Editor’s note: Saturday Down South has selected an all-decade offensive and defensive team for all 14 SEC programs. Our series stays in the SEC West with LSU. Later Thursday: LSU’s defense. Coming Friday: Mississippi State.

This decade began with LSU running an old-fashioned but effective offense.

The Tigers stuck with a power running game and traditional passing game while most of their competitors were running the spread, using 4 and 5 wide receivers and throwing lots of slants and other quick routes.

LSU kept plodding and did quite well, going to a a bowl game every season, winning the 2011 SEC championship and playing in the BCS title game that season.

The Tigers’ limitations on offense were a significant part of a 21-0 loss in the title game and LSU was slow to evolve offensively, costing head coach Les Miles his job 4 games into the 2016 season.

Ed Orgeron replaced him and gradually moved the Tigers offense into the 21stt Century.

As the decade closes, LSU has the most productive passing game in school history and quarterback Joe Burrow is the presumptive Heisman Trophy winner.

As the Tigers have evolved offensively, they have gone 100-28 overall and 5-4 in the post-season during this decade. They’ve had 23 offensive players drafted this decade, with more to come in April.

Here’s a look as LSU’s all-decade team on offense for 2010-2019:

T: La’El Collins

At a time early in the decade when most of the Tigers’ top NFL prospects were leaving early for the NFL, Collins stayed for his senior season. He played guard his first 2 seasons and tackles his last 2, being named the SEC’s top lineman in his final season.

Backup: Chris Faulk

Faulk was a versatile player who played on both sides of the line. He had a significant impact even though he started just 16 games because he suffered a season-ending knee injury after one game of his junior season before turning pro.

G: Ethan Pocic

He played guard, center and tackle during his 4-year career. Pocic was named All-SEC his last 2 seasons. He was a 2nd round pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Backup: Vadal Alexander

He was a mainstay on the line as a four-year starter. He split his time roughly evenly between guard and tackle.

C: Will Clapp

He moved among the 3 interior spots during his 3 seasons as a starter.

Backup: Elliott Porter

Porter started his career at LSU, transferred to Kentucky, then returned to the Tigers and started his last 2 seasons.

G: Trai Turner

He left for the NFL after his sophomore season and was a 3rd round pick. But before he left, he started 20 games as a key lineman for 2 seasons.

Backup: Will Blackwell

He was a leader as a senior on the 2011 team, earning first-team All-SEC honors.

T: Joe Barksdale

He finished a lengthy career as a leader on the 2010 team that set the tone for a strong start to the decade. He was a 3rd round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Backup: Jerald Hawkins

He moved from side to side and was a very good starter for 3 seasons.

TE: Foster Moreau

He was a 2-year starter who was awarded the coveted No. 18 jersey as a senior by his teammates. A 4th-round pick last April, he has 4 TD catches as a rookie with the Raiders.

Backup: Thaddeus Moss

He emerged as a key player this season, having already broken the school record for catches by a tight end in a season.

WR: Justin Jefferson

He emerged as one of the top receivers in the SEC as a sophomore last season before the transformation of the passing game. As a junior, he has been even better this season as the Tigers have had the most productive passing game in the SEC.

Backup: Odell Beckham Jr.

He was an important contributor as a receiver and return specialist for 3 seasons before leaving early for the NFL. He was a 1st-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft.

WR: Ja’Marr Chase

He didn’t do a whole lot as a freshman last season, but this season he has become the most explosive receiver on the team. He already has broken the LSU record for touchdown catches in a season with 17 — and counting. The SEC record is 18 (Reidel Anthony, Florida, 1996).

Backup: D.J. Chark

He was a productive receiver and return specialist for 2 seasons. The Jaguars selected him in the 2nd round in 2018.

WR: Jarvis Landry

Teamed with Beckham to form one of the most explosive duos in school history. He was more physical and produced more touchdowns than Beckham did. Landry was a 2nd round pick and has made 4 Pro Bowls.

Backup: Rueben Randle

The passing game in 2011 was overlooked, but Randle caught 53 passes for 917 yards and 8 touchdowns.

RB: Leonard Fournette

He was hobbled by injuries and didn’t become the most prolific rusher in LSU history. But he was outstanding for 3 seasons and set the single-season program record with 1,953 yards in 2015. He was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft — the Tigers’ highest pick of the decade.

Backup: Derrius Guice

Guice was Fournette’s understudy and stepped in during Fournette’s injury-plagued junior season. Then he had 2 1,000-plus yard seasons after Fournette left.

QB: Joe Burrow

He has had by far the most productive passing season and LSU and SEC history. He already has set the SEC single-season record for passing yards (4,366) and his next TD pass will be his 45th, breaking that SEC mark as well.

Beyond that, he will wind up as the 2nd-most productive passer in school history despite playing just 2 seasons. He could become the 3rd Tiger selected No. 1 overall in an NFL Draft, joining Billy Cannon (1960) and JaMarcus Russell (2007).

Backup: Zach Mettenberger

He was Joe Burrow Light: very productive in his 2 seasons as a starter as the Tigers threw the ball more but didn’t transform the offense to the degree that they have in Burrow’s senior season.

RS: Tyrann Mathieu

Though he was best known for his defensive play, Mathieu was one of the most dynamic return specialists in school history.

Backup: Tre’Davious White

White distinguished himself by returning a punt for a touchdown three times during his career.

PK: Cole Tracy

The graduate transfer had just 1 season at LSU, but had one of the most productive kicking seasons in school history in 2018, making a school-record 29 field goals.

Backup: Colby Delahoussaye

He was the Tigers’ primary kicker for three seasons and was solid his entire tenure.