LSU looks to have a lot of true freshmen who will play. True freshman of note is Jalen Mills out of DeSoto High School. He will be the starting LCB in his first season with the program. His high school teammate who played opposite of him signed with Texas.

Offense

QB
Zach Mettenberger 6'5 230 Jr.
Stephen Rivers 6'8 225 Rs. Fr

RB
Alfred Blue 6'2 215 Jr.
Kenny Hilliard 6' 230 Soph.
Spencer Ware 5'11 225 Jr.

FB
J.C. Copeland 6'1 272 Jr.
Connor Neighbors 5'11 236 Soph.

WR
Odell Beckham Jr. 6' 187 Soph.
Russell Shepard 6'1 195 Sr.
Terrance Magee 5'9 212 Soph.

WR
James Wright 6'2 203 Jr.
Kadron Boone 6' 207 Jr.

WR(3-wide)
Jarvis Landry 6' 190 Soph.

TE
Chase Clement 6-5 265 Sr.
Nic Jacobs 6-5 265 So.
Travis Dickson 6-3 230 So

LT
Chris Faulk 6-6 323 Jr.
Chris Davenport 6-4 330 Jr.
Jerald Hawkins 6-6 300 Fr.-HS

LG
La’el Collins 6-5 321 So.
Josh Dworaczyk 6-6 300 Sr.
Jonah Austin 6-6 329 Fr.-RS

C
P. J. Lonergan 6-4 305 Sr.
Elliott Porter 6-4 300 So.

RG
Josh Williford 6-7 334 Jr.
Trai Turner 6-3 306 Fr.-RS

RT
Alex Hurst 6-6 331 Sr.
Vadal Alexander 6-6 350 Fr.-HS


Defense

LE
Barkevious Mingo 6-5 240 Jr.
Jermauria Rasco 6-3 255 So.
Chancey Aghayere 6-4 266 Sr.

LT
Josh Downs 6-1 287 Sr.
Ego Ferguson 6-3 308 So.

RT
Bennie Logan 6-3 295 Jr.
Anthony Johnson 6-3 304 So.
Quentin Thomas 6-3 294 Fr.-RS

RE
Sam Montgomery 6-5 260 Jr.
Lavar Edwards 6-5 258 Sr.
Jordan Allen 6-6 253 So.

Sam
Luke Muncie 6-3 210 Jr.
58 Tahj Jones 6-2 205 Jr.
-or- Lamar Louis 6-0 220 Fr.-HS
-or- Kwon Alexander 6-2 215 Fr.-HS

Mike
Kevin Minter 6-2 245 Jr.
Ronnie Feist 6-2 230 Fr.-HS


Will
Lamin Barrow 6-2 229 Jr.
Deion Jones 6-2 202 Fr.-HS
Lorenzo Phillips 6-2 215 Fr.-HS

LCB
Jalen Mills 6-0 185 Fr.-HS
Jalen Collins 6-2 195 Fr.-RS

SS
Craig Loston 6-2 205 Jr.
Micah Eugene 5-11 190 Fr.-RS
Corey Thompson 6-2 210 Fr.-HS

FS
Eric Reid 6-2 212 Jr.
Ronald Martin 6-1 202 So.

RCB
Tharold Simon 6-3 187 Jr.
Dwayne Thomas 6-0 175 Fr.-HS
Derrick Raymond 6-1 175 Fr.-HS

Special Teams

PK
Drew Alleman 5-11 183 Sr.
James Hairston 6-1 220 So.

KO
James Hairston 6-1 220 So.
Drew Alleman 5-11 182 Jr.

PR
Odell Beckham, Jr. 6-0 187 So.
Jarvis Landry 6-0 195 So.

HOLD
Brad Wing 6-3 184 Fr.-RS
Seth Fruge 5-11 189 Jr.

KOR
Jarvis Landry 6-0 195 So.
Russell Shepard 6-1 195 Sr.
Odell Beckham, Jr. 6-0 187 So.

P
Brad Wing 6-3 197 So.
Jamie Keehn 6-4 222 Fr.-HS

SNP Reid Ferguson 6-2 225 Fr.-HS
Logan Boudreaux 5-11 215 Fr.-RS

Mississippi State:

QB
Tyler Russell Jr.2L
Dak Prescott Fr.RS
RB
LaDarius Perkins Jr.2L
Nick Griffin So.1L
TE
Marcus Green Sr.3L
Brandon Hill So.1L
WR
Chris Smith Sr.3L
Joe Morrow Fr.RS
WR
Chad Bumphis Sr.3L
Brandon Heavens Sr.3L
Jameon Lewis So.1L
WR
Arceto Clark Sr.3L
Ricco Sanders Jr.2L
LT
Blaine Clausell So.1L
Archie Muniz So.1L
LG
Gabe Jackson Jr.2L
Ben Beckwith So.1L
C
Dillon Day So.1L
Dylan Holley Jr.TR
RG
Tobias Smith Sr.2L
Justin Malone Fr.RS
RT
Charles Siddoway Jr.TR
Damien Robinson So.1L

LE
Kaleb Eulls So.1L
Preston Smith So.1L
DT
Curtis Virges So.1L
Dewayne Cherrington Sr.1L
Quay Evans Fr.HS
DT
Josh Boyd Sr.3L
P.J. Jones So.1L
Devin Jones Sr.3L
RE
Denico Autry Jr.TR
Shane McCardell Sr.3L
OLB
Cameron Lawrence Sr.3L
Matthew Wells So.1L
MLB
Bernardrick McKinney Fr.RS
Ferlando Bohanna So.1L
OLB
Deontae Skinner Jr.2L
Chris Hughes Jr.1L
CB
Johnthan Banks Sr.3L
Taveze Calhoun Fr.RS
FS
Nickoe Whitley Jr.2L
Dee Arrington So.1L
SS
Corey Broomfield Sr.3L
Jay Hughes So.1L
CB
Darius Slay Sr.1L
Jamerson Love So.1L

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Dak Prescott Fr.RS

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LSU wanted him to stay in-state at the very last minute with a late scholarship offer but he stuck with his commitment. I hope he does well.

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True freshman of note is Jalen Mills out of DeSoto High School. He will be the starting LCB in his first season with the program. His high school teammate who played opposite of him signed with Texas.

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This is an honest question but I'm not sure how to word it without sounding like a jerk. Why is it noteworthy that his teammate signed to play college ball as well? Are you familiar with the DeSoto program?

I happen to like that program because it produces good talent and has been kind to LSU over recent years. I do not have any connection to them at all. I just find it interesting that the other CB Bryson Echols was first offered and committed to Texas before Mills received his offer to LSU. Now Mills has worked his way into a starting position in a program that has produced the last 2 top 10 NFL draft pick CB's. Maybe Mack Brown needs to re-evaluate his talent evaluation.

Oh, I'd say DeSoto has been rather kind to A&M as well.

Yeah, Mr Miller seems to be doing quite well.