2013 LSU Football Media Guide

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moving to Lincoln, Neb. … Coached at Lincoln Southwest by Mark King. PERSONAL Born on Sept. 4, 1994 … Parents are David and Amy LaCouture … Majoring in sport administration … His dad was a four-year ice hockey letterwinner at the University of Maine where he was a key member of the Black Bears’ 1993 NCAA National Championship squad.

80 Jarvis Landry Wide Receiver 6-1 • 195 • Jr. • 2L Lutcher, La. (Lutcher) Veteran receiver who joins Odell Beckham Jr. as LSU’s top targets in the passing game … The Landry-Beckham Jr. tandem combined for 99 receptions and 1,286 yards in 2012 … A true junior, Landry has played in 27 games with two starts during his two years with the Tigers … For career, has caught 60 passes for 616 yards and six touchdowns … Contributes heavily on special teams, including kickoff returns and coverage ... Has 20 career special teams tackles to go with a pair of fumble recoveries on punt coverage … Possesses tremendous hands (see one-handed TD catch vs. Arkansas in 2012) and is a ferocious hitter on kickoff and punt coverage … Precise route-running ability with deceptive speed … One of the team leaders in terms of community involvement. SOPHOMORE SEASON (2012) Played in 13 games with one start ... Led team in both receptions (56) and TD receptions (5) … Finished with 573 receiving yards, which ranked No. 2 on the team … Ranked No. 8 in the SEC in receptions per game at 4.3 … Caught at least one pass in all but one game (did not have a catch vs. Florida) … Finished sophomore season with a flurry as he caught 33 passes in LSU’s last five games of the season, including a career-best nine receptions for 109 yards and a 19-yard TD vs. Mississippi State … Caught at least one TD pass in four of LSU’s final five games … Opened season with eight catches vs. North Texas … Had eight receptions for 76 yards and a TD in near-upset of Alabama in what started a string of five games that saw him catch 33 passes for 357 yards and five touchdowns … In only start of the season against Arkansas, caught eight passes, including a spectacular one-handed grab, in the road win … With 109 yards vs. Mississippi State, became the first LSU receiver with 100-plus receiving yards in an SEC game since Rueben Randle (134 yards) vs. Arkansas in 2011 … Led the team with four catches for 55 yards against South Carolina ... Recovered a muffed punt against Towson ... Recovered the muffed punt in the third quarter that led to LSU’s game-winning field goal at Auburn ... Scored the first touchdown of his career on a 7-yard pass from Zach Mettenberger against Idaho and finished with five catches for 35 yards … On special teams, registered nine tackles … Returned four kickoffs for 76 yards and returned one punt for seven yards. TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2011) Played in 14 contests with one start against Kentucky ... Hauled in two catches for 20 yards at Mississippi State ... Made one catch for a season-long 20 yards versus Western Kentucky … Returned a punt 31 yards

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against Northwestern State ... Saw his first snaps as a Tiger against Oregon and made a catch for three yards on his first play ... Finished the season with 11 tackles on special teams … Produced two bone-jarring hits on special teams against Auburn ... Continued his outstanding play on special teams with two tackles versus both Arkansas and Georgia ... Suffered a setback prior to fall camp when he had a stress fracture in his foot. HIGH SCHOOL A five-star recruit ranked as the nation’s No. 1 wide receiver by MaxPreps.com and the No. 4 receiver by Rivals. com and Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 3 player in Louisiana by Tigerbait.com ... Displayed his ability at the 2011 Under Armour All-America Game where he was named his teams’ most valuable player ... He caught an Under Armour All-America Game record eight passes for 70 yards and a touchdown ... Earned LSWA Class 5A All-State honors his senior season after catching 51 passes for 716 yards and 11 touchdowns ... Made an impression as a junior, catching 62 passes for 1,158 yards and 13 touchdowns ... Ranked 37th overall and the No. 3 receiver on the ESPNU 150 List ... A member of the New Orleans Times Picayune’s Blue Chip List, Prep Star’s Top 150 Dream Team and the Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register Super Southeast 120 List ... Earned a spot on the Baton Rouge Advocate’s Super Dozen ... Ranked No. 25 on MaxPrep.com’s 2011 Top 100 List and No. 45 on Sporting News’ Top 100 List for 2011 ... Coached by Tim Detillier. PERSONAL Full name is Jarvis Charles Landry ... Mother is Dietra Landry ... Born Nov. 28, 1992, in Metairie, La. ... Has one brother, Gerard, who played football at Southern University in Baton Rouge ... Gerard caught 154 passes for 1967 yards and 18 TDs during his four years with the Jaguars ... Also related to former LSU standout Glenn Dorsey … Majoring in sports administration. CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 9 vs. Mississippi State, 2012 Yards: 109 vs. Mississippi State, 2012 Long: 33 vs. North Texas, 2012 Touchdowns: 1, five times (Last: vs. Clemson, 2012; First: vs. Idaho, 2012) LANDRY’S CAREER RECEIVING STATS YEAR

G-GS

REC.

YDS.

TD

LG

2011 2012 Totals

14-1 13-1 27-2

4 56 60

43 573 616

0 5 5

20 33 33

LANDRY’S CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATS YEAR

NO.

YDS.

AVG.

TD

LG

2011 2012 Totals

1 4 5

11 76 87

11.0 19.0 17.4

0 0 0

11 22 22

LANDRY’S CAREER SPECIAL TEAMS STATS YEAR

TACKLES

FUMBLE RECOVERIES

KICKOFF RETURNS-YARDS

PUNT RETURNS-YARDS

2011 2012 Totals

11 9 20

0 2 2

1-11 4-76 5-87

1-31 1-7 2-38


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