250 (#14 CB)
--#185 on ESPN300 (#23 WR)
--#193 on Scout300 (#24 WR)
--NR on Top247 (#39 WR)
--offers: LSU, Bama, Notre Dame, Southern Cal, Florida St, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Mich State, Arkansas, TCU, etc

[Rashard Robinson, freshman]
--#118 on Top247 (#10 CB)
--NR on Rivals250 (#29 CB)
--NR on Scout300 (#32 CB)
--NR on ESPN300 (#76 ATH)
--offers: LSU, Oklahoma, Florida State, Miami, West Virginia, Arkansas, etc

 

I look for a few of these True Freshmen to get a look see early. Brockers and Lavar Edwards both started out as DE, Brockers moved inside to DT(Brockers came in around 285 and left a little under 310). Edwards played both positions, this is something that will help him into the Pros, as to being able to play in a 3-4 or 4-3. A few TF may get a chance at DE and as weight is put on, moving them into DT. Remember we played 15 TF last year, we are getting more of the younger kids into the mix early. At LSU if you can play/help, you get the chance.

 

Remember when one of the complaints about Miles was unwillingness to play freshmen....

 

Thanks a bunch for the list, Tiger Fan!!

 

I don't he has much of choice when some of them are so good and HE KNOWS they are gone in 3 years anyway.

 

Second That --- Your work is much appreciated Tiger Fan!

 

Yep, soon it will be, "He plays too many Freshmen!"