re: Countdown to 2026 KICKOFF - 1 Day - Princewill Umanmielen DE - Sr. & Jayce Brown WR - Sr.

Ty Benefield - Safety - Senior

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Veteran safety who joins the Tigers after three standout seasons at Boise State … Started 33 games, including 28-straight, for the Broncos from 2023-25 … First-team All-Mountain West in 2025 … Earned Mountain West Championship Game MVP honors as a junior in 2024 …. Comes to LSU with 41 career appearances tallying 235 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 16 pass breakups and 5 interceptions … In 3 years at Boise State, the Broncos posted a 29-13 overall record, claimed 3 Mountain West Conference championships and appeared in the College Football Playoffs (2024) … Father Daved played 13 seasons in the CFL with 5 times and spent 1996 with the San Francisco 49ers, appearing in 15 games with the franchise … His dad won the CFL’s Grey Cup in 2000 and was a two-time CFL All-Star in 1999 and 2003 … Dad also set the CFL record for quarterback sacks in a game with 5 vs. Birmingham in 1995.

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Tre' Brown - Wide Receiver - 5th Year Senior

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All-Sun Belt wide receiver who joined the Tigers in January of 2026 through the transfer portal after one season at Old Dominion … Earned third-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors in 2025 after leading the league in yards per catch (20.05) … Led ODU to a 10-3 mark and a win over South Florida in the Cure Bowl … Started all 13 games for ODU in what was his first FBS season … Played first year of college ball at Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College where he helped team to the NJCAA Division I national title … Comes to LSU with 38 career receptions for 762 yards and 4 TDs … Native of Savannah, Ga., and prepped at Jenkins High School.

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Ed-die...Ed-die..Ed-die...

Justin Jefferson



A lot of great LSU WRs in #2. I hope Tre Brown is next

Princewill Umanmielen - Defensive End - Senior

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A prized transfer portal addition for the Tigers in January of 2026 … Joins the LSU program after a dominant 2025 season at Ole Miss where he ranked No. 3 in the SEC in sacks (9.0) and No. 8 in tackles for loss (13.0) … Earned third-team All-SEC honors in 2025 after helping Ole Miss to the best season in school history with a 13-2 overall record and reaching the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs … Prior to Ole Miss, spent 2 seasons at Nebraska where he earned second-team Freshman All-America honors in 2023 … Has appeared in 38 career games with 2 starts … 79 career tackles with 20 going for losses and 10.5 going for sacks … 19 career quarterback hurries, including 13 in 2025 at Ole Miss … In 38 career games, has been credited with a tackle for loss in 19 games and a sack in 10 contests … Named to the Academic All-Big Ten Team in 2024 … Born in Brooklyn, New York, but moved to Texas in 2007 where he grew up … His parents (Austin and Tina) are Nigerian immigrants … Parents own a African restaurant (Lady T Kitchen) in Pflugerville, Texas … Two older brothers both played college football … Princely played at Florida and Ole Miss and was drafted in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers … Prince played at Tarleton State and East Central University and now plays Arena Football One for the Albany Firebirds … Has a third brother named Princeton, who plays wide receiver at Manor High School.

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Jayce Brown - Wide Receiver - Senior

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Playmaking wide receiver who joins LSU after 3 seasons at Kansas State … A third-team All-Big 12 selection in 2025 after hauling in 41 passes for 712 yards and 5 TDs … Ranked among the Top 10 wide receivers in Kansas State history with 115 career receptions for 1,972 yards and 13 TDs … Departed Kansas State ranked No. 8 in program history in receiving yards (1,972) and No. 10 in TD receptions (13) … Averaged 17.1 yards per catch at Kansas State, which ranks No. 8 in program history … Of his 115 career receptions at Kansas State, 34 covered 20 or more yards with 21 going for 30-plus yards and 13 going 40 yards or more … Played in 33 games with 27 starts in 3 years with the Wildcats … Caught at least 1 pass in 31 of the 33 games in which he has appeared … Had streak of 25 straight games with a reception snapped against UCF in week 5 of the 2025 season when he left the game in the first quarter with an injury … Had 5 100-yard receiving games during his career with a best of 160 yards at Kansas in 2025 … Helped Kansas State to a pair of 9-win seasons and 2 bowl appearances … Father, Don, was drafted in the 15th round of the 1985 MLB Amateur Draft by the Cincinnati Reds … An outfielder, he played 6 seasons of Minor League Baseball, reaching the AA level … Sister Brittany played basketball at Florida State from 2013-17 and currently plays professionally overseas … She appeared in 138 games with a career scoring average of 8.6 points and 4.9 rebounds and helped Florida State to 4 NCAA Tournament appearances, including the Elite Eight twice … Other sister Gabby played basketball at East Tennessee State and West Florida

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I enjoyed doing the countdown. A few weeks ago before the legal drama started, the post would stay on page 1 for the entire day. Now, I leave to do something for an hour, and it's already on page 2.

Fans have no control over all of that other stuff, I'm just ready to watch some elite athletes play football.

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