Are we going to have to go through this again next year at DT?

It’s such a position of need that DTs are gonna command top NIL deals moving forward. And the top rated DTs especially. It’s weird because LSU has always had Dlinemen growing on trees it seems and now we have 2 Heisman qbs in 5 yrs with no top DT ready to go this season. Hopefully D McKinley will be the stud he is projected to be, but that is probably not going to happen as a true freshman at that position.

The answer is very obviously no. Breaux will never be a contributor in the SEC.

You’re losing Páez, Lee and Guillory so, yes, you will need at least 2 more rotational DTs to sub with McKinley and Johnson who will be sophomores by then. It would be smart to bring in some DTs this season that have more than one year of eligibility.

I hope we don't go through this next year or any year,mostly because if I see another new thread with the abbreviation dt in it I'll probably be burnt out on recruiting forever

I think we will have7 in August. That should be enough, but could use one more.

Breaux responded to a tweet that listed the DT room and their respective height and weight (his was listed as 258). His response: “275**” Obviously still got some work to do there, but that’s encouraging. We’re gonna need some pleasant surprises

Two years ago we started two true freshman (Campbell & Jones) at both OT positions. We thought our O-line was going to be awful. Now they are both projected 1st rounders. Let's give Bo a chance to coach the guys we have at DT. McKinley, Johnson, and/or Breaux all have the potential to be the next great interior defensive lineman for LSU. The biggest difference to me this year from last is coaching. We all wanted Bo. Now we have him. Lets see what he can do with our guys.

The portal misses get a lot of pub, but high school DT recruiting is the biggest root cause. Look at what we have brought in the past 3 or 4 seasons. Without researching, we have brought in very few guys from the high school ranks for too many years in a row. Can't miss multiple years like that unless you knock it out of the portal park each year. We should be bringing in 3 or 4 HS guys every year. This has to change, but hasn't yet. Kelly says that is his intent, but has mostly missed so far.