{"id":720608,"date":"2026-02-01T03:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/720608\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T03:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T03:47:20","slug":"garrett-nussmeier-wins-senior-bowl-mvp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/720608\/","title":{"rendered":"Garrett Nussmeier wins Senior Bowl MVP"},"content":{"rendered":"

LSU football<\/a> has produced the 2026 Senior Bowl Most Valuable Player. It also caps off what became a rough 2025 for Garrett Nussmeier<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The right-handed quarterback only threw eight times down in Mobile. Yet completed five passes for 60 yards and tossed one touchdown \u2014 earning the game’s MVP honor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nussmeier, though, didn’t just reach the end zone through his arm. The now former Tigers QB showed his mobility too inside the red zone.<\/p>\n

Former @LSUfootball<\/a> QB Garrett Nussmeier takes it in for the score at the @seniorbowl<\/a> \ud83d\ude4c @Garrettnuss13<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bjLgSRbYFR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Players who partake in the Senior Bowl turn to the contest in the effort to boost their NFL Draft<\/a> stock. Now Nussmeier could be changing the narrative on his projected draft status \u2014 especially as it dropped.<\/p>\n

Can LSU produce first rounder still with Garrett Nussmeier?\"AmericanVasha Hunt-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

Multiple draft projections once listed the LSU QB as the potential No. 1 pick. Nussmeier first fueled top pick chatter<\/a> and Heisman Trophy hype by returning to Baton Rouge on Dec. 11, 2024.<\/p>\n

But Nussmeier and the Tigers hit a rigid 2025.<\/p>\n

LSU first started the season with promise at 4-0 \u2014 including edging 2024 College Football Playoff team Clemson. But an Ole Miss team previously led by future LSU head coach Lane Kiffin<\/a> toppled the Tigers on Sept. 27.<\/p>\n

Things snowballed from there, including the abrupt change in leadership.<\/p>\n

LSU stumbled to 5-4 including taking three straight losses. Except Brian Kelly got fired before LSU faced Alabama on Nov. 8. Nussmeier endured a difficult ’25 from both win\/loss production and statistically.<\/p>\n

He only played nine games \u2014 totaling 1,927 yards and just 12 touchdowns. He also settled for a lowly -57 rushing yards.<\/p>\n

Even his performance down in Mobile facing the nation’s top seniors doesn’t guarantee a day one selection. Nussmeier will really need to wow NFL scouts and general managers at the March NFL Scouting Combine to shoot up the draft boards.<\/p>\n