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Ranked No. 64 on the Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … Earned Georgia AA All-State first team honors as a junior and senior … Coached by Jess Simpson.
Kwon Alexander
PERSONAL Parents are Rhonda and James Alexander … Born on March 23, 1994, in New Orleans, La. and moved to Georgia at age three … Graduated from high school in December of 2011 and enrolled at LSU for the 2012 spring semester … Participated in spring football at LSU in 2012.
Linebacker 6-2 • 215 • So. • 1L Oxford, Ala. (Oxford) Sophomore linebacker who will push playing time in 2013 after making an immediate impact as a true freshman in 2012 … Can play either of the outside linebacker positions as well as contributing on special teams … Smart player with good instincts … Quick to the ball … Had rookie season cut short after suffering broken ankle vs. Florida in October … Returned to full strength in time for the bowl game. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2012) Made an immediate impact as a true freshman, playing in seven games with two starts … Worked his way into the starting lineup before suffering a broken ankle against Florida … Returned to practice in late November and saw first action since injury in bowl game vs. Clemson (1 tackle) … Finished rookie season with 12 tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries … Had four tackles in first career start vs. Towson … Started the following week vs. Florida and responded with two tackles and returned a fumble 15 yards … Had a pair of tackles and a fumble recovery in LSU debut vs. North Texas. HIGH SCHOOL An impact player on the defensive side of the ball, he missed most of his 2011 senior campaign with a knee injury after posting 144 tackles, 17 sacks, six forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 2010 … A participant in the Under Armour All-American Game (Black Team) … Chosen as a finalist for the High School Butkus Award, given annually to the nation’s top linebacker … Named to the 2011 ESPN All-Alabama Football Team … Named to the Class 6A All-State Football Team Honorable Mention … Ranked No. 19 in the 2012 Scout. com Final Southeast Top 150 … Ranked No. 45 in the Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … Ranked No. 29 in the 2012 ESPNU 150 … Listed in MaxPreps 2012 Top 100 … A four-star prospect according to ESPN.com, Rivals. com, and Scout.com … Rated as Alabama’s No. 3 prospect by ESPN.com, No. 11 by Rivals, and No. 6 by 247sports. com … Nationally, ESPN.com and Scout.com rate him as the No. 3 linebacker, 247sports.com rates him as the nation’s No. 9 linebacker, while Rivals.com rates him at No. 20 at that position nationally … Coached by John Grass. PERSONAL Parents are Peaches and Broderick Taylor … Born Aug. 3, 1994. CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 4 vs. Towson, 2012 Tackles for loss: 1.0 at Florida, 2012 ALEXANDER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR
G-GS
UT
AT
TT
TFL
SACKS
PBU
QBH
INT
FF
FR
2012 Totals
7-2 7-2
8 8
4 4
12 12
1.0-2 1.0-2
0 0
1 1
1 1
0 0
1 1
2-15 2-15
78 Vadal Alexander Offensive Tackle 6-6 • 350 • So. • 1L Buford, Ga. (Buford)
98 Jordan Allen Defensive End 6-6 • 252 • Jr. • SQ West Monroe, La. (West Monroe) Redshirt junior who came out of spring practice in position to challenge for a starting role at one of the defensive end positions … Used the spring to establish himself as a player who will be in the rotation on the defensive line … Battled various injuries during his LSU career, but goes into 2013 at full strength after recovering fully from a knee injury suffered against Washington in week 2 of the 2012 season … Has played in four games during his career with one tackle. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012) Played in just one game before suffering season-ending knee injury … Saw action against Washington … Did not record any stats in that contest. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Saw his first career action against Northwestern State and also played versus Florida and Georgia ... Made his first tackle against Northwestern State. