LSU Competition Series: Ka’Morreun Pimpton vs. Trey’Dez Green
Over the past two recruiting cycles, LSU has added a pair of awesome athletes at tight end with enticing upside in Ka’Morreun Pimpton in 2023 and Trey’Dez Green in 2024. The two will be looking to break through on a team with ample talent at both receiver and tight end, but with a change at offensive coordinator and at tight ends coach, this could be the time one or both breakout and play a sizeable role in the Tigers’ passing game this season.
Here, we’re breaking down their games, their skill sets, fit in the new-look offense, and more.
Previous competition series: CJ Daniels vs Chris Hilton, Whit Weeks vs. Greg Penn, Aaron Anderson vs Zavion Thomas. Bradyn Swinson vs. Dashawn Womack, PJ Woodland vs. Ashton Stamps.
Background
Pimpton was the No. 145 player in the On3 Industry Rankings in 2023 and was a late flip from Vanderbilt to LSU in the process. Once he signed with LSU, everyone began watching his tape and became enamored with the thought of him as a receiver. He has one of the biggest catch radiuses in the country for a prospect and time after time mossed cornerbacks and safeties for touchdowns. It was going to be a process to round out the rest of his game, but at the very least, you could see the potential as a jump ball receiver. He played in eight games as a freshman with 21 passing snaps and had one catch for one yard.
Green is the second highest rated signee of the 2024 class and comes to LSU after being ranked as the No. 31 player in the country and No. 1 tight end in the class out for Zachary High School in Louisiana. He was also an excellent basketball player at 6-foot-7 and uses that athleticism and range incredibly well on the football field. He was not able to early enroll, meaning he arrived for summer workouts and is settling in at LSU.
Strengths
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The height, catch radius, and playmaking as big receivers are strengths these two share. Having seen both of them in person at LSU camps this summer, the size is certainly legit and both continue to fill out well.
Individually speaking, Pimpton’s hands and comfort playing through contact always struck me as a high school prospect. He wasn’t just making tough catches, he was doing so with defenders constantly draped on him. There are some clear question marks I had about his game as well, but in theory, the skillset is one of a player that does not come around too often.
For Green, there was a lot more polish to his game than most gave him credit for. As a basketball player, he didn’t look uncomfortable with the ball in his hands or breaking on routes. In fact, it’s what makes him an elite five-star prospect. He can run a variety of routes, outrun bigger defenders, and still come down with spectacular catches with his frame. Tha all-around ability as a receiver/playmaker is what made him my top player in the 2024 class.
Areas of improvements
Neither one has much experience as a blocker right now, which will be a top area of focus if the plan is to continue to play them as tight ends or even in the slot. The ability for receivers to block is one of the underrated parts of a successful rushing attack and these two are so tall and long that it’s going to take time for them to come around and figure out the physicality aspect. Pimpton was not too encouraging in the spring game.
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For Pimpton, I had the question about him relying on the big plays too much out of high school and still hold that concern a bit. Can he develop his route tree? Can he make the short-to-intermediate play? Can he create some yards after the catch? I was encouraged from what we saw this spring from Pimpton in that regard and expect him to be much improved as a sophomore, but these are still areas of growth this year. He takes a while to turn and get up field to me, which is something Mason Taylor does really well.
It’s hard to project any freshman receiver to be an impact player right away at LSU, most have to wait a year before they really get on the field, but I’m curious if Green can be an exception. The step up in defensive talent he will face both at tight end and receiver will give him a learning curve. It’s not a question of “if” with Green, just a question of “when”.
Fit in LSU’s offense
Honestly, we don’t have a huge sample size of what to expect in terms of how these two can or will be used on LSU’s offense. The only example of what to expect is what Pimpton did in the spring game where he was flanked out in the tight receiver position, but was also sent in motion to crash down as a run blocker. Here’s one of his spring game receptions for a first down. He can certainly do this consistently, but we’ll see if there’s any more to his game that is unlocked this year.
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Neither will play much, if ever, as an in-line tight end, but Green especially will be flanked out to one of the receiver positions and look to show the flexibility on the perimeter. How LSU uses him is one of the big offensive questions this year.
Overall thoughts on Pimpton vs Green
I’m personally higher on Green as a player, but there’s plenty of uncertainty when looking at how these two will be used in 2024. A lot of people see the height and ball skills and say “just put them on the perimeter and figure it out” but in reality, if it were that easy, we’d see a lot more 6-foot-6+ receivers in both college football and the NFL.
The agility, coordination, separation ability, and strength, are all working against players of this height, which is why we mostly see players this tall at tight end. Ultimately, both will have to be flexible enough to get into the box and block at some point and show they have the toughness to overcome the athletes they’ll face in the SEC.
It’s an absolutely fascinating situation for offensive coordinators Joe Sloan and Cortez Hankton and I maintain that if one of these two can play a role in this year’s offense, it will raise the ceiling even more.
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