Lazarius Levingston - LSU Football Signee Highlight Video
	Les Miles Comments on Lazarius Levingston

Talented lineman who takes over as LSU’s starting left defensive end following the departure of NFL Draft pick Tyson Jackson ... Gathered experience as a backup to Jackson the two previous seasons and has played in 24 career games ... Great upside displayed by his 5.5 career tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks coming off the bench ... Goes by the nickname “Pep”, which was given to him by his uncle.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008)
Provided quality depth to Tyson Jackson at left defensive end ... Played in 10 games with no starts ... Registered nine tackles on the season and was among the best off the bench with four tackles for loss and two sacks ... Delivered his most productive game of the season against Ole Miss finishing with a season-high three tackles and one tackle for loss ... Had one tackle versus Troy ... Finished with one tackle for loss against Tulane  and had 0.5 tackles for a loss of one yard versus North Texas ... Recorded two tackles, including a sack for a loss of one yard, in season-opener against Appalachian State ... Delivered a key sack at the start of the fourth quarter of the Chick-fil-A Bowl that forced Georgia Tech to turnover on downs.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2007)
Saw limited action in each of the Tigers’ 14 games in 2007 ... Had eight tackles, including 1.5 in losses and a sack, on the year ... Recorded a career-high four tackles in LSU’s shutout of Middle Tennessee ... Had two tackles and his first career sack against Mississippi State ... Was also a key contributor on special teams where he teamed with Mit Cole and Quinn Johnson to form “the shield” on punts and played on the kickoff return unit.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2006)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2006.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the state’s top defensive line prospects for the Class of 2006 ... Named to Tigerbait.com Louisiana Top 20, the Baton Rouge Advocate Second Dozen, the Mobile Register Super Southeast 120 and the New Orleans Times-Picayune Best of the Rest ... Named 5A first-team all-state as well ... Finished a stellar senior season with 82 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, eight sacks and 11 quarterback hurries ... Totaled 89 yards in losses on the season ... Had four fumble recoveries, including two returned for touchdowns ... Junior season was cut short due to a torn ACL suffered in his second game ... Coached by Billy Laird.

PERSONAL
Full name is Lazarius Cortez Levingston ... Nickname is Pep ... Born Nov. 16, 1987, in Monroe, La. ... Parents are James Levingston and Marilyn Williams ... Majoring in communication studies.

LEVINGSTON’S CAREER HIGHS   
Total tackles: 4 vs. Middle Tenn., 2007
Tackles for loss: 1, several times
Sacks: 1, three times 
Interceptions: 0

LEVINGSTON’S CAREER DEFENSIVE STATISTICS