Three LSU Tigers Standouts Have Chance At First Round NFL Draft Selection

Key Highlights

• Here are the LSU players who could go on Day 1:CB Mansoor Delane - Lock © Ken Ruinard / USA Today NetworkThere is no doubt that Delane is going to go in the first, and it's very deserved.
• He's a fringe top-10 pick that many believe is going to be the first cornerback off the board. The 22-year-old spent just one year with the Tigers, but his elite performance already has him being talked about as one of the school's best cornerbacks of all time. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt has only become more impressive after learning he was dealing with an abdominal injury for most of the year. Delane shut down half the field last year and was a key cog in turning the LSU defense into the elite machine that it was.
• Whichever NFL team adds him will be getting a foundational piece for their secondary. QB Garrett Nusseier - Fringe© David Leong-Imagn ImagesA lot of Tigers fans may be shocked to hear this, but there are a lot of NFL folks who are still very intrigued by what Nussmeier could bring as a prospect.
• Him playing through his abdominal injury all of last year, leading to poor play, hurt his stock, but it didn't completely ruin it. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis is a very weak quarterback class.
• More teams need passers than they really have available to them.