The LSU Tigers won the national championship in 2019 with a wealth of talent on both sides of the ball, with quarterback Joe Burrow taking a good bit of the spotlight.
After the season, Burrow and a host of other former Tigers were selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.
While most teams couldn’t contend after losing so many stars, the Tigers can. A big reason why LSU is ranked inside the top 10 in 2020 is that the Tigers have superstars on both sides of the ball.
Junior wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who caught 84 passes for 1,780 yards and 20 touchdowns. He averaged an unbelievable 21 yards per receptions and was named an All-American, in addition to winning the Biletnikoff Award.
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Defensively, one key player LSU returns is sophomore cornerback Derek Stingley.
Stingley, the most decorated freshman in LSU history, had a season to remember in 2019. Not only did he lead the SEC in interceptions, but he was also a first-team All-SEC pick and a consensus first-team All-American.
Chase and Stingley are, unquestionably, two of the best players in all of college football. 247Sports recently ranked all returning players across college football and had Chase ranked No. 4 and Stingley ranked No. 5.
New: #LSU was the lone CFB team to land two players in the Top 10 of the newest @247Sports Top 50 rankings.
Ja'Marr Chase and Derek Stingley Jr. both soared up the list following huge 2019 seasons.https://t.co/l6LbVzcUHL pic.twitter.com/xMyje2K58p
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) July 28, 2020
It’s no surprise to see either player ranked so high.
Whether there is a college football season or not, you can expect to see Chase among the top picks in next year’s NFL Draft.
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