2012 LSU roster

122 players. From 13 states and 1 other country; the most from Louisiana (83) and Texas (13). The 2012 season.

Quarterbacks 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
8	Zach Mettenberger QB	6′5″		Watkinsville, GA	2,609 passing yards, 12 TD
17	Stephen Rivers QB	6′7″		Athens, AL	0 passing yards
1	Rob Bolden QB	6′4″	209	Orchard Lake, MI
15	Jerrard Randall QB4-star recruit	6′1″	186	Hollywood, FL
16	Brad Kragthorpe QB	6′0″		Tulsa, OK
17	Jared Foster QB	6′0″	200	Lake Charles, LA
19	Ronnie Arant QB	5′10″	165	Metairie, LA

Running backs 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
33	Jeremy Hill RB4-star recruit	6′2″		Baton Rouge, LA	755 rushing yards, 12 TD
11	Spencer Ware RB4-star recruit	5′11″		Cincinnati, OH	367 rushing yards, 1 TD
27	Kenny Hilliard RB4-star recruit	6′0″		Patterson, LA	464 rushing yards, 6 TD
42	Michael Ford RB4-star recruit	5′10″		Leesville, LA	392 rushing yards, 3 TD
4	Alfred Blue RB	6′2″		Boutte, LA	270 rushing yards, 2 TD
44	J.C. Copeland FB4-star recruit	6′1″		LaGrange, GA	67 rushing yards, 4 TD
18	Terrence Magee RB	5′9″		Franklinton, LA	0 rushing yards
43	Connor Neighbors FB	5′11″		Huntsville, AL	5 rushing yards
22	Ronnie Feist FB4-star recruit	6′1″	234	Edgard, LA
28	Jonathan Juneau RB	5′11″	198	Lafayette, LA
29	Stephen Scardina FB	5′11″	272	Baton Rouge, LA
34	Michael Davis FB	5′9″	187	Prairieville, LA
35	Devante Meullion FB	5′9″	253	Seattle, WA
39	Jason Slaydon FB	5′9″	198	Westlake, LA
40	Tabari Williams RB	5′7″	170	Hiram, GA
48	Taylor Stokes RB	6′2″	216	Monroe, LA

Receivers 12

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
80	Jarvis Landry WR5-star recruit	6′0″		Convent, LA	56 catches, 573 yards, 5 TD
3	Odell Beckham Jr. WR4-star recruit	6′0″		New Orleans, LA	43 catches, 713 yards, 2 TD
86	Kadron Boone WR4-star recruit	6′0″		Ocala, FL	26 catches, 348 yards, 4 TD
82	James Wright WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Belle Chasse, LA	18 catches, 242 yards
10	Russell Shepard WR5-star recruit	6′1″		Houston, TX	161 rushing yards, 1 TD
5	Jarrett Fobbs WR	5′11″	197	Shreveport, LA
13	Chris LaBorde WR	6′0″	191	Lafayette, LA
19	Jeffrey Lang WR	5′11″	190	Benton, LA
21	Paul Turner WR	5′11″	192	West Monroe, LA
81	Armand Williams WR	6′3″	196	Slidell, LA
83	Travin Dural WR4-star recruit	6′2″		Breaux Bridge, LA
87	Jordan Johnson WR	5′8″	184	Friendswood, TX

Tight ends 7

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
41	Travis Dickson TE4-star recruit	6′3″		Ocean Springs, MS	6 catches, 73 yards
84	Nic Jacobs TE	6′5″		Many, LA	5 catches, 58 yards
88	Chase Clement TE4-star recruit	6′5″		Thibodaux, LA	5 catches, 51 yards
45	Allen Buniger TE	6′3″	266	New Orleans, LA
46	Charles Mitchell TE	6′1″	200	Sugar Land, TX
47	Tyler Edwards TE4-star recruit	6′4″		Monroe, LA
85	Dillon Gordon TE	6′5″		Edgard, LA

Offensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown
52	Gabe Langlois OG	6′2″	310	Prairieville, LA
55	Elliott Porter C	6′4″	297	Waggaman, LA
56	Trai Turner OG	6′3″	316	New Orleans, LA
57	Cody Townsend OL	6′1″	288	Marrero, LA
61	Ben Domingue C	6′3″	270	Lafayette, LA
64	P.J. Lonergan C	6′4″	305	New Orleans, LA
65	Jerald Hawkins OT4-star recruit	6′6″		Baldwin, LA
66	Derek Edinburgh Jr. OT4-star recruit	6′8″	333	New Orleans, LA
67	Adam White OL	6′0″	260	Baton Rouge, LA
68	Josh Dworaczyk OG	6′6″	300	New Iberia, 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
74	Vadal Alexander OT4-star recruit	6′6″	329	Buford, GA
75	Evan Washington OT4-star recruit	6′6″	334	DeSoto, TX
76	Chris Faulk OT4-star recruit	6′6″	323	Slidell, LA

