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LSU lands top tight end in 2024 recruiting class according to On3

Trey’Dez Green joins a tight-end room at LSU that has some very talented players.

On3 recently released a list of the top 10 tight ends in the 2024 recruiting class and the schools that they committed to. [autotag]Trey’Dez Green[/autotag] was the No. 1 tight end on the list and thankfully, he signed with the LSU Tigers.

Green is a 6-foot-7, 225-pound, four-star tight end who is ranked as the No. 1 tight end in the country by Rivals and by the 247Sports Composite ratings. He is ranked as a top 100 overall player on every recruiting site. He is as high as the No. 36 overall player by On3.

Green joins a tight-end room at LSU that has some very talented players. [autotag]Mac Markway[/autotag], [autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag], [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag], [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag], and [autotag]Connor Gilbreath[/autotag] are all guys who could see playing time and make a big impact in the passing and running game for the Tigers in 2024.

Adding Green to that squad makes the LSU tight end room one of the best rooms in the NCAA.

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Where Wisconsin’s 2024 transfer class ranks after adding TE Jackson McGohan

Where Wisconsin’s 2024 transfer class ranks after adding TE Jackson McGohan

Wisconsin has been active in the portal since it opened earlier this month, now with five total commitments after today’s addition of tight end Jackson McGohan.

The Badgers are looking to reverse 2023’s 7-5 course and move toward the top of the Big Ten. Given the tougher competition entering the conference, this transfer cycle will be key as Fickell looks to establish his program.

Related: Wisconsin Badgers 2024 transfer portal tracker

The 2024 transfer cycle is young and much is still to change. But with those five commitments, the Badgers currently rank No. 13 nationally on 247Sports.com.

Notable programs ahead of Wisconsin include Colorado at No. 1 with seven commitments, Notre Dame at No. 2, Oklahoma at No. 8, Ole Miss at No. 9 and Minnesota at No. 12.

Expect this ranking to change constantly as the offseason progresses, both with other teams making moves and Fickell continuing to bolster his roster entering 2024.

BREAKING: Wisconsin lands former LSU transfer tight end Jackson McGohan

BREAKING: Wisconsin lands former LSU transfer tight end Jackson McGohan

Wisconsin’s work in the transfer portal continued today when it landed LSU transfer tight end Jackson McGohan.

McGohan was a three-star recruit in the class of 2023 and had actually committed to Luke Fickell at Cincinnati before decommitting when Fickell took the job at Wisconsin. He was the No. 558 player in the class of 2023, No. 25 tight end and No. 17 recruit from the state of Ohio.

The tight end joins a position group that was a weakness for the 2023 Badgers. A lack of depth paired with no big-time receiving talent rendered the position nearly entirely obsolete during the 2023 regular season. I’d bet Fickell’s pursuit of McGohan is a direct attempt to change that entering 2024.

McGohan joins Wisconsin’s 2024 transfer class which now consists of QB Tyler Van Dyke, EDGE John Pius, LS Cayson Pfeiffer and OLB Leon Lowery. It is 247Sports’ No. 13 class at the moment.

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 true freshman tight end enters the transfer portal

The Tigers lost one of their 2023 tight end signees on Wednesday.

LSU signed three tight ends in the 2023 class, but with [autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag] only being a sophomore, some attrition following the season was expected.

We saw that on Wednesday as true freshman tight end [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag] entered the transfer portal. A three-star prospect in the 2023 class from Miamisburg, Ohio, McGohan appeared in eight games during his first season in Baton Rouge.

Most of that action came on special teams, and he didn’t catch a pass.

LSU’s tight end outlook in 2024 still looks good. Taylor is expected to return, as are other 2023 signees [autotag]Mac Markway[/autotag] and [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag]. The Tigers also have a commitment from [autotag]Trey’Dez Green[/autotag], a Louisiana prospect who ranks as the top tight end in the 2024 class.

McGohan becomes the fifth LSU scholarship player to enter the transfer portal since the conclusion of the regular season.

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Brian Kelly’s discusses Mason Taylor’s hopeful return, progress of young tight ends

With Mason Taylor out last week, LSU had to turn to the rest of its talented but inexperienced tight end room.

When [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] kicked off his post-practice press conference on Thursday night ahead of Saturday’s game against Arkansas, he led off with some good news about tight end [autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag], who missed last week’s win over Mississippi State.

Taylor, who is listed as probable after suffering an ankle sprain in the win over Grambling, will likely return to the field this week.

In his absence, LSU had to turn to a group of reserve tight ends that, while talented, are young and lack experience. True freshmen [autotag]Mac Markway[/autotag], [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag] and [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag], along with JUCO transfer [autotag]Connor Gilbreath[/autotag], comprise the team’s depth.

Kelly said that group is making progress, but extended action illuminated several areas where growth is needed.

“Learned that they’re all young, and they’re all learning,” Kelly said. “Look, there’s talent certainly there, but there’s a lot of growth and we enjoy coaching them. Coach Denbrock, [autotag]Terry Malone[/autotag] gets to spend a lot of time with them. But there’s a lot of teaching, a lot of growth, and every day is one step towards getting a little closer to where we need to be with a young group.

“We certainly were in that boat last year with Mason, and we saw great improvement throughout the year, and I suspect that we’ll see the same thing again with this younger group of tight ends we have.”

LSU will likely continue to work its young tight ends in, but with Taylor hopefully returning to the field this weekend, they won’t be relied upon as much moving forward.

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LSU dealing with injuries to pair of key players ahead of SEC opener at Mississippi State

LSU could be without starters Mason Taylor and Omar Speights on Saturday morning.

LSU is looking to earn a big SEC West road win on Saturday against Mississippi State, but it may be undermanned heading into that game.

Two Tigers starters are dealing with injuries leading up to the game and may not be able to play, coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] said Thursday night.

Tight end [autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag], who exited Saturday’s win over Grambling with an ankle sprain, is considered day-to-day. Linebacker [autotag]Omar Speights[/autotag], an accomplished transfer from Oregon State, will travel with the team to Starkville but is doubtful to play less than 48 hours before kick, according to Kelly.

Assuming Speights doesn’t play, LSU will turn to [autotag]Greg Penn III[/autotag], [autotag]West Weeks[/autotag] and [autotag]Whit Weeks[/autotag] to shore up the inside linebacker group. Kelly said that [autotag]Harold Perkins[/autotag], who began the year playing off the ball but moved back to the edge last week, will remain on the outside.

Taylor, meanwhile, is the only returning player in LSU’s tight end room. He’s a major part of the offense, and without him, the Tigers would have to turn to a largely unproven group that includes JUCO transfer [autotag]Connor Gilbreath[/autotag] and true freshmen [autotag]Mac Markway[/autotag], [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag] and [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag].

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2023 LSU Tigers Snapshot Profile: No. 83 Jackson McGohan

Jackson McGohan is a three-star tight-end from Miamisburg, Ohio, who looks to make his name known in Year 1 on the bayou.

Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.

Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.

Here, we are going to look at one of the three talented tight-end prospects Kelly brought in for the 2023 recruiting class. [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag] is a three-star tight-end from Miamisburg, Ohio, who looks to make his name known in Year 1 on the bayou.

Jackson McGohan Preseason Player Profile

NEW: LSU lands 2023 JUCO tight end Connor Gilbreath

LSU has added a very talented tight end as a late addition to its 2023 recruiting class.

LSU added a very talented tight end to its 2023 recruiting class. [autotag]Connor Gilbreath[/autotag] announced his commitment on Twitter late Saturday night.

LSU’s 2023 recruiting class was ranked fifth in the country by 247Sports prior to this announcement. That class already included three tight ends: [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag], [autotag]Mac Markway[/autotag] and [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag].

All three have already enrolled.

Gilbreath brings more of a veteran presence since he has played at the collegiate level for the past two seasons at [autotag]Butte Community College[/autotag] in California.

The Tigers were thin at tight end last season, and [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] has done a masterful job on the recruiting trail of filling that need and other needs as well.

LSU will kick off its 2023 season on Sunday, Sept. 3 as the Tigers look to avenge last season’s loss to the Florida State Seminoles.

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4-star 2024 tight end decommits from LSU

Tayvion Galloway had been committed to the Tigers since July 23.

Tight end [autotag]Tayvion Galloway[/autotag] became one of the first players to join LSU’s 2024 recruiting class last summer, and now he’s the first player to leave the class.

The four-star Chillicothe, Ohio, prospect decommitted from the Tigers on Sunday night. The No. 247 player nationally and No. 11 tight end according to 247Sports’ composite rankings, Galloway had been committed to LSU since July 23. He announced his decommitment via his Twitter account

“After reconsideration, I have decided to take a step back and de-commit from LSU,” Galloway said in his post. “My recruitment is now open. Please respect my decision and no interviews at this time.”

LSU signed three tight end prospects in the 2023 class in [autotag]Mac Markway[/autotag], [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag] and [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag], and it still has a top-100 tight end committed in 2024 in [autotag]Trey’Dez Green[/autotag].

The Tigers also return true sophomore [autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag], who had a breakout season in 2022.

Even with Galloway’s decommitment, LSU still has 15 commitments in the class of 2024, which ranks seventh nationally per 247Sports.

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