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LSU RB Noah Cain declares for 2024 NFL draft

Another one of LSU’s running backs is moving on as Noah Cain is off to the NFL.

Another one of LSU’s running backs has decided to seek greener pastures. [autotag]Noah Cain[/autotag] has decided to enter his name into the NFL draft.

The senior running back from Baton Rouge appeared in 27 games during his LSU career and had 113 carries for 590 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Cain spent the first three years of his career at Happy Valley, where he was the star running back for the Penn State Nittany Lions. With the loss of Cain, LSU has now lost four players — Cain, [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag] and [autotag]Tre Bradford[/autotag] — from last year’s running back room. The Tigers will look to a lot of young running backs to build the future.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] will lean on [autotag]Kaleb Jackson[/autotag], [autotag]Trey Holly[/autotag] and [autotag]Caden Durham[/autotag], as well as potentiall Josh Williams, who is yet to make an NFL decision, to tote the load for the Tigers in a tough SEC schedule.

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LSU is yet to lose a big name to the transfer portal

LSU has held its core intact so far despite the transfer portal opening.

Upon the transfer portal opening on Monday, over 1,000 names flooded the market.

In the case of LSU, the Tigers have avoided bad news thus far and are yet to lose a significant contributor from the 2023 roster.

As of Friday morning, six Tigers entered the portal.

  • RB [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag]
  • TE [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag]
  • DL [autotag]Bryce Langston[/autotag]
  • CB [autotag]Laterrance Welch[/autotag]
  • DE [autotag]Quency Wiggins[/autotag]
  • RB [autotag]Tre Bradford[/autotag]

The running back depth takes a hit with Goodwin and Bradford out, but Goodwin didn’t see the field in 2023 as he continued to deal with injuries. Bradford made a big play to start the year with a catch and run against Florida State, but after that, he fell on the RB depth chart.

LSU’s losing a combined 22 snaps between its three offensive transfers in the portal.

As for the defense, the losses are slightly more significant. Welch is a former four-star recruit who saw a good bit of time in LSU’s thinned-out secondary. However, LSU opted to play true freshmen in place of Welch down the stretch, so his portal entry comes as no surprise.

Up front, LSU loses Wiggins and Langston. The two combined for 19 snaps this year, but could have had a shot at more time next year.

But they fit the profile of names you’d expect to hit the portal in this era.

You never want to see roster attrition, but to this point, LSU’s core is holding strong. We’re seeing schools across the country lose significant contributors. If you can hold on to those guys, it’s a win. LSU’s doing something right in that regard.

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LSU defensive lineman enters the transfer portal

The Tigers lost another depth piece on defense Sunday night.

LSU hasn’t seen a ton of departures to the transfer portal so far, but it has lost a few depth pieces.

It suffered another loss on Sunday night as defensive lineman [autotag]Bryce Langston[/autotag] announced that he would be entering the portal, which officially opened at midnight on Monday.

A former four-star recruit and top 200 prospect in the 2021 class who signed under [autotag]Ed Orgeron[/autotag], Langston hasn’t seen a ton of action during his time in Baton Rouge. In three seasons, he’s appeared in just four games for the Tigers, totaling three tackles.

Two of those came in his lone appearance this fall in LSU’s 72-10 home opening win over Grambling.

Langston becomes the fourth scholarship player to enter the portal, joining running backs [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag] and [autotag]Tre Bradford[/autotag] as well as cornerback [autotag]Laterrance Welch[/autotag].

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LSU RB Tre Bradford expected to enter transfer portal, per report

LSU’s deep running back room has seen another departure.

The transfer portal doesn’t officially open for non-graduate football players until Monday, but a high number of players have already announced their intentions to enter the transfer portal.

Included in that are several players from LSU’s deep running back room. [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag] and walk-on Corren Norman plan to enter the portal, and now they’ll be joined by [autotag]Tre Bradford[/autotag], according to a report from 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

A four-star recruit in the 2020 class, Bradford initially transferred to Oklahoma briefly following the 2021 season before returning to the Tigers, though he wouldn’t officially rejoin the team until this summer. He appeared in just one game this fall, starting the opener against Florida State.

In that game, he saw four carries for one yard and had a catch for 55 yards, but he was quickly supplanted by [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Josh Williams[/autotag] and others in the running back room.

In three seasons at LSU, Bradford appeared in seven games with two starts, seeing just 16 carries for 70 yards and a touchdown. After a winding career with the Tigers that was marked by a departure and eligibility issues, Bradford will look for a fresh start elsewhere.

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LSU sees another running back enter the transfer portal

The Tigers have now seen two running backs enter the portal as fifth-year preferred walk-on Corren Norman will seek a graduate transfer.

The Tigers have now lost two running backs in the transfer portal in as many days.

First, it was [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag], who announced his intentions to leave the program on Monday. Then, reserve running back [autotag]Corren Norman[/autotag] followed suit on Monday, becoming the second overall LSU player to enter the portal following the conclusion of the regular season.

A preferred walk-on from Lafayette, Norman was a fifth-year senior in 2023 but will seek his sixth and final season of eligibility elsewhere, possibly somewhere with a scholarship opportunity.

In five years with the Tigers, Norman appeared in just 11 games, seeing one carry for seven yards back in 2020. He graduated from LSU in May with a degree in biological engineering.

We’ll keep you posted on any other players who decide to enter the transfer portal here at LSU Wire.

