With Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. off to the NFL, it will be a largely new-look receiving corps for LSU in 2024.
The next guys up who were already on the roster are [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] and [autotag]Chris Hilton Jr.[/autotag], who are expected to start on the outside this fall. But perhaps the most intriguing name in the room is [autotag]CJ Daniels[/autotag], a Liberty transfer who will take over the slot role this fall.
Daniels was a 1,000-yard receiver for the Flames last season and finds himself on the Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list. On3’s Jesse Simonton listed him among transfers to watch in Week 1 when the Tigers face USC in Las Vegas on Sunday night.
The Tigers must replace a pair of first-round receivers, so they went out and portal’d in one of the most explosive playmakers from the G5. Daniels finished second in C-USA with 1,067 receiving yards, with 10 touchdowns on 55 receptions.
On Sunday night in Las Vegas, the Baton Rouge native will get to square up against USC’s revamped secondary which features as many as five new starters. It will be interesting to see if he has immediate chemistry with quarterback Garrett Nussmeier.
It’s unclear how big of a role Daniels will play in the offense, especially with players like Lacy poised for a breakout. But if his production from the Group of Five ranks translates to the SEC, it could be a major boon for an LSU offense that is replacing a lot of production at the skill positions, across the board.
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