Garrett Nussmeier

Nussmeier warranted plenty of hype going into 2024, his first season as the full-time starter at LSU, after lighting it up in his first two appearances of meaningful game action before last year. Nussmeier delivered on the hype as he completed 64.2 percent of his passes for 4,052 yards with a 29:12 TD:INT ratio. Many pundits and scouts now have Nussmeier as the top-ranked quarterback in college football this year, with a hopeful outlook to be the first quarterback drafted in the 2026 NFL Draft. However, there has been a bit of a shakeup to his pass-catching group since last year. LSU and Nussmeier will lose three of their top four receiving targets in Kyren Lacy, Mason Taylor and C.J. Daniels. However, the Tigers' receiving corps should not be short on talent, as they are returning their top pass catcher from a year ago, Aaron Anderson, along with speedsters Chris Hilton Jr. and Zavion Thomas and big tight end Trey'Dez Green, who saw four of his 13 catches a year ago go for touchdowns. Along with the returnees, LSU also added two former four-star recruits and highly touted transfer wide receivers in Barion Brown and Nic Anderson. With a fully equipped and capable pass catchers' room and a head coach who wants the game to rest in the hands of his quarterback, Nussmeier looks poised to have another stellar season. Read Past Outlooks