SEC Media Days: Which freshmen are impressing so far?

HOOVER, Ala. – SEC Media Days kicked off on Monday morning with players and coaches from Arkansas, Tennessee and LSU taking center stage. With all three of those programs expected to get contributions from incoming freshman, Rivals.com surveyed some of the players and coaches about which newcomers have impressed thus far.

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“Devion Warren, from Louisiana. That’s a talented guy. He’s fast, he’s twitchy, he’s probably going to be like a more conditioned Jared Cornelius. I can't wait to see him play” – Kevin Richardson, senior defensive back

“Maleek Barkley is pretty talented. Koilan Jackson, Jarrod Barnes from my hometown, I can’t wait to see them play; they have talent, too.” – Richardson

“Chase Hayden has got some freaky to him. The three freshmen offensive linemen [Kirby Adcock, Shane Clenin, Dalton Wagner] early enrolled and all have the right mindset that they all really want it bad.” – Frank Ragnow, senior offensive lineman

“Myles Brennan is a great quarterback and he’s been doing very well and Danny [Etling] has been a great mentor to him.” – Christian Lacouture, senior defensive lineman

“A lot of the linebackers have been doing very well, Patrick Queen and Jacob Phillips and guys like that.” – Lacouture

“Tyler Shelvin, one of the outstanding freshmen. He's the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana, chose to come to LSU. When we signed him, he was 383. Now he's a slim 323. I look forward to him playing.” – LSU head coach Ed Orgeron

“Grant Delpit and JaCoby Stevens were two of the top players in the country. They came out in spring ball and had an excellent spring. We expect those two guys to get playing time and perhaps to even start.” – Orgeron

“We signed the No. 1 linebacker in the country in Jacob Phillips. We signed a great linebacker in the country out of Georgia, Tyler Taylor, and one of the best linebackers in the state of Louisiana, Patrick Queen. We expect those guys to really play and really compete in the starting position next year.” – Orgeron

“Theo [Jackson] has been doing a really good job … A lot of the guys who came in are focused and we’re bringing them along and will continue to bring them along.” – Emmanuel Moseley, senior defensive back

“We have a bunch of guys, Matthew Butler and Eric Crosby … I’ve been just trying to fill a leadership role and bring those guys along. They want to learn and they want to work and be great … I like the confidence [Matthew has] you have to have confidence to play in a league like this and he’s definitely going to help us this year.” – Kendall Vickers, senior defensive lineman

“I’m glad I’m seeing [Deandre Johnson] develop the way he is. It’s funny because he thinks he’s an old head like he’s been on the team three years but he’s been coming along nice and I can’t wait to see him play this fall.” – Vickers