2023 Finalist Joe Moore Offensive Line of the Year Award

Returning starter at left guard for the Tigers in 2024 … One of the most versatile offensive linemen on the LSU roster … Can practically play any position on the line if needed … Has started games at left guard (17), left tackle (3) and center (1) during his career with the Tigers … One of 4 returning starters on the offensive line … Unit was named as 1 of 3 finalists for the Joe Moore Offensive Line of the Year Award in 2023 … Dominant offensive lineman who excels in both the running game and pass protection … Opened the 2022 season as LSU’s starting center … Shifted to left guard the following week vs. Southern … Has appeared in 34 games in his career, starting 23 times … Made an immediate impact in 2021 after graduating high school early and enrolling at LSU during the spring … Participated in spring practice and used that time to get acclimated to the college game … Started 3 games as a true freshman (3 at LT and 1 at LG) … Has a constant motor and plays hard on every down … Outstanding technique and has shown tremendous improvement under the direction of offensive line coach Brad Davis … Majoring in sports administration.

JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Started all 13 games at left guard … Played 797 offensive snaps … Didn’t miss an offensive snap in LSU’s 8 SEC games … Also played every snap (74) in come-from-behind bowl win over Wisconsin as well as the season-opener against Florida State (65) … LSU’s offensive line helped pave the way for Jayden Daniels and the Tigers leading the nation in scoring offense (45.5) and yards per game (543.5) … LSU set the school mark for yards per rush with 6.2 on 430 carries in 2023 … LSU finished the year as the only team in the FBS to rank in the Top 10 in both rushing (No. 10 at 204.5) and passing (No. 3 at 338.9) … Part of an offensive line that featured the same starting lineup in 12 of the 13 games … Unit was also 1 of 3 finalists for the Joe Moore Award, which is given to the top offensive line in college football … Played all 61 snaps in LSU’s 52-38 win over Florida, a game in which the Tigers racked up 706 total yards – the most ever surrendered by the Gators … In that game, Jayden Daniels set the SEC record with 606 yards of total offense … Played season-high 76 snaps at Ole Miss when the Tigers scored 49 points and tallied 637 yards of offense … LSU rushed for 200-plus yards in 6 straight games during one stretch of the year with a season-best 329 coming in win over Florida … LSU totaled 34 rushing TDs and had at least 2 rushing touchdowns in all but one game (0 vs. Arkansas) … The Tigers topped 40-points and 500-yards of total offense 9 times.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Appeared in 9 games, starting 6 times … Starts came at center (vs. Florida State) and at left guard (Southern, Mississippi State, New Mexico, Tennessee, vs. Purdue) … Played a total of 397 snaps with season-high of 84 coming in win over Mississippi State … Opened season at center and played 69 snaps vs. Florida State … Shifted to left guard for Southern game and started there for 3 consecutive games … Missed the Auburn game but returned to action in starting role at left guard vs. Tennessee (24 snaps) … Missed next 5 games due to injury … Returned to action vs. UAB (27 snaps) and played final 4 games of the season (35 snaps at Texas A&M; 25 vs. Georgia, 43 vs. Purdue).

TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
Played in 12 games with 4 starts, including final 3 games of the regular season … First career start came at left tackle in win over Mississippi State … Followed that with November starts at left tackle in wins over Louisiana-Monroe and Texas A&M … Started in place of Ed Ingram at left guard against Arkansas … Did not play against Kansas State in the Texas Bowl … Played season-high 85 snaps against the Razorbacks …. Played 353 snaps.

HIGH SCHOOL
Tremendous offensive line prospect from Clarkston (Mich.) High School … Four-year starter on the football team … Rated as a four-star offensive tackle by ESPN and the 31st best player nationally … Earned four-stars from both 247 Sports and Rivals … Named the nation’s No. 6 offensive tackle prospect and the second-best prospect in the state of Michigan … Led his team to the Michigan High School Athletic Association Division I District Semifinals in 2020 … Started at right guard as a freshman on Clarkston’s state championship team … Shifted to right tackle as a sophomore and then to left tackle as a junior and senior … Twice named to the All-Oakland Activities Association Team … Under Armour All-American … Comes from a family of college athletes – his dad Matt played basketball at Cleveland State and his mom Stephanie played basketball at Towson State … His brother Matt was an all-conference linebacker at Kent State and his sister Taylor played volleyball at Western Kentucky and Oakland University … Coached by Kurt Richardson.

Garrett Dellinger’s Career Highs
Offensive Snaps: 85 vs. Arkansas, 2021