8 LSU players named to coaches preseason All-SEC teams

We’re coming down the home stretch as we prepare for the 2024 college football season, which officially begins on Saturday.

LSU is just over a week away from beginning its season against USC in Las Vegas, and the league coaches have now released their preseason All-SEC ballots.

Eight Tigers ultimately cracked the three teams with a trio coming on the first team in left tackle Will Campbell, linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. and all-purpose player Zavion Thomas.

Campbell and Perkins are likely first-round NFL draft picks next spring, while Thomas, a Mississippi State transfer, should have an impact both on offense and special teams as a returner this fall.

They’re joined by three more players on the second team in receiver Kyren Lacy, who is likely poised for a breakout as he becomes the team’s likely No. 1 option, right tackle Emery Jones Jr., who has been a bit overshadowed by Campbell but is a first-round prospect in his own right, and defensive back Major Burns, one of the few veterans on a defense that lost a lot of experience.

Finally, two players were on the third team in tight end Mason Taylor, who has had two very productive seasons and could see an even bigger role as a junior, and long-snapper Slade Roy, who enters his third season with the team after transferring from East Carolina.

Thomas made another appearance on the third team as a return specialist.

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