2011 LSU roster

122 players. From 11 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (79) and Texas (13). The 2011 season.

Quarterbacks 6

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
12	Jarrett Lee QB4-star recruit	6′2″		Brenham, TX	1,306 passing yards, 14 TD
9	Jordan Jefferson QB4-star recruit	6′5″		St. Rose, LA	737 passing yards, 6 TD
8	Zach Mettenberger QB	6′5″		Watkinsville, GA	92 passing yards, 1 TD
15	Jerrard Randall QB4-star recruit	6′1″	186	Hollywood, FL
17	Jared Foster QB	6′0″	200	Lake Charles, LA
17	Stephen Rivers QB	6′7″		Athens, AL

Running backs 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
11	Spencer Ware RB4-star recruit	5′11″		Cincinnati, OH	707 rushing yards, 8 TD
42	Michael Ford RB4-star recruit	5′10″		Leesville, LA	756 rushing yards, 7 TD
4	Alfred Blue RB	6′2″		Boutte, LA	539 rushing yards, 7 TD
27	Kenny Hilliard RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Patterson, LA	336 rushing yards, 8 TD
18	Terrence Magee RB	5′9″		Franklinton, LA	133 rushing yards, 1 TD
35	James Stampley FB	5′10″		Baker, LA	2 rushing yards, 1 TD
44	J.C. Copeland FB4-star recruit	6′1″		LaGrange, GA	0 rushing yards
39	Jason Slaydon FB	5′9″	198	Westlake, LA
40	Tabari Williams RB	5′7″	170	Hiram, GA
43	Connor Neighbors FB	5′11″		Huntsville, AL
	Hayden Boudreaux FB	5′8″	242	Saint Marys, GA
	Shawn Burst FB	5′11″	219	Mandeville, LA

Receivers 13

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
2	Rueben Randle WR5-star recruit	6′4″		Bastrop, LA	53 catches, 917 yards, 8 TD
3	Odell Beckham Jr. WR4-star recruit	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	41 catches, 475 yards, 2 TD
10	Russell Shepard WR5-star recruit	6′1″		Houston, TX	14 catches, 190 yards, 4 TD
86	Kadron Boone WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Ocala, FL	7 catches, 82 yards, 2 TD
82	James Wright WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Belle Chasse, LA	5 catches, 41 yards
3	Jakhari Gore WR4-star recruit	5′9″		Miami, FL	25 rushing yards
80	Jarvis Landry WR5-star recruit	6′0″		Convent, LA	4 catches, 43 yards
5	Jarrett Fobbs WR	5′11″	197	Shreveport, LA
19	Jeffrey Lang WR	5′11″	190	Benton, LA
21	Paul Turner WR	5′11″	192	West Monroe, LA
46	Hunter Kinchen WR	5′11″	172	Baton Rouge, LA
81	Armand Williams WR	6′3″	196	Slidell, LA
	Michael Minaldi WR	6′2″	200	Lake Charles, LA

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
19	Deangelo Peterson TE4-star recruit	6′4″		New Orleans, LA	18 catches, 179 yards, 1 TD
88	Chase Clement TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Thibodaux, LA	7 catches, 96 yards, 1 TD
83	Mitch Joseph TE	6′5″		New Iberia, LA	2 catches, 9 yards, 1 TD
41	Travis Dickson TE4-star recruit	6′3″		Ocean Springs, MS	1 catch, 10 yards
45	Allen Buniger TE	6′3″	266	New Orleans, LA
47	Tyler Edwards TE4-star recruit	6′4″		Monroe, LA
84	Nic Jacobs TE	6′5″		Many, LA

Offensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Gabe Langlois OG	6′2″	310	Prairieville, LA
53	T-Bob Hebert C4-star recruit	6′3″	304	Norcross, GA
55	Elliott Porter C	6′4″	297	Waggaman, LA
56	Trai Turner OG	6′3″	316	New Orleans, LA
60	Will Blackwell OG	6′4″		West Monroe, LA
61	Ben Domingue C	6′3″	270	Lafayette, LA
64	P.J. Lonergan C	6′4″	305	New Orleans, LA
67	Corey White OL	6′3″	328	Baton Rouge, LA
68	Josh Dworaczyk OG	6′6″	300	New Iberia, LA
69	Alex Bonnette OT	6′2″	284	LaPlace, LA
70	La’el Collins OT5-star recruit	6′5″	321	Baton Rouge, LA
71	Jonah Austin OG	6′6″	330	New Orleans, LA
72	Alex Hurst OT	6′6″	331	Bartlett, TN
73	Chris Davenport OT5-star recruit	6′4″	330	Mansfield, LA
74	Josh Williford OG	6′7″	343	Dothan, AL
75	Evan Washington OT4-star recruit	6′6″	334	DeSoto, TX
75	Greg Shaw OT4-star recruit	6′5″	281	Hialeah, FL
76	Chris Faulk OT4-star recruit	6′6″	323	Slidell, LA
79	Matt Branch OG4-star recruit	6′6″	287	Monroe, LA

