Here's what the LSU football offensive line room looks like heading into fall camp
BATON ROUGE — One of the few units with which there are no question marks heading into the 2024 season for LSU football is the offensive line.
LSU was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, college football's year-end honor for the top offensive line in the nation, last season.
Four of the Tigers' starting linemen return from 2023, led by stars left tackle Will Campbell and right tackle Emery Jones Jr. Guards Miles Frazier and Garrett Dellinger are back as well to bolster the interior.
Redshirt freshman D.J. Chester looks like the heir apparent to Charles Turner at center as has looked good to the coaching staff during the spring.
While the starting spots appear to be all but solidified, LSU still has some quality depth in the room, starting with freshman Tyree Adams, who received plenty of work with the first team in the spring and performed well. Fellow freshman Coen Echols got some work at center in the spring.
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Projected starters: Will Campbell, Jr.; Garrett Dellinger, Sr.; D.J. Chester, Fr.; Miles Frazier, Sr.; Emery Jones, Jr.
Reserves: Tyree Adams, Fr.; Paul Mubenga, Fr.; Coen Echols, Fr.; Christian Stamps, Fr.; Bo Bordelon, Soph.; Ethan Calloway, Jr.; Weston Davis, Fr.; Ory Williams, Fr.; Thomas Crawford, Sr.; Kobe Roberts, Sr.; Khayree Lee, Fr.; Braden Augustus, Fr.
There won't be many position battles during LSU's preseason practice along the offensive line. Campbell is a projected top five NFL draft pick this coming April. Jones is also expected to be an early draft choice while Dellinger and Frazier play steady inside.
Echols could push Chester at center but with the Chester having the year on Echols, he should get early edge. When needed, Adams could step in for either tackle position, a big asset for LSU to have on the bench.
The upside
The Tigers offensive line is arguably the best line in college football. As long as the group can remain healthy, LSU could have one of the top offenses in the country again.
Not many units around the nation have the collective number of games and experience that LSU has. New co-offensive coordinators Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton will look for ways to make the most of having the likes of Campbell, Jones and others up front.
New starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier will certainly benefit from playing behind LSU's offensive line and the big guys up front will play a major role in the younger players' development around them.
One question or concern
Look, there aren't many concerns with the offensive line.
With the expectation placed on them, will it be too much pressure to be the best unit on the field each Saturday? With the amount of change within LSU's offense, Campbell, Jones and company will need to deliver every game, especially in the bigger, tougher games, for the Tigers to have chances of winning.
Will the offensive line achieve that top-level consistency?
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Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz atbdiaz@gannett.com.
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