Rather than being a massive honor, LSU's number 7 has been a massive curse

One of the greatest honors in all of College Football is being chosen to wear the Number 7 at LSU. It signifies greatness, and the players who have worn the number are some of the most iconic players in all of College Football. When you see the number you think of big-time players like Patrick Peterson, Tyrann Mathieu, and Leonard Fournette.

There are some people who have deep beliefs in curses across all of the major sports. The Curse of the Bambino haunted the Red Sox for nearly 100 years, the Madden Curse is a topic every year, and Cubs fans dealt with a curse haunting them over a Billy Goat.

When you think about the number 7 jersey in-depth, however, you may have to consider this number is cursed based on the results players have suffered since wearing the jersey.

After Patrick Peterson made the number Iconic at LSU, he handed the Jersey down to Tyrann Mathieu who rocked it for one solid season. Before Mathieu could finish his career in the Purple and Gold however, he was kicked off of the team a decision that still upsets fans to this day.

Leonard Fournette then rocked the number for three seasons and was incredible at LSU but, after a massive Sophomore season, an injury set him back in his junior season.

After Fournette, it was DJ Charks turn to wear the number and he was overall a solid player but, he wasn't as good as Fournette, Mathieu, and Peterson before him. Things really go off the rails after Chark as he chose to give the number to transfer Wide Receiver Jonathan Giles.

That's right, a number that was given to the best playmakers was given to a player who hadn't even played at LSU yet as Giles was transferring in from Texas Tech. After recording 69 catches for 1,158 yards and 13 touchdowns at Texas Tech, Giles was a non-factor at LSU recording just ten catches for 59 yards.

Grant Delpit had his turn with the number seven next and while Delpit still had a solid season, he did go from a projected top 10 pick in the NFL draft to a second-round pick.

The Tigers would then give the number to Ja'Marr Chase who ended up opting out of the 2020 season which was a disaster in its own right. The Tigers turned to Derek Stingley Jr to wear the jersey in 2021 and he played just three games for LSU suffering an injury as LSU suffered a disastrous season.

Then Brian Kelly came to Baton Rouge and the number was given to wide receiver Kayshon Boutte. As a Freshman and a Sophomore Boutte had varying results recording 735 yards and five touchdowns and 508 yards and nine touchdowns as a Sophomore in just six games. As a Junior, Boutte played the entire season yet he finished with just 538 yards and two touchdowns going from a projected early draft pick to a late 6th round pick.

Will Campbell has technically worn the number but, as a patch thanks to the NCAA rules and it has been fine since he's a projected top ten pick. Given the recent history of the Jersey however, Campbell should likely consider tearing the patch off but, he certainly doesn't believe in curses.

The latest player to actually wear the number seven however was Harold Perkins who played just four games before suffering a torn ACL in his Junior season.

Maybe the assignment of the number places too much pressure on the players as after Chark, LSU started hand-picking who would wear the uniforms. Maybe we all just hold the player who wears the jersey to a much higher standard given the history of the players before them. Or maybe the uniform is just cursed and a tradition LSU should let die.

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Note: All Stats via College Football Reference