LSU football was busy in the first round of transfer portal action, but Tigers head coach Brian Kelly expects roster movement to remain calm in the spring.
“I like our roster right now,” Brian Kelly said, “It wouldn’t surprise me if we didn’t have anybody in the portal on either side, either leaving our program or adding.”
Kelly said he would be happy to take this roster into May.
“I like what we’ve done with this roster. I like the development of it. Not all of that is in my control, obviously. But I can tell you we’re not like actively saying, we got to have this, we got to have that,” Kelly said.
Kelly said LSU is always looking for ways to help the team, but the situation is different than it was in January.
In the winter, LSU saw 16 transfers leave and 19 arrive. Per 247Sports, LSU’s transfer portal class ranks No. 2 in the country. Among LSU’s top-ranked additions were former Florida State defensive end Patrick Payton and former Kentucky wide receiver Barion Brown.
LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker recently said LSU made an effort to add experienced players when looking in the portal. The Tigers lacked returning contributors with 300+ snaps and wanted to fill that gap. With the hole filled, LSU can sit put for now.
Kelly’s optimistic that LSU won’t lose anyone either. That bodes well for LSU’s chances of building depth.
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