Defensive line 19

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
90	Michael Brockers DT4-star recruit	6′6″		Houston, TX	1 INT
9	Ego Ferguson DT4-star recruit	6′3″	283	Frederick, MD
18	Bennie Logan DT	6′3″	295	Coushatta, LA
47	Jeremy Peeples DL	6′4″	237	Selma, AL
49	Barkevious Mingo DE4-star recruit	6′5″	240	West Monroe, LA
54	Justin Maclin DE4-star recruit	6′4″	240	Memphis, TN
59	Jermauria Rasco DE4-star recruit	6′3″	247	Shreveport, LA
77	Josh Downs DT4-star recruit	6′1″	287	Bastrop, LA
87	Chancey Aghayere DE4-star recruit	6′4″	265	Garland, TX
89	A’Trey-U Jones DT	6′0″	285	Tickfaw, LA
89	Lavar Edwards DE	6′5″		Gretna, LA
90	Anthony Johnson DT5-star recruit	6′3″		New Orleans, LA
93	Cleveland Davis DL	6′0″	282	Baton Rouge, LA
94	Kendrick Adams DE	6′5″	255	Enterprise, AL
95	Quentin Thomas DT	6′4″	313	Breaux Bridge, LA
96	Mickey Johnson DT4-star recruit	6′1″	329	Covington, LA
97	Dennis Johnson DT	6′2″	285	Amory, MS
98	Jordan Allen DE4-star recruit	6′6″	254	West Monroe, LA
99	Sam Montgomery DE4-star recruit	6′5″	260	Greenwood, SC

Linebackers 17

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
58	Tahj Jones LB	6′2″		Sulphur, LA	1 INT
10	Nick Rice LB	6′1″	229	Coppell, TX
18	Lamin Barrow LB	6′2″	232	Marrero, LA
19	David Detz LB	6′0″	208	Leesville, LA
22	Ryan Baker LB4-star recruit	6′0″	236	Grand Ridge, FL
23	Stefoin Francois LB4-star recruit	6′1″		Reserve, LA
31	D.J. Welter LB	6′1″	235	Crowley, LA
37	Karnell Hatcher LB4-star recruit	6′2″	223	Delray Beach, FL
39	Josh Johns LB	6′2″	206	Baton Rouge, LA
46	Kevin Minter LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Suwanee, GA
48	Seth Fruge LB	5′11″		Welsh, LA
51	Trevon Randle LB4-star recruit	6′1″	210	League City, TX
52	Luke Muncie LB	6′3″		Klein, TX
53	Grant Leger LB	6′2″	225	Metairie, LA
55	Jarrett Hardnett LB	6′2″	246	Baton Rouge, LA
62	Edwin Johnson LB	6′1″	213	Baton Rouge, LA
63	Branch Kampe LB	5′11″	200	Rochester, MI

Defensive backs 21

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
7	Tyrann Mathieu CB4-star recruit	5′9″		New Orleans, LA	34 returns, 421 yards
17	Morris Claiborne CB	6′0″		Shreveport, LA	6 INT
1	Eric Reid S4-star recruit	6′2″		Geismar, LA	2 INT
13	Ron Brooks CB4-star recruit	6′0″		Irving, TX	2 INT
18	Brandon Taylor S4-star recruit	6′0″		Franklinton, LA	2 INT
24	Tharold Simon CB4-star recruit	6′3″		Eunice, LA	2 INT
6	Craig Loston S5-star recruit	6′2″		Houston, TX
16	Trent Hebert DB	5′9″	192	Cecilia, LA
21	Tayler Debusk DB	5′11″	199	Tupelo, MS
25	David Jenkins DB4-star recruit	6′1″	193	Jena, LA
26	Ronald Martin S	6′2″		White Castle, LA
27	Dexter Alexander DB	5′9″	189	Baton Rouge, LA
28	Ronnie Vinson DB4-star recruit	5′11″	185	New Orleans, LA
29	Sam Gibson S	6′1″	203	Prattville, AL
32	Jalen Collins CB	6′2″		Olive Branch, MS
34	Micah Eugene S	5′11″		Lafayette, LA
36	Derrick Bryant S	5′11″	195	Lawrenceville, GA
40	Rockey Duplessis S	6′1″	207	Belle Chasse, LA
44	Tre’ Sullivan DB	5′8″	179	Donaldsonville, LA
	Chris Wells DB	5′11″	176	Frierson, LA
	Robert Smith DB	6′0″	192	Friendswood, TX

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2011
30	Drew Alleman PK	5′11″		Lafayette, LA	16 of 18 field goals
38	Brad Wing P	6′3″		Melbourne, Australia	59 punts, 44.2 average
38	D.J. Howard P	6′2″		Baton Rouge, LA	7 punts, 38.9 average
30	James Hairston PK	6′1″		Dallas, TX
49	Austin Kinchen LS	6′2″	209	Baton Rouge, LA
50	Joey Crappell LS	6′2″	245	Patterson, LA
53	Logan Boudreaux LS	5′11″	218	St. Amant, LA
85	Alex Russian LS	6′5″	235	Round Rock, TX

Hometowns of the 2011 LSU roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).

Where the roster comes from

By state

Louisiana 79
Texas 13
Georgia 7
Florida 6
Alabama 6
Mississippi 4
Tennessee 2
Maryland 1

Top counties

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 11
Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 9
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 6
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 5
Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 4

Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–⁠2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size.

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2011 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.