There aren’t too many players like Boris Lee.That’s how Eric Richeson, Lee’s offensive coordinator at Clinch County High School in Homerville, Ga., describes the Troy junior linebacker.Lee played several positions for Clinch County, and Richeson said he was effective at every one.”It didn’t matter what position we put Boris at. We knew he would succeed,” Richeson said. “He was a defensive end here and probably our best receiver on offense. He played tight end, linebacker and he kicked the football. He could do it all.”Now, the 6-foot, 231-pound Lee stars at linebacker for Troy. He said he defied some beliefs that his size would inhibit him at the position.”They always told me I was too small to be a linebacker, but I got here and it worked out at that position,” Lee said. “But I am a wide receiver at heart. When I am day dreaming at night, I am dreaming of myself as a wide receiver. That’s still where my fantasies are.”Lee led Clinch County in receiving his senior year, and he was named both defensive and offensive MVP as well.Lee said playing such a variety of positions during his three years as a starter was very beneficial for him.”It helps, and it puts you in the mind of the other guys,” he said. “If I am at linebacker, I know how the offense is thinking, while still knowing how the defensive player should be thinking.”This weekend against No. 20 LSU, Lee’s focus will be on the defensive side of the ball where he has found tremendous success so far this season. He is Troy’s leader in tackles this season with 84, including 7.5 tackles for loss and two interceptions. He had 82 tackles in 12 games in 2007. “I am pleased with where I am stats-wise,” Lee said. “But a lot of that is my teammates doing their jobs to put me in a position to make plays.”Richeson said Lee had similar chemistry with his teammates at Clinch County.”Everybody loved him, and he got along great with his teammates,” Richeson said. “We never had an ounce of trouble out of Boris the whole four years he played here.”Lee lived in Fargo, Ga., which is about 30 miles south of the school, and Richeson said he had to take a long bus ride to school every day.Lee was recruited as an outside linebacker after high school by many smaller Division I schools and Division II schools, including Northeast Louisiana, Valdosta State and Coastal Carolina. He burst onto the scene with Troy as a true freshman, amassing 62 tackles, six tackles for loss and three interceptions. He was also an honorable mention All-Sun Belt selection.Lee, along with seven other Troy defenders, have at least one interception this season, and the team has amassed 16 total. And the junior linebacker and the secondary are anxious to test the weary LSU passing game Saturday.”We know [LSU quarterback Jarrett Lee] has thrown a few picks this season,” said senior safety Tavares Williams. “We really want to get out and get our turnover ratio up on defense, put on some pressure up front and take over in the back.”Troy coach Larry Blakeney said the team is preparing extremely hard to face LSU. “We will have matchup problems with them. I just hope they aren’t totally across the board,” Blakeney said.  “They’ve got a big running back, big running game and big linemen on offense. I’m sure when they look at our film they are going to press. We need to work on Troy and try to get better ourselves for LSU.”Now that Lee is a part of the defending Sun Belt Conference champions, Richeson said he always knew Lee would thrive in college football.”He’s a great kid, just a very humble, very down-to-earth country kid from out in the woods,” Richeson said. “We don’t have too many like him.”—-Contact Rachel Whittaker at [email protected]