LSU’s latest availability report brought a fresh wrinkle a night before the Alabama game, with tight end Trey’Dez Green landing on the questionable list and linebacker Whit Weeks still sitting in doubtful territory.
Green, who came back from a knee injury against Auburn, is now a question mark for the Tigers’ 2:30 p.m. matchup with the Crimson Tide in Tiger Stadium. Weeks, meanwhile, remains doubtful heading into Saturday night, leaving LSU with uncertainty around one of its most important defenders.
Alabama’s report looked better for two of its own injured players. Receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams and starting center Racin Delgatty both moved from questionable to probable on Friday.
Green’s status is the less predictable one. He met with the media Tuesday and said he was still making progress physically after catching five passes for 50 yards and a touchdown in LSU’s Oct. 24 win at Auburn. The Tigers had an open date last week, but it’s still unclear exactly where Green stands now.
The tight end has been playing with a brace on his right knee after taking a hit from an Ole Miss tackler’s helmet on Sept. 19. LSU said the ligaments were sprained, not torn.
Weeks’ doubtful designation suggests he’s trending closer to a return, but this weekend would have come quickly for him. Lower-leg injuries have interrupted three of his seasons, starting with the 2024 Texas Bowl as a sophomore.
He did make it back in six weeks as a junior, though that return came against Western Kentucky, when he briefly shared the field with older brother West and younger brother Zach.
Zach Weeks, who had been listed as questionable earlier in the week, was not on Friday’s report and should be available Saturday.
LSU’s only other players listed as out are the trio with season-ending injuries - safety Dashawn Spears, receiver Phillip Wright and linebacker Charles Ross - along with freshman defensive tackle Richard Anderson. Anderson also missed the Auburn game.
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