Who was the better LSU nose tackle last year ??

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It’s going to be a difficult rotation to crack for any freshman, Harold.

Ed Alexander has been anxiously awaiting his turn as the starter at nose tackle and I’d expect a very big season from the junior. Alexander has split snaps with Greg Gilmore the last two seasons, but Alexander has arguably been the better option in the middle of LSU’s defensive line. That was made quite obvious after Alexander was injured in the loss to Mississippi State and when he was in and out of the lineup over the course of the season.

Consider Alexander as the starter, but expect redshirt freshman Tyler Shelvin to see plenty of action, too. Remember Shelvin, one of LSU’s highest-rated signees in the 2017 class, took an academic redshirt last season. He could practice with the team, but was ineligible on Saturdays. That should change this season as the mammoth-sized nose tackle should spell Alexander early and often.

Behind those two, it will be a toss-up between incoming freshmen Chasen Hines and Dominic Livingston. From a physical perspective, both are impressive. Livingston measures at 6-foot-3 and 340 pounds. Hines comes in at 6-2 and 335 pounds. So yeah, two more big bodies are on their way this summer.

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