Oct 12, 2026 1:41 AM
Updated Oct 12, 2026 7:20 AM

These were the four lowest-graded LSU Tigers players from Saturday's overtime loss to the Kentucky Wildcats.

The LSU Tigers fell in overtime on Saturday night, as the Kentucky Wildcats took a 35-34 victory for the second straight week.

While everyone on the team will feel somewhat responsible for this loss, the biggest failure in this game was the coaching. The defensive game plan fell apart late, and the decision to punt the ball away is going to be mulled over for a long time. 

Still, there are some players who need to be better as well. Pro Football Focus hands out grades each week on a scale of 0 to 100, a useful tool for an overall idea of how each person performed. Here were the four lowest grades from the Tigers from Saturday's loss:

LB Davhon Keys - 58.0

Keys was someone highlighted before the game as an important player to watch, as he is tasked with filling in for the injured Whit Weeks. The junior has answered the call in the run game. He had nine tackles in this game, without missing one. His missed tackle rate is now just 4.3% for this season.

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The linebacker had a rough day in coverage, though, which is the reason for his low grade. He was targeted five times, allowing four catches for a total of 91 yards.

DT Deuce Geralds - 50.7

Geralds is one of the most exciting defensive linemen in the entire country. Still, though, he's just a freshman. He is going to have games where he looks pedestrian, and this was one of them. For the most part, he was just taken out of the game.

He had one unfortunate play where he was driven backwards and ended up tripping TJ Dottery, which opened up the hole on the 77-yard CJ Baxter touchdown.

TE Zach Grace - 50.3

Grace had his first career catch on a 22-yard touchdown, but still finishes low on the ranking as that was his only real contribution on the day. He didn't grade out well as a blocker and didn't receive another target. Still, he is being asked to do more than expected as a receiving option after the injury to Trey'Dez Green. The emergence of Roman Mothershed in that room has helped.

WR Tre Wilson - 47.5

Wilson caught just one of his four targets for five yards on the day. He had one drop, his fourth of the season. He has been known as a sure-handed receiver throughout his career, but that has been a weakness this year. 

LSU needs more out of their receivers that aren't named Winston Watkins Jr. and Jackson Harris. Wilson had has moments throughout the year, but the production has been inconsistent. He is being used a bit out of position, though, out wide. He played 51.8% of his snaps in the slot last year, and that is down to 19.3 this season.

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