I’m intrigued to see Blake there, he’s very aggressive and that’s how Lsu should play. They have too many great athletes to be just sitting back.
I can understand why Baker took the LSU job ($$$, going home, more prominence) but you wonder if he is already regretting it.
LSU has been struggling recruiting DTs in the portal and HS. They lost multiple portal targets to Oregon, Miami, Ole Miss. A&M, Texas, Michigan St, Louisville and even Wisconsin. The guy they signed from Grand Valley state is listed very generously at 6’3 285 and was even called a warm body by an LSU writer.
High school recruiting DL recruiting isn’t going much better.
In 21, they signed Maason Smith. Left for the draft already.
In 22 they signed one 3 star DT who has already transferred to Oregon St.
In 23 they signed none.
In 24 they signed a 3 star kid that is listed at 6’1 275
In 25 so far have 3 star Brandon Brown (6’1 280) from Melbourne, FLA that none of Big 3 recruited and 3 star Zion Williams (6’4 295) from Texas who looks like a decent prospect but nowhere near a day 1 guy.
That DL the next couple of years at least is looking like a Diaz/Baker special from 2019-2020.