LSU may have picked up a major boost heading into Saturday’s trip to Auburn.
Tight end Trey’Dez Green is not on the SEC availability report for the first time since hurting his knee against Ole Miss on Sept. 19, making him available for No. 18 LSU’s game at Auburn. Green, a preseason All-American and one of quarterback Sam Leavitt’s favorite targets, had been listed as out for the Tigers’ last four games.
The 6-foot-7, 240-pound Green went down early in the fourth quarter of LSU’s loss at Ole Miss. He finished that game with four catches for 60 yards. In LSU’s first three games, he posted 14 receptions for 222 yards and a touchdown.
Being off the report does not guarantee he’ll be on the field, though. LSU coach Lane Kiffin could still decide to hold Green out, especially with the possibility that he isn’t fully back in game shape.
LSU also has an open date next Saturday before returning to action Nov. 7 at home against Alabama. Green has already been spotted on the sideline at the last two games without the knee brace he wore after the injury.
LSU is still trying to snap a long drought in SEC road games. The Tigers have not won away from home in the league since Oct. 19, 2024, when they beat Arkansas, 34-10. Since then, they’ve dropped eight straight road SEC games, including two this season.
The rest of LSU’s availability picture was lighter. The only Tigers listed as out were linebacker Whit Weeks, who remains sidelined with a leg injury, plus three season-ending injuries: defensive back Dashawn Spears, linebacker Charles Ross and wide receiver Phillip Wright III.
Auburn will be without backup offensive lineman Tai Buster and backup tight end Hunter Herring. Backup defensive tackle Saint Farrior is questionable. Starting linebacker Xavier Atkins is also out after being dismissed from the team this week.
No. 18 LSU and Auburn kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday on ABC at Jordan-Hare Stadium in Auburn.
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