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LSU Tigers
One of the top defensive backs in college football heading into the 2016 season … Tenacious defender with a knack for always being around the football … Plays with a great deal of confidence, emotion, and swagger, much like that of former LSU All-America Tyrann Mathieu … Earned Freshman All-America honors in 2014 and followed that with second team All-SEC honors in 2015 … A vocal leader both in the locker room and on the field … Heads into 2016 with 133 career tackles, 10.0 tackles for loss and four interceptions … Expected to thrive under first-year defensive coordinator Dave Aranda and will likely be in line for national honors this year … Dad played college football at Kentucky and was first round draft pick of the New York Giants in 1985. Played and started all 12 games at safety for the Tigers … Earned second team All-SEC honors from both the league coaches and the Associated Press … Finished third on team with 67 tackles, including 47 solo stops … Added 5.0 tackles for loss, six pass breakups and four interceptions … Had best statistical game against Western Kentucky with 11 tackles, a forced fumble and an interception in the win over the Hilltoppers … Had seven tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, recovered a fumble and returned an interception 23 yards against Arkansas … Other interceptions came in wins over Auburn and Eastern Michigan … Had 10 tackles, all solo, against Alabama for the second of his two double-figure tackle games in 2015 … Capped season with seven tackles and a pass breakup in bowl win over Texas Tech.
