LSUDad Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 14 players last year, 7 this year, LSU with the most total players taken in the last two drafts! Colleges and conferences with the most players drafted in the 2021 NFL Draft NFL DRAFT PROSPECT CADE JOHNSON'S TOP FCS PLAYOFF HIGHLIGHTS The 2021 NFL Draft featured record-setting and record-tying draft results for conferences and schools. The University of Alabama had six players selected in the first round, which tied the record set by Miami (FL) in 2004, and the reigning national champion had 10 players drafted overall, as part of a record-setting 65-player total for the Southeastern Conference, which was also a record. Here's a complete breakdown of the number of draft picks by school and by conference. Number of draft picks by school During the 2021 NFL Draft, players from 89 different universities, including 56 different schools had multiple players selected. Here is the complete list, sorted in descending order of number of players drafted, then alphabetically: T1. Alabama – 10 T1. Ohio State – 10 T3. Georgia – 9 T3. Notre Dame – 9 T5. Florida – 8 T5. Michigan – 8 7. LSU – 7 T8. Kentucky – 6 T8. Penn State – 6 T8. Pittsburgh – 6 T11. BYU – 5 T11. Clemson – 5 T11. Missouri – 5 T11. North Carolina – 5 T11. Oklahoma – 5 T11. Oregon – 5 T11. Stanford – 5 T11. Texas – 5 T11. UCF – 5 T11. USC – 5 T21. Auburn – 4 T21. Cincinnati – 4 T21. Duke – 4 T21. Florida State – 4 T21. Iowa – 4 T21. Miami (FL) – 4 T21. Oklahoma State – 4 T21. South Carolina – 4 T21. Texas A&M – 4 T21. Virginia Tech – 4 T21. Washington – 4 T32. Houston – 3 T32. Northwestern – 3 T32. Wisconsin – 3 T35. Arizona – 2 T35. Boise State – 2 T35. Boston College – 2 T35. Georgia Tech – 2 T35. Illinois – 2 T35. Louisville – 2 T35. Minnesota – 2 T35. Mississippi State – 2 T35. North Dakota State – 2 T35. Northern Iowa – 2 T35. Nebraska – 2 T35. Ole Miss – 2 T35. Oregon State – 2 T35. Purdue – 2 T35. SMU – 2 T35. Syracuse – 2 T35. TCU – 2 T35. Tennessee – 2 T35. Texas Tech – 2 T35. Tulane – 2 T35. UCLA – 2 T35. Western Michigan – 2 T57. Appalachian State – 1 T57. Arizona State – 1 T57. Arkansas – 1 T57. Baylor – 1 T57. Buffalo – 1 T57. Cal – 1 T57. Central Arkansas – 1 T57. Central Missouri – 1 T57. Charleston – 1 T57. Coastal Carolina – 1 T57. Colorado – 1 T57. Concordia-St. Paul – 1 T57. East Carolina – 1 T57. Indiana – 1 T57. Iowa State – 1 T57. Kansas State – 1 T57. Louisiana – 1 T57. Louisiana Tech – 1 T57. Marshall – 1 T57. Maryland – 1 T57. Memphis – 1 T57. Miami (OH) – 1 T57. NC State – 1 T57. North Texas –1 T57. San Diego State – 1 T57. South Alabama – 1 T57. Tulsa – 1 T57. UAB – 1 T57. UMass – 1 T57. Vanderbilt – 1 T57. Wake Forest – 1 T57. West Virginia – 1 T57. Wisconsin-Whitewater – 1 NCAA.com Number of draft picks by conference Sixteen conferences were represented in the selections of the 2021 NFL Draft, plus independent college football programs. The SEC led all conferences with a record 65 draft selections, ahead of the ACC and Big Ten, which each had 43 players drafted. Even though Notre Dame competed in the ACC last season, former Notre Dame players who were selected counted towards the independent college football programs. 1. SEC – 65 T2. ACC – 43 T2. Big Ten – 43 4. Pac-12 – 28 5. Big 12 – 22 6. American – 19 7. Independent – 15 T8. Conference USA – 4 T8. MAC – 4 T8. Missouri Valley – 4 T8. Sun Belt – 4 12. Mountain West – 3 T13. MIAA – 1 T13. Mountain East – 1 T13. NSIC – 1 T13. Southland – 1 T13. WIAC – 1 First-round results Here are the results of the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft. 1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, QB – Jacksonville Jaguars 2. Zach Wilson, BYU, QB – New York Jets 3. Trey Lance, North Dakota State, QB – San Francisco 49ers 4. Kyle Pitts, Florida, TE – Atlanta Falcons 5. Ja'Marr Chase, LSU, WR – Cincinnati Bengals 6. Jaylen Waddle, Alabama, WR – Miami Dolphins 7. Penei Sewell, Oregon, OT – Detroit Lions 8. Jaycee Horn, South Carolina, CB – Carolina Panthers 9. Pat Surtain II, Alabama, CB – Denver Broncos 10. DeVonta Smith, Alabama, WR – Philadelphia Eagles 11. Justin Fields, Ohio State, QB – Chicago Bears 12. Micah Parsons, Penn State, LB – Dallas Cowboys 13. Rashawn Slater, Northwestern, OT – L.A. Chargers 14. Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC, G – New York Jets 15. Mac Jones, Alabama, QB – New England Patriots 16. Zaven Collins, Tulsa, LB – Arizona Cardinals 17. Alex Leatherwood, Alabama, OT – Las Vegas Raiders 18. Jaelan Phillips, Miami (FL), EDGE – Miami Dolphins 19. Jamin Davis, Kentucky, LB – Washington Football Team 20. Kadarius Toney, Florida, WR – New York Giants 21. Kwity Paye, Michigan, EDGE – Indianapolis Colts 22. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech, CB – Tennessee Titans 23. Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech, OT – Minnesota Vikings 24. Najee Harris, Alabama, RB – Pittsburgh Steelers 25. Travis Etienne, Clemson, RB – Jacksonville Jaguars 26. Greg Newsome II, Northwestern, CB – Cleveland Browns 27. Rashod Bateman, Minnesota, WR – Baltimore Ravens 28. Payton Turner, Houston, DE – New Orleans Saints 29. Eric Stokes, Georgia, CB – Green Bay Packers 30. Greg Rousseau, Miami (FL), EDGE – Buffalo Bills 31. Odafe Oweh, Penn State, EDGE – Baltimore Ravens 32. Joe Tryon, Washington, EDGE – Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Who won, and lost, the NFL draft? No idea what's going on here, but ol' Cleveland Pumpkinhead is sitting in the commish's chair. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) By Jay Busbee Good Monday morning? Did you get drafted this weekend? ... Yeah, me neither. Sat by the phone all weekend and not a single one of the 32 teams called. Very disappointing, to be honest. However! There were 259 players who did receive a phone call, and lucky you, we've gone and ranked just how well each one of them fits into their brand-new organization, from No. 1 (Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville) to No. 259 (Grant Stuard, Tampa Bay). Check out Eric Edholm's complete final NFL draft grades right here. Let's run down a few of the more notable results ... New England Patriots The success of this draft will depend on whether QB Mac Jones (drafted 15th overall) supplants Cam Newton and proves a worthy successor to Tom Brady. The Pats may have gotten a bargain, and beefed up a weak defense, with the fourth-round pick of EDGE Ronnie Perkins. GRADE: B-. Cleveland Browns The host city turned out big on draft weekend, shoring up their defense and generally setting the stage for ... wait, is this real? A sustained run of success? Wow. Times are changing in Cleveland. GRADE: A-. Jacksonville Jaguars Hard to blow a draft when you've got the No. 1 pick and there's a clear No. 1 pick, even if you're Jacksonville. Urban Meyer's first NFL draft focused on players with blue-chip high school pedigrees; how well that will translate to the League remains a mystery. But if Lawrence develops into the star he could be, this draft will be an unimpeachable success. GRADE: B. Las Vegas Raiders Outside of a first-team all-name team (Divine Deablo, safety out of Virginia Tech), this was a bit of a scattershot draft for the Raiders at a time when they really needed a whole lot more focus. Missed opportunities abound. GRADE: C-. Dallas Cowboys The Fightin' Jerries took quite a gamble with character issues in this draft. Much of the board just didn't line up the Cowboys' way, like continually drawing low cards in Texas Hold 'Em. Not their best effort. GRADE: C-. Chicago Bears I said Friday that Justin Fields was already the most talented quarterback the Bears have had. I'd like to amend that to say that Justin Fields is already the most talented player the Bears have ever had. (Walter who?) Anyway, if Fields can deliver, and if the targeted picks in later rounds pan out, Bears fans won't bother to remember any season other than 1985 anyway. GRADE: A. New Orleans Saints This haul left draft experts scratching their heads, as New Orleans didn't address key areas of need, like wide receiver and D-line, when they had the chance. GRADE: C-. San Francisco 49ers No pressure here, but the 49ers took the biggest risk of the entire draft — maybe the biggest risk in years — by taking Trey Lance at #3 after trading a truckload of picks to move up. If Lance pays off, the 49ers are good to go, but if not, this is a franchise that's hobbled itself for years. No middle ground. GRADE: C+. For final grades on every single draft pick and every one of the 32 NFL teams, go here and enjoy. Bottom line, the draft did exactly what it was supposed to: get us excited for the season, and give almost every team hope that, yes, this is