Source: LSU star LB Perkins (ACL) out for season

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterSep 22, 2024, 08:43 PM ET

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• College football reporter.
• Joined ESPN.com in 2008.
• Graduate of Northwestern University.LSU will lack star linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. for the rest of the season after he sustained an ACL injury in Saturday’s win over UCLA, a source informed ESPN.Perkins, who earned first-team All-SEC honors as a freshman in 2022 and

  second-team honors last fall, injured his best knee while making a take on during the fourth quarter of LSU’s 34-17 win.Coach Brian Kelly stated the group would carry out diagnostic screening after the game however didn’t elaborate even more on Perkins’injury or outlook.Editor’s Picks 2 Related The 6-foot-1, 225-pound junior from New Orleans had two deals with versus UCLA and 17– consisting of 1.5 for loss and a fumble healing

  — in the team’s very first 4 games.Perkins had seven sacks

  and 13.5 tackles for loss as a real freshman, making some All-America recognition, and followed with 5.5 sacks and a team-high 13 tackles for loss in 2023. He had 147 tackles in 21 starts during his very first 2 college seasons.ESPN’s Mel Kiper ranked Perkins as the nation’s No. 2 off-ball linebacker for the 2025 NFL draft, while ESPN’s Jordan Reid ranked Perkins as his leading draft-eligible linebacker.LSU next hosts South Alabama on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.247 Sports initially reported Perkins’knee injury.