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Should LSU be worried about 2025 recruit flipping to South Carolina?

Should LSU be concerned about three-star tight end Mike Tyler potentially flipping to South Carolina?

It’s flip season in college football. With signing day nearing, programs are making their last pushes with recruits.

LSU’s 2025 class is a good one, but the Tigers aren’t immune to the nature of recruiting. Brian Kelly and staff will have to work to keep the entire class together.

One prospect on flip watch is tight end Mike Tyler. The three-star from South Carolina is receiving heavy interest from the home-state Gamecocks and was in Colombia for South Carolina’s win over Texas A&M.

Tyler committed to LSU in August with the Tigers beating out South Carolina on the first go-round. But recent reports indicate South Carolina has the momentum.

LSU’s done well recruiting tight ends in the Brian Kelly era. The Tigers have several blue chips on the roster and are hoping to add more in the 2025 class. If LSU does lose Tyler, the class remains in a good spot with John David LaFleur on board.

Tyler remains committed to LSU for now, but this is one to watch down the stretch.

According to On3, LSU’s 2025 class ranks No. 3 nationally. The headliner is five-star QB Bryce Underwood — another recruitment where LSU is trying to fend off a late push from a home-state school.

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LSU’s tight end room continues to trend up with 2025 recruiting class

LSU’s 2025 recruiting class ensures LSU’s tight end room remains one of the nation’s best.

LSU’s tight end room saw immediate improvement when [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] arrived at LSU. Kelly programs have a history of producing tight ends and it helped that former LSU OC [autotag]Mike Denbrock[/autotag] oversaw the position directly.

[autotag]Mason Taylor[/autotag] made an immediate impact as a true freshman in 2022. That December, LSU beefed the room up more, signing two blue-chip tight ends, including [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag]. In the 2024 cycle, LSU signed [autotag]Trey’Dez Green[/autotag], the top tight end in the class.

Now with the 2025 class taking form, LSU is continuing the trend. Last week, three-star tight end [autotag]Mike Tyler[/autotag] committed to LSU, giving LSU its second tight end of the class. He joins four-star [autotag]JD LaFleur[/autotag], who committed over a year ago.

LSU positioned itself to have one of the top tight end cores in the country this year with Taylor, Pimpton and Green,

Pimpton and Green are sill underclassmen but reports indicate they’re ready to make an impact this fall. Even if Taylor declares for the draft after a good year, LSU’s 2025 class ensures this group will remain one of most talented in the FBS next year.

Tight end play wasn’t always a highlight at LSU. The Tigers have had plenty of tight ends that get it done in the run game, but it’s hard to remember a time when the tight end group posed this big of a threat in the receiving game.

The personnel led LSU to roll with some 12 personnel and even experiment with 13 personnel in this camp.

Kelly used those looks a lot at Notre Dame and with the future looking bright, multiple tight end sets could be a staple at LSU these next few years.

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LSU lands 3-star tight end Mike Tyler over South Carolina, others

The Columbia, South Carolina, native ultimately chose the Tigers over the hometown Gamecocks.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and his recruiting staff have added another commitment to the 2025 recruiting class. This time it’s a three-star tight end from South Carolina’s backyard.

[autotag]Mike Tyler[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 230-pound, three-star tight end from Columbia, South Carolina. He chose the Tigers over South Carolina, NC State, Ole Miss, Georgia Tech and others.

Tyler becomes the 23rd commit of the 2025 class and the second tight end commit in the class. The other tight end commit is [autotag]JD LaFleur[/autotag], a three-star tight end from Sulphur High School in Louisiana.

LSU’s 2025 class is currently ranked as the No. 3 class in the country according to 247Sports. The Tigers are only behind Ohio State and Alabama for the No. 1 spot in the class.

Kelly has recruited a top 10 class every year since coming to Baton Rouge and the 2025 class looks like it could be the greatest recruiting class in his coaching career. I don’t think he is anywhere close to being finished with it either.

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3-star LSU tight end target announces commitment date

A three-star LSU target announced his decision date.

A three-star tight end announced his commitment date and set his top three this week, with LSU making the cut.

Per On3, [autotag]Mike Tyler[/autotag] out of South Carolina will decide between LSU, Duke and West Virginia and the choice will be announced on Aug. 17.

At 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, Tyler fits the mold of tight end LSU’s signed in recent years. The Tigers have put a premium on athletic tight ends who can make an impact in the passing game, such as [autotag]Trey’Dez Green[/autotag] and [autotag]Kamorreun Pimpton[/autotag].

“I am working to make my final decision. The relationships with the position coach, the offense and who I feel can develop me best for the NFL are things I am still thinking about,” Tyler told On3.

According to On3’s prediction machine, LSU is the heavy favorite with a 95.3% chance of landing Tyler.

Tyler would be the second tight end to join LSU’s 2025 class, adding to four-star [autotag]JD LaFleur[/autotag] who committed over a year ago.

The class is already in the top three in the nation, but LSU is just below some other teams from a volume standpoint. Adding Tyler would help beef up the class and give LSU its 22nd commit.

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LSU picks up a crystal ball projection for 3-star visiting tight end

Mike Tyler is visiting this weekend, and LSU could be poised to take a tight end from South Carolina’s backyard.

LSU has quite a cast of visitors in town on Friday including two uncommitted five-stars in top safety [autotag]Jonah Williams[/autotag] and receiver [autotag]Jaime Ffrench[/autotag].

The Tigers will hope for an impactful recruiting weekend, but they already find themselves in a strong position for one of Friday’s visitors as they look to steal a three-star tight end from South Carolina’s backyard.

LSU is playing host to [autotag]Mike Tyler[/autotag], a Columbia, South Carolina, native. Ahead of Tyler’s visit on Thursday, 247Sports LSU insider Sonny Shipp placed a crystal ball for the Tigers to land him. The Gamecocks previously held the lone crystal ball projection, which was placed back in April.

The 6-foot-4 prospect ranks No. 661 nationally and as the No. 32 tight end in the class, according to the 247Sports composite. LSU already has one tight end commitment from legacy [autotag]JD LaFleur[/autotag], and it looks like it could be in a position to add another.

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