going to be The Year. Bring on Week 1, baby! Now, who's ready for the 2022 draft? We should be seeing our first mock 2022 drafts any minute now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Seven Tigers Selected in 2021 NFL Draft Story Links BATON ROUGE – Five more LSU players were selected during the final day of the NFL Draft on Saturday, running the Tiger total to seven selections during the three-day, seven-round event held in Cleveland. With seven picks in this year's NFL Draft, LSU has now seen 21 players selected in the draft over the past two years, the highest two-year total in school history. A year ago, LSU tied Miami (Fla.) for the most draft picks in a single year with 14. Of the 22 players that started LSU's national championship win over Clemson in 2019, 17 are now NFL Draft picks. Three starters from that game still remain on the LSU roster – cornerback Derek Stingley Jr., defensive tackle Glen Logan and offensive tackle Austin Deculus. On Saturday, LSU linebacker Jabril Cox was the first Tiger off the board, going in the fourth round with the No. 115 overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys. Defensive tackle Tyler Shelvin followed as he was selected in the fourth round with the No. 122 overall pick by the Cincinnati Bengals. In the sixth round, wide receiver Racey McMathwas taken with the 205th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans. Safety JaCoby Stevens and Kary Vincent Jr. rounded out the LSU selections. Stevens was picked in the sixth round at No. 224 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles and Vincent Jr. went in the seventh round at No. 237 overall to the Denver Broncos. On the opening night of the draft, wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase became the highest drafted player at his position in school history, going No. 5 overall to the Bengals where he will be reunited with Heisman Trophy quarterback Joe Burrow. On day two, wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr.was picked in the second round with the 59th pick by the Carolina Panthers. Print Friendly Version PLAYERS MENTIONED #7 JaCoby Stevens S 6' 2" 230 lbs Senior #6 Terrace Marshall Jr. WR 6' 3" 200 lbs Junior #17 Racey McMath WR 6' 3" 224 lbs Senior #19 Jabril Cox LB 6' 4" 231 lbs Senior #24 Derek Stingley Jr. CB 6' 1" 195 lbs Junior #76 Austin Deculus OL 6' 6" 331 lbs Graduate Student #97 Glen Logan DE 6' 3" 339 lbs Senior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUDad Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Every former 5-star recruit picked in the 2021 NFL Draft BySAM MARSDALE 4 hours ago Share1 Comments The 2021 NFL Draft is in the books, and there were many former 5-star recruits selected. In total, 21 former 5-stars heard their name called throughout the 2021 NFL Draft from rounds one through six. Perhaps the most notable were quarterbacks Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields, two of the 247Sports Composite's top-10 all-time recruits. "It's pretty surreal," Lawrence said after being selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars No. 1 overall. "Obviously, this has been like the dream for the past few years. And like I've said before, I didn't even dream this as a kid. So really special, and just having all the people I care about here watching — it's just really hard to explain, honestly. I was like super nervous before and just so excited, so excited to be a part of the Jacksonville community. Thank you, Mr. Khan, the whole Jaguars coaching staff, management. Thank you guys so much for trusting in me and the fans. I'm super excited to come down to Jacksonville and play for you guys, and I just can't wait to go to work." For Fields, he also shared a reaction, albeit much shorter. The Chicago Bears traded up to the No. 11 overall pick from No. 20 to select him. "It was great," Fields said. "Definitely a moment that I'll remember forever, I'm going to have. Glad that I got to celebrate with my family, so glad to be a Chicago Bear." We profiled both of these quarterbacks and every other former 5-star by taking a look at where they ranked nationally and at their position: Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. CLICK HERE to download the CBS Sports Mobile App and get the latest on your team today. QB TREVOR LAWRENCE: ROUND 1, PICK 1 - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (Photo: USA TODAY Sports) Year: 2018 National: 1 Position: 1 (Pro-style) There’s no question that over his time at Clemson, Lawrence lived up to the hype that has always surrounded him during his days playing football. Lawrence threw for over 10,000 passing yards and 90 passing touchdowns in just three seasons, while throwing just 17 interceptions. Lawrence also never completed less than 65.2% of his passes, which came as a freshman. CB PATRICK SURTAIN II: ROUND 1, PICK 9 - DENVER BRONCOS (Photo: Andy Cross/The Denver Post, Getty) Year: 2018 National: 6 Position: 1 Surtain was Alabama’s most experienced defensive back for the 2020 season, having played in every game of his time in Tuscaloosa, including 38 consecutive starts. The top-rated cornerback by Pro Football Focus, Surtain locked down his side of the field, allowing 25 receiving yards or fewer in 10 of the Tide’s 13 games. The junior was targeted just 48 times in the Tide’s title-winning season and allowed only 21 completions for a combined 273 yards. QB JUSTIN FIELDS: ROUND 1, PICK 11 - CHICAGO BEARS Year: 2018 National: 2 Position: 1 (dual-threat) After a three-year college career between Georgia (2018) and Ohio State (2019-20), Fields declared Jan. 18 for the draft. As a junior with the Buckeyes in 2020, Fields completed 158 of 225 passes (70.2%) for 2,100 yards and 22 touchdowns to three interceptions over eight games. He rounded out his production with 81 rushing attempts for 383 yards (4.7 average) and five touchdowns. Fields' first season at OSU, as a sophomore during the 2019 campaign, saw him become a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He completed 238 of 354 passes (67.2.%) for 3,273 yards and 41 touchdowns to three interceptions in 14 games while doing some damage with his legs by adding 10 touchdowns and 484 yards (3.5 average) on 137 carries. LB MICAH PARSONS: ROUND 1, PICK 12 - DALLAS COWBOYS (Photo: Gregory Shamus, Getty) Year: 2018 National: 5 Position: 2 (WDE) In just two on-field seasons for Penn State, Parsons lived up to his hype with 191 tackles, 18 TFLs and 6.5 sacks. We last saw Parsons in a real game when he stole the show against Memphis in the 2020 Cotton Bowl. Parsons made 14 tackles, three TFLs, two sacks, two forced fumbles and two pass break ups as the defensive MVP. He projected as a first-team All-American prior to his decision to opt out. OT ALEX LEATHERWOORD: ROUND 1, PICK 17 - LAS VEGAS RAIDERS (Photo: Mark J. Rebilas, USA TODAY Sports) Year: 2017 National: 4 Position: 1 Leatherwood chose to pass on entering the 2020 NFL Draft and return for his senior year, announcing his intentions the day after Alabama defeated Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. That meant the Tide welcomed back four starters from its 2019 offensive line, including its anchor at left tackle. Leatherwood started all 13 games at left tackle, giving him 41 straight starts to close out his UA career, and played 832 snaps in 2020. In that span, he allowed only two sacks, missed three assignments, surrendered four pressures and committed five penalties. DE JAELAN PHILLIPS: ROUND 1, PICK 18 - MIAMI DOLPHINS (Photo: Miami athletics) Year: 2017 National: 1 Position: 1 (WDE) Phillips arrived at Miami not looking like the former No. 1 overall recruit in the country in the 2017, weighing under 220 pounds during August of 2019. He spent that entire fall building his body back up and getting healthy after an injury plagued two seasons at UCLA. Phillips was a dominant force at defensive end for the Miami Hurricanes in 2020, totaling 45 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and one interception in ten games. According to Pro Football Focus, Phillips has totaled 42 pressures on the year. RB NAJEE HARRIS: ROUND 1, PICK 24 - PITTSBURGH STEELERS (Photo: Alika Jenner / Contributor, Getty) Year: 2017 National: Position: 1 Harris won the Doak Walker Award as college football's top running back in 2020, rushing for 1,466 yards and 26 touchdowns in just 13 games. He also added 43 receptions for 425 yards and four more scores. At 6-foot-2, 227 pounds, Harris will bring a rare combination of size, speed, agility and athleticism to the NFL. Harris figures to see heavy snaps immediately both on running and passing downs. CB TYSON CAMPBELL: ROUND 2, PICK 1 - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (Photo: