Our weekly look at LSU's top performers this season up to this point:
1. DE Sam Montgomery: Still leads the Tigers with 6.5 tackles for loss and has two sacks. He's been better against better opponents, and with LSU heading into a grueling stretch, one might expect him to pick up his game.
2. DT Anthony Johnson: The most active Tiger defensive lineman, he has 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss while routinely forcing the line to collapse.
1. DE Sam Montgomery: Still leads the Tigers with 6.5 tackles for loss and has two sacks. He's been better against better opponents, and with LSU heading into a grueling stretch, one might expect him to pick up his game.
2. DT Anthony Johnson: The most active Tiger defensive lineman, he has 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for loss while routinely forcing the line to collapse.
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Gary Laney joined ESPN.com in 2012 after spending a year and a half as online sports editor of the Baton Rouge (La.) Advocate. Before that, he covered LSU sports for the Advocate. He has also been the sports editor at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise and covered McNeese State athletics for the Lake Charles (La.) American Press. Laney currently lives in Baton Rouge. Email him at glaneyespn@gmail.com