When LSU takes the field this weekend, there should be some Destrehan flavor in the mix. Glen Logan is already turning heads with the Tigers, even as just a true freshman. The Destrehan alumnus is a 6’4, 284 pound defensive end who projects nicely into defensive coordinator Dave Aranda’s newly-installed 3-4 defense.
Logan earned his status as a top prospect and consensus four-star recruit through his stellar play at Destrehan, where he closed his career with 54.5 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and four sacks as a senior. Logan—alongside fellow Division I recruit Gerald Wilbon—formed an all-but-impenetrable wall against the run for opposing prep squads, a major reason the Wildcats haven’t lost a regular season game on the field in any of the past three seasons. Logan ranked as highly as the nation’s 69th overall rated prospect.
LSU coach Les Miles called Logan a “tremendous, big, physical man” when discussing the Tigers’ signing day class, which Logan helped rank as highly as the No. 3 class in the nation (LSU tied the record for signing ESPN 300 prospects in one class with 19). Aranda also has given indications that he is high on Logan and that the end is likely to play sooner than later.
He’s not the only Destrehan Wildcat to become an LSU Tiger of late, of course. Already waiting for him on the team is senior defensive back Rickey Jefferson, a rising factor in each of his seasons at the school.
Jefferson started nine games at safety last season and made 36 tackles, three pass breakups, one sack and one interception. He wrapped up his season by intercepting a pass in the Texas Bowl in LSU’s 56-27 romp over Texas Tech.
Those looking for Jefferson on the field this season should know that he’ll be sporting a different number: the former No. 29 will wear No. 9 in honor of his brother, former LSU and Destrehan quarterback Jordan Jefferson.
The LSU coaching staff seems to have high expectations for him; he earned an award from the staff this spring for his outstanding performance in the Tigers’ offseason program.
The senior’s rise through the ranks of the Tigers’ secondary has been all the more impressive considering Jefferson was not a full-time defensive back at Destrehan — he played both ways and earned a reputation as a game-breaking wide receiver and kick returner. Like Logan, Jefferson was a consensus four-star recruit upon leaving Destrehan
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