Tyrann Mathieu breaks down his top five LSU athletes of all time

Tyrann Mathieu breaks down his top five LSU Tigers athletes of all time, admits he’s ‘a little biased’ with top choice

Tyrann Mathieu’s presence on the New Orleans Saints has lived up to expectations — after leading the team in solo tackles and interceptions last season, the veteran safety has continued to lead the charge on and off the field. Mathieu recently coached up dozens of young athletes from the New Orleans community at his Heart of a Badger youth football camp at the Saints’ Metairie practice facility, and afterwards he fielded questions from the local media.

Here’s a fun one. Mathieu made some compelling arguments for his choices when asked to rank his top-five LSU Tigers by Jacob Verdin of The Verdin Verdict sports talk show:

Son of former LSU athlete Chad Jones participates in Tigers camp

A son of a former LSU star was at LSU’s recruiting camp.

The son of a former LSU two-sport standout took part in LSU’s recruiting camp over the weekend.

[autotag]Chad Jones Jr.[/autotag] posted a photo of himself and [autotag]Frank Wilson[/autotag], saying he appreciated the opportunity to be there.

His father, [autotag]Chad Jones[/autotag], had an illustrious career at LSU.

Jones was a contributor on the 2007 national title team. In 2009, he was second team All-SEC and had one of the best single-game performances in LSU history against Mississippi State.

You might remember Jones’ from that week. Jones dodged several Bulldog defenders en route to a 94-yard punt return touchdown.

To go along with his football championship ring, Jones got one with the baseball team. He was a top reliever for Paul Mainieri’s group that year and helped clinch LSU’s title win in Omaha.

It doesn’t seem Jones Jr. has a scholarship offer from LSU, but it’s nice to see him at the recruiting camp. He plays for Southern Lab High School in Baton Rouge.

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