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Is Ali Highsmith the most underrated LB we've had?

Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:46 pm
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
5010 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:46 pm
We have had a lot of great linebackers come through here over the years, such as Debo, Kendall, Riley, and the great DJ Welter but is Ali highsmith the most underrated? Still one of my favorite plays to watch is him nailing the OSU QB in the NC game
Posted by raisinbran
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2012
408 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:48 pm to
Something something DJ Welter
Posted by Dylan
Bayou Barbary
Member since May 2009
3409 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:49 pm to
Kevin Minter was great and he doesn't get mentioned a lot either it seems.
Posted by mjax57
Vinings, GA
Member since Mar 2012
3151 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:50 pm to
Perry Riley
Posted by NorthshoreTiger76
Pelicans, Saints, & LSU Fan
Member since May 2009
80180 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:50 pm to
Thomas Dunson
Posted by rjokerlsu
Big Spring, TX
Member since Apr 2007
6890 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:54 pm to
Going into this season, I would have thought Riley was not necessarily NFL material. But he played himself into being an NFL prospect, no doubt helped by Aranda's coaching.

Still Duke has come a long way since he was one of the final players made a commitable scholarship offer as a high school senior four years ago.

It will be interesting to see how he does in the NFL.
Posted by Stephen1979
Member since Oct 2016
5754 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 2:55 pm to
Ron Sancho

Mike Calais had a good career despite playing on really bad teams and getting poor coaching. He was always a good player during a tough time
Posted by ATLTiger
#TreyBiletnikoffs
Member since Sep 2003
44569 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:00 pm to
nah, I think ppl had a good respect for Ali's career. for a while, Eric Alexander's 03 season was underrated, but I think he's gotten progressively more love when the "underrated" conversations come up, at least on this board.

vastly underrated season (not necessarily career): Ryan Baker in 2010

87 tackles
11 TFL
7 sacks

in only 12 games, cuz he missed the first game (UNC) with a broken jaw.
Posted by BlackAdam
Member since Jan 2016
6455 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:02 pm to
He was a good backer who made some big plays, but no. I would give him a properly rated.

Danny McCray may have been the most underrated. I know he bounced between safety and linebacker, but he lasted 5 years in the NFL, and most LSU fans don't even remember him.

Darry Beckwith was another underrated linebacker who had a longer than average pro-career.
Posted by JohnnyU
Florida
Member since Nov 2006
12350 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:02 pm to
Underrated? Lionel Turner
Posted by The Lou
Member since Oct 2007
2667 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:06 pm to
Trev Faulk
Posted by LSU1SLU
Member since Mar 2013
7109 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:29 pm to
quote:

Underrated? Lionel Turner
Posted by tbabino
Member since Aug 2014
1537 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:30 pm to
Ali Highsmith is a top-5 ALL TIME linebacker for LSU, IMHO
Posted by nitwit
Member since Oct 2007
12247 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:31 pm to
You cannot have this conversation without mentioning the name Hobley...
Posted by south bama tiger
Member since May 2008
6646 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:37 pm to
The fact that Kelvin Shepherd has yet to be mentioned in this thread proves he's one of the more underrated
Posted by Topwater Trout
Red Stick
Member since Oct 2010
67590 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:45 pm to
Hobley was a defensive back
Posted by olegreg
Denham Springs
Member since Dec 2009
610 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:45 pm to
Sorry but I cannot think of Danny without this
3rd play from scrimmage 2008 vs Fl

Posted by Honest Tune
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2011
15617 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:49 pm to
Jeremy Lawrence gets overlooked since he played alongside fan favorites Bradie James and Trev Faulk. He was a good linebacker though.
Posted by tigerbait1.6
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2013
3760 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:58 pm to
cameron vaughn was solid. Not the best but definitely not the worst.
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
53696 posts
Posted on 2/6/17 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

Mike Calais had a good career despite playing on really bad teams and getting poor coaching.



And his career ended in the first quarter of the first game of the '96 season.
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