#18 Bennie Logan Season 2024

2013 Third-Round NFL Draft PIck (Philadelphia Eagles) – No. 67 Overall
2012 All-SEC Second Team (AP)
2011 SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (vs. Miss. State)

CAREER
Played in 30 games during his four years with the Tigers, starting 25 times … Redshirted as a true freshman in 2009 and eventually took over as a starter on the defensive line as a sophomore in 2011 … Finished career with 107 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss and 5.0 sacks … A run-stopper in the middle for the Tigers … Key component to LSU ranking among the nation’s top defenses in 2011 and 2012 … LSU ranked No. 5 nationally in rush defense (90.1 ypg) in 2011 and followed that with a No. 9 ranking in 2012 by allowing 101.6 yards per game … LSU ranked No. 2 in total defense (261.5) in total defense in 2011 and No. 8 in 2012 (307.6) … Given the honor of wearing No. 18 as a junior in 2012 … At LSU, jersey No. 18 – which has become a new tradition for LSU football – became synonymous with success – both on and off the field – as well as a selfless attitude that has become the epitome of being an LSU football player … Jersey No. 18 tradition was born in 2003 when quarterback Matt Mauck guided the Tigers to its first national championship since 1958 … After his final year with the Tigers, Mauck passed Jersey No. 18 down to running back Jacob Hester, who then helped the Tigers to another national title in 2007 … TE Richard Dickson wore Jersey No. 18 in 2008 and 2009, followed by RB Richard Murphy in 2010 and S Brandon Taylor in 2011 … Opted to forgo senior season and enter the 2013 NFL Draft following the Chick-fil-A Bowl.

JUNIOR SEASON (2012)
Played in all 13 games with 12 starts … Earned second team All-SEC honors from the Associated Press in what was his second year as a starter on the defensive line for the Tigers … Finished year with 45 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks … Added a pair of blocked field goals, three pass breakups and a pair of QB hurries … Set a career-best with nine tackles vs. Clemson in Chick-fil-A Bowl … Blocked field goals in last two games of season vs. Arkansas and Clemson … Set a prior career-best with seven tackles in final home game vs. Ole Miss … Added six tackles in win over Idaho in week 3 … Had a sack for an 11-yard loss and forced a fumble in 14-6 road loss to Florida … Had four tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack for a 4-yard loss in road win over Texas A&M … Had at least a half-tackle for loss in six of LSU’s first eight games. 

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2011)
A leader at defensive tackle for the Tigers who played in all 14 games with 13 starts … Shined in his first season as a starter on the defensive line … Finished the year ranked sixth on the team in total tackles with 57, including 6.5 tackles for loss and three sacks … Tied a career high with six tackles in the BCS Championship Game against Alabama … Recorded a team-best one sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in the BCS title game … Earned five solo tackles and a forced fumble against Georgia in the SEC Championship Game … Set a career high with six tackles against Western Kentucky … Tallied five tackles and also recorded a key blocked field goal at Alabama in the second quarter … Added a sack and 1.5 TFLs against Kentucky … Picked up SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after he paced the LSU defense at Mississippi State with five tackles and shattering his career mark for TFLs with 3.0 … He also picked up his first career sack at MSU … Made his first career start at right defensive tackle against Oregon and came up big with four tackles and a pass breakup. 
 
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2010)
Played in three games as a redshirt freshman in 2010 … Saw action against Vanderbilt, McNeese State and Louisiana-Monroe … Posted five tackles against Louisiana-Monroe, including 0.5 tackles for a loss.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2009)
Redshirted during his first year with the Tigers in 2009.

HIGH SCHOOL
As a senior, totaled 116 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 15 sacks … Named 2A first-team all-state for the second year in a row as a senior … Named District 3-2A Defensive MVP as a senior … Piled up 93 tackles and 15 tackles for loss as a junior … Selected first-team all-state in Class 2A as a junior … Named District 3-2A Defensive Co-MVP, sharing the honor will fellow LSU commitment Chris Davenport of Mansfield … A four-year starter at defensive end at Red River High School … Named to the SuperPrep Louisiana Top 40 … Rated as a three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com … Rated as the No. 33 weak side defensive end by Rivals.com … Rated as the No. 65 defensive end by Scout.com … Rated as the No. 76 defensive end by ESPN U … Rated as the No. 9 player in the state of Louisiana by Rivals.com … Named to the New Orleans Times Picayune Blue Chip List and the Baton Rouge Advocate Second Dozen … Coached by Reginald Prealow.

PERSONAL
Full name is Bennie Cordell Logan … Goes by Bennie … Born Dec. 28, 1989, in Shreveport, La. … Parents are Bennie Frost and Sandra Logan … Has seven siblings – Lacey, Jeremy, Corey, Adrian, Jessica, Carl, and Mark … Majoring in general studies.

CAREER HIGHS 
Total tackles: 9 vs. Clemson, 2012
Tackles for loss: 3.0 at Mississippi State, 2011
Sacks: 1.0, five times (Last: at Texas A&M, 2012)

LOGAN’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS