The LSU Tigers lost a large amount of talent between the 2020 NFL Draft and the undrafted free agent signings that came after it, but they retain strong talent with players like safety JaCoby Stevens.
The team will obviously look a lot different, and it comes down to more than just the roster.
The defense will also operate a bit differently, with Bo Pelini taking over the defensive coordinator position after the departure of Dave Aranda to the Baylor Bears.
Stevens will be in a role that has him playing more of a traditional role in two-high safety look within 4-3 scheme.
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“The front is going to take care of a lot of that and the run game,” Stevens said. “I have to adjust but you have to be able to adjust. At the next level, you never know what’s going to happen. It’s good to get experience in different defenses. The difference for the safeties in the one-high defense and two-high defense is the front takes care a lot of the run. That’s the main responsibility.”
Last season, Stevens recorded 92 tackles, 9.0 tackles for loss, and 5.0 sacks.
The odds are stacked against LSU with the amount of players who needs to tap their potential in a big way in a season surrounded by unprecedented circumstances, and it will be interesting to see just how productive Stevens is in Pelini’s scheme.
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