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Auburn, Alabama target and top JUCO defensive end Isaiah Buggs 'not necessarily' a lock for LSU

Growing up in Louisiana, it's easy to understand why many assume Isaiah Buggs will eventually end up at LSU. It's something Buggs, currently at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, hears all the time.

The nation's top JUCO defensive end has a message for those people, though — pump the brakes.

"Just because I'm from there doesn't mean I'm going to go there," Buggs said Saturday. "People usually get it mixed up and say, 'He's a Louisiana guy, so he's going to go home and play.' That's not necessarily true."

So where might the 6-foot-5, 280-pounder end up in 2017?