LSU’s wide receiver room is banged up. [autotag]Chris Hilton Jr.[/autotag] is yet to play as his recovery from an offseason injury has been slow while veteran [autotag]CJ Daniels[/autotag] was out against Ole Miss.
On top of that, freshman [autotag]Kyle Parker[/autotag] is out for the year.
Entering the Week 8 contest with Arkansas, Brian Kelly offered an update on the status of Hilton and Daniels. Early in the week, Kelly said Hilton was day-to-day, but on Thursday Hilton’s status was changed to out.
As for Daniels, Kelly said he practiced this week and is good to go.
Getting Daniels back is big for LSU’s offense. The Tigers struggled to get the quick game going early last week, a place where Daniels has been big in 2024. Daniels leads all LSU receivers in short targets with 13.
On the year, Daniels has 20 catches for 239 yards. The Liberty transfer was one of the nation’s most efficient receivers last year with the Flames.
There’s room to take advantage of Arkansas in the passing game. The Razorbacks rank 85th in EPA/dropback allowed. Given Arkansas’ strength against the run, LSU should look to get Nussmeier and crew going early.
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