LSU #1: Total Active NFL Players: 38

Beastmode · 12-22-2016, 12:26 PM

Total Active NFL Players: 38
Notables:
Odell Beckham Jr.
Patrick Peterson
Tyrann Mathieu
Beckham played for three seasons at LSU, finishing with 143 career receptions for 2,340 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was a third-team All-American selection in 2013 and won the Paul Hornung award as the nation's most versatile player. He had two punt return touchdowns during his college career. Beckham was chosen in the first round by the Giants in 2014 and went on to win the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Award.
Peterson had a decorated three-year career at LSU, finishing with 135 total tackles and seven interceptions.

He was a unanimous All-American in 2010 and won the Thorpe Award and Bednarik Award. He was taken by the Cardinals with the fifth pick in the 2011 draft and has made four Pro Bowls.

Mathieu played two seasons for the Tigers in 2010 and 2011 and received plenty of accolades. He was a consensus All-American in 2011 and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He won the Bednarik Award as the nation's best defensive player and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Mathieu was dismissed from the team before the 2012 season after multiple drug test failures.

Despite this, he was taken in the third round of the 2013 draft by the Cardinals. In two seasons, he's appeared in 26 games and made 105 total tackles with three interceptions.

Other notable players: Morris Claiborne, Rueben Randle and Eric Reid.

K Major · 12-22-2016, 01:47 PM

Les Miles was loaded with talent however he simply didn't know X's and O's.

No wonder he was fired.

halloween 65 · 12-22-2016, 03:45 PM

And we have how many? None.

Danno · 12-22-2016, 04:21 PM

Theres a list on another site that shows teams that drafted LSU players over the last 20 or 30 years.

The Saints were 4th on the list.

burningmetal · 12-22-2016, 08:51 PM

Great, so they were drafting LSU players when LSU sucked. Now we have all this talent in the NFL and the Saints want no part of it.

When a program is putting out reliable NFL talent, not just draft choices who go on to flop, you'd think maybe the Saints would look to pluck a player every now and then from that program. But of course, the Saints have missed on a lot of players, period. Always looking to turn some "raw" athlete into gold. That doesn't work often enough to sustain success, evidently.

12-22-2016, 12:26 PM	#1
Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	LSU #1: Total Active NFL Players: 38 Total Active NFL Players: 38 Notables: Odell Beckham Jr. Patrick Peterson Tyrann Mathieu Beckham played for three seasons at LSU, finishing with 143 career receptions for 2,340 yards and 12 touchdowns. He was a third-team All-American selection in 2013 and won the Paul Hornung award as the nation's most versatile player. He had two punt return touchdowns during his college career. Beckham was chosen in the first round by the Giants in 2014 and went on to win the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Peterson had a decorated three-year career at LSU, finishing with 135 total tackles and seven interceptions. He was a unanimous All-American in 2010 and won the Thorpe Award and Bednarik Award. He was taken by the Cardinals with the fifth pick in the 2011 draft and has made four Pro Bowls. Mathieu played two seasons for the Tigers in 2010 and 2011 and received plenty of accolades. He was a consensus All-American in 2011 and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year. He won the Bednarik Award as the nation's best defensive player and finished fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Mathieu was dismissed from the team before the 2012 season after multiple drug test failures. Despite this, he was taken in the third round of the 2013 draft by the Cardinals. In two seasons, he's appeared in 26 games and made 105 total tackles with three interceptions. Other notable players: Morris Claiborne, Rueben Randle and Eric Reid. K Major likes this.
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12-22-2016, 01:47 PM	#2
K Major Site Donor 2019 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Bedford, TX Posts: 24,619 Blog Entries: 3	Re: LSU #1: Total Active NFL Players: 38 Les Miles was loaded with talent however he simply didn't know X's and O's. No wonder he was fired.

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halloween 65 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Grand Haven, Michigan by way of a little Mississippi River town in Louisiana Posts: 5,893	Re: LSU #1: Total Active NFL Players: 38 And we have how many? None. Beastmode likes this.

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Danno Truth Addict Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Spanish Fort, AL (via NO and B/R) Posts: 24,720	Re: LSU #1: Total Active NFL Players: 38 Theres a list on another site that shows teams that drafted LSU players over the last 20 or 30 years. The Saints were 4th on the list. hagan714 and Beastmode like this.

12-22-2016, 08:51 PM	#5
burningmetal 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 3,923 Blog Entries: 3	Re: LSU #1: Total Active NFL Players: 38 Great, so they were drafting LSU players when LSU sucked. Now we have all this talent in the NFL and the Saints want no part of it. When a program is putting out reliable NFL talent, not just draft choices who go on to flop, you'd think maybe the Saints would look to pluck a player every now and then from that program. But of course, the Saints have missed on a lot of players, period. Always looking to turn some "raw" athlete into gold. That doesn't work often enough to sustain success, evidently.

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