Logan Diggs emerges as perfect RB1 for LSU's offense
Entering the year, it was believed that LSU’s run game would be a running back by committee as the Tigers hosted a running back room of eight scholarship backs. Running backs coach Frank Wilson was having to split up drills and snaps among the eight evenly as to get a fair assessment of the talent on hand.
Returners in Noah Cain, John Emery, and Josh Williams were already penciled in as contributors, but it was the addition of Logan Diggs that turned heads over the summer. The Louisiana native who committed to Brian Kelly at Notre Dame, but after two years with the Fighting Irish, returned home to play for LSU and bring his own unique skillset to the Tigers.
Coming off of an 822 yard season for Notre Dame, there was a hope that Diggs could repeat that production, this time in purple and gold. After not playing the first game against Florida State, still recovering from a hamstring injury, Diggs returned against Grambling State and put LSU’s fanbase on notice.
“It meant a lot to me,” Diggs said. “It was bittersweet when I ran out the tunnel. I was like wow I grew up watching all this and now I’m here and I reminisced about where I came from to where I am now. It was really eye opening for me. It’s something I dreamed about my whole life.”
Producing at LSU
Diggs ran the ball 15 times for 115 yards in the win and from then on became the Tigers featured back. Through four games, Diggs now has 354 yards and three touchdowns while averaging 6.2 yards per carry
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“He’s a very patient and hard runner,” senior quarterback Jayden Daniels said. “I joke with him that I don’t think he’s very fast, but we joke around about that. He runs very hard. He’s very smart. He knows protections. Once he sees a hole he’s going to hit it. He’s a downhill runner and that helps out a lot, especially putting stress on a defense in different types of scenarios with our inside zone and stuff like that.”
He also has seven receptions for 73 yards, proving himself as a three-down back when putting together his ability as a runner, a blocker, and a receiver. Diggs gives this LSU offense something it hasn’t had since Ty Davis Price in 2021, which is a back who can check all the boxes.
On an offense that is rolling, Diggs has been a perfect compliment to the success of Daniels and the talented passing game. As LSU heads on the road against Missouri this weekend, the offense will need more production as the offense looks to post more prolific outings.
“He’s a versatile back who can also catch the ball out of the backfield. When he has matchups like that against a linebacker, it’s just taking advantage of that and getting him the ball in space. He’s a very unique athlete that can catch passes and also run down hill. He compliments us really well.”
