re: Who is better of the three LSU safeties?

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Landry and Reid we're maybe more physical in the run game being bigger safety's.

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Not saying this is you, but a lot of people show their age by only thinking of Landry as the pumped up freak he became in the NFL.

Landry was 6’2 205 as a senior and was like 190 as an All American freshman.


He was an absolute freak of an athlete, which is actually what he was recruited as, the #5 athlete in the entire country, and fast as hell with outstanding ball skills and instincts.

He was a dual threat QB in high school that ran for 700 yards and threw for almost 2000. His experience as a QB gave him unique understanding and vision as a DB, which made him an immediate starter as a true freshman on a national championship team and probably the best defense in LSU history.

He was a terror to the SEC for four years, all fantastic defenses, and a consensus All American in his senior season for another outstanding defense, and was the #6 pick in the NFL Draft after HE RAN A frickING 4.35 at the combine at 213 pounds


I love Delpit, Reid, Adams, and CJ3, but Laron Landry is behind only Mathieu as the best DB in the modern history of DBU (not including Casanova in this), and is the best safety we’ve ever had imo.


One of my favorite recruiting stories is Saban went to Hahnville and Landry, primarily a QB, was working at several positions for him and Saban asked if he could cover one of the receivers. Landry screamed “Cover him?? I’ll KILL him!!” and proceeded to make a pick then toss the WR off of him as he tried to tackle him and stand over him barking


LL30 FTW

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Finished career by playing in 52 games, starting 48 times ... Credited with 315 career tackles, 12 interceptions and eight sacks ... The 12 interceptions rank ties for the third-highest total in school history ... His 315 career tackles ranks as the seventh-highest total in LSU history ... Had a total of 40 defended passes in his career, which ranks second behind Corey Webster’s 49 in school history ... Capped career with at least one tackle in 51 straight games ... Joins Shawn Burks (1983-85) as the only players in school history to lead the Tigers in tackles three times during their career ... Landry led LSU in total tackles as a freshman in 2003, in 2004 and again in 2006 ... One of the most decorated defensive backs in school history, earning First-Team All-America honors in 2006 and Third-Team All-America recognition in 2005 ... Also a two-time First-Team All-SEC selection in both 2005 and 2006 ...

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