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LSU wide receiver named a spring practice standout by On3

Kyren Lacy could be poised for a breakout in his second season with the Tigers. 

[autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] transferred to LSU last year after spending two seasons playing for the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns.

In 14 games as a Tiger last year, he hauled in 24 passes for 268 yards. He spent last season mastering the new offensive scheme. This year, with the loss of [autotag]Kayshon Boutte[/autotag], the Tigers need another wide receiver to step up for them.

Lacy proved that he could be that guy during the spring game last weekend. He ended the game with four receptions for 92 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown came off of a tremendous one-handed catch and a lot of broken tackles as he streaked down the field.

Those stats earned him a spot on On3’s spring practice standouts list.

Lacy delivered one of the top plays of spring game season during LSU’s spring game on Saturday, an acrobatic, leaping one-handed catch that he turned into a 70-yard catch-and-run for a touchdown. It capped an impressive spring for the 6-foot-2, 212-pound Lacy, a former Louisiana transfer who recorded 24 catches for 268 yards last year in his first season at LSU. “He’s come a long way,” a source said. Lacy had totals of 50 catches, 668 yards and 10 touchdowns in two seasons at Louisiana before transferring to the Tigers.

Hopefully, Lacy can carry the momentum from the spring into the fall as LSU looks to win back-to-back SEC West titles.

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Everything Brian Kelly said following LSU’s 2023 spring game

Here’s what Kelly said when discussing his second spring camp in Baton Rouge with the media on Saturday.

The Tigers concluded their spring practice on Saturday in front of the LSU faithful in an exhibition game.

In a game that ended in a 32-32 tie between the offense and defense, fans were treated to some big-time highlight plays including a 70-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage that was made possible by a fantastic one-handed catch from [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag].

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] took the podium after the game to discuss the scrimmage and his second spring camp in Baton Rouge. He covered a wide range of topics, including the quarterbacks’ performance, offensive line depth, additions on defense and his philosophy entering his second season.

Here’s everything Kelly said to the media after the spring game.

Photos from LSU’s 2023 spring football game

The Tigers concluded spring ball with an open exhibition on Saturday.

Spring practice is now in the rearview as we prepare to turn our attention to the summer, SEC Media Days and, eventually, fall camp.

To conclude spring ball, LSU held its annual scrimmage at Tiger Stadium on Saturday where we got the first look at the team that will look to defend last season’s SEC West title in 2023.

It was an impressive game for both quarterbacks in [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] and [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] while some newcomers on defense shined. Receivers [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] and [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag] also look ready to step up and provide options behind [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag].

We learned quite a bit on Saturday, at least for an intrasquad exhibition. Here were the best photos from LSU’s spring game.

Stock Up, Stock Down: LSU’s 2023 spring game

Here’s where things are trending as LSU wrapped up spring ball on Saturday.

It was a beautiful day for a spring game in Baton Rouge as [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU faithful got a chance to check out this year’s iteration of the LSU Tigers.

It’s only a spring game, so let’s not try to overreact either way. With that being said, let’s take a look at five things that I saw in the spring game.

We’ll talk about how I think LSU is in a great spot as far as signal callers are concerned. [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] and [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] looked great on Saturday.

[autotag]Fitzgerald West Jr.[/autotag] is making his impact felt on the defensive side of the ball. [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] showed that he could be the No. 2 guy to [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag].

On the opposite end of the spectrum, I think the run game could use some work.

Twitter reactions from LSU’s 2023 spring football scrimmage

It was an exciting day in Baton Rouge as the Tigers capped off their spring practice.

LSU ended its spring camp on a high note on Saturday with a public scrimmage in front of the Tigers faithful.

Fans were treated to a couple of impressive highlight plays — namely a one-handed grab from [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] that led to a 70-yard touchdown as well as a pick-six from true freshman linebacker [autotag]Whit Weeks[/autotag].

Quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] impressed leading the first-team offense, while backup [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] wasn’t shabby with the second-teamers, either. Both threw two touchdown passes and were very efficient.

There was also a lot of star power on hand for the game with [autotag]Angel Reese[/autotag], [autotag]Joe Burrow[/autotag], [autotag]Justin Jefferson[/autotag], [autotag]Marcus Spears[/autotag] and [autotag]Clyde Edwards-Helaire[/autotag] in attendance, to name a few.

Here were the reactions online from LSU alumni, fans and media.

Instant analysis from LSU’s 2023 spring game

You can only learn so much from spring, but the Tigers checked the main boxes in Saturday’s exhibition.

We got our first look at the 2023 LSU team on Saturday as the team took the field at Tiger Stadium for a scrimmage after going through warmups and some situational drills.

With the offense pitted against the defense, the game finished in a 32-32 tie, but quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] impressed leading the first-team offense, completing 10 of 11 passes for 168 yards and two touchdowns.

He started the game on a high note, finding [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] for a 70-yard touchdown after Lacy made a fantastic one-handed catch on the first play from scrimmage. Daniels also found true freshman running back Trey Holly, who also led all running backs with 26 yards, on a touchdown pass out of the backfield.

While Daniels and the starters looked good, [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] did a fine job working with the second team unit. He completed five of eight passes for 139 yards, and he had two touchdowns of his own.

One went to [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag] — who finished second behind Lacy in receiving with 66 yards on three catches — on an in route in the end zone. He also found [autotag]Landon Ibieta[/autotag] on a nice catch-and-run play.

