re: Returning Starters/Skill position players

LSU base is
OL
QB
FB
RB
TE
2WR


We bring all TEs back, four of five OL and the FB (Neighbors started 7 of the last 8 games)

So six on offense

We bring back on defense
2 of 4 on the DL
2 of 3 in LB core
4 of 4 in secondary

Robinson, White, Mills, and Martin were all starters last year. Robinson may not be technically a starter, but he played a lot and started two of the last three games (bowl game included). Martin started the whole time until his injury. Thompson then started the next 3 games but got hurt also, which moved Mills over to safety for TAMU and Iowa (our two best passing game performances were these games with White and Rob at corner and Mills and Loston at safety).

So I'd go 8 starters back on the defense and 6 starters back on the offense for a respectable 14 returnees.