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LSU Football Players you've always wondered why they never panned out?

Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:34 pm
Posted by CaptainColeSlaw
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since May 2013
757 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:34 pm
The Solomon Thomas thread got me thinking. I understand things happen or guys may get injured and just don't always come back the same. Just sucks these guys had all the potential in the world and just couldn't get on the field or played very little.

Some names in that thread plus a few more:

Kardell Thomas
Bryce Langston
Travonte Valentine
Clifton Garrett
Dee Anderson
Marcus Dumervil
Deion Smith
Quency Wiggins
Chris Tolliver
Demario Tolan
Shelton Sampson
Posted by cajuntiger1010
Member since Jan 2015
14652 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:36 pm to
Really thought we had something here with Quency Wiggins and Dashawn Womack. Looked like tarzan plays like jane
Posted by CaptainColeSlaw
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since May 2013
757 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:39 pm to
Agreed with both. I know Womack transferred to Ole Miss but have no idea if he made an impact.
Posted by OGTiger
Louisiana
Member since Jul 2005
2785 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:39 pm to
Tim Pope
Derron Parquet
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 10:04 pm
Posted by John Rambeaux
Heauxpe, WA
Member since Oct 2023
735 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:40 pm to
I'll give you a bigger one you didn't name.

Chris Hilton.

I've never seen a player get more chances to step up after consistently not rising to the occasion. Season after season.

And you could see all the talent seemed to be there.

Who knows. Maybe he'll be one of those weird ones where it suddenly clicks at the next level.
This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 9:41 pm
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78624 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:46 pm to
Barrington Edwards
Posted by MasterAbe1
Member since Oct 2016
7196 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:49 pm to
Rashard Robinson
Clifton Garrett
Quency Wiggins
Basically every tight end under Miles after Dickson
Tyron Johnson
Deion Smith
Posted by 304tiger
West Virginia
Member since Jan 2022
2780 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:56 pm to
quote:

I've never seen a player get more chances to step up after consistently not rising to the occasion. Season after season.


Sage Ryan
Posted by 225Tyga
Member since Oct 2013
19939 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:57 pm to
Kayshon Boutte
Posted by graychef
Member since Jun 2008
30551 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 9:59 pm to
Corey Kiner
Anthony Johnson
Tyron Johnson
Marcel Brooks
Deangelo Benton
Ed Paris
Garrett Brumfield
Posted by Tigershine
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2015
2243 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:08 pm to
Chris Davenport
Anthony Johnson
Malachi Dupre
Posted by 0
Member since Aug 2011
17967 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:11 pm to
He was more of a victim of circumstance than ability but Myles Brennan threw for 1100 yards and 11 tds in 3 games and then never played football again.
Posted by philly444
stuck in contraflow
Member since Nov 2008
12403 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:12 pm to
Jarrell Cherry. Guess the bricks in the backpack didn’t help that much
Posted by The Hurricane
Gulf of Mexico
Member since Aug 2011
10531 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:16 pm to
quote:

Kardell Thomas

Was a huge whiff by most recruiting services. An oversized player playing against undersized teams. I remember him having a foot injury?, but he was never able to shed any of the fat he continued to carry and didn’t seem to be mobile. Probably would’ve done better at a smaller in state program.
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
78624 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:18 pm to
quote:

I've never seen a player get more chances to step up after consistently not rising to the occasion. Season after season.


Craig Loston
Posted by stopitnow1
Florida
Member since Mar 2013
2523 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:22 pm to
quote:

Kayshon Boutte


He seems to be doing really good in the NFL now. Im always happy when it works out for guys like this. Some kids just need the right coach or system.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
173617 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:32 pm to
Malachi Dupre

Didn’t really have that dawg in him but was also limited by Les’s shitty offense
Posted by PP7 for heisman
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2011
10937 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:38 pm to
Terrace Marshall not lasting in the NFL still doesn't make any sense to me.
Posted by Booty2Booty
Maitland, Florida
Member since Sep 2018
92 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:43 pm to
Quency Wiggins for sure. Top 50 player out of HS, all the makes of a dominant DL from Baton Rouge
Posted by LSUcajun77
New Orleans
Member since Nov 2008
24507 posts
Posted on 8/9/26 at 10:44 pm to
quote:

Travonte Valentine


He didn’t pan out because he didn’t exist.


quote:

Clifton Garrett


Couldn’t take the heat.


quote:

Chris Tolliver


Had a career ending concussion in practice.


I’ll add Anthony The Freak Johnson.

Set the Louisiana Sack record. I wouldn’t say he was a total bust, but he didn’t live up to the hype.

This post was edited on 8/9/26 at 10:46 pm
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