re: Who are the best 5 former LSU players in the NFL?

Henderson is past his prime, and Landry is totally overrated (especially on this board). Devery has only 300 yards receiving this year. He is still one of my favorite Tigers, but he isn't even in the Top 10 of this list. Lafell is better along with Bowe at WR.

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Posted by Message Tiger in NY Who are the best 5 former LSU players in the NFL? Ridley, Riley, and Peterson are the only 3 who are top 15 in any major category (tackles, yards, int., etc). So those 3 are locks.

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Stats do not mean everything. They do not throw at mo for example. Peterson has been a liability in coverage since tab out game 4. I quit starting him.
Trindon has a good many yards and Danny McCray has a bunch of tackles so why aren't they on your list.

Dorsey doesn't even play much b/c of injuries. If the question is referring to former players and what they're doing in the NFL, then Dorsey doesn't belong IMO.

Ryan Clark is solid and has been for years.

Landry is a beast when healthy, but gets burnt from time to time.

Never liked D-Bowe, but his numbers are among the top

With the exception of this year and maybe 2 years ago, Webster has been really good.

We have a ton of D-line/O-line that are very productive


Honorable Mention

Ridley
Lafell

S Ridley
P Peterson
R Clark
L Landry
N Livings
A Whitworth

Kelvin Sheppard and Kyle Williams deserve mention. They are beasting it up too.

With a lookback period of 2-3 years, I would rate them this way:

1. Petersen - seems like he is getting picked on a bit, but he has had great success as a return man and plays a very important position.

2. Whitworth - Mammoth LT playing to near Pro Bowl level according to a commentator I heard. (Bengals fans, is this true?)

3. Williams - This guy was a sabermetrics hero and a real stud until hurt. Still gotta have him up there.

4. Webster - long time CB playing at a high level.

5. Ridley - If I were rating just at this very moment rather than over the last 2-3 years, he might be number 1.

D. Bowe would be next on my list and I probably made a mistake not having him on the list.

I feel confident not having James (past prime, although he certainly would have been on this list before), Dorsey (hurt a bunch and only so productive when healthy), and Trindon (virtually of his success this year and only on ST).

not enough love for kyle williams

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Ridley
Bowe
Claiborne
Dorsey
Peterson
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I think Tyson Jackson is actually better than Dorsey now.

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Dorsey is out of position. He's a 4-3 DT...not a 3-4 DE like the Chiefs are using him. It's sad that most people actually think he is a bust because of this..

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Hey Nate! Is Jason Garret as incompetent as he appears during games?

Kyle Williams is the only 2 time pro-bowler and only positional all-pro LSU has in the league right now (Peterson's is for special teams) and he has played his whole career in Buffalo which says a lot.