LSU’s best pro football prospects enjoyed working out in the comforts of their own practice facility on Monday at LSU’s annual Pro Day, just two weeks after competing against the best players in the country at the NFL Scouting Combine.”I think things went pretty good today for everyone,” said former defensive end Tyson Jackson. “Being back on your home turf, I think everyone was more comfortable than they were at the combine.”Jackson is the player projected by many to be the first LSU player taken in the draft.The Edgard native participated in only the bench press after performing a full workout at the NFL combine.Jackson is projected by most to be a mid-to-late first-round pick.”I’ll be very pleased wherever I’ll be taken,” Jackson said. “I just got to thank God for the opportunity that I have.”Scouts said former offensive guard Herman Johnson and former defensive lineman Kirston Pittman are two players who improved their stock with their performances Monday.Pittman ran a 4.68-second 40-yard dash and outperformed his former defensive line teammates Ricky Jean-Francois and Tremaine Johnson in the bench press and the shuttle run.Pittman took part in defensive line and linebacker drills to show scouts his versatility as a defensive end in a 4-3 scheme or an outside linebacker in a 3-4.Johnson also performed well and weighed in at 356 pounds, down 43 pounds from what he weighed Jan. 24 at the Senior Bowl.”It’s all about business right now,” Johnson said. “I have to think nothing but positive thoughts and make this my new lifestyle.”   Johnson’s slender frame helped him improve his bench press by five reps from his performance at the Combine.”That’s been the big thing is my weight,” he said. “Can I lose the weight? Or can I maintain it? But it’s a whole different ballpark now because it’s all about business for me.”Unlike Jackson and Johnson, former wide receiver Demetrius Byrd didn’t have a decorated senior season and only caught 37 passes for 513 yards and four touchdowns in 2008.But Byrd ran the fastest 40-yard dash of the day with a 4.43.Byrd said scouts told him they want to see a better attitude from him this season after being frustrated with his role in LSU’s offense in the 2008 season.”I have been having to show off the last two weeks,” he said. “To show people that last season I didn’t have to get me the ball even when I was open … I had to show them that I’m still in it and show more character and maturity. People could see that I was getting frustrated a lot, and they say it showed on the field.”Former Tigers Trev Faulk and Bennie Brazell also worked out before scouts on Monday.Faulk last played in the NFL in 2007 for the New Orleans Saints. Brazell was drafted in the seventh round of the 2006 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and spent two seasons with the team before being released. Brazell, a former track standout, had problems in the 40-yard dash and finished behind Byrd. —-    Contact Casey Gisclair at [email protected]