LSU Tigers College Football Preview 2021: Top Players
Best LSU Tigers Offensive Player
OT Austin Deculus, Sr.
The top five LSU offensive player list is going to be fluid throughout the season – please allow for a whole lot of forgiveness here.
Who steps up and dominates the quarterback job? Will one of the running backs take over? Who’s going to be the next superstar Tiger receiver?
At the very least, the sure-thing pro prospects are on the offensive front, and even that’s going to change by the week when it comes to who’s the best of the bunch.
Making this even weirder, the 6-7, 322-pound Deculus is probably a guard at the next level, but will likely stick at right tackle after the team’s best offensive pro prospect – Dare Rosenthal – left through the transfer portal.
Deculus is the most experienced blocker of the bunch, he’s the leader, and he’s going to be one of the biggest keys to this line going from underwhelming to dominant.
2. WR Kayshon Boutte, Soph.
3. OG Ed Ingram, Sr.
4. C Liam Shanahan, Sr.
5. OG Chasen Hines, Sr.
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Best LSU Tigers Defensive Player
CB Derek Stingley Jr., Soph.
Stingley is probably the No. 1 most talented guy on every NFL draft board and is at the very least of everyone’s top five. He was a star among stars on the 2019 national title team, and despite not coming up with an interception last year, and with just five broken up passes – almost no one threw at him – the talent is still undeniable.
After Stingley, the rest of the LSU top five defensive players is even tougher than the offensive side.
There should be a MASSIVE improvement on the Tiger D with a loaded group of talents who should start playing up to their upside. DT Glen Logan, LB transfers Navonteque Strong and Mike Jones, and at least three other Tigers belong on this list.
2. DE Ali Gaye, Sr.
3. CB Eli Ricks, Soph.
4. LB Damone Clark, Sr.
5. DE Andre Anthony, Sr.
Top Incoming LSU Tigers Transfer
LB Navonteque Strong, Soph.
With Mike Jones coming in from Clemson and Strong entering from the JUCO ranks, the linebacking corps just got two terrific new pieces.
The 6-0, 220-pound Jones made 45 tackles with seven tackles for loss and two picks during his time at Clemson, and now he’ll be a part of the LSU rotation with the range, athleticism, and versatility to make a big impact.
Strong is also a 220ish pound thumper who should be the next great LSU sideline-to-sideline tackler and stat sheet filler. If he’s not the best JUCO transfer in college football, he’s close.
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