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re: Who was the biggest recruiting miss in LSU history?

Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:50 pm to
Posted by BigD45
The Boot!
Member since Feb 2007
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:50 pm to
Here are a few more:

Matt Forte
Mike Wallace - Ole Miss
Ike Taylor
Dak Prescott
Travis Etienne

Biggest ones have already been named.
Posted by OpenlyGayDave
Denver
Member since May 2021
597 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:51 pm to
He was all Florida.
Posted by TigerLunatik
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Jan 2005
108685 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:53 pm to
Wade Richey
Posted by Dizz
Member since May 2008
16144 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 1:57 pm to
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Joe McKnight?



Was LSU ever really in it? I had always thought LSU was always a distant 3rd.
Posted by Salviati
Member since Apr 2006
7723 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:06 pm to
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We landed the #1 EDGE for next year and it wasn't even more than a page...
The timing was not great for a typical RB reaction.
Posted by 2003tigerfan
Member since Aug 2018
2030 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:10 pm to
quote:

Dylan Moses
. If Dylan Moses had gone to LSU …then I don’t think Devin White would’ve switched from running back to linebacker
Posted by OhioLSUfan
Columbus, OH
Member since Oct 2007
2016 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:12 pm to
Surtain flipping started the end of DBU for us, but that also opened up a spot for Joe Burrow.
Posted by TigersSEC2010
Warren, Michigan
Member since Jan 2010
38444 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:12 pm to
Travis Etienne always comes to mind
Posted by Shanks A Lot
Member since Dec 2023
1760 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:12 pm to
Catholic High RB Warrick Dunn.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
8655 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:13 pm to
quote:

Marshall Faulk
Posted by Lsuray70443
Independence
Member since Dec 2025
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Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:16 pm to
Marshall Faulk was s huge miss
Posted by SOL2
Dallas burbs
Member since Jan 2020
8986 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:16 pm to
Underwood
Posted by LSUDAN1
Member since Oct 2010
11161 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:17 pm to
Warrick Dunn or Travis Minor.
Posted by CajunDan
Georgia
Member since Jan 2015
781 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:17 pm to
Marshall Faulk
Posted by LSU1SLU
Member since Mar 2013
8163 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:17 pm to
Landon Collins from optics stand point
Posted by LSU1SLU
Member since Mar 2013
8163 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:18 pm to
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Nobody cares about recruiting anymore. We landed the #1 EDGE for next year and it wasn't even more than a page...


Yea cuz why get excited about something more likely to change than not
Posted by Geauxldilocks
Member since Aug 2018
6543 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:20 pm to
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Landon Collins?


The fence officially came down with Collins and any sense of parity with Saban and Miles was gone forever.

That said Curley offering Marshall Faulk as a DB when he would’ve come as a RB accelerated the decline in the 90s.
Posted by Burt Reynolds
Monterey, CA
Member since Jul 2008
24561 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:20 pm to
Dak Prescott
Posted by lsu5803tiger
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Member since Feb 2006
1807 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:21 pm to
I'd go with Faulk & Dunn. The hype for McKnight was definitely there, just felt like he never lived up to it.
Posted by PP7 for heisman
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2011
10392 posts
Posted on 1/5/26 at 2:24 pm to
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Not sure about the biggest in history, but the loss of Hootie Jones to Bama in 2014 was viewed as terrible, but the Tigers landed Jamal Adams.

Fun fact, when Hootie decommitted from Alabama, he tried to commit to LSU. Corey told him "sorry, Jamal is committing in a week and took your spot."

That's why Hootie ultimately ended up back at Bama by NSD.
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