Players HILLIARD’S CAREER RUSHING STATS YEAR
G-GS
ATT.
YDS.
TD
LG
2011 2012 Totals
13-0 12-1 25-1
62 82 144
336 464 800
8 6 14
25 71 71
HILLIARD’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS YEAR
G-GS
REC.
YDS.
TD
LG
2011 2012 Totals
13-0 12-1 25-1
3 3 6
13 21 34
1 0 1
8 10 10
36 Kavahra Holmes Cornerback 6-2 • 180 • Fr. • RS Breaux Bridge, La. (Breaux Bridge) Slated to serve as a backup cornerback for the Tigers in 2013 after redshirting as a true freshman in 2012 … Versatile player who excelled in both football and track in high school … Possesses tremendous speed as he was twice named Louisiana’s Track Athlete of the Year in high school … Transitioned from being a standout wide receiver in high school to the defensive side of the ball during his first year at LSU. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2012) Redshirted as a true freshman in 2012. HIGH SCHOOL One of three Breaux Bridge players to sign with LSU in 2012 … Caught 23 passes for 377 yards and three touchdowns as a senior in 2011 … Made nine catches for 145 yards and one touchdown as a junior for Breaux Bridge High School … A three-star prospect according to ESPN.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com … Rated the No. 34 player in the state by ESPN.com and No. 36 by Rivals.com … Ranked as the nation’s No. 104 best wide receiver according to Scout.com and No. 127 by ESPN.com … Participated in the 2011 Offense-Defense AllAmerican Bowl … Posted the nation’s second fastest 400 meter dash time at the high school level … Twice named Gatorade’s Louisiana Boys Track Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2012 … Lived up to his reputation as one of the nation’s elite 400-meter sprinters in the Class of 2012 after shattering his own LHSAA Class 4A meet record with a seasonal-best time of 46.18 seconds in defending his state crown in the event … While eclipsing his previous meet record of 46.31 set a year ago, ran the No. 3-ranked 400-meter time by a high school sprinter in the United States for the 2012 season … Also anchored Breaux Bridge High School to a pair of relay wins with its victory for both the 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relays at the 2012 state meet … The Tigers claimed their second-straight Class 4A team championship with a dominating 62-41 win over runner-up Edna Karr High School … With his effort, was recognized as the Most Outstanding Athlete of the Meet for Class 4A as he is now a two-time Louisiana Gatorade Boy’s Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Set his lifetime personal best of 46.07 in taking the 400-meter gold medal at the 2011 AAU Junior Olympics National Championships held last summer at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans … Ranked No. 2 nationally in the 400-meter dash in the 2011 season with his personal record of 46.07 … Coached in football by Paul Broussard. PERSONAL Parents are Jennifer Bourque and Lenny Holmes … Born Feb. 25, 1994 … Majoring in civil engineering.
94 Danielle Hunter Defensive End 6-5 • 235 • So. • 1L Katy, Texas (Morton Ranch) Talented sophomore who is in position to be in LSU’s rotation on the defensive line … Big and tall defensive end with tremendous quickness and an enormous wing span … Explosive first step … Still learning the college game, but will make plays on his athletic ability alone … Saw action in 12 games – mainly on special teams – during his true freshman season with the Tigers in 2012 … First name is pronounced “Duh-neal”. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2012) Played in 12 games with no starts ... Saw action in every game with the exception of the South Carolina game … Finished with 12 tackles, including three solo … Most of his action came on special teams, including kickoff coverage … Had three tackles in win over Idaho and two stops in wins over Towson and Mississippi State.
