We’re coming down the home stretch as we prepare for the 2024 college football season, which officially begins on Saturday.
LSU is just over a week away from beginning its season against USC in Las Vegas, and the league coaches have now released their preseason All-SEC ballots.
Eight Tigers ultimately cracked the three teams with a trio coming on the first team in left tackle [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag], linebacker [autotag]Harold Perkins Jr.[/autotag] and all-purpose player [autotag]Zavion Thomas[/autotag].
Campbell and Perkins are likely first-round NFL draft picks next spring, while Thomas, a Mississippi State transfer, should have an impact both on offense and special teams as a returner this fall.
They’re joined by three more players on the second team in receiver [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag], who is likely poised for a breakout as he becomes the team’s likely No. 1 option, right tackle [autotag]Emery Jones Jr.[/autotag], who has been a bit overshadowed by Campbell but is a first-round prospect in his own right, and defensive back [autotag]Major Burns[/autotag], one of the few veterans on a defense that lost a lot of experience.
Finally, two players were on the third team in tight end [autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag], who has had two very productive seasons and could see an even bigger role as a junior, and long-snapper [autotag]Slade Roy[/autotag], who enters his third season with the team after transferring from East Carolina.
LSU has eight players on the Preseason All-SEC Coaches Team pic.twitter.com/mqpekNThB4
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) August 22, 2024
Thomas made another appearance on the third team as a return specialist.
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