How come Louisiana high schools don't put out many elite offensive linemen

Will Campbell
Lance Heard
Sedrick Van Pran


Just a few recent ones who come to mind quickly.

Will Clapp
Trae Turner
Cody Ford
Lloyd Cushenberry
Greg Robinson
Emery Jones

Also, to your point, if a kid is big and athletic then coaches put them on the defensive line.

I think coach O once said they would only recruit left tackles and defensive lineman. Then fill out the rest of the oline with those guys. The assumption was if you were an exceptional athlete that’s where you’d be playing.

Too many little french, italians, and irish people and not enough germans.

If there's truly a South Louisiana size that doesn't meet up to a significant percentage coming to Power Four Schools, then the Lane Kiffin Offensive cache will attract Linemen from other states.

Lamar Brown, Richard Anderson, Dominic McKinley, Jahkeem Stewart, Quency Wiggins all would have been top 5 prospects in their class at guard and tackle instead of defensive line had that been their position of choice. Its not size and athlete related or lack there of anyway.

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Recruit 6’6 350 pound Vikings from Scandinavian countries!!! Think outside the box!

La kids generally are not from Eastern European, Scandinavian or Scottish bloodlines. Campbell, the exception. We need to recruit more out of the midwest.

Yall have named some good ones ,how many is that over the last 25 years Maybe 12,less than one a year.Good luck building a OL from instate talent with those numbers.