Lamar Louis Season 2012

CAREER
Starter at outside linebacker for parts of three seasons, including five games as a true freshman in 2012 … Played a total of 48 games with 17 starts … Finished career with 97 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble … Graduated from LSU in the fall of 2015 with a degree in sports administration … Wore No. 11 as a senior after wearing No. 23 his first three seasons with the Tigers.

SENIOR SEASON (2015)
Played in 12 games with two starts at outside linebacker … Was the first linebacker off the field when the Tigers went to their nickel package … Managed 30 tackles and 1.0 tackles for loss … Starts came against Syracuse and South Carolina, both LSU wins … Tied a career-high with nine tackles against Arkansas … Had four tackles in win over Auburn and four tackles and a tackle for a loss against Alabama.

JUNIOR SEASON (2014)
Played in 12 games with 10 starts at Sam linebacker for the Tigers in 2014 … Finished season with 29 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble … Picked up a career-high nine tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries at Auburn … Had three tackles and a pass breakup in LSU’s 10-7 win over third-ranked Ole Miss … Forced a fumble against No. 4 Alabama at the Crimson Tide 6-yard line … Fumble was recovered by Kendell Beckwith and led to LSU’s go-ahead field goal with less than a minute to play in the contest … Collected seven tackles, a career-high 1.5 stops for loss and a career-best two pass breakups at Arkansas.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)
Saw action during all 13 games and backed up D.J. Welter at middle linebacker position … Tallied 25 tackles and recovered a fumble at Mississippi State … Established a new career-high with seven tackles against UAB which tied for the team lead … Posted six tackles at Ole Miss … Registered four stops versus Furman.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
Played in 11 games with five starts in the last seven games of the season … Finished season with 13 tackles and two quarterback hurries … Pressed into starting duty for first time against South Carolina following injuries to Luke Muncie and Kwon Alexander … Responded with two tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries against the third-ranked Gamecocks … First extensive action came vs. Florida when Alexander went down with an injury … Recorded a career-best four tackles in road loss to Gators … Other starts came vs. Alabama (0 tackles), Mississippi State (2 tackles), Ole Miss (1 tackle) and Arkansas (1 tackle) … Saw his first action as a Tiger against Idaho (3 tackles) … Did not play in the first two games while recovering from an injury sustained during fall camp.

HIGH SCHOOL
Showed his versatility as both a running back and linebacker in high school … As a senior, had 293 rushing yards and one TD on 43 carries … On defense he made 37 solo tackles, two sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble in his senior season … A member of the ESPN All-Louisiana Football Team … An honorable mention selection to the 2011 LSWA Class 4A All-State Offense … Named to the 2012 Times Picayune Blue-Chip list … Ranked No. 111 in the 2012 Final Scout.com Southeast Top 150 … Selected to the 2011 Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … A four-star prospect according to ESPN.com, Rivals.com, 247sports.com and Scout.com … Rated as Louisiana’s No. 6 prospect by ESPN.com and 247sports.com, and No. 7 by Rivals.com … Listed as the nation’s No. 10 athlete by ESPN.com, while Rivals.com rated him at No. 18 as an athlete … Coached by Paul Broussard.

PERSONAL
Parents are Redell and Kennedy Louis … Born Oct. 2, 1993 … Graduated in the fall of 2015 with a degree in sport administration … Graduated high school early and participated in 2012 spring workouts with LSU.

LOUIS’ CAREER HIGHS
Total tackles: 9 twice (Last: vs. Arkansas, 2015; First: at Auburn, 2014)
Tackles for loss: 1.5 at Arkansas, 2014

LOUIS’ CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS