We know LSU’s (and college football’s) biggest star, senior Joe Burrow, won’t be back in Baton Rouge next season. Now, there are two underclassmen additions to the list of names that will be absent from the Tigers’ 2020 roster along with the projected first overall draft pick.
Safety Grant Delpit and linebacker Patrick Queen will both forego their senior seasons. Both athletes wrote letters to the LSU fan base, thanking them for their support, sharing those as their official announcement on their personal Instagram pages.
Delpit dealt with injuries throughout 2019 but the three-year starter still finishes his career with 199 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss, 24 passes defended, eight interceptions and seven sacks. DraftWire projects he’s a Top 20 pick.
Queen made his presence known in emerging as a starter this season. The linebacker logged 85 tackles during the 2019 season, with 12 for a loss. In his final collegiate season, he made one interception, one fumble recovery, and three sacks.
The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the draft is Jan. 20.
