Limiting Alabama QB and Heisman Trophy frontrunner Tua Tagovailoa is easier said than done, but LSU has a plan to try and neutralize the Crimson Tide playmaker.

DE Breiden Fehoko called the fellow Hawaiian a solid and phenomenal player ahead of Saturday’s primetime showdown in Tiger Stadium.

Fehoko recalled seeing Tagovailoa at camps as a youngster win MVP awards as a sixth grader competing with high school players. He said he always knew Tagovailoa would be talented, and he comes from a great family and is on the right track.

“He throws the ball really well,” Fehoko said. “I feel like we also have a good secondary to compromise that. So I feel like it’s going to be a good battle this week. I think we’ve got to get to him early and often, no matter where it comes from, the linebackers or the defensive line. We got to rattle him.”

Fehoko compared Tagovailoa to Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson because he’s an ‘undersized guy for the quarterback position, but makes a lot of plays, throws the ball well, and when he needs to make plays on his feet, he’ll do it.

“We got to get to him, we got to limit the big plays, force a lot of three and outs, and get our offense on the field and get that time of possession in our favor.”

Fehoko said he feels “200 percent” after he has missed some time recently with a right arm injury.

The pass rusher said this week has a lot more intensity associated with the game because many people have been looking forward to it all year, but the players try to approach it the same as other weeks.

“I think when teams get too over themselves and too over overexerted, I think that’s where you screw up,” he said.

Some of Tagovailoa’s best attributes in Fehoko’s mind are that he’s humble, he’s a student of the game and takes the game seriously.