[autotag]ESPN[/autotag] recently released a list of players that most people do not know about that you should learn about before the start of the 2024 season. One of those “sleeper picks” plays at LSU.
[autotag]Da’Shawn Womack[/autotag] is the sleeper pick ESPN has listed in their article. Last year as a freshman, Womack played in 12 out of 13 games and recorded 13 total tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
The defensive end from Baltimore has a new defensive coordinator this fall as [autotag]Blake Baker[/autotag] returns to LSU. That personnel move gives me hope that Womack will have a great season. Here is what ESPN’s Mark Schlabach had to say about him.
“Sophomore Da’Shawn Womack was one of the most highly rated pass rushers in the Class of 2023. The Baltimore native showed spurts of production as a freshman, finishing with 13 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery in 12 games.
He was used mostly on third downs last season, and the Tigers are hoping he’ll become an every-down player if their defense is going to improve under first-year coordinator Blake Baker. The Tigers ranked 13th in the SEC in scoring defense (28 points), passing defense (255.6 yards) and total defense (416.6 yards) in 2023. If Womack can emerge as an elite pass rusher, it will make All-America candidate Harold Perkins Jr. even more dangerous.”
Womack will start for LSU this fall and hopefully, he will start the season off with a win against USC.
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