How refreshing is it to be able to trust the staff’s evals over the recruiting services?

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Agreed in principal, but our DL/edge class isn’t good at all

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I do think we need to get McKinley to replace Smith, but Edge is pretty solid as long as we get a good one (or several) next year.

Maybe Wiggins

Wiggins will be almost 280 lbs. He’s not an edge.

They will go to the portal again. It’s definitely a concern to not get a top edge rusher 2 classes in a row.

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Agreed in principal, but our DL/edge class isn’t good at all

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But what if It improves or guys like Jordan Jefferson get real good.

I saw a freshman line up on the edge last year, and was almost unstoppable

I guarantee you don't know what an "edge" by modern definition is(recruitmg services). It's a WDE or 3-4 Jack. Think Ojulari, Mingo even Sam Montgomery. Not Wiggins. He's a SDE. He and Savion Jones are essentially the same body and skillset. Neither translates to edge. Womack situationally or this year only. Expectations are that he also plays SDE down the line. That's what the coaches have said. It's not a rumor.

The jury is still out on that one we are in year two. Just saying

The 5 highest ranked recruits for LSU last year were

Perkins
Wiggins
Campbell
Howard
Emery Jones

If you asked who were LSU’s three most impactful freshmen last season Perkins, Campbell and Jones would likely be the three most listed Good thing the staff didn’t just go “star chasing”.

Had Simmons committed to LSU the OP would be celebrating how great the staff is because they landed a very highly ranked player. Unfortunately LSU didn’t. So now it’s “refreshing” LSU doesn’t just “chase stars”

I don’t think most of the guys understand that we run a 3-4 defense and your OLB is your edge rusher. Womack and Wiggins are not 3-4 edge rushers. They are DE’s that will have their hand in the dirt the vast majority of plays. That’s why Kelly went out and got 2 transfers at the position this offseason….