A couple of weeks after it was reported that Chris Davenport was leaving LSU for another school in the state, the move has come to fruition.
Tulane announced via a press release that the defensive tackle was one of three players added to the team’s spring roster. Each of the three players is enrolled and eligible to play immediately.
“Chris is a big addition to our program and will have an immediate impact on our defensive line,” head coach Curtis Johnson said in a statement. “He was one of the top players in the nation coming out of high school and I expect him to have a big year for us. He is a big physical player that will make us tough on opponents’ running game and his size gives him the ability to disrupt the passing game as well.”
While Davenport was a five-star member of LSU’s 2009 recruiting class, he made very little impact on the field during his stay with the Tigers. Rated as the No. 4 defensive tackle in that class, Davenport ultimately moved to the other side of the line in 2011. He played in 23 career games with no starts.
Davenport may have been most known as one of the LSU players connected to the bar brawl prior to the start of the 2011 season involving then-starting quarterback Jordan Jefferson.
Another of the three players added to the roster will be very familiar to Tulane fans. Cornerback Jordan Sullen, who was dismissed from the team back in March of last year for violating University policies, is now back with the Green Wave and will participate in spring practice.
The return of Sullen is a boon to Tulane’s defense as he started the first 12 games of the 2011 season as a true junior before missing the season finale against Hawaii. For his career, Sullen played in 32 games.
Tulane had announced early last month that former Washington quarterback Nick Montana had signed with the team as well.
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