How some of the young guns fared in first real action

Looking at the young guns and how they played for LSU.

Zavier Carter, Freshman Linebacker

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Zavier Carter is another blue-chip recruit that was a part of LSU’s 2021 class.

The four-star pass rusher from Atlanta, Georgia saw his first significant action on defense in the bowl game. He took a few snaps in LSU’s win against McNeese in September.

Carter is athletic and brings a lot of speed of the edge. There were a couple of times on Tuesday where he looked to bring some pressure, but could not close the deal for a sack.

As an edge rusher, Carter isn’t going to do much in the run game but he did record a tackle. He held his own the few times he had to split out in pass coverage as well.

If Carter can fine-tune some things, he looks like a guy that can contribute to LSU in the future, whether it’s in 2022 or further down the road.

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