A Look At 2012 Roster Numbers

With National Signing Day in the books, I thought I'd take a look at the 2012 roster in terms of numbers. I made a few assumptions, which I outline below. And I put LSU at 89 scholarships for the fall right now, not counting John Thomas. We always see some natural attrition in the off-season, whether due to injury, grades, discipline, transfer, etc. So LSU seems well positioned to play with a full roster of 85 in 2012, or very close to it. Assuming LSU is at 85 for 2012, it looks like the 2013 recruiting class could be a small one due to having just 11 seniors on the roster. However, if you take a look down the list of juniors you will see a significant number of players that could be worthy of early entry to the NFL. That could bump that number as high as 17, and I suspect LSU will end up signing at least 20 when it's all said and done. As always, this chart is always kept current and can be accessed through the "Roster Breakdown" section at the top of the...