5 BEST LSU TIGER PERFORMANCES VS MISS ST

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By LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN

Following LSU's 31-0 shutout of Mississippi State, the Tigers were led by 5 standouts who stood apart from the rest, regardless of the complete team performance.

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5. DAVHON KEYS

10 TACKLES

1.5 TFLs

0.5 SACK

With today's 10 tackle outing, junior linebacker Davhon Keys has 6 games with double digit tackles in only 12 career starts, continuing to blow up plays behind or at the line of scrimmage, create pressure on the QB, force offensive linemen to take false steps his way (which unlocks pass rushing lanes for teammates), all as he plays dominant, strong, selfless, and cerebral-minded defense.

Sharing a sack alongside DT Stephiylan Green inside the red zone on a critical 3rd down (officially making 3 plays behind the line of scrimmage), Davhon Keys' relentless performances may go under the radar, or even attract unfair or undo criticism from non-ball-knowers, however, the LSU junior repeatedly shows his best when the purple and gold need it most....standing apart as an intriguing, heady player who is only scratching the surface of what's possible.

4. SAM LEAVITT

31/38

289 PASSING YARDS

4 TDs

0 INTs

-16 FIRST DOWN CONVERSION COMPLETIONS

Throwing 0 picks for the first game all season, Sam Leavitt performed with a clean, surgical brutality from LSU's backfield, slicing and dicing Miss State with one threaded ball through tight windows after another, launching progressive, nicely thrown swing passes to Jones or Tre Wilson, finding Jackson Harris working the middle for 2 TDs, and constantly keeping Kiffin/Weis's offense ticking.

Converting 16 first downs with his right arm (the offense converted 28 total), including 4 on 3rd down (2 of which ended up as touchdowns), tossing 4 touchdowns to Tre Wilson, Jackson Harris x2, and Malik Elzy, finishing just shy of another 300 yard passing outing, Leavitt is raising the bar more and more as a passer.

While a lot is made of Leavitt's rushing prowess & improvisational backyard football ethos, the rise of Sam's passing confidence & production is great news for Tiger fans......

LSU will need Leavitt to produce through the air more than on the ground if Lane Kiffin's Tigers are to embark upon a long winning streak & qualify for the College Football Playoff........and today is a promising indication of what is possible from #10 as a passer.

3. DILIN JONES

84 RUSHING YARDS

18 CARRIES

58 RECEIVING YARDS

8 CATCHES

Yet another 140 yards of total offense for running back Dilin Jones in back to back games.....a player whose importance continues to grow by the week, now utilized as a true dual threat weapon.....proving to be an effective outlet man through the air as much as he is a workhorse on the ground.

Dilin Jones now owns a resume with consecutive games where he caught 7-8 passes, punching in 142 of his 190 receiving yards over the past 2 games, flipping his numbers from last week vs Kentucky (84 on the ground, 56 through the air one week vs Miss St and 56 on the ground, 84 as a receiving presence @ Kentucky).

Despite LSU only rushing for a season low of 90 yards (there was over 20 yards lost on negative plays by other players that drained the overall numbers), Jones' outlet pass catching helped generate Sam Leavitt's boundless rhythm, while also acting as an extension or substitute of the running game....and the fact LSU passed 38 times and only rushed 31 attempts, showcases that fact:

Jones' receptions propelled the offense towards a clean, perfectly executed day, while forcing an extra Miss St defender to account for Dilin Jones at all times....a new wrinkle that'll pay huge dividends as LSU games get colder and closer.

2. JACKSON HARRIS

86 RECEIVING YARDS

2 TDs

6 TARGETS

6 CATCHES

Of course, right as Jackson Harris set himself apart as the team's WR1, already hauling in 2 TDs, recording just under 100 yards, and catching a big time 24 yard play on 3rd and 11, taking LSU to the 3 yard line, he hobbled into the injury tent with a bad ankle....yet another leading man down for the Tigers.

Harris missed the entire 4th quarter and rest of the 3rd, but early news to LSUOdyssey (as reported on our postgame show) "staff are hoping Harris did not suffer a serious ankle injury", and #4 will likely be available to go @ Auburn, pending further scans.

Already at 5 receiving scores (and a passing TD), leading the team in receiving with 456 yards, 27 grabs and 16.8 per catch, most arriving on critical downs, Harris has become the reliable nucleus of the Tigers' passing game.

1. JORDAN ROSS

6 TACKLES

2.5 TFLs

1 SACK

1 PBU

1 FORCED FUMBLE

Producing 5 drive-killing plays as he nearly stuffed the stat sheet to its fullest (only missing out on an interception), Jordan Ross wreaked havoc and collapsed Mississippi State's offense completely and utterly as the main star of LSU's defensive shutout.

Batting down a 4th and long pass, forcing a fumble, recording tackles for loss, and logging a sack on other 3rd down chances (tallying his first sack in 4 weeks), Ross remarkably raised his level right as the Tigers lost the nation's leading sack artist, Princewill Umanmielen, to an early head injury.

All as he fought through one missed holding or facemask penalty after another, Miss State's offensive front couldn't stop Ross if their lives depended on it:

On Saturday morning, Jordan Ross delivered a breakfast full of pain and defensive alchemy for the visiting Bulldogs, punishing backup QB Puckett, and slamming the hammer down on every nail in their purple and gold-decorated coffin.

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