LSU’s linebacker room is taking another hit at exactly the wrong time.
Ahead of Saturday’s home matchup with No. 16 Mississippi State, Tigers linebacker Tylen Singleton is questionable on the initial SEC injury report. It’s the latest concern for a defense that has already been stretched thin through the first five games of the season.
LSU is already playing without star linebacker Whit Weeks for most of this season, and Charles Ross II is out for the year after suffering an ACL tear in the win over Texas A&M. If Singleton is sidelined too, that would leave the Tigers even lighter at linebacker as they try to hold onto slim College Football Playoff hopes.
Singleton has appeared in all 13 games last season and has recorded eight total tackles so far this year. A four-star recruit in the 2024 class out of Many, La., he initially committed to former LSU head coach Brian Kelly before staying with the program and defensive coordinator Blake Baker after Lane Kiffin’s arrival.
His situation is one to monitor as LSU’s injury report continues to take shape Thursday and Friday evening.
Mississippi State has some important injury questions of its own, especially on offense. Quarterback Kamario Taylor and running back Fluff Bothwell are both questionable on the initial report, so their availability will draw plenty of attention in the coming days. On the defensive side, lineman Zakari Tillman is listed as doubtful.
The Bulldogs have already ruled out four players for Saturday: WR Ayden Williams, DL Trevion Williams, DL Diesel Moye and LB Jalen Smith.
LSU’s ruled-out group is unchanged from last week’s report before the Kentucky game, and it appears likely to stay that way for a few more weeks until tight end Trey’Dez Green and linebacker Whit Weeks potentially return. The Tigers have already ruled out S Dashawn Spears, TE Trey’Dez Green, LB Whit Weeks, WR Phillip Wright III and LB Charles Ross II.
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