Official Site of the Tigers · Apr 29, 2020
Eleven Tigers Head to NFL with College Degrees
BATON ROUGE – LSU is delivering more than just outstanding football players to the NFL, the national championship program is also sending 11 college graduates to the league.
With the conclusion of the NFL Draft and free agent signings over the weekend, 11 LSU players from the 2019 national championship team that were either drafted or signed free agent contracts are heading to the NFL with a college degree.
LSU tied the all-time record with 14 players selected in the NFL Draft and then added another six free agent signings. Every draft-eligible player from LSU's 15-0 team in 2019 is currently with an NFL team, the first time in school history that's happened in a single year.