When we talk about schedule difficulty, we usually talk about the opposing teams as a whole.
One element that can fly under the radar is the individual players that LSU will have to face this fall. Not all of these guys are on good teams, but they’re stars in their own right.
Some players are so good that they can carry their team to victory on any given day. These are the guys that coaches spend hours focusing on in the film room in hopes of coming up with a game plan that can contain them.
Remember what Mississippi State’s Jeffery Simmons did to LSU in 2017? Dak Prescott’s performance in 2014 is another one, or even Arkansas wide receiver Cobi Hamilton’s entire career.
For the purposes of this article, I am not going to include Bryce Young or Will Anderson, the two Alabama stars that have a chance to be the top two picks in next year’s draft. To most, they are no secret and the clear-cut best players LSU will face in 2022.
From hard-hitting safeties to dynamic quarterbacks, LSU’s schedule is full of other guys that could give [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the Tigers some fits.
This list will be in the order of LSU’s schedule, starting with a Florida State defensive back.