LSU football is still looking for a safety in the transfer portal. One of the portal’s newest additions could be a fit.
Former NC State safety TaMarcus Cooley is now the top available safety in the transfer portal after entering last week. The On3 Industry Ratings slate Cooley as the No. 2 overall safety, only behind Dillion Thieneman, who signed with Oregon.
LSU and Brian Kelly said they would be aggressive in the transfer portal. So far, LSU has cleaned up most of its needs, including wide receiver and defensive end.
Safety stands out as a position where the Tigers remain in need of a difference-maker.
Cooley is just that.
According to PFF, Cooley was the sixth-best graded safety in the ACC. Given he was a redshirt freshman in his first year starting, that’s doubly impressive.
Cooley led all ACC safeties with eight pass breakups. He picked off three passes and forced two fumbles. In the box, he made 11 stops and pressured the quarterback three times. He’s an all-around player that fits in Blake Baker’s defense.
LSU was patient on the safety market in hopes some bigger names would enter. Cooley fits that bill.