Defensively, several newcomers were impressive. Oregon transfer [autotag]Bradyn Swinson[/autotag] had a sack as did early enrollee true freshman [autotag]Jaxon Howard[/autotag]. True freshman linebacker [autotag]Whit Weeks[/autotag], younger brother of [autotag]West Weeks[/autotag], took an interception off true freshman quarterback [autotag]Rickie Collins[/autotag] to the house.

Collins struggled in his first action, completing just three of seven passes for 25 yards and no touchdowns. He did show off his mobility, however. He wasn’t wearing a non-contact jersey and went for 19 yards on five carries.

Only so much can be learned from a spring game, but the Tigers looked as solid as you would hope entering Brian Kelly’s second season. Stay tuned to LSU Wire for more content from the Tigers’ spring game.

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WATCH: Kyren Lacy scores 70-yard touchdown in LSU’s spring game after absurd 1-handed catch

That was certainly one way to kick things off.

LSU started its spring game off on a flashy note.

On the very first play from scrimmage in the exhibition contest, quarterback [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] found a wide-open receiver over the middle of the field in [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag].

It wasn’t the best ball — it was thrown high and a bit in front of him. But Lacy, now in his second year with the program after transferring in from Louisiana, made a fantastic adjustment to the ball.

He reeled in an acrobatic one-handed catch, and what he did with the ball in his hands was almost as impressive as he dodged defenders en route to a 70-yard touchdown to kick off the scoring.

Lacy made 24 catches last year for 268 yards and no touchdowns, but with Kayshon Boutte and Jaray Jenkins heading to the draft, as well as Jack Bech transferring to TCU, he has the chance to see an expanded role this fall.

If he keeps making plays like this, that will almost certainly be the case.

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Projecting the stats for LSU receivers in 2023

Here’s what to expect from LSU’s receivers in 2023.

Despite losing [autotag]Kayshon Boutte[/autotag] and [autotag]Jaray Jenkins[/autotag], LSU returns a talented wide receiver room in 2023.

[autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] enters his junior year after leading the SEC in catches last year. Behind Nabers, there’s [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag], both of which earned praise from offensive coordinator [autotag]Mike Denbrock[/autotag] this spring.

There’s also [autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag], one of the sport’s most impressive freshmen in 2022.

When I did this last year, I got a bit too eager with the projections. This year, I’ve taken more of a conservative approach. With that out of the way, lets jump right in and take a look at what we might see from LSU’s receivers this fall.

LSU State of the Program: Breaking down the wide receiver room

Here’s how LSU stacks up at receiver in 2023 and beyond.

We still have a long way to go before toe touches leather in September.

With signing day and most of the transfer action in the rearview mirror, this is usually one of the quieter times of the college football calendar. That will soon change with spring practice fast approaching at LSU.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is set to begin his second year in Baton Rouge after a 10-win season in Year 1. Leading up to spring practice, we’re taking a look at the state of the program.

Position by position, present and future.

Now, it’s the wide receivers. Here’s a breakdown of how LSU shapes up at pass catcher entering 2023 and beyond.

(Check out our previous position breakdowns where we look at quarterbacks and running backs.)

Where Kayshon Boutte’s departure leaves LSU’s receiver group in 2023

The Tigers should be alright at receiver next fall, even without Boutte.

Wednesday was a strange day on the [autotag]Kayshon Boutte[/autotag] front for LSU.

After his surprise decision on Dec. 5 to forgo the opportunity to go pro and return to the Tigers in 2023, Boutte reversed course and declared for the NFL draft. Earlier in the day, LSU announced that Boutte would not play in the Citrus Bowl vs. Purdue on Jan. 2 but was still enrolled in spring classes.

Boutte returning to LSU in 2023 always felt a bit too good to be true. The junior was considered one of the top receiver prospects in college football entering the season after a monster campaign in 2021 that was cut short due to injury after six games.

He never developed a strong connection with [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] this fall and his production dropped, though he still had 538 yards and two touchdowns on 48 catches.

Getting Boutte back in an already talented receiver room would have given the Tigers one of the top corps in college football, but the outlook is far from bleak, even without him.

Though the team loses role players [autotag]Jack Bech[/autotag] (transfer portal) and [autotag]Jaray Jenkins[/autotag] (NFL draft), the Tigers will return leading receiver [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag], who had a breakout campaign as a true sophomore. He finished with 63 catches for 854 yards and two touchdowns, and he should be Daniels’ favorite target once more.

LSU also brings back [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag], who only had 330 yards on 27 catches but found the end zone four times, and [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag], a Louisiana transfer who saw an increased role down the stretch. [autotag]Chris Hilton Jr.[/autotag] should also return to the group after missing much of the 2022 season with a shoulder injury.

That doesn’t even take the new additions into account. LSU landed one of the top receivers in the transfer portal in [autotag]Aaron Anderson[/autotag], a former five-star recruit who was once committed to the Tigers. Anderson made a minimal impact as a true freshman at Alabama in 2022, and the New Orleans native has returned to his home state.

We also can’t forget the pair of recently signed top-100 prospects in [autotag]Jalen Brown[/autotag] and [autotag]Shelton Sampson Jr.[/autotag], who could each make an impact as true freshmen in 2023.

There’s no way to sugarcoat Boutte’s loss. He’s one of the game’s most talented receivers at this level, and his departure will hurt. But this is a receiving corps that certainly has the talent and depth to handle that loss.

Daniels should have no shortage of targets in the passing game next fall.

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