The roster rebuild LSU undertook this offseason under first-year coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] simply wouldn’t have been possible prior to the transfer portal era.
Heading into last year’s Texas Bowl, LSU had just 39 available scholarship players. After a mass exodus of talent to the transfer portal and the draft, things looked like they could be dire in Baton Rouge in 2022.
But Kelly quickly flipped the script, bringing in a talented haul of transfers. Many of those players are currently starting for the 6-2 Tigers, and three of them were named among the top 50 transfers in college football this season by ESPN. Former players [autotag]Trey Palmer[/autotag] and [autotag]Dwight McGlothern[/autotag], who transferred to Nebraska and Arkansas, respectively, are also listed.
Here’s where each LSU player stacks up.