LaRon Landry

Ht: 6-0.5 Wt: 213 40: 4.36

Position: FS

Date of Birth: 10/17/1984

Birthplace: Hahnville, LA

Class: Senior

High School: Hahnville HS

(Boutte, LA)

College: LSU

Washington Redskins-LaRon Landry-S-LSU

The breakdown: LaRon Landry is the best defensive player in this draft regardless of position. He was a highly-touted prospect coming out of high school and the standout safety hasn’t disappointed ever since he was an impact player as a true freshman in Baton Rouge. He racked up 80 tackles, four pass breakups, two interceptions, and four sacks during his rookie campaign. Those numbers were good enough to land him on the All-SEC second team, which is amazing for a true freshman. Fast forward to four years later and Landry is easily the best prospect in the secondary in the 2007 NFL Draft. He has the best combination of instincts, speed, and open field tackling ability of any safety in the draft. He has a very smooth backpedal, good footwork, and excellent recovery speed. The former Tiger is a ferocious hitter and is blessed with a ridiculous amount of closing speed. LSU brought him up in the box numerous times for run support and in blitz packages. He thrived in both situations because of his amazing open field tackling ability. Landry also has the ability to blitz from nearly anywhere on the field because of his jaw-dropping speed. Over the years, he has delivered several punishing blows to SEC quarterbacks (just ask Brodie Croyle how hard this guy hits!). He’s excellent at reading the offensive formation and won’t be fooled by play action very often.

The four-time All-SEC selection will work with Sean Taylor to form one of the NFL’s most devastating safety combinations. (I’ve told a few friends that I’m not sure which one Sean Taylor is headed to faster, prison or the Hall of Fame, but if he stays out of one of them, he is surely headed to the other.) A little known fact about Landry: he was a shifty dual-threat quarterback in his high school days at Hahnville High School in Boutte, Louisiana. During his senior season he threw for 1,639 yards and 16 touchdowns while also chewing up 693 yards on the ground and scoring 12 touchdowns. He never played offense for LSU, but Landry did a remarkable job of quarterbacking the LSU defense for the past four years. He was excellent at not only putting himself in position to make plays, but making sure his teammates were setup in the right places as well. I spoke to LSU defensive coordinator Bo Pelini for a few seconds about Landry and he had nothing but good things to say about the kid. Standing at 6’2, 205 pounds and blessed with a blazing 4.35-40 yard dash time, Landry will be the next elite safety in the NFL. He’s bursting at the seams with both athletic ability and football talent. There is simply no way you can go wrong with this kid. Opposing offensive coordinators are going to hate life against the Redskins, because they’ll have to go against two of the games most punishing hitters in Taylor and Landry. They’ll be an all-pro tandem that will give opposing teams fits.

Pick rating: 10/10

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