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Cardinals hosting LSU C Charles Turner III Tuesday

Turner started 25 games at center for LSU over the last two seasons.

The Arizona Cardinals’ line of official top-30 prospect visits continues this week. After hosting a pair of prospects on Monday, they will have an offensive lineman in on Tuesday.

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, they will bring LSU’s Charlie Turner III for on official visit on Tuesday.

Turner is a center prospect.

He is 6-foot-3 and 303 pounds with 34-inch arms.

He started 13 games in 2023 at center for LSU, snapping the ball to Heisman-winning quarterback Jayden Daniels.

He started 26 games over his college career, 25 at center and one at right tackle. He began college as a tight end and gained 50 pound to move to the offensive line.

He is a player to watch for on Day 3 of the draft, as the Cardinal have five selections in Rounds 4-7.

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Photos of LSU players at the 2024 NFL combine, including Brian Thomas Jr.’s historic performance

Brian Thomas Jr. headlined LSU’s contingent in Indianapolis this weekend after he posted one of the best receiver combines ever.

The 2024 NFL scouting combine is in the books, and it was a busy weekend for former LSU Tigers and current draft hopefuls.

While LSU’s two biggest stars — quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] and receiver [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag], both of which are projected top 10 picks — didn’t participate in drills and only interviewed, a number of other players went through the full gauntlet.

That includes [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag], who may have helped his stock more than anyone in Indianapolis this week. Thomas registered the second-fasted 40-yard dash time among receivers and recorded a Relative Athletic Score that ranked 10th all-time at the position in the combine’s history.

It was also the best in program history for LSU.

Also in action this weekend were [autotag]Jordan Jefferson[/autotag], [autotag]Mekhi Wingo[/autotag], [autotag]Maason Smith[/autotag], [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] and [autotag]Andre Sam[/autotag]. Here are the photos from all of them in Indianapolis this weekend.

PHOTOS: LSU’s Jordan Jefferson, Charles Turner participate in the Senior Bowl

The Tigers had a pair of representatives at the Senior Bowl this week.

It was Senior Bowl week in Mobile, Alabama, and a pair of former LSU Tigers were in attendance hoping to boost their draft stocks.

Both center [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] and defensive tackle [autotag]Jordan Jefferson[/autotag] are viewed as likely Day 3 prospects, but they’ll hope their performances this week could change that.

Turner was a five-year player at LSU who started every game he appeared in at center over the past two seasons. In his career, he made 40 appearances with 27 starts.

Jefferson, meanwhile, was a transfer this season from West Virginia. He began the year as a rotational player but became a starter after [autotag]Mekhi Wingo[/autotag] went down.

Here are the photos from both players at Senior Bowl practice and Saturday’s game.

How to watch Charles Turner, Jordan Jefferson participate in Senior Bowl on Saturday

LSU will have a pair of representatives at the game in Mobile on Saturday.

It’s time for the Senior Bowl once again.

The event is a great opportunity for upperclassmen to boost their stocks ahead of the draft, and LSU will have two representatives in this year’s game. Center [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] and defensive tackle Jordan Jefferson are participating, and coach Brian Kelly was in Mobile this week during practice to support them ahead of the game.

If you’re trying to catch Saturday’s Senior Bowl, which will be held at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama, we’ve got you covered.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 Senior Bowl.

Brian Kelly elaborates on roles for co-offensive coordinators Joe Sloan, Cortez Hankton

Joe Sloan will call the plays, but Brian Kelly said Cortez Hankton will still have a “major role.”

LSU will have a new offensive play-caller in 2024 after previous offensive coordinator [autotag]Mike Denbrock[/autotag] left the Tigers to return to Notre Dame in the same role.

Rather than bring in an outside candidate, [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] opted to promote from within. Quarterbacks coach [autotag]Joe Sloan[/autotag] and receivers coach/passing game coordinator [autotag]Cortez Hankton[/autotag] were tabbed as the interim co-offensive coordinators for the ReliaQuest Bowl, and Kelly recently removed the “interim” tag from both their titles.

Visiting Senior Bowl practice on Thursday, where former LSU players [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordan Jefferson[/autotag] are participating, Kelly spoke to the media and addressed the roles those two coaches would occupy.

Sloan will be the primary play-caller, though Hankton will also have a “major role” Kelly said per On3’s Matthew Brune.

“Joe will take the chief responsibilities and certainly be the play caller,” Kelly said. “Cortez will have a major role as well but at the end of the day if you don’t like the play call you can see me or you can see Joe. I think we’ll have a clear delineation in terms of the roles. Both of them are outstanding. Joe will be the play caller, he’ll handle the quarterbacks and I think it’ll be a team approach. We’ve got great coaches. [autotag]Brad Davis[/autotag] does a great job with the offensive line, [autotag]Frank Wilson[/autotag], Cortez certainly, [autotag]Slade Nagle[/autotag] is an experienced offensive coordinator from Tulane who’s done great things and gives us an experienced play caller as well. I think we’re gonna lean on the group and Joe will get the lead in play calling.”

