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A Look Back, #5 Class, What Did We Get Out Of It?
Posted on 12/14/22 at 12:38 am
Posted on 12/14/22 at 12:38 am
A look at a class, that you got very little out of. This class got a top 5 ranking. Thought some would like to revisit. Nice star rankings, but so much failure.
2020
HEAD COACH ED ORGERON
WR Alex Adams (Osyka, Miss./South Pike HS)
WR Kayshon Boutte ^ (New Iberia, La./Westgate HS)
RB Tre Bradford (Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster HS)
LB Jabril Cox (Kansas City, Mo./North Dakota St./Raytown South HS)
OL Marcus Dumervil ^ (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
QB TJ Finley ^ (Ponchatoula, La./Ponchatoula HS)
DL Ali Gaye ^ (Edmonds, Wash./Garden City CC/Edmonds-Woodway HS)
ATH Arik Gilbert ^ (Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS)
DL Jacobian Guillory ^ (Alexandria, La./Alexandria Senior HS)
OL Xavier Hill ^ (Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HS)
QB Max Johnson ^ (Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County HS)
OL Marlon Martinez ^ (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
CB Dwight McGlothern (Houston, Texas/Klein Oak HS)
WR Koy Moore ^ (Kenner, La./Archbishop Rummel HS)
LB BJ Ojulari ^ (Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS)
CB Elias Ricks ^ (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./IMG Academy)
DL Jaquelin Roy ^ (Baton Rouge, La./University Lab HS)
LB Antoine Sampah ^ (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS)
OL Liam Shanahan (Marlborough, Mass./Marlborough HS)
DL Eric Taylor ^ (Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS)
TE Kole Taylor ^ (Grand Junction, Colo./Central HS)
S Jordan Toles ^ (Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy)
LB Phillip Webb ^ (Buford, Ga./Lanier HS)
LB Josh White ^ (Houston, Texas/Cy Creek HS)
2020
HEAD COACH ED ORGERON
WR Alex Adams (Osyka, Miss./South Pike HS)
WR Kayshon Boutte ^ (New Iberia, La./Westgate HS)
RB Tre Bradford (Lancaster, Texas/Lancaster HS)
LB Jabril Cox (Kansas City, Mo./North Dakota St./Raytown South HS)
OL Marcus Dumervil ^ (Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
QB TJ Finley ^ (Ponchatoula, La./Ponchatoula HS)
DL Ali Gaye ^ (Edmonds, Wash./Garden City CC/Edmonds-Woodway HS)
ATH Arik Gilbert ^ (Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS)
DL Jacobian Guillory ^ (Alexandria, La./Alexandria Senior HS)
OL Xavier Hill ^ (Olive Branch, Miss./Olive Branch HS)
QB Max Johnson ^ (Watkinsville, Ga./Oconee County HS)
OL Marlon Martinez ^ (Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS)
CB Dwight McGlothern (Houston, Texas/Klein Oak HS)
WR Koy Moore ^ (Kenner, La./Archbishop Rummel HS)
LB BJ Ojulari ^ (Marietta, Ga./Marietta HS)
CB Elias Ricks ^ (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./IMG Academy)
DL Jaquelin Roy ^ (Baton Rouge, La./University Lab HS)
LB Antoine Sampah ^ (Woodbridge, Va./Woodbridge HS)
OL Liam Shanahan (Marlborough, Mass./Marlborough HS)
DL Eric Taylor ^ (Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville HS)
TE Kole Taylor ^ (Grand Junction, Colo./Central HS)
S Jordan Toles ^ (Baltimore, Md./St. Frances Academy)
LB Phillip Webb ^ (Buford, Ga./Lanier HS)
LB Josh White ^ (Houston, Texas/Cy Creek HS)
Posted on 12/14/22 at 12:45 am to LSUDad
5 all SEC guys Boutte, Ricks, McGolthern, Roy, Ojulari
Cox was a good player for a year as transfer, Gaye was solid multi year starter,
Had high hopes for Sampah and Webb but injuries ruined their careers.
