LaRon Landry established himself as a Pro Bowl-caliber safety in his rookie season with the Redskins. He had 97 tackles, 1.5 sacks and logged two interceptions in the Redskins’ playoff game at Seattle (1/5) en route to being named to the NFL All-Rookie Defensive Team in 2007. He was the sixth overall selection in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft by the Redskins. During his time at LSU, he started 48-of-52 games and totaled 315 tackles and produced 15 turnovers. He was a four-time All-Southeastern Conference selection and became just the second player in school history to lead the team in tackles in three of his four seasons at LSU. His brother, Dawan Landry, plays safety with the Baltimore Ravens.
How Acquired: Selected by the Washington Redskins in the first round (6th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft
Pro:
Became the first rookie defensive player to start all 16 regular-season games for the Redskins since Champ Bailey in 1999
Finished his rookie campaign with 97 tackles (62 solo), 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery
His 97 tackles ranked third on the team and first among defensive backs
Named to the NFL All-Rookie Defensive Team
Named a third alternate to the Pro Bowl
Recorded the first two interceptions of his career in the Wild Card Playoff game at Seattle (1/5)
2007 Season:
Started all 16 regular-season games and one postseason contest
Recorded 97 tackles (62 solo), 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery
Named to the NFL All-Rookie Defensive Team
Named a third alternate to the Pro Bowl
Saw his first NFL action in Week 1 against Miami (9/9) and recorded four tackles on defense and two special teams tackles
In Week 2 at Philadelphia (9/17), recorded six tackles and a half-sack of QB Donovan McNabb; broke up a pass attempt from McNabb to Kevin Curtis on fourth down to seal the Redskins’ victory in the fourth quarter
Had a career-high 16 tackles at New England (10/28)
Totaled eight tackles, one sack, one pass defensed and a fumble recovery at the NY Jets (11/14)
Started all 13 games for the Tigers in 2006, earning All-American first-team selection by the Associated Press and the American Football Coaches Association, and was first-team All-Southeastern Conference pick; he was also a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award
As a senior, led LSU with 74 tackles (46 solo), one forced fumble, three interceptions and one sack
Recorded a season-high 12 tackles (9 solo) and blocked a punt against SEC rival and eventual National Champion Florida during his senior season
Recorded the final interception of his college career off of Brady Quinn in the LSU 41-14 victory over Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl
As a junior, started and played in 13 games at free safety earning All-SEC first-team selection by the league’s coaches
Finished fourth on the Tigers with 69 tackles (42 solo), three interceptions and one sack
Played and started 12 games during his sophomore campaign earning All-SEC second team honors. Tallied a career-high 92 tackles (53 solo), three sacks, five tackles for losses, one forced fumble and a career-best four interceptions
Played in 14 games with 10 starts during his freshman campaign. Recorded 80 tackles (54 solo), two interceptions, three sacks and four passes defended
Attended Hahnville High School in Louisiana where he earned first-team 5A All-State honors as a senior. He led Hahnville as a quarterback throwing for 1,639 yards, 16 touchdowns, rushed for 693 yards and 12 scores and intercepted eight passes on defense
Was a communications studies major at LSU
Has one daughter and is the brother of Baltimore Ravens safety Dawan Landry