Defensive line 18

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
89	Lavar Edwards DE	6′5″		Gretna, LA	1 INT
9	Ego Ferguson DT4-star recruit	6′3″	309	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
90	Anthony Johnson DT5-star recruit	6′3″		New Orleans, LA
93	Cleveland Davis DL	6′0″	282	Baton Rouge, LA
94	Danielle Hunter DE4-star recruit	6′6″	240	Katy, TX
95	Quentin Thomas DT	6′4″	313	Breaux Bridge, LA
96	Mickey Johnson DT4-star recruit	6′1″	329	Covington, LA
97	Rion Gurnell DL	6′4″	235	Pearland, TX
98	Jordan Allen DE4-star recruit	6′6″	254	West Monroe, LA
99	Sam Montgomery DE4-star recruit	6′5″	260	Greenwood, SC

Linebackers 20

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
46	Kevin Minter LB4-star recruit	6′2″		Suwanee, GA	1 INT
52	Luke Muncie LB	6′3″		Klein, TX	1 INT
4	Kwon Alexander LB4-star recruit	6′2″	227	Oxford, AL
10	Nick Rice LB	6′1″	229	Coppell, TX
11	Lamar Louis LB4-star recruit	5′11″		Breaux Bridge, LA
17	Myles O’Brien LB	6′2″	205	Metairie, LA
18	Lamin Barrow LB	6′2″	232	Marrero, LA
23	Corey Thompson LB4-star recruit	6′2″	222	Missouri City, TX
31	D.J. Welter LB	6′1″	235	Crowley, LA
35	Lorenzo Phillips LB4-star recruit	6′2″	219	Patterson, LA
42	Michael Petty LB	5′11″	197	Alexandria, LA
45	Deion Jones LB	6′1″		New Orleans, LA
48	Seth Fruge LB	5′11″		Welsh, LA
51	Trey Granier LB	6′1″	227	Thibodaux, LA
53	Grant Leger LB	6′2″	225	Metairie, LA
55	Jarrett Hardnett LB	6′2″	246	Baton Rouge, LA
56	Logan Patty LB	6′0″	216	Baton Rouge, LA
58	Tahj Jones LB	6′2″		Sulphur, LA
62	Edwin Johnson LB	6′1″	213	Baton Rouge, LA
63	Branch Kampe LB	5′11″	200	Rochester, MI

Defensive backs 16

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
24	Tharold Simon CB4-star recruit	6′3″		Eunice, LA	4 INT
6	Craig Loston S5-star recruit	6′2″		Houston, TX	3 INT
1	Eric Reid S4-star recruit	6′2″		Geismar, LA	2 INT
26	Ronald Martin S	6′2″		White Castle, LA	2 INT
28	Jalen Mills S	6′0″		DeSoto, TX	2 INT
32	Jalen Collins CB	6′2″		Olive Branch, MS	2 INT
13	Dwayne Thomas DB4-star recruit	6′0″		New Orleans, LA
19	Derrick Raymond CB4-star recruit	6′1″	175	New Orleans, LA
27	Dexter Alexander DB	5′9″	189	Baton Rouge, LA
33	Vincent LeDuff S	6′3″	211	Baton Rouge, LA
34	Micah Eugene S	5′11″		Lafayette, LA
36	Kavahra Holmes CB	6′2″	184	Breaux Bridge, LA
39	Jerqwinick Sandolph DB	6′1″	201	Boutte, LA
40	Rockey Duplessis S	6′1″	207	Belle Chasse, LA
43	Tommy LeBeau S	6′0″	191	Monroe, LA
44	Tre’ Sullivan DB	5′8″	179	Donaldsonville, LA

Specialists 8

No.	Player	Ht	Wt	Hometown	2012
30	Drew Alleman PK	5′11″		Lafayette, LA	21 of 29 field goals
38	Brad Wing P	6′3″		Melbourne, Australia	59 punts, 44.8 average
38	Jamie Keehn P	6′4″		Gracemere, Australia	12 punts, 43.7 average
14	Trent Domingue PK	6′2″		Mandeville, LA
30	James Hairston PK	6′1″		Dallas, TX
42	Colby Delahoussaye PK	5′10″		New Iberia, LA
50	Reid Ferguson LS	6′2″	244	Buford, GA
53	Logan Boudreaux LS	5′11″	218	St. Amant, LA

Hometowns of the 2012 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 83
Texas 13
Georgia 6
Alabama 5
Michigan 2
Florida 2
Mississippi 2
Australia 2

Top counties

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana pop. 453,000 10
Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 10
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana pop. 431,000 7
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana pop. 158,000 6
Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 5

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’ 2012 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.