LSU breaks school record, ties NFL Draft record with 10 picks through 3 rounds
By SDS Staff
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The LSU Tigers have dominated the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Tigers saw a school record 5 players drafted in the first round, led by No. 1 Joe Burrow to the Cincinnati Bengals. The Tigers also had 2 drafted in the second round — Grand Delpit and Kristian Fulton — and 3 — Damien Lewis, Lloyd Cushenberry and Jacob Phillips — in the third round. That makes 10 total players drafted through 3 rounds, which ties an NFL Draft record with Ohio State and sets a new school record.
Below is every LSU player who has been drafted thus far:
- No. 1 Joe Burrow, QB, Bengals
- No. 20 K’Lavon Chaisson, Edge, Jaguars
- No. 22 Justin Jefferson, WR, Vikings
- No. 28 Patrick Queen, LB, Ravens
- No. 32 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, RB, Chiefs
- No. 44 Grant Delpit, DB, Browns
- No. 61 Kristian Fulton, DB, Titans
- No. 69 Damien Lewis, OL, Seahawks
- No. 83 Lloyd Cushenberry, OL, Broncos
- No. 97 Jacob Phillips, LB, Browns
LSU had a historic 15-0 season that ended with an SEC Championship, College Football Playoff championship and a Heisman Trophy. Ed Orgeron’s LSU program is on the highest of highs, and the Tigers brand is all over the NFL Draft.
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