2017 Football Roster
Roster
Diarse, John

Jersey Number 9
John Diarse
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 214
- Hometown:
- Monroe, La.
- High School:
- LSU
Bio
2017 | SENIOR
Team Captain ... Played in all 14 games with 13 starts ... caught 35 catches for 575 yards and three touchdowns ... led TCU in receiving yards and was third in both receptions and scoring grabs ... had at least one catch in all but one game with multiple receptions in 11 of 14 contests ... recorded a season-best performance against Kansas with four receptions for 130 yards and a season-long 67-yard touchdown ... had a 12-yard scoring reception in the Big 12 Championship Game versus Oklahoma.
2016 | JUNIOR
Played in all 13 games with eight starts, making 33 catches for 442 yards and three touchdowns ... had career-best 139 receiving yards on six catches in win at SMU ... made season-long 75-yard touchdown catch on first play of second half at SMU ... had career-high seven receptions in win over Iowa State ... made at least one catch in every game of the season ... caught two touchdowns in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Georgia ... 33 catches, 442 receiving yards and three touchdowns all ranked third on the team ... also attempted two passes, both incompletions, against Oklahoma and Georgia.
2015 | SOPHOMORE (LSU)
Graduated from LSU in just three years, earning his undergraduate degree in sports administration in December 2015 ... played in all 12 games with five starts ... started final two games, both wins ... finished season with 13 catches for 137 yards ... had best game of season in bowl win over Texas Tech with four receptions for 45 yards ... had four receptions for 42 yards vs. Arkansas ranked fourth in team in receptions and yards.
2014 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (LSU)
Played in all 13 games with starts in the final three of the season ... caught 15 passes for 275 yards with three touchdowns ... scored touchdowns in season opener against Wisconsin, at Texas A&M and against Notre Dame in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl ... touchdown against Notre Dame went for 75 yards, marking the longest reception of his LSU career.
2013 | FRESHMAN (LSU)
Redshirted in his first year on campus at LSU.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played quarterback as a senior at Neville High School ... graduated in December of 2012 and enrolled at LSU the following January ... played 2013 US Army All-American Bowl where he caught one pass ... led Neville to the 4A Finals as a senior and accounted for 148 yards rushing, 151 yards passing and two touchdowns in the team’s 29-22 loss to Karr in the state title game ... named the 4A Offensive MVP by Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... named to the 2012 Class 4A All-State football team ... received the 2012 Louisiana Farm Bureau Insurance Mr. Football Award as voted on by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... a consensus four-star prospect by the recruiting websites ... ranked as the No. 10 prospect in Louisiana by Rivals.com ... named a PrepStar Top 300 All-American ... rated the No. 22 wide receiver nationally by 247Sports.com and No. 23 athlete by ESPN.com ... a member of The Advocate Super Dozen ... threw for 1,685 yards and 18 touchdowns while collecting 1,327 yards on the ground and 21 rushing touchdowns his senior season ... recorded three interceptions at defensive back as a junior.
Team Captain ... Played in all 14 games with 13 starts ... caught 35 catches for 575 yards and three touchdowns ... led TCU in receiving yards and was third in both receptions and scoring grabs ... had at least one catch in all but one game with multiple receptions in 11 of 14 contests ... recorded a season-best performance against Kansas with four receptions for 130 yards and a season-long 67-yard touchdown ... had a 12-yard scoring reception in the Big 12 Championship Game versus Oklahoma.
2016 | JUNIOR
Played in all 13 games with eight starts, making 33 catches for 442 yards and three touchdowns ... had career-best 139 receiving yards on six catches in win at SMU ... made season-long 75-yard touchdown catch on first play of second half at SMU ... had career-high seven receptions in win over Iowa State ... made at least one catch in every game of the season ... caught two touchdowns in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against Georgia ... 33 catches, 442 receiving yards and three touchdowns all ranked third on the team ... also attempted two passes, both incompletions, against Oklahoma and Georgia.
2015 | SOPHOMORE (LSU)
Graduated from LSU in just three years, earning his undergraduate degree in sports administration in December 2015 ... played in all 12 games with five starts ... started final two games, both wins ... finished season with 13 catches for 137 yards ... had best game of season in bowl win over Texas Tech with four receptions for 45 yards ... had four receptions for 42 yards vs. Arkansas ranked fourth in team in receptions and yards.
2014 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (LSU)
Played in all 13 games with starts in the final three of the season ... caught 15 passes for 275 yards with three touchdowns ... scored touchdowns in season opener against Wisconsin, at Texas A&M and against Notre Dame in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl ... touchdown against Notre Dame went for 75 yards, marking the longest reception of his LSU career.
2013 | FRESHMAN (LSU)
Redshirted in his first year on campus at LSU.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played quarterback as a senior at Neville High School ... graduated in December of 2012 and enrolled at LSU the following January ... played 2013 US Army All-American Bowl where he caught one pass ... led Neville to the 4A Finals as a senior and accounted for 148 yards rushing, 151 yards passing and two touchdowns in the team’s 29-22 loss to Karr in the state title game ... named the 4A Offensive MVP by Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... named to the 2012 Class 4A All-State football team ... received the 2012 Louisiana Farm Bureau Insurance Mr. Football Award as voted on by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... a consensus four-star prospect by the recruiting websites ... ranked as the No. 10 prospect in Louisiana by Rivals.com ... named a PrepStar Top 300 All-American ... rated the No. 22 wide receiver nationally by 247Sports.com and No. 23 athlete by ESPN.com ... a member of The Advocate Super Dozen ... threw for 1,685 yards and 18 touchdowns while collecting 1,327 yards on the ground and 21 rushing touchdowns his senior season ... recorded three interceptions at defensive back as a junior.
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