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Josh Boutte
Jalen Collins
Offensive Line 6-4 • 324 • Fr. • HS New Iberia, La. (Westgate)
Cornerback 6-0 • 180 • So. • 1L Olive Branch, Miss. (Olive Branch)
HIGH SCHOOL An impact player on offense who gives up no ground and is quick off the ball … Projects as a guard on the college level but has the versatility to line up on the outside … Participated in the 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl West Team … Named to the 2011 5A All-State Team as a junior and honorable mention all-state as a senior … Earned a four star rating from 247sports.com, Rivals.com, PrepStar and Scout.com … Listed in the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as the 114th player overall … 247Sports ranked him as the nation’s No. 8 offensive guard and the 4th-best overall prospect in Louisiana … Rivals ranked him as the No. 7 offensive guard in the nation … Listed as the No. 8 offensive guard prospect in the nation by Scout … A member of the Advocate Super Dozen … Coached by Ryan Antoine. PERSONAL Mother is Marla Boutte … Born May 20, 1994.
46 Tashawn Bower Defensive Line 6-5 • 241 • Fr. • HS Somerville, N.J. (Immaculata) High School A player with the size, length and strength to be a standout pass rusher at the college level … Finished his senior season with 95 total tackles, 16 tackles for losses, 11 sacks, seven PBUs and three forced fumbles … Rated as a four-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals. com, Scout.com and 247sports.com … Ranked as the No. 11 best defensive end in the nation by ESPN, the No. 14 defensive end by Rivals, No. 17 by 247sports and No. 22 by Scout … Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the state of New Jersey by ESPN, No. 9 by Rivals and No. 14 by 247sports … Rated in ESPN.com’s top 150 as the No. 132 prospect in the nation … Participated in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl for the East squad … Coached by Pierce Frauenheim. PERSONAL Full name is Tashawn Alexander Bower … Mother is Corri Bower and dad is Jaime Viera … Born February 18, 1995 in Livingston, N.J … Has one sister, Olivia.
24 Jeryl Brazil Defensive Back 5-9 • 181 • Fr. • HS Loranger, La. (Loranger) HIGH SCHOOL An impact player on either side of the ball and anywhere on the field, he was LSU’s first commitment for the class of 2013 … Possesses world-class speed and played quarterback, running back, and cornerback for Loranger High School as well as being one of the most decorated sprinters in Louisiana prep history … Participant of the Under Armour All-American Bowl Game (Black Team) … Named to the Class 3A All-State Team as an athlete … Accounted for 300 all-purpose yards in 26-21 win over University Lab Cubs on Sept. 7, 2012 … Rated No. 60 in the 2013 ESPNU 150 … A fourstar prospect according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com, and 247sports.com … Rated as Louisiana’s No. 3 best overall prospect by ESPN, No. 8 by Rivals, and No. 6 by 247sports … Nationally, rated as the No. 8 best cornerback by ESPN, No. 12 by 247sports, No. 17 by Rivals, and No. 22 by Scout … Named a PrepStar Top 300 AllAmerican … A member of the Advocate Super Dozen … Claimed a total of seven state titles (5 outdoor, 2 indoor) during his track and field prep career … Won the 55-meter dash indoors in 2012 and 2013 ... Outdoors, claimed three state titles in the 100-meter dash in 2011, 2012 and 2013 … Won the 200-meter title in 2011 and 2012 … Finished sixth in the state as a freshman in both the 100 and 200-meter dash in 2010 … As a junior in 2012, he broke the Louisiana state record in 55 meters with a 6.25 seconds time, the same record that once belonged to former LSU speedster Trindon Holliday … Claimed the 2013 Louisiana state indoor title with the nation’s fastest time of 6.27 on February 23 at the Maddox Field House on the LSU campus … Followed up his state indoor title by winning the 2013 New Balance indoor national title in the 60-meter dash in New York … Coached in football at Loranger by Sammy Messina. PERSONAL Parents are Pamela and Jeryl Brazil Sr. … Born March 28, 1994.
