QB Recruiting - Trends, Numbers and LSU Effects

LSU is currently very thin at the QB position, which most LSU fans would know.

The emphasis on QB recruiting needs to increase over what was put in by the last coaching staff and I expect to see a difference going forward. While we were able to pull in great WRs, the QB recruiting and play was lacking. I believe O and staff will be looking to improve this position group with top 10 talent. This is one of the only ways LSU will be able to get where they want to go.

A top 10 QB needs to be in every class, period. Priority should be for a mobile QB that has the arm talent - whether they classify as PS or DT, is of no real concern.

For 2018, only 1 of the top 10 PS QBs remains uncommitted, and there are 0 of the top 10 DT QBs left uncommitted, per the latest 247 rankings. Over the past few weeks, we have been making a push at a couple guys (Bohanan and Foster).

Where do we stand with Rogers? Or Cameron Rising? I would feel confident about the depth and talent if we could get either one, as they seems to be the only Top 10 talent we might have a shot at for the 2018 class. Rogers would have the year to rehab and get back to strength before competing for PT.

Looking forward into 2019 class, only 3 of the top 10 PS and 7 of the top 10 DT QBs are uncommitted, per 247 rankings. So over a year away from that signing class and half of those QBs are committed... committed to a school not named LSU.

While commitments can come and go, I don't want to bank on trying to get a prospect late in the process. As the numbers are showing, there is little opportunity to get a commitment from a QB prospect with this level of talent, within a year of the signing class. As a position group, they seem more ready to commit early. We need to build relationships with the QBs early on.

I look forward to LSU bringing in top QBs in upcoming recruiting classes to go with every other position group. There is ample reasons a prospect should want to come to LSU and the new offensive philosophy should help. I sure hope the staff is as tired of the lack of QB production as I am. Its about time.



(For clarification, this isn't an Etling thing... this is a QB thing that has plagued LSU for years. I am more hopeful the new staff will emphasize the QB recruiting where I had given up hope with the last staff.)