BATON ROUGE, La. — Determining LSU’s best recruiting classes this century is a tough task. LSU annually reels in one of the nation’s best classes, filled with prospects who become college stars and NFL draft picks.
We forged ahead, though. Here are the three best LSU recruiting classes of the 2000s.

3. 2009
The skinny: As far as recruiting rankings go, this was the best of the 12 classes Les Miles signed. They delivered on the field too. Barkevious Mingo and Sam Montgomery became an All-America tandem at defensive end.