re: Top 5 most important prospects for LSU

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I ranked Tony so low, because alot like Xavier Carter, he will be an elite athlete, but his future lies on the Track and Field. Kid will be in the olympics

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X-Man was an outlier, from a character/contribution standpoint. Bennie didn't exactly pan out, but I liked the kid - he was always trying to get better and be a leader. TH was an absolute beast on returns. Eddie Kennison was the best all around football player (in the modern era), who also ran track. Chris Cummings, although he never learned the cornerback position from a "skill" standpoint, was an unrelenting, punishing and extremely fast special teams weapon - underrated in his time at LSU because of his weakness as a true cover corner (I'm not sure why they didn't try to make him a safety - his hands weren't good enough to play offense or return kicks, but man he would bring the wood as a gunner.)

For the most part, LSU has done well with its track/football combos.