College Football Network recently released its top 100 college football players for the 2024 season, with two LSU Tigers players receiving national attention — one from each side of the ball. Which standouts from Baton Rouge, La., were singled out for significant praise ahead of the 2024 college football campaign? Let’s find out!
Which LSU Players Were Included in the CFN Top 100 College Football Players?
One of three schools to have a trio of players selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft (Alabama and Washington were the others), including last season’s Heisman Trophy winner, LSU is no stranger to having talent up and down its roster.
The Tigers have won 10 games in each of Brian Kelly’s first two seasons at the school, so it is unlikely national championship expectations are getting any lower for the Bayou Bengals.
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While only two LSU Tigers appear in the top 100 rankings, both are inside the top 30 and could potentially hear their names called in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Here’s what CFN College Football Analyst James Fragoza had to say about LSU’s best players:
Will Campbell, OT (7th)
Will Campbell has started at left tackle since his true freshman season in 2022 and has never looked back. The 6’6″ and 325-pound OT is a mauler in the ground game and didn’t allow a sack in 2023.
He’s balanced, has strong hands, and is explosive off the ball with the range to pull in the run game and mirror twitchier edge rushers. Don’t let the “shorter than you’d like” arm-length discussions distract from what he’s put on film.
Harold Perkins Jr., LB (30th)
The Tigers didn’t know where to line Harold Perkins Jr. up last season, so they just lined him up everywhere. He split his time evenly between the slot, box, and defensive line, but he’s at his best when rushing QBs off the edge. With the burst and bend to blow by OTs and the range to flow to the ball from the second level, Perkins should excel at WILL in new DC Blake Fisher’s scheme.
Full List of LSU Players Included in the CFN Top 100 College Football Players
- Will Campbell, OT (seventh)
- Harold Perkins Jr., LB (30th)
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