LSU Football: Tigers are in a strange place with wide receiver depth

LSU football is in a strange place when it comes to wide receiver depth.

They might actually have too much.

“Too much depth” isn’t something you hear very often.

The Tigers have done so well recruiting wide receivers over the last couple of years that they really don’t need to add many more at the moment.

LSU signed five wide receivers (including Jack Bech, who will probably play mostly at tight end) during the 2021 recruiting cycle. And those five wide receivers are performing incredibly well during fall camp according to reports.

So well, in fact, that 247Sports’ Sonny Shipp says there’s no reason for the Tigers to sign more than four wide receivers in the 2022 recruiting class.

“After seeing the four freshmen wide receivers, plus Jack Bech, there is no reason LSU needs to sign four true wide outs in this class,” said Shipp this week.

“All five newcomers are so smooth with how they catch the ball and in their route-running,” added Shipp.

Why this is a strange situation for LSU football

Having this kind of wide receiver depth is obviously a great thing for the Tigers.

But it could actually make life harder for Ed Orgeron — at least when it comes to recruiting.

LSU currently has two wide receivers committed to its 2022 recruiting class, which means they have room for two more (according to Shipp).

Five-star Evan Stewart and four-star Shazz Preston are the two biggest remaining 2022 wide receiver targets for the Tigers. Those two players are obvious takes.

But what happens if a player like four-star wide receiver Samuel Mbake from Georgia wants to commit to LSU?

Or what if four-star wide receiver AJ Johnson, a former Tigers commit, wants back in the class?

LSU is going to have to say no to a talented wide receiver. And if that player goes on to star elsewhere, it’ll be a tough pill to swallow for Coach O and his staff.

However, I’m sure the Tigers would much rather be on this side of the recruiting coin, instead of the side that can’t find enough talented wide receivers to fill a class.

This is just a reminder that even when a program is recruiting at a high level, there are still difficulties that a head coach has to navigate. A program is never on auto-pilot.