Get to know a 2023 LSU signee: OL Paul Mubenga
LSU signed 2023 offensive lineman Paul Mubenga, who enrolled this summer in Baton Rouge. Get to know the former Buford (Ga.) standout in our latest Q&A series.
Current height and weight… 6-5, 290
How are things going school wise for you at LSU so far… “School is going good. College is a lot different from high school, but nothing I can’t handle.”
What are you working on the most now that you’re at LSU… “Really being able to play both right guard and left guard. Also, knowing the center position and help the team out as much as I can.”
Favorite prospect in the 2023 class… “I like everyone. Really the ones that I got the chance to talk to a lot were Khai Prean, Kaleb Jackson, Dylan Carpenter, everyone really. It’s great to have them on the team.”
Closest friend in the 2023 class… “My offensive line teammates DJ Chester, Tyree Adams and Zalance Heard. We get closer by the day.”
Favorite sport… “Football of course, soccer and basketball.”
On what you’ll remember from playing during your high school days… “Playing the Mill Creek game at Tom Riden. The most intense game I’ve played in high school, it was fun.”
A recruiting story you will remember most… “One recruiting story I’ll remember most was when Coach Brad Davis told me on my official visited that in recruiting that there isn’t such thing as a silent commitment when I was leaning towards Michigan.”
On being part of the 2023 LSU class… “Being on this team is very exciting. You can feel the passion in the air. What is expected from us was established from Day 1 and the goal is to be consistent.”
Something that irked you about the recruiting process… “Something that irked me during recruiting was been told that I wasn’t big enough or that I needed more film.”
Why LSU… “LSU because they believed in me when I was recruited. It was not just the staff that recruited me, but the city as well. Academically, they had what I need and the resources to lead me to where I want to go and be beyond football.”
If not LSU… “If not LSU, Michigan and Texas A&M were close behind.”
Goals at LSU and beyond… “My goal here is to get my degree, to hopefully start at the guard or center position as a freshman if I take care of what I need to take care of or be in the second group. Win All-American, bring the Joe Moore Award back here. Average a 90 grade and get drafted. Once drafted, get back on the drawing board and do it all over again at the highest level possible.”
Favorite movie… Creed 3.
Favorite artist… “Hard to say, I still try to find one.”
Favorite celebrity… Denzel Washington.
Favorite pro team… San Francisco 49ers.
Favorite athlete… Tied between Quenton Nelson or Trent Williams.
Favorite food… Tough one, but home made food from my mama.
Something people don’t know about you… “I’m 17 and won’t turn 18 until November and I speak French.”
