Will be a defensive leader for LSU in 2019 after having a breakout year as a junior … Moves inside in 2019 after starting 11 games at outside linebacker in 2018 … Good communicator on the field … Moved to the “Mack” linebacker position midway through the spring and his impact was immediate … Tough player – both mentally and physically – and is not afraid to step up and take charge on the field … Smart football player that has a true understanding of the game and makes others around him better … Tends to see things before they happen … Fast to the football .. Can also creep up and play on the line of scrimmage in certain situations … Played in 32 games with 12 starts in his career … 82 career tackles to go with 14.0 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks … Has been responsible for six turnovers (4 fumble recoveries, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble).
JUNIOR SEASON (2018)
Played in 12 games with 11 starts … Finished season with 54 tackles and tied for team-high honors with five sacks … Added 9.5 tackles for loss and eight quarterback hurries … Responsible for creating four turnovers (1 interception, 1 forced fumble and 2 fumble recoveries) … Returned a fumble 58 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Texas A&M … His touchdown tied the game at 24-24 … On Mississippi State first possession of the game, intercepted a pass and returned it 31 yards to the Bulldog 3-yard line setting up LSU’s only touchdown of the game in the 19-3 victory … Recovered a first quarter fumble in the Fiesta Bowl win over UCF that setup a LSU touchdown five plays later, giving the Tigers the lead for good at 17-14 … Had six tackles, including 1.5 for loss and a half-sack in win over Auburn … Tied career-high with seven tackles in wins over Georgia and Rice … Had six tackles and three quarterback hurries vs. Florida … Forced a fumble just before halftime in win over Arkansas.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
Played in 11 games and started for first time of career against Notre Dame in the Citrus Bowl … Responded with five tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against the Irish … Recovered a fumbles against Troy and Tennessee.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
Saw action in nine games as a true freshman in 2016 … Had perhaps his best game of the year in his first collegiate contest against Wisconsin … Had four tackles, including a tackle for a six-yard loss against the Badgers … Set a then career-high with six tackles, including four solo, at Auburn … Finished season with 13 tackles.
HIGH SCHOOL
One of five early enrollees for LSU in the spring of 2016 … Former quarterback at John Curtis before making the switch to defense at John Ehret … Ranked as the No. 46 overall prospect in the 2016 ESPN 300 … Led an Ehret defense that recorded three shutouts his senior year in 2015 … As a senior, helped his team to a 12-3 overall mark and a berth in the Louisiana 5A state title game … Invited to participate in the Under Armour All-American Game … Consensus four-star prospect by 247Sports, Scout, Rivals, and ESPN … Named to the Second Team Defense of the MaxPreps All-American Team and also named to the Louisiana All-USA First Team Defense … Ranked as the No. 10 outside linebacker in the country and the No. 8 player in Louisiana according to Rivals … LSWA 5A Defensive MVP as a senior … Member of the New Orleans All-Metro first team as selected by Nola.com … Named to the Baton Rouge Advocate’s Super Dozen for 2016 … Posted 60.5 tackles, 13 sacks, and two forced fumbles in 2015 … Coached by Corey Lambert.
PERSONAL
Born May 13, 1997 … Is the oldest of four children … Majoring in sport administration.
MICHAEL DIVINITY JR.’S CAREER HIGHS
Tackles: 7, 2x (Last: vs. Rice, 2018; First: vs. Georgia, 2018)
Tackles for loss: 2.0 vs. Louisiana Tech, 2018
Sacks: 1.5 vs. Miami, 2018
Quarterback Hurries: 3 vs. Florida, 2018
Interceptions: 1 vs. Mississippi State, 2018
Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Arkansas, 2018
Fumbles Returned: 1, 4x (Last: vs. UCF, 2019 Fiesta Bowl; First: vs. Troy, 2017)
Fumble Return Yards: 58 vs. Texas A&M, 2018