One of the first things Brian Kelly needed to do after taking the job at LSU was start building the scholarship numbers back up.
Ed Orgeron’s last couple years at LSU was a masterclass on how not to manage a roster. This left LSU in a really bad spot entering the new year. Just look at the bowl game, where they barely had enough guys to field a complete team. The situation was dire.
Over the last year, LSU has seen players from just about every position transfer. After LSU lost all of that production from 2019, they were never able to recover. Having to rebuild in the middle of a pandemic certainly didn’t make it any easier.
LSU needed to attack the transfer portal this recruiting cycle and they needed to attack it hard. So far, Kelly has done just that. In total, LSU has added 11 transfers, giving them the best transfer portal recruiting class in the country according to 247 Sports.
There are still whispers out there about more guys joining the class, so LSU might not be done yet. But for now, let’s take a look at five guys who could make the largest impact for LSU in 2022.