Collegiate Images, Getty) Year: 2018 National: 12 Position: 2 Campbell played in 33 games during his Georgia career, starting 24 of those, and totaled 89 tackles, 11 pass breakups and had a hand in on four turnovers. His lone interception came in Georgia's 45-16 victory over South Carolina in November. OT WALKER LITTLE: ROUND 2, PICK 13 - JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (Photo: Jacob Snow/Icon Sportswire, Getty) Year: 2017 National: 9 Position: 3 At Stanford, Little had as impressive of an underclassman showing as one could have, earning Pac-12 Freshman Offensive Co-Player of the Year in 2017 and first-team All-Pac-12 in 2018 as a sophomore. But injuries sidelined him for nearly all of 2019 and he opted out of the 2020 season. Little's draft position became tough to predict after missing the last two seasons of college football, making him a potential Day 2 steal. OT JACKSON CARMAN: ROUND 2, PICK 14 - CINCINNATI BENGALS (Photo: Cory Fravel, 247Sports) Year: 2018 National: 17 Position: 2 For the second straight draft, it was the Cincinnati Bengals that were the first on Day 2 to select a Clemson Tiger. A year ago, the Bengals opened the second round by selecting wide receiver Tee Higgins at No. 33 overall. This year, the Bengals selected Carman, a Cincinnati native, at No. 46 overall, making him the highest-selected Clemson offensive lineman since the Detroit Lions selected guard Dave Thompson with the No. 30 overall selection in the 1971 NFL Draft. WR TERRACE MARSHALL JR.: ROUND 2, PICK 27 - CAROLINA PANTHERS (Photo: Wesley Hitt, Getty) Year: 2018 National: 13 Position: 3 A five-star prospect coming out of Bossier City, La., in LSU’s 2018 recruiting class, Marshall has been fighting to the top of the receiving corps at LSU since his arrival. He became a more prominent player in the rotation in 2019, catching 46 passes for 671 yards and 13 touchdowns to be LSU’s third-leading receiver behind Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. In 2020, Marshall took a step forward and was the second-leading receiver at 731 yards and 10 touchdowns on 48 catches. QB DAVIS MILLS: ROUND 3, PICK 3 - HOUSTON TEXANS (Photo: Joe Nicholson, USA TODAY Sports) Year: 2017 National: 15 Position: 1 (pro) Mills would end 2019 passing for 1,960 yards and 11 touchdowns over eight appearances before becoming the full-time starter for Stanford's truncated 2020 season as Costello transferred to Mississippi State. His 2019 season was highlighted by his outing against Washington State that November when Mills, despite a losing effort, tossed for 504 yards in a 49-22 loss to the Cougars en route to setting a new single-game school record. OG WYATT DAVIS: ROUND 3, PICK 23 - MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Photo: Icon Sportswire, Getty) Year: 2017 National: 24 Position: 1 Davis initially opted out of the 2020 season when it appeared the Big Ten would not play football last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Once the conference reversed course, Davis announced he was coming back to the Scarlet and Gray and put together another great season on the Scarlet and Gray offensive line. He was the most consistent lineman for Ohio State, specifically helping to lead a young group when three starting offensive linemen could not play against Michigan State late in the year due to COVID-19 protocols. OLB BARON BROWNING: ROUND 3, PICK 42 - DENVER BRONCOS (Photo: Icon Sportswire, Getty) Year: 2017 National: 11 Position: 1 In 2020, Browning played in seven of the team’s eight games during a season shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. He started at outside linebacker, where he had 30 tackles and three TFLs. One of his highlight games came against Indiana, when he set a new career high with eight tackles and recovered a fumble in OSU's most important Big Ten regular season win. He also had five tackles, a sack, a fumble forced and a fumble recovery in the College Football Playoff national championship game against Alabama. WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN: ROUND 4, PICK 7 - CHICAGO BEARS (Photo: Sean M. Haffey, Getty) Year: 2018 National: 11 Position: 2 St. Brown ended the 2019 season with three 100-yard performances in the final four games and eventually carried that to the 2020 season adding two more 100-yard efforts