THE #1 REASON FOR LSU'S SUCCESS OR FAILURE IN 2025: BRAD DAVIS' 2025 OFFENSIVE LINE

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By LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN

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 ....with enough potential starting combinations or position swapping to give OL Coach Brad Davis a daily migraine, LSU's offensive front is without a doubt the position group receiving the most concern and overriding question marks this offseason.

       While I still believe LSU fans will see any combination of Tyree Adams, Braelin Moore, DJ Chester, Weston Davis, Josh Thompson, and Paul Mubenga as the 6 man nucleus (5 starters + a swing man (these names representing the most experienced Tigers within Brad Davis' confounding OL room), we're still not sure whether DJ Chester will hold on to his center spot, or get moved to guard, accommodating Braelin Moore's switch under center.....

We still aren't sure if newly-minted Tiger Josh Thompson will battle his way to a starting spot at either right tackle or right guard.....

We're definitely not sure first team starting bookend tackles Tyree Adams & Weston Davis (starting most of Spring) are up to the task of starting for an entire SEC season gauntlet...most of these named Tigers haven't seen meaningful on field collegiate action and won't until Week 1 @ Clemson....a hell of a harsh way to make your college football debut....

      Will 2024 returning starters Chester and Mubenga be able to capitalize off of their horrendous experience last fall and rise above their positional challengers?

      There could be roles set aside for extremely young but outrageously gifted OL studs Carius Curne, Coen Echols, or Solomon Thomas, especially if LSU's offensive line fails to generate push, rhythm or cohesion.

Brad Davis' offensive line is without a doubt one of two position groups I am most concerned about....at least until we see how they all gel on field:

      Will the offensive axis of Joe Sloan & Cortez Hankton, working alongside TEs Coach / running game guru Alex Atkins, be able to sustain some kind of rushing attack for Nussmeier to lean on???

      In the 1-2 backfield punch of Caden Durham's explosive lightning and Kaleb Jackson's pummeling thunder, backed by true freshman super-weapon Harlem Berry, led by a fantastic staff upgrade in Atkins, LSU might just possess a winning formula on the ground.

      We're seeing counters, stretch runs to the outside, plenty of pulling action from LSU's offensive line throughout Spring practices. Alongside the creative backfield usage of Jujuan Johnson & Zavion Thomas, these are all plays of deception that could greatly mask any O-line deficiencies in 1 v 1 matchups, as well as being the perfect plays for home run hitting RB Caden Durham.

      Pulling the running game guru Alex Atkins away from Florida State may prove to be the move of the offseason, with his new rushing concepts utilizing the athleticism of Davis' O-line in concert with carefully coordinated tight end blocking assistance.

Always overlooked, usually taken for granted, the offensive line is the focal point of a successful offense......and last season, after two years of dual threat wonderkid Jayden Daniels almost negating offensive line play with his boundless speed and vision, we were shaken to our core by offensive line issues and injuries....plaguing and derailing a promising offense into a complete husk of empty yards and countless missed opportunities.

If LSU want to contend for a National Championship in 2025 (let alone win the damn thing), they'll be led and pushed forth by an offensive line that Garrett Nussmeier implicitly trusts....

by LONN PHILLIPS SULLIVAN

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