89% of LSU’s 2008 Senior Class Are Graduates Sixteen of the 18 student-athletes on the 2008 senior class have earned their undergraduate degrees from LSU, furthermore proving that the Tigers’ winning tradition on the field has carried into the classroom. Twelve of those players had already graduated prior to
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Tyson Jackson, the third pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, graduated from LSU in the winter of 2008.
Rodney Reed was featured in Sports Illustrated in 2003 as one of the smartest players in college football.
7 National Scholar-Athletes LSU has garnered seven National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame National Scholar-Athlete awards. The Tigers have produced the most National Scholar-Athletes in the SEC since 2002 with three. 1978 - Robert Dugas 1987 - Nacho Albergamo 1990 - Sol Graves 1997 - Chad Kessler 2002 - Bradie James 2003 - Rodney Reed 2005 - Rudy Niswanger
Football Graduates
Spring 2005 Jimmy Courtenay Barrett Dupuy Derek Hinds Brandon Hurley Rudy Niswanger Demetri Robinson Chuck Wiley * Ben Wilkerson SUMMER 2005 Shyrone Carey Michael Harrison James McLachlan Ronnie Prude Kevin Steltz Chris McCauley *
WINTER 2005 Joseph Addai Kenneth Hollis Andrew Whitworth
SPRING 2006 Andre’ Boagni Peter Dyakowski Ryan Gaudet Gino Giambelluca Jack Hunt Greg Hercules Nate Livings Phillip Maxwell Gant Petty Mario Stevenson SUMMER 2006 Andre Gill Alonzo Manuel
Winter 2006 Steven Arflin Willie Demps Schirra Fields Keron Gordon Paris Hodges Brian Johnson Steven Mares Jason Spadoni Jonathan Spear Garett Wibel Ryan Willis
SPRING 2007 Torey Bennett Terrell Clayton Paul Coryell Leo Desselle Brandon Hurley* Shawn Jordan Brandon Nowlin* Doug Planchard Carlos Rachel Andrew Wright Anthony Zehyoue
77 SEC Academic Honor Roll Members Under Les Miles LSU has produced 77 Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll awards under head coach Les Miles. Fifteen student-athletes were recipients of the accolade in the fall of 2008, including first team All-SEC defensive end Rahim Alem, standout tight end Richard Dickson and offensive lineman Lyle Hitt.
2008 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll STUDENT-ATHLETE
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Rahim Alem Caleb Angelle Joseph Crappell Richard Dickson Richard Dugas Josh Dworaczyk Ace Foyil Joshua Graham Orlando Gunn T-Bob Hebert Trent Hebert Lyle Hitt Joseph Maltempi Adam McClure Charles Moody
Liberal Arts General Studies Undecided General Studies Management Undecided General Studies Mass Communication Mass Communication Kinesiology Kinesiology Kinesiology Chemical Engineering Biochemistry General Studies
LSU’s graduates under Coach Les Miles
Winter 2007 Will Arnold Mit Cole David Davis Patrick Fisher Matt Flynn Ali Highsmith Micah Metrailer Roman Starns Renaldo Thompson Cameron Vaughn Jonathan Zenon Keith Zinger SPRING 2008 Marlon Favorite Daniel Francis Sean Gaudet Brett Helms Chris Jackson Lavar Johnson Josh McManus Luke Sanders Robert Smith Carnell Stewart
SUMMER 2008 Max Holmes Al Jackson Jacob O’Hair WINTER 2008 Rahim Alem Caleb Angelle Donnie Chaucer Brady Dalfrey Donald Hains Tyson Jackson Herman Johnson Quinn Johnson Tremaine Johnson David Jones Cole Louviere Ryan Miller Phillip Pigott Curtis Taylor Jimmy Welker
SPRING 2009 Charles Alexander Jeremy Benton Jeremy Bunting Colt David Josh Dicharry* Josh Graham Chad Moody Anthony Zehyoue* * denotes postgraduate degree
“I am a middle linebacker. I am definitely the quarterback on the defensive side of the ball. Academically, learning everything we had to do at LSU -- off the field and on the field -- definitely prepared me. You don’t stop going to the classroom when you get to the NFL. We are in meetings the majority of the time. I was so used to it, to concentrating, that the Academic Center set the foundation. It prepared me to be a successful person in the NFL.” - Bradie James, National Scholar-Athlete, Dallas Cowboys 2009 LSU Football Media Guide
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