The biggest disappointment is hands down Arik Gilbert guy that had all the talent in the world and through 3 years of college football has never figured it out
Cox was a good player for a year as transfer, Gaye was solid multi year starter,
Had high hopes for Sampah and Webb but injuries ruined their careers.
The biggest disappointment is hands down Arik Gilbert guy that had all the talent in the world and through 3 years of college football has never figured it out
Posted on 12/14/22 at 4:52 am to LSUDad
17 of the 24 have either transferred out or is in the process of doing so. Wow!
Posted on 12/14/22 at 4:54 am to LSUser91
Looks really important to recruit local where you can…esp now in the portal era
Posted on 12/14/22 at 5:16 am to LSUDad
Ed Orgeron was overrated as a recruiter.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 5:30 am to LSUser91
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17 of the 24 have either transferred out or is in the process of doing so. Wow!
And BK went to the SECCG.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 5:30 am to grizzlylongcut
He was Mike Archer bad.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 5:34 am to agdoctor
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He was Mike Archer bad.

Posted on 12/14/22 at 5:34 am to grizzlylongcut
The biggest issue is that class has provided nothing to the program as far as depth. You’ll always have high rated guys who dont pan out, but they can at least play special teams and get into the 2 deep. That class only has a few true contributors.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:06 am to LSUser91
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This post was edited on 12/14/22 at 6:10 am
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:08 am to LSUDad
When you recruit 4 or 5 star players every year ..some guys are gonna get beat out …every 5 star that goes to Bama doesn’t end up playing
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:11 am to Wrucker16
quote:that’s pretty darn good …statistically speaking
5 All SEC guys
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:14 am to Wrucker16
quote:that’s all you can expect out of a 4 star ….a 3 star guy is depth
Gaye was a multi year starter
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:14 am to grizzlylongcut
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Ed Orgeron was overrated as a recruiter.
Not really. He was not good at evaluating talent and personnel management. And he either didn't appoint good people or didn't let them do their job.
Pure recruiting, he is great, he just needs someone pointing to a player and saying get that guy.
And when you seem to suddenly be a disinterested coach, you get 2020 & 2021 after 2019.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:15 am to agdoctor
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He was Mike Archer bad.
I have seen some bad takes on here but that has got to be near the top.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:28 am to Swagga
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The biggest issue is that class has provided nothing to the program as far as depth. You’ll always have high rated guys who dont pan out, but they can at least play special teams and get into the 2 deep. That class only has a few true contributors.
Transfer portal has all but obliterated every team’s depth except for a very select few.
It’s horrible what it’s doing to CFB.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:39 am to grizzlylongcut
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Ed Orgeron was overrated as a recruiter.
It wasn’t his recruiting… it was his talent evaluation
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:47 am to Wrucker16
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The biggest disappointment is hands down Arik Gilbert guy that had all the talent in the world and through 3 years of college football has never figured it out
No doubt. And also Eli ricks turning full bitch mode and becoming a groupie.
Posted on 12/14/22 at 6:54 am to 2003tigerfan
It's excellent for a single class. It's those other 20 or so that make it look bad on paper. Most classes do well to do a 50% contributor rate over the 4-5 year span. That class came close if you attribute the short term contributions of guys like Ricks, Shanahan etc
Posted on 12/14/22 at 7:08 am to 1984Tiger
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t wasn’t his recruiting… it was his talent evaluation
That is one thing Kelly does very well. Look at the players brought in through the portal, an those players being used during the season. Remember, recruiting and talent evaluation is year round. Kelly and the staff does great with player development.
Look no further than what the two OT’s did, getting better every game. Same can be said with the TE position with Taylor. Perkins at LB. Wingo taking over for Smith, that was major.
Looking back, on the offense side of the ball, we only returned 3 starters, all WR’s. New QB, walkon RB, TE, complete makeover of the OL.
The other side, much of the same, Baskerville, Gaye, Ward and BJ.
Putting together a roster and getting this team to win the West, could anyone else accomplish this.
This is by far the worst roster Kelly should have while at LSU. It will only get better from here. Kelly would rather take high school kids and develop them into the players he wants. As for now, he has to take portal players to fill his roster.
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