BATON ROUGE, La. -- For the second straight season, LSU probably will not get hammered by players leaving early for the NFL draft. At least not like in the 2013 and 2014 drafts, when 18 Tigers with eligibility remaining opted to turn pro.
That said, there are multiple LSU underclassmen -- most notably cornerback Tre’Davious White -- who will be selected should they enter the 2016 draft. Once the Tigers get through bowl season (they play Dec. 29 against Texas Tech in the Advocare V100 Texas Bowl), players such as White, linebacker Kendell Beckwith and offensive linemen Jerald Hawkins and Ethan Pocic must determine whether they are satisfied with where they stand or if another college season is necessary to earn the draft status they desire.