Freshman Walker Howard reveals what he has learned from LSU quarterbacks

Freshman Walker Howard is a new face in a crowded LSU quarterback room. Headlined by Myles Brennan and Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels, the quarterback competition is undecided heading towards fall camp.

Despite sitting behind some more experienced players, the Louisiana native is taking advantage of the knowledge they have to share with him.

“Every single day, every single rep, I learn something new,” Howard said this spring. “That’s what’s awesome about having some older guys in front of you. You look at everything with a different perspective because I came in with not as much knowledge as these guys. I have to work harder than everybody else because they’ve been around, so that’s what I’m doing.”

Walker had plenty of hype out of high school. He arrived in Baton Rouge as a four-star recruit and the No. 46 player in the country this year, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Howard describes transition after early enrollment

Howard has adjusted smoothly to his move from Lafayette to Baton Rouge over the last few months. The early enrollee got his feet wet with spring football and though it’s unlikely he will get much run in 2022, he is happy with how the transition has gone so far.

“The transition has been awesome, I mean, at first, it was kind of rough at first,” Howard said. “I kind of hit a wall the first couple of practices but that’s what all the coaches told me, that I was going to hit a wall, it’s just all about how you bounce back. I feel like I’ve been really improving after every practice, that’s what it’s all about. The transition’s been awesome, I’ve loved every second of it.”

Part of the freshman quarterback’s easy transition has been the hands-on coaching from Brian Kelly. Howard said Kelly has put an emphasis on the details and is finding plenty of ways to improve his game.

“He’s very involved,” Howard said. “It makes me fired up to have a head coach so involved with me and the quarterbacks. He corrects me after every single thing I do. He’s just always trying to [help] me improve. I’m thankful for Coach Kelly always teaching me after every rep.”