Most of us try to lose weight and avoid fast food to avoid packing on the pounds. But there are occasions when a person needs to put on a lot of weight and fast.
That was the case for freshman Ahmad Breaux, a standout defensive end for the Ruston Bearcats state championship team.
Breaux graduated from Ruston in December and arrived on the LSU campus in January to participate in spring football. He went through spring working as a defensive end, but because LSU was short on defensive tackles, Breaux was asked to beef up, so they can move him to the interior of the line.
To gain weight and more importantly muscle, you need protein, so Breaux turned to Whataburger.
“I was packing Whataburger, I’m not going to lie, I was munching on Whataburger for months,” Breaux said.
Breaux says his Whataburger diet led to him gaining nearly 35 points, and thanks to other foods he was consuming, he lowered his body weight by a full percent.
Breaux is listed at 285 pounds and when fifth-year senior Jacobian Guillory went down with a season-ending Achilles injury, the three-star prospect was the coaching staff’s choice to replace Guillory at defensive tackle.
Breaux says he’s had two coaches that helped him along way.
Former Tigers defensive tackle and Buffalo Bills great, Kyle Williams, is the defensive coordinator at Ruston.
“Coach Kyle told me before I even got here to do every drill full speed with your hair on fire,” Breaux said. “He taught me to have a mindset, never quit. He taught me how to work, how to play and how to be a man. It made me a better player than I would’ve been with anybody else.”
Now Breaux can learn from one of the best defensive line coaches in the country, Bo Daivs.
“Before I really had no technique, I didn’t know how to use my hands, I didn’t know how to use my leverage properly, but he really changed my game, people would say I’m an undersized d-linemen, I’ve learned how to my leverage to make me 300-plus pounds, not the naked eye, but to my eyes, because I can play like one.” Breaux said.
Breaux is one of several freshmen who is getting a chance to help a defense that continues to struggle.
The others are safety Dashawn Spears, defensive end Garbriel Reliford, cornerback PJ Woodland, and Dominick McKinley who was credited with 1.5 sacks in his first game last week.
Linebacker Xavier Atkins from Houston is another freshman who could get a chance with the season-ending injury to Harold Perkins.
A youth movement is on its way for LSU’s defense and they’ll be tested over the next couple of games against explosive offenses in South Alabama and Ole Miss.
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