re: Countdown to 2026 KICKOFF - 6 Days - TJ Dottery - LB - 5Yr Sr & Winston Watkins - WR - So.

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One of the nation’s top prep quarterbacks in the Class of 2025 … Comes to LSU after 1 season at USC … Appeared in 4 games as a true freshman with the Trojans, completing 13-of-15 passes for 103 yards and a TD … Added 76 rushing yards and 2 scores … A 5-star prospect from Centennial High School in California … Rated as the No. 1 player in California as a senior and listed as the nation’s No. 3 quarterback … Passed for over 8,500 yards and 83 touchdowns in high school … Will be a redshirt freshman for the Tigers in 2026 … Older brother Kevin is a cornerback at USC.

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In second season at LSU after opening career at Florida … Spent 2 seasons with the Gators before transferring to LSU in 2025 … Season-opening starter at cornerback at Florida in 2024 before an injury ended his season after 2 games … Played in 11 games during his first year at LSU … Has 24 career appearances with 2 starts … 17 tackles and 4 pass breakups … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

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Trey Quinn

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Veteran linebacker who joins the Tigers after starting 27 games at Ole Miss over the past 2 seasons … Led the SEC in tackles in 2025 with 98 … Key defensive component that helped the Rebels to the best season in school history with a 13-2 record and reaching the semifinals of the College Football Playoffs … One of 4 Ole Miss players to join the Tigers in 2026 through the transfer portal – others are OL Devin Harper, Edge Princewill Umanmielen, and WR Winston Watkins … Originally signed with Clemson out of high school and played his freshman season with the Tigers … Transferred to Ole Miss following the 2022 season … Enters final season of college football with 177 career tackles to go with 10.0 tackles for losses and 3.5 sacks … Started 12 games at Ole Miss in 2024 and the Rebels defense set the school mark and led the nation in sacks (52) and tackles for loss (120) … Ole Miss went 22-5 with him in the starting lineup.

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Talented wideout who joins the LSU program after 1 season at Ole Miss … Former 4-star recruit who spent early part of prep career at IMG Academy … Signed with Lane Kiffin and Ole Miss in December of 2024 and was a mid-year enrollee … Appeared in all 15 games as a true freshman for the Rebels in 2025, catching 26 passes for 373 yards and a TD … Caught a pass in 11 of 15 games and had 1 catch against Georgia and Miami in the College Football Playoffs … Named to Chancellor’s Honor Roll at Ole Miss in the spring of 2025.

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