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LSU running back enters the transfer portal

LSU’s deep running back room took a hit on Monday.

An LSU running back has entered his name into the transfer portal.

[autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag], a junior from Birmingham, Alabama, has suffered injuries during his freshman and sophomore seasons, and he hasn’t touched the field this year for the Tigers.

LSU has turned to [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], [autotag]Josh Williams[/autotag], [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Trey Holly[/autotag], [autotag]Kaleb Jackson[/autotag] and [autotag]Noah Cain[/autotag] to carry the load in the backfield. Goodwin is eligible to be redshirted this fall since he has not appeared in any games, though it remains to be seen if that will happen.

During his two years on the Bayou, Goodwin appeared in 13 games, making three starts, and he carried the ball 61 times for 332 yards and five touchdowns. He had a much better season as a sophomore than as a freshman which led to Goodwin being a prime candidate for playing time this year but he has yet to see the field.

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John Emery Jr. ready to play against Mississippi State, Brian Kelly said

John Emery Jr. will not be limited on Saturday despite missing the first two games for undisclosed reasons.

LSU’s run game struggled in the season-opener against Florida State, but it looked better against Grambling after getting [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], a Notre Dame transfer who had a big night, back from injury.

The team is getting even stronger at that positon entering Week 3 against Mississippi State as [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag] is set to make his season debut after rehabbing a hamstring injury this offseason. Also set to make his debut is [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], who was unavailable for the first two games.

Emery spent most of the offseason away from the team focusing on academics, and though he returned midway through fall camp, he hasn’t appeared in a game since last season.

Still, coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said on the SEC Coaches Teleconference on Wednesday that Emery will not have limitations going into Saturday’s game.

“I don’t think he’s going to be limited by a conditioning element, like we had with Maason (Smith),” Kelly said, per On3. “So we feel like he’s ready to play and should be able to impact the game.

“He’s in a much better place than he was last year at this time. Physically, mentally. I wouldn’t say that there’s any comparison to the John Emery from last year to the John Emery this year. He was on scout team for the last, you know, three weeks. He’s physically fit. He’s a plug-and-play guy. I think he’s going to get as many carries as anybody would be in this situation where you have a deep and talented room.”

LSU will hope that Emery’s return in addition to Goodwin’s will spark this run game against an SEC opponent that has played pretty well against the run through the first two games.

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Brian Kelly talks about his stable of running backs

It’s no secret that LSU has a stable full of uber-talented running backs this season.

It’s no secret that LSU has a stable full of uber-talented running backs this season. [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], [autotag]Noah Cain[/autotag], [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag], [autotag]Trey Holly[/autotag], [autotag]Josh Williams[/autotag], [autotag]Kaleb Jackson[/autotag], [autotag]Malachi Lane[/autotag] and [autotag]Tre Bradford[/autotag] make up what could be one of the best running back corps in the country.

Having that many talented running backs is all fun and games until it comes time to divvy out the carries among each of them. The Tigers have not run into that as much yet due to injuries and whatever is going on with Emery. We got our first look at Diggs against Grambling last weekend and he looked like he could be the feature back. Here is what [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] had to say about his running backs.

“We’re gonna feature a guy that is feeling it and is, ‘hot’, if you will,” he said. “We have enough depth that we can spell a guy and I think that’s a good thing. I still think that we are in a position to find out who that featured player is but I still think we can play multiple backs and still have the kind of continuity at the position that is necessary.”

We will see how the running back room develops over the season.

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Logan Diggs and Armoni Goodwin available against Grambling

LSU’s running back room will get reinforcements on Saturday night.

LSU’s running back room was limited against Florida State. [autotag]Logan Diggs[/autotag], [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag], and [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag] were all out.

The group is working its way back to full strength, with Diggs and Goodwin set to be available on Saturday.

Kelly said LSU didn’t feel comfortable playing Diggs last week due to his lack of full-speed practice reps.

Diggs’ workload at practice was increased this week and LSU feels good about getting him in there against Grambling before SEC play heats up next week.

It’s still not clear how much we’ll see of Goodwin this week. He’s healthy, but with his injury history, LSU might want to be safe unless he’s at 100%.

You won’t see Emery just yet, but he’s set to return next week.

By the time Emery returns, LSU will have twice the amount of options at RB that it did against Florida State. It comes at a needed time after the run game struggled on Sunday night.

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Brian Kelly releases Week 2 injury report, updates John Emery Jr.’s status

Armoni Goodwin has been upgraded to questionable after missing the opener, but John Emery Jr. will miss another game this weekend.

If there is one bright spot the Tigers can take away from Sunday night’s 45-24 loss to Florida State in Orlando, it’s that the team emerged entirely healthy.

There were no new injuries that coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] reported to the media this week. Running back [autotag]Armoni Goodwin[/autotag], who was listed as doubtful last week and indeed missed the opener, has been upgraded to questionable as he recovers from a hamstring injury.

Meanwhile, receiver and return specialist [autotag]Aaron Anderson[/autotag] suffered an unspecified injury in the loss to the Seminoles but was listed by Kelly as probable entering the Grambling game.

Running back [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag], who returned to the team in camp after spending most of the offseason focusing on academics, was unavailable for the game against Florida State and will be sidelined once again this weekend, though Kelly neglected to go into detail on the reasoning or a potential timetable for his return.

LSU should be close to full strength as it looks to fix the flaws from last week in Saturday night’s home opener against an in-state HBCU opponent in the Tigers come to town.

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