LSU linebacker Harold Perkins Jr. is expected to miss the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL, per 247sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Perkins suffered the injury in the third quarter of LSU’s 34-17 win over UCLA on Saturday.

Before he knew the severity of the injury, head coach Brian Kelly said on Saturday that the team would be able to supplement the loss of Perkins with senior linebacker West Weeks.

Perkins was named to Second Team All-SEC in 2023 and was a Freshman All-American and First Team All-SEC member in 2022.

In just over two seasons, Perkins totaled 162 tackles, 13 sacks, six forced fumbles, two interceptions and eight pass deflections. This season, he had 16 total tackles.

Perkins was given the prestigious No. 7 going into his junior season, a number that is given to electric LSU playmakers, many of whom go on to the NFL, like Derek Stingley Jr., Tyrann Mathieu, Leonard Fournette and Patrick Peterson.

The junior linebacker from New Orleans burst on the scene his freshman season, especially in SEC play. His arguably most notable performance came against Alabama in 2022, where he finished with eight total tackles and a pass deflection.

But the game where he truly made his presence known was in Fayetteville in LSU’s 13-10 win his freshman season. In that game, Perkins totaled eight tackles, three sacks, two forced fumbles and a pass deflection.