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1 week ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
LSU football landed a commitment Sunday from Houston transfer safety AJ Haulcy, according to his representatives at A&P Sports Agency, reinforcing its secondary ahead of the 2025 season. Haulcy, a senior, was a first-team All-Big 12 selection last year after posting 74 tackles, five interceptions and 13 passes defended. He chose LSU over Miami after entering the transfer portal earlier this spring. As he considered his options, Haulcy took a visit to LSU on Sunday.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
LSU football landed a commitment from four-star cornerback Havon Finney for its 2026 recruiting class Monday. Finney announced the decision on his Instagram account. He is the No. 54 overall player and the No. 7 cornerback in the country, according to the 247Sports composite. He picked LSU over Southern Cal, Michigan, Oregon and others. Finney is the first cornerback in LSU's 2026 class, which is ranked fourth nationally by 247Sports.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
Going into the final day of the 2025 NFL Draft, LSU has several players who could get picked. The Tigers already have four draftees through the first three rounds. Offensive tackle Will Campbell was picked No. 4 overall by the New England Patriots, then tight end Mason Taylor, offensive tackle Emery Jones and defensive end Sai'vion Jones were selected on Day 2. The draft ends Saturday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with rounds four through seven. Selections begin at 11 a.m. CT.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
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2 weeks ago | 
theadvocate.com | Wilson Alexander
LSU football landed a commitment Saturday from South Florida transfer defensive tackle Bernard Gooden, a source confirmed with The Advocate. Gooden was the Tigers' top target in the spring portal window, which closed Friday night. He took a visit to Baton Rouge from Thursday to Saturday, according to his agency. Gooden, a senior from Montgomery, Alabama, recorded 35 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and 1½ sacks while starting 11 games last season.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
Three years ago, LSU defensive end Sai'vion Jones played a season for defensive line coach Jamar Cain. Now, they will be reunited. Jones was drafted in the third round by the Denver Broncos with the No. 101 overall pick in the NFL draft on Friday night in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Cain, who left LSU after one year, is entering his second season as the Broncos' defensive line coach.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
Emery Jones was selected in the third round of the NFL draft Friday night when the Baltimore Ravens used the 91st overall pick on the LSU offensive tackle. Jones, a Baton Rouge native who went to Catholic High, was the third LSU player selected in the draft after offensive tackle Will Campbell and tight end Mason Taylor. A three-year starter, Jones declared for the draft after his junior season. He appeared in 38 games during his LSU career with 36 starts at right tackle.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
After putting together the most productive career by a tight end in LSU history, Mason Taylor was picked early in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft, going with the No. 42 overall pick to the New York Jets. Taylor was the third tight end off the board, following Michigan’s Colston Loveland and Penn State’s Tyler Warren in the first round. A three-year starter, Taylor ended his LSU career with the school records for the most receptions (129) and yards (1,308) by a tight end.
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2 weeks ago | 
nola.com | Wilson Alexander
LSU freshman defensive tackle Dilan Battle entered the transfer portal Friday, multiple sources confirmed to The Advocate. Battle was a three-star recruit in the 2025 class from Texas who enrolled early in January. He participated in spring practice before entering the portal. Battle was the first LSU scholarship player to enter in the spring transfer portal window, which closed Friday night. Graduate students can enter the portal at any time.
