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Former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy after a record-breaking season in 2019. Before the season, Burrow was hardly on the radar as a contender for the honors.
With so many players around college football opting out of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we could be in store for another off-the-radar Heisman-winner this fall.
Brad Crawford of 247Sports recently put together a list of several players who aren’t going to be on any preseason lists for top Heisman contenders and included LSU wide receiver Terrace Marshall.
Marshall, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound junior from Bossier City, La., was LSU’s No. 3 receiver in 2019 behind Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. He caught 46 passes for 671 yards and 13 touchdowns.
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Jefferson is now in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings and Chase — last year’s Biletnikoff Award winner — opted out of the 2020 season. So, Marshall is LSU’s No. 1 wide receiver.
Here’s what Crawford had to say about Marshall.
Situated on the depth chart as LSU’s WR2 behind Ja’Marr Chase to open fall camp, Marshall is now the go-to option for Myles Brennan in LSU’s passing game following the Biletnikoff winner’s decision to opt-out. That means more targets for Marshall, who recorded 43 catches for 625 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore. Reliability is one of his strengths and what better way for Brennan to establish confidence as a first-year starter than to throw in the direction of a 6-foot-3, 200-pound pass-catcher of Marshall’s caliber. Another target to keep an eye on at LSU this fall is five-star freshman tight end Arik Gilbert.
As the No. 1 weapon in LSU’s pass-heavy offense, the talented Marshall could be in store for a record-breaking season of his own in 2020.
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