TWO MORE TIGERS ENTERING NFL DRAFT

Photo By: Terrill Weil

1/17/2020
By: Terrill J. Weil
Da Boot Sports!


       Two more LSU underclassmen announced their intentions today to enter the NFL Draft. The 2019 LSU Fighting Tigers football team, which many are calling if not THE, then one of the greatest teams in college football history, won 15 games, a SEC Championship, a Heisman Trophy (Joe Burrow), and the National Championship.  The success has brought happiness, excitement and joy to so many LSU fans. But sometimes winning a championship comes with a price. The powerful Tigers starting lineup has been dismantled by graduation and early departure. In recent years LSU has had more then their share of players foregoing their final season to move on to the next level. But only four days after raising the National Championship Trophy in New Orleans, the sting will be felt much deeper this year. 
      The Tigers are losing the following senior starters: QB - Joe Burrow, OG - Adrien Magee,  OG - Damien Lewis,  Longsnapper - Blake Ferguson,  DE - Rashard Lawrence,  OLB - Micael Divinity, and CB - Kristian Fulton...  
      The following underclassmen have declared for the draft: Safety - Grant Delpit,  LB - Patrick Queen,  LB - Jacob Phillips,  LB - K'Lavon Chaisson,  OT - Saahdiq Charles,  Center - Lloyd Cushenbury,  WR -  Justin Jefferson,  RB - Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and TE - Thaddeus Moss.
      Perhaps the biggest holes to fill will be two members of the coaching staff.  After four years with the Tigers, defensive coordinator, Dave Aranda will be the new head coach at Baylor.  The other,  passing game coordinator, Joe Brady,  (2019 Broyles Award Winner),  leaves to become the new offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers.  




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By: Terrill J. Weil
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