This was a down DLineman year

Not on our Edge targets

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Not on our Edge targets

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LSU has never struggled getting skill players. I consider edge rushers skill players.

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I consider edge rushers skill players.

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Just reclassify the game huh

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Just reclassify the game huh

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Not really. They’re a linebacker/DE hybrid whose almost sole job is to rush the passer. Like a WR catches, and a RB runs, and a CB defends WR’s. Skill players.

Don’t be surprise………….

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Really unfortunate for us since that’s a position of need
Over all it looks like a down year for DLine.
But especially in LA. Doesn’t seem like we had any top end DLine come out like we have had recently.

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Truth is, last year was a down year for defensive linemen as well. Last year we signed two of the top three defensive linemen in the state in Quincy Wiggins and Tygee Hill, while losing J'Mond Tapp to Texas (who played in all of two games this year and had only one tackle). Another player rated somewhat high was Walter Bob, who signed with Alabama and ended up in junior college.

Bob had a big freshman year at Hutchinson CC in Kansas, by the way. He had 30 tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles and an interception. We might want to keep him in mind for next year's class.

Two other marginal defensive line players signed elsewhere - Shone Washington went to Georgia, where he played in one game this year and had one tackle, and Maxie Baudoin went to Tulane, where he also had only one tackle. We recruited Washington early but then dropped off him.

Fast forward to this year, and the top defensive lineman on 247's Louisiana rankings is TaDerius Collins, who LSU isn't actively recruiting. He's No. 18 in the state. No. 19 is Ashley Williams from Zachary, who I suspect we could get if we wanted him but we haven't done much with him. And then Dylan Carpenter is No. 21. There is no Louisiana defensive tackle ranked in the top 700 by 247 - the highest rated one is Kyran Bourda from St. Augustine, who's available and maybe we should look at him (he's no. 702 in the country).

So really, other than Wiggins you don't have a single defensive line recruit in the past two years from Louisiana who's much more than a run-of-the-mill 3-star player.

As highly coveted as defensive linemen are, that is a really rough run of luck the past two years not to have much of anybody to choose from inside the state.

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We've already offered 2 in state DTs for next class.
They will have to load up at DT next class, at least those 2 in-state guys and 1-2 out of state guys.

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Yep.
And they're gonna pull 2 or 3 DT's from the Portal this year - don't forget about the after Spring Practice Window - and go hot and heavy on the elite HS guys for next year.
For me Lee, Shand, and Swinton would be a plus haul for the early window. Still got Bowl season to shake out, too.
Pretty safe to say that's been the plan and they're already way ahead of us.

Kelly needs to find another Wingo clone in the portal

What does the dlineman class for 2024 look like. Any big targets we are after? Any instate?