The 2013 season displayed what can happen in a Cam Cameron offense with the right quarterback.

Zach Mettenberger set the bar high for last year’s LSU signal callers.

To say they failed to meet the previous standard would be gentle. Another phrasing: LSU’s quarterback play was bad.

It held back a team that otherwise might’ve won double digit games for the fifth straight year. Eight wins might be acceptable elsewhere, but it ties the fewest in a season for an LSU team since the Gerry DiNardo regime.

The pressure will be on the Anthony Jennings and Brandon Harris in Baton Rouge again in 2015. But regardless of what happens this fall, the Tigers are pretty sure they’ve got the future of the position in secure hands.

Feleipe Franks, a 6-foot-6 high school senior, has been in the fold for more than a year after committing to LSU last June. Since that time his stock has only risen.

The consensus four-star recruit out of Wakulla High School in Florida cuts a strong resemblance to Mettenberger in both stature and arm strength. But unlike the heavy-footed Mettenberger, Franks is a capable runner. He covered more than 400 yards on just 28 carries for Wakulla last season and is the consensus No. 1 dual-threat quarterback in the country for the class of 2016.

So confident are the Tigers in Franks’ ability and commitment, they’ve reportedly backed off all other quarterbacks in the 2016 class and will recruit only Franks. It’s a risk, given how unreliable a verbal commitment can be, but Franks seems solid; he recently said he wouldn’t be taking official visits to any other schools.

From a scouting perspective, Franks’ arm strength is his top tool. Additionally this summer, observers have been raving about everything from his improved mechanics to his character, demeanor and leadership qualities.

Describing his starting quarterback prior to last season, Wakulla coach Scott Klees told the Tallahassee Democrat: “The reason he is where he is, is his work ethic and what he believes in. He’s the first one on the practice field, he’s the last one to leave. That hasn’t changed at all. None of this publicity or recruiting stuff has gone to his head. He knows how he got there, and he knows he has a long way to go. By no means has he reached his full potential.”

It’ll be a while before Franks makes his debut with the Tigers, but fans can get a look at him later this month when he leads Wakulla against South Carolina power Spartanburn in a game that will be televised by ESPNU.