#52 Princeton Malbrue Season 2023
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2021 Southland Conference Academic Honor Roll
2020 Southland Conference Academic Honor Roll
Enters second season with the Tigers … Transferred to LSU from Northwestern State following the 2021 season … Lends depth to the defensive line and also sees action on special teams … Appeared in 5 games in his first season at LSU in 2022 … Appeared in 12 games in college career (7 at Northwestern State, 5 at LSU) with 3 starts (all at Northwestern State) … 17 career tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack … Standout in the classroom as well … SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2022 … Brother played football at UL-Lafayette … Cousin Darnell Lazare played basketball at LSU … Majoring in sports administration.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2022 at LSU)
Appeared in 5 games … Recorded 4 tackles, all coming against Southern in his LSU debut … Also played against Mississippi State, New Mexico, Tennessee and Florida.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at Northwestern State)
Appeared in 2 games … Recorded 5 tackles … Had 3 tackles vs. Alcorn State and followed that with 2 tackles against UT-Martin.
FRESHMAN SEASON (Spring 2021 at Northwestern State)
Played in 5 games during the spring of 2021 … FCS season moved to spring due to Covid-19 … Played in 5 games, starting first 3 … 8 total tackles to go with 2.0 tackles for loss and a sack … Had 2 tackles for loss and a sack against McNeese … 3 tackles against Nicholls.
HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Lafayette Christian … Rated with 3 stars by 247Sports.com … Recorded 103 tackles (69 solo), 15 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 touchdown as a senior, helping Lafayette Christian win the state championship … Defensive MVP of state title game and was picked as the Defensive MVP on the Louisiana Sportsline All-State Team … Selected to the Acadiana Advocate All-Metro Small School Team and played in the Louisiana High School Coaches Association All-Star Game … As a junior notched 81 tackles (58 solo), 27 tackles for loss, 15 sacks, 4 fumble recoveries, 1 interception and 1 touchdown, earning second-team coaches all-state honors as LCA went 14-0 and won the state championship … Honorable mention all-state by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and was a second-team All-Acadiana selection … Played his first two seasons at Westminster Christian Academy, earning the team’s MVP honors as a sophomore when he also was named a Distinguished Christian High School Student Athlete … Earned Newcomer of the Year honors as a freshman at Westminster … Also lettered in basketball and baseball for four years while also picking up two letters in track and field … Second-team all-district basketball player as a sophomore at Westminster and won a state basketball championship as a junior at LCA … Member of the Beta Club and the National Honor Society … Two-year member of the National Society of High School Scholars.
Princeton Malbrue’s Career Highs
Tackles: 4 vs. Southern, 2022
Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. McNeese, Spring 2021 (at Northwestern State)
Sacks: 1.0 vs. McNeese, Spring 2021 (at Northwestern State)