The LSU Tigers football season is inching closer, now down to double digits on the countdown clock. Kickoff against the Clemson Tigers is now just 31 days away.

As we continue to look back at the history of the Bayou Bandits to celebrate and prepare heading into the first game, there is also the matter of getting to know the current-day players.

Here is a look at the past and present of No. 31 at LSU:

Jimcoily is another exciting athlete who is developing well since getting to campus. One reason that he might have gotten to campus in the first place, given that he's from Tennessee, is that he played for Tigers legend Kevin Mawae in high school. 

Coming out of high school, Jimcoily was at a crossroads between linebacker and defensive back. He was listed at 6-foot-3, 205 as a recruit, so he really could go either way. He chose linebacker and has been putting on a ton of muscle, now up to 218. He might not start yet, but he'll likely contribute a little more on defense and continue what he's doing on special teams.

The linebacker was ranked a four-star prospect coming out of high school, the No. 388 player in the country, the No. 41 linebacker and the No. 10 player out of Tennessee on the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He has four career tackles across 186 special-teams snaps and 32 snaps at linebacker, per Pro Football Focus.

Jimcoily is a player where it's only a matter of time until he sees the field, but the question will be where. It'll be fun to see if this creative LSU defense decides to employ a great athlete they have waiting in the wings or not this season, simply because they might have too many other strong weapons already.

Williams, also known by the last name Davis during his players days, is a major "what-if," as an unfortunate knee injury cut short a very intriguing young NFL career. While with the Tigers, Williams was mostly a backup to Labrandon Toefield. In 2002, though, Williams overtook the starting role. He ended his time at LSU with 2,056 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns.

The Houston Texas drafted him in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL draft, and he wasted no time breaking out. It was the Texans' second year in existence, so he started right out of the gates and won the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year honors. He broke 1,000 yards in each of his first two seasons. Over his first three years, he had 3,195 yards and 21 touchdowns on the ground with 154 catches for 1,276 yards and five scores through the air. Sadly, though, he suffered a knee injury in 2005 that cut his season short and ended his career.