Safety Craig Loston entered LSU in 2009 as a five-star recruit, the No. 1 rated player at his position in the country and the No. 20 player in the nation overall according to Rivals.com.
A hand injury cost the defensive back the majority of his freshman, but it turns out that rookie campaign wasn’t a total loss.
According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, Loston was granted a medical redshirt for last season and will officially be listed as a redshirt freshman in 2010.
Loston is expected to compete for meaningful playing time in the Tigers’ secondary this season.
So he will be coming out after his Sophmore year instead of after his Junior year.
Seems like a “might as well”, but probably for naught, unless a five star DB was planning on being a fifth-year senior.