Tyrann Mathieu Ranks His Top 5 LSU Athletes Of All-Time

Good list but you have to have Marivich and Cannon in there. Greatest basketball ball handler with so many national records and the Heisman trophy winner. Would be hard for the last 3 bc of the number of greats in LSU history

Hard to argue with that list when you explain it the way he did. Guy has turned himself into a hell of a leader.

It’s basically ‘in my lifetime list’. He is not astute in LSU sports history only recent.

Shaq and Maravich should be on any list, probably Burrow too. After that there’s probably a logjam. Mathieu probably deserves consideration. Ben McDonald, Casanova, Devon White, Kevin Faulk. Might all be considered

I commend his respect for PP7. Peterson was a huge influence in his life and career coming into the NFL. Peterson was a very good athlete and did awesome things at LSU, but his respect and thankfulness to PP7 is awesome.

Many great players on that list. Great players don’t mean great athletes. Athletes would be beast at multiple sports and movements not just one sport or jumping and running. . Baseball is hard, baseball guys are almost always good at hand eye coordination and multiple movements.

Pretty strong

Good list

The GOAT has spoken. Can’t argue with that list

Spot on

Hard not to say Honey Badger. I know he’s got to be humble and all, but the truth is the truth. Matthieu was out of this world athletic at LSU. I’ve never seen anyone do the kind of stuff he did here on the defensive side of the ball.

Mike Miley and Johnny Robinson were two of the best athletes to ever don an LSU uniform.

Crews is nothing more than recency bias, and is nowhere near the same class as the other guys listed.

I can accept that the list is from his (or at least close to his) era and so he didn’t include Cannon or Maravich.

My top 5 (only football):
Matthieu
Faulk
Burrow
Peterson
Jamarcus

I like the Chad Jones pick. Almost forgot about him.

My top 5 in no particular order:
CANNON ..Al American, Heisman, sec 100 champ and shot champ
Burrow
Shaq
Maravich
Honey Badger

I respect the shoutout to Jones. Dude has epic moments for both football and baseball.

Yes you have to put Pete on there.

Pretty good list off the top of his head.

Can’t argue with probably the greatest athlete of all time’s list. Except that I would have him on it.