LSU FALL CAMP DAY 1

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By LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN

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-FIRST TEAM D-LINE:

Jack Pyburn DE

Dominick McKinley DT

Ahmad Breaux DT

Gabe Reliford DE

-FIRST TEAM O-LINE:

Tyree Adams LT

DJ Chester LG

Braelin Moore C

Josh Thompson RG

Weston Davis RT

-Freshman OL Solomon Thomas broke his metatarsal and will be out for a month, Brian Kelly confirmed

-There were plenty of rotations within the wide receiving corps, with Brian Kelly pointing that out: "We have eight SEC, high caliber receivers, it's 1A, 1B, we're going to be rolling guys in and out, it's as deep as I've ever had..."

-WR Destyn Hill caught eyes with multiple one handed catches & surprised many as a key target for Nussmeier, at least on this day. Meanwhile, both WR Barion Brown & Chris Hilton showcased their downfield prowess with contested catch bombs over the top of sticky coverage.

-Head Coach Brian Kelly was extremely bullish on sophomore DT Dominick McKinley, saying "we ran out of weights for him to max squat..." in complete disbelief over his strength & power, saying "he will play a big role for us this year..."

-WR Nic Anderson held out of wearing pads, but still participated lightly. The team is continuing to err on the side of caution following Anderson's concussion from a car accident nearly 2 weeks ago.

-Freshman WR TaRon Francis, a personal favorite, made the best catch of the entire day (on 5 star CB DJ Pickett no less), making sure his name won't be buried among the heap of receiving talent at LSU.

-TEs Coach Alex Atkins was working with Bauer Sharp + Donovan & Trey'Dez Green on kickout blocking concepts. They all did well and looked stout enough, and overall have improved enough for both Greens to surprise a few.

-QB Garrett Nussmeier did NOT miss a single target throughout the media's 45 minute viewing period, including drills.

OFFENSIVE STARTERS

QB Garrett Nussmeier

RB Caden Durham

TE Trey’Dez Green

WR Chris Hilton

WR Aaron Anderson

WR Zavion Thomas

LT Tyree Adams

LG DJ Chester

C Braelin Moore

RG Josh Thompson

RT Weston Davis

2ND TEAM OFFENSE

QB Michael Van Buren

RB Kaleb Jackson

TE Bauer Sharp

WR Kyle Parker

WR Destyn Hill

WR Barion Brown

LT Carius Curne

LG Paul Mubenga

C Braden Augustus

RG Coen Echols

RT Bo Bordelon

DEFENSIVE STARTERS

CB Ashton Stamps

CB Mansoor Delane

STAR Harold Perkins

S Tamarcus Cooley

S Jardin Gilbert

LB West Weeks

LB Whit Weeks

DE Gabriel Reliford

DE Jack Pyburn

DT Dominick McKinley

DT Ahmad Breaux

2ND TEAM DEFENSE

CB PJ Woodland

CB DJ Pickett

STAR CJ Ross

S Javien Toviano

S AJ Haulcy

LB Davhon Keys

LB Tylen Singleton

DE Patrick Payton

DT Bernard Gooden

DT Sydir Mitchell

DE Jimari Butler.

-Tamarcus Cooley is likely to start at safety due to this reason: just as we suspected in many shows this offseason, Cooley drops down from safety into nickel, keeping Perkins inside & around the box....allowing Blake Baker to still utilize Perkins as a pass rushing presence.

-Patrick Payton grabbed a sack after breaking through & beyond freshman Carius Curne.

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