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2010) Redshirted as a true freshman in 2010. HIGH SCHOOL The top defensive line prospect in the state of Louisiana in 2009 … A member of the Rivals.com Top 250 and ranked No. 3 in Louisiana … Also a four-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout.com … Rated the No. 22 defensive end by ESPNU and ranked in the TAKKLE Top 200 … Named both a SuperPrep and Parade All-American … A member of the New Orleans Times-Picayune 2010 Blue-Chip List, Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen and Mobile Press Register Super Southeast 120 … Also ranked in PrepStar’s Top 150 Dream Team … Recorded 100 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles for his state championship team as a senior … Returned an interception for a touchdown in West Monroe’s state championship victory over Rummel in 2009 … Registered 60 tackles, nine sacks and seven forced fumbles as a junior … Earned Class 5A first-team all-state honors in both his junior and senior seasons … Coached by Don Shows. PERSONAL Full name is William Jordan Allen … Born Nov. 9, 1991 … Parents are Johnny and Lynn Allen … Has two siblings – Johnny and April … Majoring in sports administration. CAREER HIGHS Total Tackles: 1 vs. Northwestern State, 2011 Tackles for Loss: 0 Sacks: 0 ALLEN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS
• 2012 Freshman All-America Second Team (Scout.com) • 2012 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) Young and massive offensive tackle who made an immediate impact during his true freshman season with the Tigers … Pressed into action due to injuries and made the most of his opportunity … Played in all 13 games, starting nine times at right tackle … Overpowers defensive linemen with size and strength … Powerful run blocker who also excels in pass protection. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2012) Played in 13 games with nine starts at right tackle … Earned Freshman All-SEC honors and second team Freshman All-America from Scout.com … Finished rookie season with 656 snaps and 49.5 knockdowns … Played every offensive snap in final nine games of the season, including 84 vs. top-ranked Alabama … First career start came in win over Towson (61 snaps, 2 knockdowns) … Followed that with first SEC start in road game against Florida (53 snaps, 3 knockdowns) … Had career-best 11.5 knockdowns in win over Ole Miss ... Followed that with team-high 7.5 knockdowns on 67 snaps in road win over Arkansas … Played outstanding overall game vs. No. 1 Alabama with 5.5 knockdowns on 84 snaps … Helped an LSU offense rack up 435 total yards (139 rushing, 296 passing) in near upset of Crimson Tide in Tiger Stadium … First extensive action of career came in win over Idaho with 32 snaps and 5 knockdowns. HIGH SCHOOL One of the top offensive linemen in the nation as a senior at Buford High School in 2012 … ESPN.com rated him as the nation’s fifth-best offensive lineman and No. 9 overall prospect in the state of Georgia … Ranked No. 75 nationally in the ESPNU 150 … Member of Rivals 250 as he’s rated as the nation’s No. 11 offensive tackle prospect and No. 17 overall prospect in the state of Georgia … Rated the No. 11 offensive tackle by Scout.com and is No. 78 on Scout.com’s Southeast 150 … Superprep All-America ranked him as the 29th best offensive lineman … 247sports.com rated him as nation’s No. 5 offensive lineman and is ranked as 14th-best overall prospect in Georgia … Participated in the Under Armor All-American game … Consensus four-star prospect …
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2013 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
YEAR
G-GS
UT
AT
TT
TFL
SACKS
PBU
QBH
INT
FF
FR
2011 2012 Totals
3-0 1-0 4-0
1 0 1
0 0 0
1 0 1
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
71 Jonah Austin Offensive Line 6-6 • 329 • So. • SQ New Orleans, La. (St. Augustine) Enters his sophomore season as a backup at either guard position on the offensive line … Served as the backup to starter La’el Collins at left guard in 2012 … Has not seen any game action in his two years with the Tigers. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2012) Listed as a backup at left guard in 2012 … Did not see any game action for the Tigers. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Redshirted as a true freshman in 2011. HIGH SCHOOL One of four in-state offensive linemen to sign with LSU in 2011 ... A three-star prospect according to Rivals. com and Scout.com ... Ranked No. 34 in the state of Louisiana by Rivals and No. 24 in Louisiana by Tigerbait.