LSU football made its first addition of transfer portal season, signing former Oklahoma tight end Bauer Sharp.
According to the On3 Industry Rankings, Sharp was the fifth-best available tight end in the portal.
Tight end is a major position of need for LSU after Mason Taylor declared for the NFL Draft and sophomore Ka’Morreun Pimpton elected to transfer.
Sharp isn’t the only tight end LSU hopes to bring on board. The Tigers are also targeting Purdue transfer Max Klare and Arkansas transfer Luke Hasz. It’s unclear how the addition of Sharp affects LSU’s pursuit there. LSU likely needs to add more than one tight end.
This isn’t Sharp’s first stop in Louisiana. The former Sooner began his career at Southeastern Louisiana, a program that just happens to be on LSU’s 2025 schedule.
Sharp will get to face both of his former teams in 2025, with LSU set to close the regular season in Norman.
Sharp’s 324 yards in 2024 ranked ninth among SEC tight ends. He picked up 17 first downs for the Sooners, ranking sixth among the same group. Sharp doesn’t need to be a dynamic playmaker for LSU, but the Tigers need a competent security blanket for quarterback [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier. [/autotag]