We’ve gotten over three quarters’ worth of a glimpse into what we can expect to see from LSU football in 2021, with several players making their presence felt in Saturday’s spring game.
One name that we’ve heard all day is Jontre Kirklin — and that’s hardly without reason.
Kirklin played offense for both teams in the scrimmage, but that doesn’t take away from how insane his stat line was today.
The wideout finished out the scrimmage with 16 receptions for 209 yards with two touchdowns.
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Here’s a look at one of those.
Jontre Kirklin has a nonsensical 15 catches for 199 yards and two touchdowns in the third quarter of #LSU’s spring game (he’s playing both sides on offense). pic.twitter.com/M2paQwdXDF
— Jeff Nowak (@Jeff_Nowak) April 17, 2021
Kirklin has been a versatile player for LSU, and is expected to continue making an impact for the offense moving forward as the team looks to redeem itself after finishing last season at 5-5.
Kirklin has seen a large bit of his time on special teams at LSU, totaling 16 receptions 264 yards with three touchdowns over three seasons.
All three of those touchdowns, along with 184 of those yards came during the 2020 season.
It will be interesting to see how he expounds off of this momentum in the fall, but there’s no question LSU’s offense is in good hands under offensive coordinator Jake Peetz.
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