BATON ROUGE – Eighteen members of the LSU football team, including eight players that started at least one game for the Tigers in 2020, have been named to the 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll, the league office announced on Tuesday.
LSU’s list of SEC Academic Honor Roll members includes true freshmen quarterbacks T.J. Finley and Max Johnson, along with linebacker Damone Clark, offensive tackle Austin Deculus, defensive tackle Neil Farrell Jr., cornerback Jay Ward, and wide receiver Jaray Jenkins.
In addition, LSU’s kickoff specialist Avery Atkins and placekicker Cade York were both named to the honor roll. It’s the second consecutive year that Atkins has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Other repeat SEC Academic Honor Roll recipients for the Tigers include quarterback A.J. Aycock, cornerback Lloyd Cole, wide receiver Michael Martin and tight end Jansen Mayea.
In order to be considered for the SEC Academic Honor Roll, student-athletes must have maintained a 3.0 grade point average for the preceding academic year or must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Student-athletes must have also successfully completed 24 semester hours toward a bachelor’s degree.
The Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll takes into account grades from the 2020 spring, summer and fall semesters.
LSU Football – 2020 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll Members
Avery Atkins (Kinesiology)
AJ Aycock (Business)
Damone Clark (Sport Administration)
Lloyd Cole (Finance)
Austin Deculus (Sport Administration)
Neil Farrell Jr. (Information Systems)
Hunter Faust (Construction Management)
TJ Finley (Information Systems)
Evan Francioni (Finance)
Jaray Jenkins (Information Systems)
Max Johnson (Undecided)
Michael Martin (Accounting)
Jack Mashburn (Finance)
Jansen Mayea (Biology)
Corren Norman (Biological Engineering)
Jay Ward (Information Systems)
Josh Williams (Business)
Cade York (Finance)