the first two games. The second half of the Covid-shortened season was about scoring for St. Brown. After being held out of the end zone the first three games, he scored four times in the first quarter against Washington State, added two more against UCLA and had USC's biggest play of the Pac-12 championship, a 47-yard touchdown catch. DE JOSHUA KAINDOH: ROUND 4, PICK 39 - KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (Photo: Photos courtesy of the Atlantic Coast Conference) Year: 2017 National: 10 Position: 3 (WDE) Kaindoh, who battled injuries throughout his Seminole career, played in 36 games with just 10 starts over four seasons at FSU. He had 58 total tackles, including 16.5 tackles for loss and 8.0 sacks. He also had one career interception and one forced fumble. S CADEN STERNS: ROUND 5, PICK 8 - TEXAS LONGHORNS (Photo: Brett Rojo, USA TODAY Sports) Year: 2018 National: 19 Position: 1 Sterns makes his way to the National Football League after wrapping up his three seasons starting for Texas football. The defensive back saw action in 29 games and logged 28 starts during his three-year stint in Austin, Texas. A former freshman All-American, Sterns ended his career in burnt orange with 172 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, five interceptions, two sacks and 13 PBUs. CB SHAUN WADE: ROUND 5, PICK 16 - BALTIMORE RAVENS (Photo: Jamie Sabau, Getty) Year: 2017 National: 17 Position: 2 While there were certainly productive moments for Wade last season, the corner largely struggled when matched up against top-level receivers. Wade saw a lot of Indiana wide receiver Ty Fryfogle when he caught seven passes for 218 yards and three touchdowns against Ohio State in November and was a part of the defense that allowed 400 passing yards to Clemson -- including 139 yards and two touchdowns to Cornell Powell -- and 464 passing yards against Alabama -- 215 yards and three touchdowns went to DeVonta Smith -- in the College Football Playoff. S RICHARD LECOUNTE III: ROUND 5, PICK 25 - CLEVELAND BROWNS (Photo: Dale Zanine, USA TODAY Sports) Year: 2017 National: 25 Position: 2 LeCounte's impact on Georgia's program was tremendous. He picked off eight passes in his last 21 games. He had a hand in over a dozen turnovers for the Bulldogs while piling up 176 career tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 10 pass breakups, six fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles. When momentum-changing plays have happened for UGA on defense, LeCounte always seems to be close by. In addition to coming up big for the Bulldogs between the white lines, he has represented the program well on the outside as well. S JACOBY STEVENS: ROUND 6, PICK 40 - PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (Photo: Derick E. Hingle, USA TODAY Sports) Year: 2017 National: 18 Position: 1 Stevens’ best season in purple and gold was in 2019 when he finished second on the team in tackles with 92, and his five sacks trailed only K'Lavon Chaisson's 6.5. A versatile safety who made plays in the backfield and on the back end, Stevens placed third on Dave Aranda’s unit with nine stops for loss and three picks. During the 2020 season, Stevens struggled but still tied for the team lead in total tackles with 63 with linebacker Damone Clark. Stevens logged three sacks and six tackles for loss on the year, recorded one forced fumble and had a trio of fumble recoveries. He had four pass breakups and a quarterback hurry across the team's 10 games. (Photo: Wesley Hitt, Getty) 1COMMENTS OT Trey Smith: Round 6, Pick 24 - Kansas City Chiefs Year: 2017 National: 14 Position: 4 Though he was widely ranked among the top 100 prospects and top players at his position in the 2021 NFL Draft, Smith slid down to late in the sixth round undoubtedly because of the medical issues that threatened to end his football career back in 2018. Smith was coming off an outstanding freshman season when it was discovered blood clots had formed in his lungs, but after another scare later in 2018 he had two All-SEC seasons for the Vols as their left guard the past two seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 I know Kelvin Joseph got drafted. Anyone know if other players that transferred out of LSU also got drafted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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