Ed Orgeron’s first recruiting class as the head coach of the LSU Tigers was solid if not for missing out on a couple of the best players in the country. When you look at the depth chart this season, there are a lot of holes and that means that each of those 25 available spots has more meaning.
With all of that in mind, Orgeron and crew did a solid job in terms of the overall class, but came up short when it came to two positions late in the ballgame.
QB-less Class
It looks more and more likely that Orgeron and Ensminger are pushing all of their chips to the middle of the table when it comes to QB Myles Brennan after missing out on James Foster. That is going to cause many LSU fans to become frustrated with the complacency, but there’s still a chance to possibly get a grad transfer aboard and add to the depth at quarterback.
If LSU can’t get that grad transfer, this will be an interesting year at the quarterback position if someone like Brennan gets injured. Could we really see Justin McMillan taking meaningful snaps in 2018? Hopefully it doesn’t come to that.
Solid WR Corps
Expect to see a ton of new faces at the position of wide receiver, including Ja’Marr Chase and Terrace Marshall. As mentioned earlier, Myles Brennan will likely be the guy and having the amount of young and talented wideouts could be a big help in terms of finding that 50/50 balance on offense.
All that being said, it will be a wait and see type situation when it comes to the type of offense the Tigers trot out in September when they take on Miami.
Thin at Cornerback Spot
Missing out Patrick Surtain is a big hit for this team in terms of adding depth to the position. Thankfully, there are still players like Greedy Williams and Kary Vincent that will be some solid frontline players.
However, only having one corner on the roster in Kelvin Joseph really hurts the prospects in terms of keeping “DBU’s” accreditation on the up and up.
Overall Thoughts on 2018 Class
If I were giving this class a grade, I’d have to give it a C. The class has some big-name recruits and continues to attack the state of Louisiana, but doesn’t exactly give the fanbase a lot of hope about the immediate future because of the number of holes they needed to fill.
-Clint Domingue