BATON ROUGE – Grant Delpit, one of only nine unanimous All-America selections in LSU history, has been tabbed as a preseason All-America by Sporting News, the publication announced on Wednesday.
Delpit, who was a finalist for the Nagurski Trophy last year, is coming off one of the most impressive seasons for a LSU defender in school history. The first team All-Southeastern Conference selection, racked up 74 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks and led the league in interceptions with five in helping the Tigers to a No. 6 final ranking and a 10-3 overall record.