LSU football transfer wide receiver emerges as elite player in Kiffin's offense

LSU WR Jackson Harris has emerged as a force in Lane Kiffin's Tiger offense. The Hawai'i transfer's 800 receiving yards rank second in the conference, trailing only Missouri's Cayden Lee. If Harris keeps this pace up, he'll catch Lee this week.

Harris caught 20 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns in LSU's last two games, surpassing the 160-yard mark in both contests. When a player transfers from the Group of Six to the SEC, there will always be questions about their ability to compete with top-end talent. Harris is proving he can win matchups against the SEC's top defensive backs, catching the attention of NFL scouts in the process.

Harris wasn't much of a factor through the first three weeks of the season. Harris caught one pass in the opener

vs. Clemson and three vs. Louisiana Tech. At Ole Miss in Week 3, Harris caught one ball for five yards.

The breakout performance came in LSU's Week 4 win over Texas A&M, when the veteran wideout caught six passes for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Since then, Harris has been a focal point in the LSU offense.

When Harris transferred to LSU, the assumption was that LSU was getting a player with multiple years of eligibility. That's still the case, but with Harris' draft stock on the rise, the NFL could tempting for the 6-foot-2 pass catcher.

Per PFF, Harris leads the entire conference in wins above average, a stat built to estimate the complete value of a player. Kiffin's staff is typically good at scouting transfer portal wideouts, and they've done it again with Harris.

Date	Opp	Result	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
11/07	vs Alabama	L 13-31	11	166	15.1	0	32
10/24	@ Auburn	W 38-17	9	178	19.8	2	70
10/17	vs Mississippi State	W 31-0	6	85	14.2	2	27
10/10	@ Kentucky	L 34-35	6	54	9.0	1	16
10/03	vs McNeese	W 63-14	4	37	9.3	0	20
09/26	vs Texas A&M	W 35-6	6	163	27.2	2	57
09/19	@ Ole Miss	L 24-32	1	5	5.0	0	5
09/12	vs Louisiana Tech	W 45-14	3	80	26.7	0	42
09/05	vs Clemson	W 51-10	1	32	32.0	0	32

Source: USA Today Sports Data (Jackson Harris game log)

If LSU is going to find a way into the College Football Playoff, which requires winning out against a brutal schedule, Harris will need to keep up this pace of production.

What are LSU football's odds of reaching the national title game?

According to DraftKings, LSU's odds of reaching the national title are +1200. Yes, LSU has three losses, but only six teams in the sport have better odds than LSU in this department. LSU's postseason hopes aren't dead yet.

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