In need of some depth in the defensive backfield, LSU is getting creative to help its numbers on the backend of its defense heading into spring practice.

Tigers’ cornerbacks coach Corey Raymond was a recent guest of ESPN Baton Rouge 104.5 FM program Hangin’ with Hester, hosted by former LSU great Jacob Hester, to provide an update to LSU fans on where things stand with his unit with the start of spring practice just around the corner.

After noting he went to the NFL as a safety but made his living playing the nickel cornerback spot, Raymond announced LSU signee Kelvin Joseph would begin his career playing corner, not safety, in Baton Rouge. Joseph was the No. 5 safety and the No. 42 overall prospect in the nation according to 247Sports Composite Rankings. Despite making the 2018 U.S. Army All-American Game as a safety, Raymond explained why the transition to corner in college is normal for many elite prospects.

“He played corner at the opening… Normally coaches put their best athlete at safety in high school, so when guys get to college, they want to play either position,” Raymond said on the air.

That wasn’t the only news Raymond revealed, as LSU’s cornerbacks coach will have another new face to coach this spring in receiver Mannie Netherly. Netherly appeared only in the Chattanooga game last season and did not register a stat for the Tigers as a true freshman.

“We are thinking of moving Mannie Netherly from receiver to corner, just to add some depth,” Raymond said. “That will help.”

It’s unclear how open Netherly is to the move to the other side of the ball but if he needs any encouragement, NFL draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah recently expressed just how bad the NFL needs cornerbacks.