Looking at last year’s LSU offense, it can be hard to remember that the Tigers are loaded with talent. LSU ran the ball well, of course, but couldn’t do much else right. As the same two quarterbacks that couldn’t seize control of last year’s offense battle it out for the starting job once again, there’s reason to be concerned, no matter how much improvement Brandon Harris and Anthony Jennings showed this spring.

While those two are getting better, according to the coaching staff, there’s also good evidence that LSU can look elsewhere for offensive improvement. Leonard Fournette is going to be excellent once again with a full year in the program under his belt, but there’s more to LSU’s offense than just its star running back.

Last year’s receiving corps was talented, but inexperienced. While Jennings struggled as the starting quarterback all year, his receivers weren’t ready to be consistent options for him. Blame can go either way, but the receivers share at least some of it for the offense’s failures.

Heading out of spring practice, LSU’s pass catchers seem to be in a much better place.

Last year, Travin Dural was nothing more than a deep threat until late in the year, when the staff started putting him in motion and using him as an option for sweep plays. This spring, the coaching staff tried to put him in an array of positions to catch passes, not just running down the sideline hoping to sprint past defenders. According to most reports, he responded well. He came up with four catches for 127 yards in the spring game, continuing his yards-per-catch dominance from last season.

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More encouraging is the development of Malachi Dupre. The rising sophomore who was the top receiver recruit in the class of 2014 has flourished so far this spring while playing an unfamiliar role. Dupre, who stands 6-foot-3 and possesses excellent athletic ability, spent much of the spring game playing out of the slot. While he’s not built like slot receiver — that position was often manned by Trey Quinn last year, more prototypical player for the position at 6-feet tall — Dupre has shown he has the skills and instincts for it. He was the story of the game, with four catches, 114 yards and two spectacular scores.

The other two members of LSU’s receiving group last season, John Diarse and Quinn, were both freshmen as well. Quinn struggled with drops last year, but reportedly improved in that regard this spring. He ran from the slot with the second team offense for much of the spring. Diarse, who has breakaway talent, worked from both the slot and outside positions like Dupre.

That positional versatility is something new LSU receivers coach Tony Ball and OC Cam Cameron have been working on this spring. The quarterbacks think it will pay dividends this fall.

“Those guys are interchangeable. They can go anywhere on the football field. Maybe we want to take advantage of one corner one week and maybe get one person on that cornerback or something like that,” Jennings told ESPN.com.

The Tigers will get a boost this fall when Tyron Johnson, Jazz Ferguson and several other receiver signees arrive on campus. There’s also cornerback Donte Jackson, a triple-threat type player who Les Miles and Cameron have said could appear on offense.

LSU isn’t going anywhere this fall without major improvement from the passing game. If the developments of spring practice continue into fall, that improvement will be two-sided, with the receivers carrying their weight into the season.