• 2012 Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) Goes into 2013 as a player who will be counted on to get the bulk of the snaps at cornerback … Played in 13 games with one start as a redshirt freshman in 2012 … Finished season with 30 tackles, six pass breakups and a pair of interceptions … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2011 … Saw action at cornerback and nickel back in 2012 … Good cover skills … Has a nose for the football … Understands the John Chavis defensive philosophy. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2012) Appeared in 13 games with one start … Started in road win over Texas A&M … Registered 30 tackles, six pass breakups and a pair of interceptions … Ranked third on team in pass breakups … Didn’t disappoint in his only start of season against Texas A&M as he responded with five tackles, one pass breakup and an interception the 24-19 win over the Aggies … Intercepted other pass in win over Ole Miss … Had two pass breakups vs. Idaho and Mississippi State … Added a career-high six tackles in win over Mississippi State … His two pass breakups vs. Idaho resulted in balls that were intercepted by safety Ronald Martin. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Redshirted as a true freshman in 2011. HIGH SCHOOL A blue chip defensive back from the state of Mississippi ... ESPN.com recruiting services said he as a high upside with great height, range and skills to play cornerback at the college level ... Rated a 4-star prospect by Rivals.com and a 3-star by Scout.com and ESPN.com ... A member of Rivals.com Top 250 ... Rated the No. 249 prospect nationally and as the No. 22 cornerback by Rivals.com ... Ranked No. 85 in the Press-Register Super Southeast120 ... Named to the Mississippi 6A First Team All-State by the Mississippi Association of Coaches ... Named to the first team All-State by the Clarion Ledger ... Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic ... Recorded 45 tackles, three interceptions and two blocked field goals his senior season ... Coached by Scott Samsel. PERSONAL Full name is Jalen Carnell Collins ... Parents are Valencia Collins and Jon Wallace ... Born March 20, 1993, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Has three siblings - Maurice, Brandon, and Jamil … Majoring in general studies. CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 6 vs. Mississippi State, 2012 PBUs: 2, twice (Last: vs. Mississippi State, 2012; First: vs. Idaho, 2012) Interceptions: 1, twice (Last: vs. Ole Miss, 2012; First: at Texas A&M, 2012) COLLINS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR
G-GS
UT
AT
TT
TFL
SACKS
PBU
QBH
INT
FF
FR
2012 Totals
13-1 13-1
15 15
15 15
30 30
0-0 0-0
0 0
6 6
0 0
2-9 2-9
0 0
0 0
70 La’el Collins Offensive Tackle 6-5 • 321 • Jr. • 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Redemptorist) • 2012 All-SEC Honorable Mention (AP) • 2012 SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Alabama) • 2011 CBSSports.com Freshman All-American Powerful run blocker who has played in 20 games with 13 starts on the offensive line for the Tigers … Spent first two years playing guard … Moved to left tackle during the spring and is expected to be a dominant player at that position for the Tigers in 2013 … For career, has played 882 snaps with 69.5 knockdowns. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012) Started all 13 games at left guard ... Led team in both total snaps (836) and knockdowns (64.5) … Named honorable mention All-SEC by the Associated Press … Played every offensive snap in LSU’s last 11 games … Earned SEC Co-Offensive Lineman of the Week for his play in LSU’s near-upset of top-ranked Alabama … In that game vs. the Crimson Tide, played 84 snaps with a team-high nine knockdowns as the Tigers racked up 435 total yards, 22 first downs and held the ball for 39 minutes and 15 seconds … Led Tigers with 11.5 knockdowns vs. Ole Miss and 10 vs. South Carolina … Had team-best six knockdowns on just 47 offensive snaps in Chick-fil-A Bowl against Clemson … Made his first career start against North Texas and earned three knockdowns in 36 snaps. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in seven games with no starts ... Saw action on 46 snaps on the offensive line and posted five knockdown blocks ... Tallied two knockdowns in 14 plays on the offensive line at Ole Miss ... Saw his first action as a Tiger against Northwestern State and posted three knockdowns on 21 snaps ... Recognized as a freshman All-America by CBSsports.com after the season.
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