re: Jamaal Adams is the best LSU defensive player I ever witnessed

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Jamal wasn’t in the top 10. Michael Brooks Leonard Marshall Patrick Peterson Tyrann Mathieu Grant Delpit Glen Dorsey Anthony McFarland Warren Capone Tyson Jackson Kyle Williams Marcus Spears Tommy Casanova

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I love all those guys but I feel you gotta put Chad Jones on the list, maybe the most heart of any LSU defender. Plus he was a great lefty pitcher for Tigers natty champ team.

College World Series champion (2009)
BCS national champion (2007)
SEC champion (2007)

TM7

end of debate

single handedly turned around the SECCG against Georgia

Seeing that Kentucky QB strip TD in person was something else

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Chad Lavalais

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I remember reading quotes from Georgia offensive linemen that Chad knew every play Georgia was
running in the SEC Championship and was yelling their plays to other defenders before the snap.

Like many others, I gotta go with TM7. Never seen a defensive player impact games the way he did.

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Grant Delpit isn't far behind overall but doesn't tackle quite as physically as Adams did.

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I prefer Delpit. Adams was undisciplined and frequently went for big hits and missed.

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I prefer Delpit. Adams was undisciplined and frequently went for big hits and missed.

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Well, we all thought Delpit was getting tossed for targeting against Bama, but the refs called it off probably for fear of getting mobbed. And he got kicked out for targeting in the bowl game, but it was a BS call. I don't remember Adams being very undisciplined overall. He was a great tackler and had great fundamentals. But I think Delpit is better too. Delpit is just a much bigger playmaker. He led the SEC in interceptions last year with 5 and also had 5 sacks. He was all over the place.

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single handedly turned around the SECCG against Georgia

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People forget he did the same thing the week before.


LSU came out looking like shite against #3 Arkansas. Down 14-7 late in the first half, TM returns a punt 92 yards for a touchdown and then forced a fumble just 4 plays later to set up the go ahead TD. Lsu's offense looked like shite early and TM7's heroics ignited the beast and we blew then away in the 2nd half.


Imo the best college football player in LSU history and up there with the all time greats of CFB.

Whoa. Steltz. Yeah he’s gotta be on the list. What a savage.

Am I missing something or is everyone forgetting Chad Jones. He was one of hardest hitters who ever donned the Purple and Gold! He was a safety, but would have been a force at LB or DE anytime any day. Not a bad pitcher on the BB team as well! It was tragic when the car accident destroyed his NFL career!

This is obviously a conversation with no true right answer, and I thought Adams was Awesome. Buuut...

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Its probably Tyrann Matthieu He was fricking amazing his 2 seasons here .He was the only Cb/S/OLB I’ve ever seen.

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I agree with this 100%. There’s not a player to come thru LSU that was the overall game changer on defense like Tyrann. He just has a nose for the ball. He was a really good corner but lacked size to be great there. That’s why he was used in the nickel spot a lot. He was a threat to change the game unlike any player I’ve seen in college period but at LSU for sure. He played the biggest part in many key victories for LSU the year we went to the natty game. Oregon, West Virginia, Arky, and Georgia for sure.

1. Mathiue
2. Devin white

After that there’s a ton of great arguments for star defensive LSU players. But I don’t think J Adams is any better than what Eric Reid was, just as far as the safeties go. Reid was s beast. Peterson and Claiborne were HUGE as well. But Mathiue was the biggest game changer and D. White was arguably our best defensive leader ever. Adams is top 10 no doubt! I honestly think if delpit stays healthy he’s got s good chance to be better than adams too