Soon after Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins announced his draft decision, he was joined by his championship game opponent. LSU safety Grant Delpit will forgo his remaining eligibility to enter the 2020 NFL Draft. 
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“We are champs. We hoisted the trophy for you and LSU fans everywhere,” Delpit wrote. “I’ve decided to move on to the NFL. I will carry the joy and excitement of this season with me forever.”
Delpit notched five tackles and one sack in LSU’s championship victory. All in all, he closed out three seasons with a combined 199 tackles, 17.5 sacks, seven interceptions, 24 passes defended, and two fumble recoveries.
Delpit has demonstrated the ability to lock down defenders in both man and zone coverage. He’s also an effective blitzer, as evidenced by those 17.5 sacks. He’ll have to tighten up his tackling form at the next level, but evaluators say his future is bright.
LSU is DB university
This dude was burned repeatedly during the Champ game.
I believe you may be thinking of another first round LSU DB, Kristian Fulton (number 1). I didn’t see Delpit getting burned much compared to Fulton, whom I felt had a disastrous game against Clemson. Fulton got beat all game and was whistled I think 3 or 4 times for DPI. He also missed a few tackles and was completely run over trying to make another. Dude got earthed.
That’s possible. I’d have to check, but I thought Delpit, at least in the 1st quarter. Was getting ripped by the announcers mercilessly. I remember thinking to myself they needed to back off a bit and that he wasn’t having THAT bad of a game.
He took a horrible angle on the long reverse TD play
I’m not sure why people think he’s a 1st round choice. I like his ability but I saw far too many missed tackles from him. Very raw athlete and will need time to develop.
You know a 1st round safety when you see one. He’s not. Doesn’t mean he’s not gonna be a HOF’er- just means he’s not worth a first pick.