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LSU Football’s Best Transfers in the First 5 Years of the Transfer Portal Era

LSU Football’s Best Transfers in the First 5 Years of the Transfer Portal Era

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Few rule changes or adjustments in the sports world have had as great an impact on college football as the transfer market.

The transfer portal first rolled out in October 2018, and since then, thousands of college football players have used it to find new teams. Since that first offseason, the portal has undergone a few adjustments as the NCAA navigates the new era of college football.

LSU football has certainly been involved in the transfer portal. According to the 247Sports Composite, the Tigers have had 72 players enter the portal and have signed 36 transfers since 2019.

Now that the portal is six years old and in full swing, we rank the top five players LSU has dropped in the first five years of the transfer portal.

5. Mekhi Wingo (2022) from Missouri

Wingo became a stalwart defender for the Tigers during his two years at LSU. He suffered an injury in 2023 that limited him to eight games, but he was productive, totaling 4.5 sacks and five TFLs in his 25 stops. During his LSU career, the DT had 98 tackles. Wingo was selected in the sixth round of the 2024 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions.

4. Kyren Lacy (2022) from Louisiana

Lacy has caught 54 passes for 826 yards with seven TDs in two seasons with the Tigers. Last season was his best in the purple and gold with 30 receptions, 558 receiving yards and seven scores, and has become a needed complement to current NFL receivers Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas Jr. Heading into the 2024 season, Lacy is expected to emerge as LSU’s top pass catcher.

3. Major Burns (2021) from Georgia

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The defensive backfield was one of the top targets for LSU after the 2020 transfer portal, and Burns was a top target out of Georgia. Since joining the Tigers, Burns has started 23 games, including all 13 for them in 2023, a season in which he led the defense in tackles with 93. Burns has missed some time due to injuries in his first two years at LSU, but he has improved each season. Burns is expected to be one of the leaders of LSU’s defense in 2024 and is projected to be an NFL Draft pick next year.

2. Miles Frazier (2022) from Florida International

Before Frazier stepped onto the campus at LSU, he was already an All-American, earning Freshman All-American honors at FIU. In two seasons with the Tigers, Frazier has started every game except one due to an injury at guard and has been an integral part of what has become one of the best units in college football for LSU’s offensive line. What expectations did Frazier come to LSU with? He has lived up to them thus far.

1. Jayden Daniels (2022) from Arizona State

It’s not close who the Tigers’ most influential and impactful transfer portal pickup has been. The quarterback won the Heisman Trophy following this season, a stellar campaign that saw him amass 4,946 total yards and 50 touchdowns. Daniels helped orchestrate one of the most potent offenses in LSU football history, likely trailing only Joe Burrow’s high-octane unit in 2019. In two years in Baton Rouge, Daniels threw for 6,725 yards, 57 TDs and added 2,019 rushing yards with 21 scores. Daniels was selected No. 2 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Washington Commanders.

Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Have questions about LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].

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