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2006 Third-Team Freshman All-America (Sporting News)

Goes into senior season as LSU’s starting middle linebacker ... Served as a backup at the position for the past three years ... Good athlete who has a knack for finding the football ... Has good range on the field and can play sideline to sideline ... Goes into final season with the Tigers having played in 36 games (five starts) with 91 career tackles, including 5.5 for losses.

JUNIOR SEASON (2008)
Backup middle linebacker who saw action in all 13 games, including two starts ... Starts came in wins over Mississippi State and Auburn when he filled in for an injured Darry Beckwith ... Finished season with 33 tackles and 3.5 tackles for losses ... Added three QB hurries and a pass breakup ... Had season-best six tackles in win over Mississippi State ... Had five tackles and a forced fumble in win over Auburn ... Capped season with four tackles, including one for a 3-yard loss in Chick-fil-A Bowl win over Georgia Tech ... Had a tackle for a 2-yard loss, one QB hurry and a PBU vs. North Texas ... Other tackles for losses came against Ole Miss and Tulane.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007)
A key reserve at linebacker who actually started two games in the absence of Darry Beckwith ... Played in 12 games with two starts (Ole Miss and Louisiana Tech) ... Finished year with 21 tackles, 1.5 tackles for losses and an interception ... Played well in both starts ... In first start of season vs. Louisiana Tech, led Tigers with seven tackles, including one for a 2-yard loss ... Added an interception and a pass breakup in win over Tech ... Had four tackles, forced a fumble and registered a quarterback hurry in road win over Ole Miss ... Missed the Kentucky and Auburn games with an ankle injury.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006)
Made an immediate impact both on defense as well as LSU’s kick coverage units ... Established himself as a key member of the Tigers’ linebacker corps, serving as the backup at the middle (mike) linebacker position ... Named a third-team Freshman All-American by the Sporting News... Saw action in 11 games with one start (vs. Ole Miss) ... Finished that game with a career-high and team-leading 11 tackles ... Finished true freshman season with 37 tackles, one pass breakup and a fumble recovery ... Had eight stops in the Tigers’ victory over Alabama and another six against Tulane ... Led all Tigers with 20 specials teams tackles.

HIGH SCHOOL
Considered the top linebacker prospect in the state of Louisiana as a senior in 2005 ... Graduated early and enrolled at LSU for the spring semester in 2006 ... Led Acadiana High School to its first ever appearance in the Class 5A state championship game in 2005 ... Ranked as the sixth-best prospect in Louisiana in 2005 by Tigerbit.com ... Named Baton Rouge Advocate Super Dozen and to the New Orleans Times-Picayune Top 16 Blue Chip list ... Orlando Sentinel All-Southern Team and a member of FSN South’s Countdown to Signing Day “All-South” second-team and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100 ... Named first-team All-Acadiana as well as Defensive MVP for the parish .. Second-team prep All-American as a linebacker in 2005 ... Academic All-State selection as well ... Finished his senior season with 98 tackles, including 17 tackles for loss, and three sacks ... Named Class 5A Defensive MVP for his efforts ... Had 112 tackles and 15 sacks as a junior ... Received all-district and all-state honors as both a junior and senior ... Coached by Ted Davidson.

PERSONAL
Full name is Jacob Arnie Cutrera ... Parents are Johnny and Julie Cutrera ... Born on May 18, 1988, in Lafayette ... Has a brother – John – who played football at Louisiana-Lafayette ... Majoring in business administration.

CAREER HIGHS   
Total tackles: 11 vs. Ole Miss, 2006
Tackles for loss: 1, three times
Sacks: 0
Interceptions: 1 vs. La. Tech, 2007

CUTRERA’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATS