SPORTS SPRING CLEANING Three position groups to watch this spring

BY HENRY HUBER @HenryHuber_

While the LSU football program sported more mystery heading into last season, there are still a few position groups that hold varying degrees of mystery to start Spring Camp.

Many of last season’s players, particularly on defense, either graduated or opted to enter the NFL Draft, leaving vacancies that needed to be filled over the offseason.

As LSU approaches fall camp in August, there will be a better idea of which players could headline each respective position.

Cornerbacks

When it came to the secondary last season, LSU had immaculate success operating within the transfer portal. Over the offseason, it landed five cornerbacks in Jarrick Bernard-Converse, Mekhi Garner, Sevyn Banks, Greg Brooks Jr. and Colby Richardson.

Apart from Banks, each player started a minimum of five games and was largely impactful, as its pass defense ultimately finished the season as the 32nd best pass defense in the country, surrendering just over 200 passing yards per game. Unfortunately, that group would only have one year on the field together, with each player graduating or forgoing their eligi-

VOLLEYBALL bility to enter the NFL Draft. Fortunately, this offseason also produced the same recruiting success as the last one.

The LSU coaching staff landed four talented cornerbacks through the transfer portal alone. Denver Harris, Zy Alexander, JK Johnson and Duce Chestnut were all slated as four-star transfer prospects according to 247sports, with Harris arguably sporting the most promise having been a five-star recruit in the Class of 2022.

Though the sophomore had his fair share of disciplinary problems as a freshman with Texas A&M, Kelly claims his coaching staff did their due-diligence and believes that the culture at LSU will help Harris mature.

“He had a lot of people speak on his behalf [and had] a number of interviews with coach Matt House and myself,” Kelly said on Tuesday. “We felt with the culture in which we have put together here that he would make it here because the culture is really strong.”

It should be expected that