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Ruston native J.D. Moore wasn’t expecting the No. 18 jersey

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Once he was a nervous, big-eyed freshman walk-on who had to learn the speed of the college game. Now, he's wearing No. 18 as LSU's veteran fullback-turned tight end. Ruston's J.D. Moore has definitely made the most of his time as a Tiger.

He received one of the greatest recognitions within the LSU football program Sunday when Christian LaCouture revealed he wanted to share in the honor of wearing the No.18. Growing up watching his heroes like Shreveport’s Jacob Hester wear that jersey made telling his family about the big news even better.

"They didn't believe it at first.