By Kyle Roberts
The last name is the dead giveaway that senior defensive lineman Ahmad Breaux would be thrilled to go play down in south Louisiana near the bayou.
And that is now a reality after Breaux put the ink to the paper to join the 2024 recruiting class for the Louisiana State University Tigers.
“It means a lot to stay in my state and go to one of my dream schools,” Breaux said. “It’s a great program, and an SEC championship winning program. It means a lot that I could be a part of that. My family doesn’t have to worry.”
Ruston head coach Jerrod Baugh said he feels like Breaux made a good choice, considering a lot of his family is in the southern part of Louisiana.
“He’s got some family from down there; I think his dad still lives in Lafayette,” Baugh said. “And so that’s going to be really big for him to go down there. And obviously, if you’re a kid from Louisiana, that’s kind of right what most of those guys want to go do and play at LSU, and I’m just very happy for him.”
Bearcat defensive coordinator Kyle Williams praised the group consisting of Breaux along with seniors Jadon Mayfield and Geordan Guidry, who also signed Wednesday to play college ball, for what they’ve accomplished for the program.
“They are extremely high character kids,” Williams said. “They obviously different skill sets, different sizes, and do different things, as far as it comes to play in. But to me, the reason that they have an opportunity to be successful is because of who they are. Away from football, they’re high character kids. They’re great teammates. They love each other and they love playing football.”
Breaux was named to the All-LPJ defensive team and to the All-District 2-5A team. For the year, Breaux totaled 44 tackles along with two sacks.