TIGERS
PERSONAL Parents are Kimara Bonitto and Ckeikh Ndiaye … Born Oct. 29, 1994. CAREER HIGHS Total tackles: 3 vs. Idaho, 2012 Tackles for loss: 0 Sacks: 0 HUNTER’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS YEAR
G-GS
UT
AT
TT
TFL
SACKS
PBU
QBH
INT
FF
FR
2012 Totals
12-0 12-0
3 3
9 9
12 12
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
29 Rickey Jefferson Defensive Back 5-10 • 187 • Fr. • HS St. Rose, La. (Destrehan) HIGH SCHOOL A versatile skill-position prospect who projects to play in the secondary at LSU … Standout wide receiver during his prep career at Destrehan High School … Caught 36 passes for 562 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Wildcat offense during the 2012 season … Honored for his performance as an honorable mention Class 5A all-state performer by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association following his senior season … A consensus four-star recruit by all of the major national recruiting websites … Earned a No. 176 national ranking among all prep recruits in the Rivals250 and a No. 14 ranking among cornerback prospects rated by Rivals in the Class of 2013 … Ranked No. 185 overall and No. 23 among wide receivers in the ESPN 300 … The nation’s 24th-ranked wide receiver by Scout.com and 39th-ranked prospect at the position by 247Sports … One of the top prep prospects in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2013, earning a No. 6 ranking by Rivals, No. 9 by ESPN and No. 11 by 247sports among in-state recruits … Named a PrepStar Top 300 All-American … A member of the Advocate Super Dozen … Emerged as one of Louisiana’s top young prospects as a dynamic sophomore with 35 carries for 300 yards and three touchdowns, 18 catches for 327 yards and four touchdowns and 275 return yards and two touchdowns on special teams … Coached in high school by head coach Stephen Robichaux. PERSONAL Full name is Rickey Monroe Jefferson … Born on Dec. 28, 1994 in New Orleans … Parents are John and Elaine Jefferson … Younger brother of former LSU starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson … Has a younger brother Justin.
10 Anthony Jennings Quarterback 6-2 • 205 • Fr. • HS Marietta, Ga. (Marietta) HIGH SCHOOL A dynamic dual-threat quarterback who graduated from high school in December … Enrolled at LSU in January and took part in spring practice, earning the Newcomer Most Improved Award after the spring game … A consensus four-star prospect by all of the major recruiting websites … Made the finals of the ESPN Rise Elite 11 passing competition … Named the MVP of the Elite 11 Atlanta Region over 86 quarterbacks from 19 states … Of the 86 competitors, the only quarterback from his region to make the Elite 11 finals … Earned Georgia Sportswriters Association first-team all-state honors as an athlete his junior season and Atlanta Journal Constitution honorable-mention all-state honors as a quarterback his senior season … Played in the Georgia Junior Bowl … Rated as the fifth-best dual-threat quarterback by Rivals.com and the eighth-best by ESPN.com … Regarded as the No. 16 pro-style quarterback back by 247sports … A member of the ESPN 300 as the 221st best prospect in the nation and a member of the Rivals 250 as the No. 127 player in the nation … Named to the PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team as the No. 10 quarterback in the nation … Racked up 2,187 yards and 19 touchdowns through the air and 500 yards and eight touchdowns on the ground his junior campaign … Averaged over five yards a carry on the ground and passed for over 800 yards his senior season … Led his team to an 8-4 record his senior campaign and a 5-1 district record his junior season after missing half of the season due to injury … Coached in high school by Scott Burton. PERSONAL Parents are Taneisha Raine and Will Jennings … Father played on the defensive line at the University of Georgia from 1990-1993 … Born Oct. 31, 1994 … Majoring in sport administration.
HIGH SCHOOL An outstanding athlete on both sides of the ball at Morton Ranch High School … A four-star prospect according to ESPN.com and Rivals.com … Led Morton Ranch to their first Class 5A State Playoffs appearance … Tallied 63 tackles and seven sacks in his junior season … Recorded 30 quarterback pressures, 11 tackles for losses, four sacks and four pass breakups in his senior season … Had 108 total tackles in his career and posted 16 stops in his final high school game against Houston-Lamar … Caught four passes for 63 yards and a touchdown his senior season … Ranked as the No. 14 defensive end by Scout.com, No. 21 by Rivals.com and No. 34 in his position according to ESPN.com … Rated as the No. 37 player in Texas by Rivals.com and No. 56 by ESPN.com … Coached by Dave Meadows.
2013 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE
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