Both Sloan and Hankton are key recruiters for the Tigers, and keeping them on staff was a must, especially with the makings of an elite 2025 class. Now, we have some clarity on how the roles will be separated between the pair.

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Pair of LSU standouts to represent school at Senior Bowl on Saturday

Charles Turner and Jordan Jefferson will look to boost their draft stocks in Mobile, Alabama, this week.

LSU has two players in Mobile, Alabama, taking part in Senior Bowl festivities this week: center [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] and defensive tackle [autotag]Jordan Jefferson[/autotag].

Turner opted to forego a sixth season of eligibility at LSU to enter the 2024 NFL draft. The Tigers’ starter at center since [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] arrived, Turner started all 25 games he appeared in over the past two seasons and appeared in 40 games overall during his five years in Baton Rouge.

Jefferson joined the team as a transfer from West Virginia and was elevated to a starting role when [autotag]Mekhi Wingo[/autotag] went down midway through the season. He started six games, leading LSU defensive linemen with 36 tackles as well as seven for loss and 2.5 sacks.

His most memorable play perhaps came in the ReliaQuest Bowl, when he forced a strip sack in the fourth quarter.

Both will be in action in Saturday’s Senior Bowl, which begins at Noon CT and will be televised on the NFL Network.

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List of American team offensive linemen at 2024 Senior Bowl

List of American team offensive linemen at 2024 Senior Bowl

The Jets need offensive linemen. Just about everyone in America is aware of that fact. With Jeff Ulbrich acting as one of the head coaches this year for the Senior Bowl, the Jets will have a chance to get up close to plenty of this season’s options in the draft.

With so many offensive linemen, we’ll break this up into the American and National teams.

Coaching the offensive linemen this year in Mobile for the American team are Isaac Williams (Steelers) and Chris Watt (Colts).

Pair of LSU offensive lineman plan to return in 2024

The Tigers will be bringing four of five starting offensive linemen back in 2024.

LSU is set to return four of its five starters along the offensive line.

Both starting guards [autotag]Garrett Dellinger[/autotag] and [autotag]Miles Frazier[/autotag] plan to return to Baton Rouge in 2024 despite being draft-eligible, they reportedly told On3’s Shea Dixon. With tackles [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag] not being draft-eligible, center [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] is the only starter who won’t be back next season.

The pair has seen a lot of action in the last few seasons. Dellinger has started 23 of 34 games he’s appeared in over the last three seasons, including all 13 this past fall. Frazier, meanwhile, is a transfer from Florida International and has started all but one of the 26 games he’s appeared in since joining the Tigers in 2022.

LSU has seen some losses along the offensive line as [autotag]Lance Heard[/autotag] entered the portal and [autotag]Mason Lunsford[/autotag] retired, but it brings back a lot of starting experience and a promising young center in [autotag]DJ Chester[/autotag], who will likely replace Turner.

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LSU center Charles Turner declares for 2024 NFL draft

LSU will lose the most experienced player on its offensive line.

LSU is set to return most of its production along the offensive line in 2024, but it will lose one starter as center [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] opted to enter the NFL draft instead of returning to Baton Rouge for his final season of eligibility.

The move doesn’t come as a surprise. Turner accepted an invite to the Senior Bowl last month, seemingly indicating he planned to turn pro. The sixth-year senior was a three-star recruit out of IMG Academy in Florida by way of Canton, Ohio, and he appeared in 40 games over his five seasons at LSU, starting all 25 over the last two seasons.

Turner’s backup, [autotag]Marlon Martinez[/autotag], entered the transfer portal following the conclusion of the 2023 season. That would likely open the door for [autotag]DJ Chester[/autotag] to compete for a starting role in 2024.

A former top-150 prospect in the 2023 class with a lot of versatility, Chester redshirted in 2023 after appearing in four games.

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10 Tigers crack LSWA’s All-Louisiana college football team

LSU is the preeminent program in Louisiana, and it dominates the all-state selections.

LSU is the premier football program in the state of Louisiana, and after a 9-3 season that saw the team deliver one of the most prolific offensive campaigns in recent college football memory, its players litter the LWSA All-Louisiana Team.

[autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] is the headliner having also been named the LWSA’s Offensive Player of the Year. He’s a first-teamer and is joined by his receiving duo of [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] and [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag], as well as offensive tackles [autotag]Emery Jones[/autotag] and [autotag]Will Campbell[/autotag].

LSU added four more players on the Second Team with center [autotag]Charles Turner[/autotag] on offense and linebacker [autotag]Greg Penn III[/autotag] and safety Andre Sam on defense. Kicker [autotag]Damian Ramos[/autotag] was also named to the Second Team.

The Tigers will look to cap off the season with win No. 10 as they take on Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Monday morning.

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