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Greatest OL Unit in Our History?
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:14 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:14 pm
Spinoff from today's OL thread on how long has it been since we had a great OL.
I'll throw out some candidates for best all-time OL:
2019: Charles, Magee, Cush, Lewis, and Deculus).
- Ed Ingram and Chasen Hines also played some. I think all of these except Magee got drafted.
- Joe Moore award for best OL
- I think they really benefitted from Brady, the scheme, and the skill pos players. The year before we had 12 yds net rushing vs Bama. In '19, 166.
2013: included La'El, Vadal, Porter @ C, Trai, and Hawkins.
- Trai is one of the best OL in our history. Would be on my all-time OL team had he played more than 1Y + some change.
- La'El won the Jacobs trophy in '14.
- Jerald played several years in the league.
- The '13 was balanced and was great on 3rd down (even better than '19) and averaged more per rush than '19.
- Contra '19, this OL played in a very simple scheme and benefitted little from play calling, scheme.
1987: included Norwood, Andolsek, Nacho, Rodrigue, and Hubicz(?).
- Andolsek is on my all-time OL team
- Nacho was all-SEC
- Norwood 2nd rd pick but died at 23 from a car wreck
- This offense was very balanced.
ETA: added "unit" to title
I'll throw out some candidates for best all-time OL:
2019: Charles, Magee, Cush, Lewis, and Deculus).
- Ed Ingram and Chasen Hines also played some. I think all of these except Magee got drafted.
- Joe Moore award for best OL
- I think they really benefitted from Brady, the scheme, and the skill pos players. The year before we had 12 yds net rushing vs Bama. In '19, 166.
2013: included La'El, Vadal, Porter @ C, Trai, and Hawkins.
- Trai is one of the best OL in our history. Would be on my all-time OL team had he played more than 1Y + some change.
- La'El won the Jacobs trophy in '14.
- Jerald played several years in the league.
- The '13 was balanced and was great on 3rd down (even better than '19) and averaged more per rush than '19.
- Contra '19, this OL played in a very simple scheme and benefitted little from play calling, scheme.
1987: included Norwood, Andolsek, Nacho, Rodrigue, and Hubicz(?).
- Andolsek is on my all-time OL team
- Nacho was all-SEC
- Norwood 2nd rd pick but died at 23 from a car wreck
- This offense was very balanced.
ETA: added "unit" to title
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 5:41 pm
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Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:17 pm to AlwysATgr
2019
They won’t that really big linemen team trophy
They won’t that really big linemen team trophy
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:21 pm to AlwysATgr
2019 is the greatest OL in school history
Burrow was rarely touched, and those running gaps…whew…..you could drive a truck through them
Burrow was rarely touched, and those running gaps…whew…..you could drive a truck through them
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:26 pm to AlwysATgr
I would put 03 over 19 & 13. I don’t know anything much pre 1990s though.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:26 pm to AlwysATgr
Probably anywhere from 2003-2007 to be fair.
Rodney Reed
Ben Wilkerson
Andrew Whitworth
Nate Livings
Rudy Niswanger
Ciron Black
Stephen Peterman
Will Arnold
Peter Dyakowski
Terrell Mcgill
etc etc all in that era
ETA sidenote: Ben Wilkerson is one of the most underrated Tigers we ever had.
Rodney Reed
Ben Wilkerson
Andrew Whitworth
Nate Livings
Rudy Niswanger
Ciron Black
Stephen Peterman
Will Arnold
Peter Dyakowski
Terrell Mcgill
etc etc all in that era
ETA sidenote: Ben Wilkerson is one of the most underrated Tigers we ever had.
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:29 pm to AlwysATgr
I thought Doc was an AA.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:31 pm to Tiger1988
quote:
I thought Doc was an AA.
You may be right. I was mostly going off memory.
ETA: Your are correct. He was unanimous 1st team AA.
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:33 pm to AlwysATgr
03 was pretty damn good
Big Whit
Ben Wilkerson
Stephen Peterman
Rudy Niswanger
Nate Livings
Big Whit
Ben Wilkerson
Stephen Peterman
Rudy Niswanger
Nate Livings
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 10:35 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:35 pm to AlwysATgr
norwood was replaced by robert packnett in 87 after injury
Do you not do 1997? 2003? WTF MAN.
Do you not do 1997? 2003? WTF MAN.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:38 pm to cajuntiger1010
quote:
Probably anywhere from 2003-2007 to be fair.
Rodney Reed
Ben Wilkerson
Andrew Whitworth
Nate Livings
Rudy Niswanger
Ciron Black
Stephen Peterman
- Whit and Ciron never played on the same team. Wild to think we only had two left tackles over an 8Y span.
- The '03 unit I think had Whit, Peterman, Ben, and Livings. They absolutely belong in the discussion.
PS: the Joe Moore is relatively new, Don't think it was even around for most of these.
This post was edited on 9/8/25 at 10:39 pm
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:50 pm to AlwysATgr
I would take either 87 or 03 as best!
Posted on 9/8/25 at 10:56 pm to AlwysATgr
quote:
Norwood, Andolsek, Nacho, Rodrigue, and Hubicz
Three are no longer with us. The two left, I see from time to time.
Norwood died at 23, Eric at 25 and Ruff at 53.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:47 pm to cajuntiger1010
quote:
Rodney Reed
May be the most underrated player at LSU in our lifetime. He started at left tackle and maybe other postions at 6' 3" from 2000-2003 and nobody ever talks about him.
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:49 pm to Zap Rowsdower
quote:
03 was pretty damn good
Big Whit
Ben Wilkerson
Stephen Peterman
Rudy Niswanger
Nate Livings
Rodney Reed was the starting left tackle in 2003
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:54 pm to OU812
2003
whit
nate
big ben
peterman
reed
whit
nate
big ben
peterman
reed
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:57 pm to AlwysATgr
who could leave out the 1997 team with
trey langley
adam perry
todd mcclure- NFL stud
alan fanaca- NFL legend
big al jackson
trey langley
adam perry
todd mcclure- NFL stud
alan fanaca- NFL legend
big al jackson
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:57 pm to OU812
quote:
Rodney Reed was the starting right tackle in 2003
fify
ETA
quote:
Rodney Reed was the starting left tackle in 2001
this part I'd forgotten about, and I'm guessing what you meant to post
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 12:16 am
Posted on 9/8/25 at 11:58 pm to ATLTiger
quote:
quote:
Rodney Reed was the starting right tackle in 2003
fify
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:05 am to cajuntiger1010
quote:
Probably anywhere from 2003-2007 to be fair.
you left off Herman Johnson
big Herm had some All SEC love in 07, AA in 08
you could extend this out to 08, who had a really nice group that gets forgotten about because of the Int issues.
(L-R)
Ciron
Herm
Helms
Hitt
Barksdale
Posted on 9/9/25 at 12:35 am to ATLTiger
quote:
Ciron
Herm
Helms
Hitt
Barksdale
Carnell Stewart started at RT. Barksdale was a true Fr in '07.
ETA: ATLTiger was referring to the '08, not '07 OL unit. My bad.
This post was edited on 9/9/25 at 9:05 pm
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