FSU football: Will LSU have an elite defense in 2022?
By Kelvin Hunt
Defensive Stats
Why isn’t FSU getting the same type of hype when they return experience and talent at every level of the defense? Here’s where LSU stood last year:
-PPG allowed: 26.6
-YPP allowed: 5.54
-Yards Per Carry allowed: 3.90
-3rd down conversions allowed: 40 percent
-98 tackles for a loss
-38 sacks
-Red Zone Touchdowns allowed: 73.17 percent
-Long scrimmage plays allowed: No. 82 nationally(FSU was No. 49)
The yards per play, red zone touchdowns, and yards per carry allowed are both more than what FSU allowed last season.
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When it comes the tackles for a loss and sacks, a lot of their production came against poor teams. They had 37 percent of their tackles for a loss come against the likes of McNeese State, Central Connecticut, and Louisiana-Monroe.
Those three games also accounted for 38 percent of their sacks. LSU allowed six teams to rush for 140 or more yards, with three teams topping 200+ and one team rushing for 330 yards(the only game on turf that season).
Teams completed 64 percent of their passes and threw for 29 touchdowns against only nine interceptions. LSU allowed six teams to pass for 250+ yards last year. I know they play in the SEC, but some Pac-12 and Big 12 teams put numbers up on that LSU defense.