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re: Michael Brooks, Brady James, Devin White - Top 3 LBs the last 40 yrs.?

Posted on 8/2/26 at 11:11 pm to
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
11137 posts
Posted on 8/2/26 at 11:11 pm to
What about Kendall Beckwith? I feel like many people have forgotten what a game changer he was for us.
Posted by AlwysATgr
Member since Apr 2008
21883 posts
Posted on 8/2/26 at 11:30 pm to
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DJ Welter


Does not merit mentioning in this thread. However, he was money vs Johnny Football in 2013. Just giving credit where it's due.
Posted by IM_4_LSU
McKinney, TX
Member since Mar 2014
15080 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 7:15 am to
People forget that Trev Faulk was a very good linebacker he just shouldn't have gone pro when he did. He and Bradie James were fun to watch in '01 could've been better in '02.

Until Devin White he was my favorite linebacker to watch in an LSU uniform.
Posted by LuzianaFootball
DC
Member since Dec 2008
8123 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 9:13 am to
Perry Riley gets left off lists all the time meanwhile might have the best nfl career
This post was edited on 8/3/26 at 9:19 am
Posted by Lsupimp
Ersatz Amerika-97.6% phony & fake
Member since Nov 2003
86777 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 9:15 am to
As long as Brooks is on the top of the list, I'm good with whatever you guys decide.
Posted by IM_4_LSU
McKinney, TX
Member since Mar 2014
15080 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 9:24 am to
quote:

Perry Riley gets left off lists all the time meanwhile might have the best nfl career


Devin White, Bradie James, Deion Jones, and Kwon Alexander have had better NFL Careers. Patrick Queen is on pace for a better NFL career. I definitely agree Perry Riley was underrated mainly because he was really playing during the bad years 08 & 09 but he was very good. But lets not get carried away and say completely outlandish comments about him having the best NFL career. He was solid but thats way too far.
Posted by Everyday Is Saturday
Member since Dec 2025
2766 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:05 am to
Support!

Maybe Kelvin Sheppard, too.
Posted by OU812
Michigan
Member since Apr 2004
13755 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:08 am to
Bradie James set a Dallas Cowboys' all-time record by leading the defense in tackles 6 straight seasons and should have made a few Pro Bowls.
Posted by lsudave1
Baton Metairie
Member since Jan 2005
12874 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:14 am to
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What about Kendall Beckwith?


I don't blame him for falling on the ball as it was the right move, but damn it if he would have just scooped the ball up and ran into the end zone on that Yeldon fumble in 2014

He was awesome though.
Posted by HawkeyeHankHatfield
Member since Jan 2020
861 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 10:40 am to
Darry Beckwith
Posted by logansrun
Amite
Member since Dec 2015
2055 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 11:40 am to
Wow. Some real beast. Hill was a slobber knocker. I'll take him in my top 4.
Posted by Jim Hopper
Ocean Springs Mississippi
Member since Sep 2019
5510 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 11:44 am to
Kevin minter vs Florida in’12 is one of the best games I've ever seen from a college linebacker
Posted by Jauquismos
Member since Jul 2023
1897 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 11:51 am to
Dude Hill was better than James and I loved James
Posted by Tiger Ike
SW Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1789 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 11:54 am to
Lionel Turner needs a shoutout simply based on the arse chewing he took from Saban and Muschamp that time.
Posted by Penrod
Member since Jan 2011
58003 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:07 pm to
I always thought that Devin White was a little overrated. He was the greatest physical specimen we’ve ever had at mlb but never seemed like a natural at the position. All White had to do was touch a ball carrier and he was down. He made some of the most violent tackles.

I think LSU’s GOAT LB is Michael Brooks. There are a handful of guys after that. Kwon Alexander was a natural. Brady James and Eric Hill were great, too.
Posted by LaTiger045
franklinton
Member since Oct 2023
315 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:38 pm to
i think Ali Highsmith or Trev Faulk or Kevin Minter was better than Brooks
Posted by Zachary
Member since Jan 2007
2040 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 12:48 pm to
Respectfully,
No.
Posted by Filmat11
Anytown USA
Member since Sep 2011
648 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 1:38 pm to
Years ago, I heard Daryl (Moose) Johnston on a radio interview asked who the toughest defensive player he faced in his career. The first guy he mentioned was Eric Hill.

He said they played the Cardinals twice a year, and every time he had a lead block up the middle for Emmitt Smith, he was met by Eric Hill, and it was like running into a brick wall.
Posted by MicahTiger
Member since Dec 2021
745 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 1:57 pm to
Kevin Minter is the most underrated Tiger in my life time. Dude was a stud, with no holes in his game.
Posted by StrongOffer
Member since Sep 2020
7323 posts
Posted on 8/3/26 at 3:50 pm to
How has Kelvin Sheppard not gotten more posts? Dude was the engine of one of our greatest ever defenses in 2010. Outside of maybe White, James, and Minter, he was better than anyone else mentioned.
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