Could LSU Tigers Be Deploying Lamar Brown Along Offensive Line?

The LSU Tigers added a very interesting player this offseason: five-star recruit Lamar Brown. Brown was notable because he would have been that level of recruit on either side of the ball. To this point, Brown has only played along the defensive line. An interesting Instagram post made on the star's second account suggests that he could soon be deployed on the other side of the ball.

Brown posted a photo of himself in an edited Tigers No. 3 jersey with the comment "#2waydemonisback" with a gorilla emoji. There's pretty much no other way to interpret the post, though we won't know anything until either a report comes out or he takes the field across the offensive line. It's not some crazy idea, though, as LSU's offensive line is far more in need of depth than the defensive front.

The freshman hasn't seen the field much along the defensive line, as Princewill Umanmielen, Jordan Ross and Dylan Carpenter have been pretty much the entire rotation (and have done great). Brown did get his first career sack against the Auburn Tigers last week, at least.

Pro Football Focus has graded him mostly average across the board over 75 snaps, but again, he is a freshman who is seeing the field for the first time overall.

Brown was the third-overall recruit in the entire recruiting class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He is listed on the Tigers' roster at 6-foot-5 and 282 pounds, which is certainly more of a defensive end build. At only 282 pounds, he'd be pretty light for an offensive lineman. Most of LSU's linemen are between 300 and 320 pounds.

It'll be interesting to see if this ends up being something that has an impact at all this season. The offensive line has underperformed, especially at left guard. That's a spot that Brown could eventually take over.

The Tigers have allowed 5.75 tackles for a loss per game, which ranks 101 out of 138 teams in the country. They have allowed 13 sacks this year, which ranks No. 54. That difference, but both still being far below where LSU wants them to be tracks with what it looks like on the field.

Again, this was a random Instagram post made by a player. This will just be an interesting situation to watch unfold, as it does make a lot of sense. No matter what, Brown has a very exciting career ahead of him in Baton Rouge.