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Who are the walk on quarterbacks on LSU football's roster?
LSU football quarterback Garrett Nussmeier is locked into LSU's QB1 job. LSU expects to have one of college football's top passing attacks with Nussmeier leading the charge. It's always a plus for an offense when it knows who its starter is at QB. The offseason is spent on developing the offense rather than sorting out personnel.
Down the depth chart, there are more questions. LSU signed transfer QB Michael Van Buren from Mississippi State. Van Buren started as a freshman at Mississippi State in 2024 and gives LSU another QB on the roster with SEC experience. The Tigers also return Colin Hurley, who took a redshirt in 2024 and missed spring practice recovering from an injury. Hurley is healthy again and has been with the team for the entirety of fall camp.
LSU head coach Brian Kelly said Van Buren and Hurley have had their moments, but he wants to see more consistency.
Also listed as a quarterback is Ju'Juan Jennings. But with LSU's running back depth being tested, Jennings might get more reps there.
LSU has enough QBs on the roster to navigate the season, even with injuries, but let's check out who LSU has on the roster as a walk-on quarterback for the 2025 season.
Emile Picarella, three-star, class of 2025
LSU didn't sign a scholarship quarterback in the class of 2025, so it bolstered the depth with the addition of Emile Picarella from University Lab High School in Baton Rouge. Picarella was a three-star and ranked as the No. 83 QB in the country, per the Rivals Industry Rankings.
Picarella earned the attention of several SEC teams early in his recruitment and had chances to take a scholarship at a lesser program, but Picarella opted to play SEC football in his hometown.
Tre People, three-star, class of 2025
People was another addition in the class of 2025, but LSU went all the way to California to find him. Per Rivals, People was the No. 2575-ranked player and No. 159-ranked quarterback. People had offers from UNLV and Portland State. He drew some Power Four looks at different points during his recruitment.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Two walk-on quarterbacks providing depth to LSU football QB room
