With the implementation of a 3-4 defense, you look for a certain level of strength down in the trenches. Players that can keep blockers occupied, while also finding their way into the backfield. Not only being a Louisiana 1A Defensive Player of the Year in football, but a two-time state champion in the shot-put brings in a good pedigree to Baton Rouge.
There’s some players that commit so early on that you forget they were in the class until they are making an impact on the field. Three-star defensive tackle Joseph Evans committed to LSU after a visit during his junior season, and shut every thing down on the recruiting front.