LSU's Highly-Touted Freshman DL Trio Are Living Up To The Hype

By Staff Reporter•Aug 11, 20263:15 pm•Discuss the story27
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LSU's highly touted group of freshman defensive linemen has wasted little time making an impression during fall camp.

Deuce Geralds, Richard Anderson and Lamar Brown have all worked their way into the mix along the defensive front, with Geralds and Anderson seeing first-team opportunities and Brown getting work with the second unit at defensive end. All three could have a chance to contribute immediately this season.

Head coach Lane Kiffin recently spoke with Ed Orgeron about the talented freshman group and said neither could remember having a collection of first-year defensive linemen quite like this one during their coaching careers.

“I talked to Ed about that,” Kiffin said. “I was kind of thinking all the places over the years we’ve been and even when we’ve been together or separate and neither of us has had that.”

Kiffin added that all three freshmen have a chance to see the field this season, which stands out even more in the transfer portal era when veteran players often fill immediate needs.

“All of them have a chance to play,” Kiffin said. “Those three specifically are playing a lot, and it’s really exciting.”

Veteran LSU center Braelin Moore has also been impressed after going against the freshmen in practice. Moore, who previously played at Virginia Tech, said the young Tigers are already more physically developed than some veteran players he has faced during his college career.

“Man, those guys are going to be crazy talented,” Moore said. “Their future is so bright.”

Geralds brings pass-rushing ability to the group, while the 6-foot-3, 339-pound Anderson provides LSU with a massive presence on the interior. Brown gives the Tigers even more versatility with the ability to line up on the edge or move inside.

With several weeks remaining before LSU opens the season against Clemson, the freshman trio will be worth watching as Kiffin and his staff continue sorting out the rotation along the defensive front.

27 Comments
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xGeauxLSUx•3 months
Somewhere Glenn Dorsey is proud.
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LSUtoBOOT•3 months
Booger McFarland too.
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Juan Betanzos•3 months
Kyle Williams and Chad Lavalais, as well!
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LSU_Legz•3 months
Don't forget about Marcus Spears!
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LSUbest•3 months
Sounds like we're going to see the Tigers I fell in love with.
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CajunBullet•3 months
Two words for everyone, "Geaux Tigahs"!
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B00M•3 months
Seeing those three on the line knowing they are coming after you should make QB's very nervous and make mistakes the tigers will take advantage of. Looking so forward to seeing a nasty DL again.
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You can hear Coach O in the background yelling at them lol
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Russianblue•3 months
bold move by CLK bring Coach O back. I see very little downside. He’s got some serious talent, at the very LEAST, getting dudes fired up like NO other.
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Chalkywhite84•3 months
Lamar brown is powerful.
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Deadmanshand•3 months
LSU hasn't dominated in the trenches in a bit. This will free up the LBs to fly after the ball.
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Cajunlostincali•3 months
Eating up double teams opens others up to live in that backfield and allows the LBs to feast. Power finesse? That's a brick shithouse on rollerskates. Lemme get the baby oil. Gonna need a minute..
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SOL2•3 months
Turn the noise off
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KING NOLA•3 months
And also Edge Rusher Trenton Henderson is doing a hell of a job, he's not getting the pub the three monstars are getting only because he's buried a lil deeper on the depth chart. But, Kiffin is also praising the development of his young edge, saying Henderson is really coming along.
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CDawson•3 months
I’d say let’s allow them to play a game before we decide if they are living up to anything.
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lsuson•3 months
The line finna eat!
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StrongOffer•3 months
May rival the 2003 defensive line by the time they leave campus.
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TigerLectric•3 months
Win. And all this will be believable
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Tigrdynasty•3 months
Living up to practicing good?
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backbone•3 months
Getting coach O back was my favorite offseason move even over the portal.
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backbone•3 months
Coach O is probably the best recruiter in the country (bagman) and always has been.
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Popstiger•3 months
You don’t even hear Dom McKinley's name mentioned and he was last year’s 5 star
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America250•3 months
We talking bout practice man. We ain't talking bout a game. We talking bout practice.
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Gifman•3 months
Is it a requirement to blare terrible music at every practice ?
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America250•3 months
We Comin. Ed O
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