Greg Penn III, Freshman Linebacker
With no Damone Clark or Micah Baskerville, LSU was going to be largely dependent on a big night from Greg Penn III to get a win.
Penn, a true freshman, was a highly recruited linebacker out of Maryland. Coming out of high school, he was seen as a prototypical inside backer that can play downhill.
The bowl game was not his greatest showing. According to PFF, he was the worst-graded player on LSU’s defense. Kansas State was able to run the ball well as LSU didn’t get good linebacker play across the board.
Penn recorded just two tackles and missed a couple as well. He looked physically ready but didn’t always end up in the right spot.
He did have a good play on special teams that showed his ability to tackle quick players in space. Penn just didn’t look like he had it all put together yet.
Next, another inexperienced defensive back on display