Overview
- Nussmeier completed 69 of 72 throws at LSU’s Pro Day on Monday and showed clear zip on the ball.
- He said an abdominal injury on the second day of fall camp caused stabbing pain and limited his core rotation during 2025.
- Cleared shortly before the Senior Bowl, he won MVP there and later discussed retraining his mechanics during the Combine.
- Bleacher Report ranks him No. 51 overall for 2026, while WDSU projects a late-second to third-round selection.
- The rebound comes after a drop from 4,052 yards and 29 TDs in 2024 to 1,927 yards and 12 TDs over nine 2025 games, a season EssentiallySports says ended with a benching and public denials of an injury by Brian Kelly.