2022 Recruiting/Transfer Class revisited

?? LSU 2022 Recruiting Class + Transfer Roundup

In revisiing the 2022 class (recruits/transfer ins/transfer outs) some key takeaways:

Recruits: 27%
Transfer Ins: 67%


Only the top end recruits panned out - with most of the 3 stars churning quick. While being able to locate key talent and allowing other programs to develop players showed a higher hit rate.

For future roster building we should focus on elite talent and have a smaller class - with an eye to capture transfers after season end. Obviously, i don't have specifics on NIL allocation - and would assume low end HS talent don't get much payout so that is a factor that wasn't included.

Also interesting to note, the transfer outs were a 22% hit rate/


HIGH SCHOOL SIGNEES

Harold Perkins (5? LB) – ?? Green: Freshman All-American, 164 tackles, 13 sacks; centerpiece of LSU defense.

Will Campbell (4? LT) – ?? Green: 38-game starter, All-American, Jacobs Trophy winner, #4 overall NFL pick.

Emery Jones (4? OL) – ?? Green: 3-year starter, 996 pass-pro snaps, 2× 2nd-team All-SEC.

Mason Taylor (3? TE) – ?? Green: LSU TE record-holder (129 rec / 1,308 yds), 2nd-round NFL pick.

Laterrance Welch (4? CB) – ?? Yellow: Special teams contributor, rotational CB entering 2025.

Bo Bordelon (3? OL) – ?? Yellow: Backup OL, started 2024 bowl game.

Quency Wiggins (4? DL) – ?? Red: Transferred to Colorado; limited production (11 tackles in 2024).

Nathan Dibert (3? K) – ?? Red: LSU kickoff specialist, transferred out.

Jordan Allen (3? S) – ?? Red: Transferred to Houston; 11 tackles in 2024.

Tygee Hill (4? DL) – ?? Red: Transferred to Oregon State; 12 tackles, 1 sack.

Fitzgerald West (3? DL) – ?? Red: Transferred to Louisiana; 24 tackles, 3.5 TFL.

Landon Ibieta (3? WR) – ?? Red: Injuries + transfer to Nicholls St.; 8 rec, 122 yds.

Jaelyn Davis-Robinson (3? CB) – ?? Red: Transferred to SMU; reserve DB.

DeMario Tolan (4? LB) – ?? Red: Transferred to Auburn, dismissed 2023.

Walker Howard (4? QB) – ?? Red: Transferred to Ole Miss, then Louisiana; limited reps.

TRANSFER ADDITIONS

Jayden Daniels (4? QB, ASU) – ?? Green: SEC West champ, Heisman finalist, one of LSU’s most impactful transfers ever.

Mekhi Wingo (4? DL, Mizzou) – ?? Green: All-SEC DT, consistent starter.

Kyren Lacy (4? WR, Louisiana) – ?? Green: 58 catches, 9 TDs in 2024.

Aaron Anderson (4? WR, Bama) – ?? Green: Breakout WR1 in 2024: 61 catches, 875 yds, 5 TDs.

Jarrick Bernard-Converse (4? DB, Ok State) – ?? Green: 2022 starter, drafted by NYJ.

Miles Frazier (4? OL, FIU) – ?? Green: 28 starts since transferring; reliable OL.

Greg Brooks Jr. (4? CB, Arkansas) – ?? Yellow: Early impact, then sidelined by health issue.

Sevyn Banks (4? CB, OSU) – ?? Red: Played 5 games at LSU, injury-limited.

Kolbe Fields (4? LB, South Carolina) – ?? Red: No major defensive impact.

NOTABLE TRANSFERS OUT (prior to 2022 season)

Trey Palmer (4? WR) – ?? Green: Broke out at Nebraska (1,043 yds, 9 TDs), drafted.

Dwight McGlothern (4? CB) – ?? Green: Ballhawk at Arkansas, 6 INTs in 2 seasons.

Max Johnson (4? QB) – ?? Yellow: Started at A&M, inconsistent.

Eli Ricks (5? CB) – ?? Yellow: Moved to Bama, played rotationally, drafted.

Corey Kiner (4? RB) – ?? Yellow: Solid RB at Cincinnati, 1,000+ combined yards.

Koy Moore (4? WR) – ?? Red: Transferred to Auburn, never emerged.

Navonteque Strong (3? LB) – ?? Red: JUCO; no major production post-transfer.

Raydarious Jones (4? CB) – ?? Red: Transferred to MVSU; no impact.

Darren Evans (3? CB) – ?? Red: Left LSU, no notable career beyond.