Pair of LSU Tigers accepts Senior Bowl invites with eyes on NFL Draft NFL

Two star players from the SEC will be headed to the Senior Bowl.

LSU running back Darrel Williams and defensive lineman Christian LaCouture have accepted invites to the Reese’s Senior Bowl, a source tells Sporting News. The annual all-star game, held in Mobile, Ala., is considered the top showcase event for college seniors prior to the NFL Combine.

Williams is coming off a season in which he had a career-high 820 yards and nine touchdowns for LSU. The former four-star recruit contributed all four years he was in Baton Rouge, but his role shifted to more of a workhorse running back for his final season.

Senior Bowl week will be key for LaCouture, who missed all of the 2016 season with a knee injury. The defensive end bounced back with 60 tackles, six sacks and five passes defended, all career-high marks for a season.

A three-year starter, LaCouture played some defensive tackle at LSU even though he likely projects as a defensive end in the NFL.
This year’s Senior Bowl will be held Saturday, Jan. 27 at 2:30 p.m. ET and will air on NFL Network