re: Countdown to 2026 KICKOFF - 80 Days - Scott Starzyk - K - Soph. & Brayden Allen - WR - Fr.

Grant Chadwick - Punter - Junior

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Enters second season as LSU’s punter … Also serves as LSU’s holder for placekicks … Transfer from Middle Tennessee who had an immediate impact in his first season with the Tigers in 2025 … Earned third-team All-SEC honors … Starter in all 13 games, punting 62 times for 45.7 average … The 45.7 average ranks No. 3 in single-season program history, while his 2,834 total punting yards ranks No. 4 … Ranked No. 2 in the SEC in punting average, trailing only Oklahoma’s Grayson Miller by 0.14 yards … Career average of 44.7 on 113 punts … 42 punts downed inside the 20 and 34 have traveled 50-yards or more … Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

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Stephiylan Green - Defensive Tackle - Redshirt Junior

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Talented defensive tackle who joins the LSU program after 3 seasons at Clemson … Appeared in 24 games with 6 starts at Clemson … Tallied 34 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks … First career start came in the 2025 season-opener against LSU … Comes to LSU having played 611 defensive snaps and 51 on special teams during his college career … Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll … First name is pronounced STEPH-eye-linn.

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Billy Truax - All-American 1963

(No current player on official roster wears number 89)

Billy led the #7 Tigers in the 1963 Cotton Bowl victory over #4 Texas. Lynn Amedee threw several key passes to big No 89.

Malik Elzy - Wide Receiver - Redshirt Junior

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Transfer wide receiver from Illinois … Spent 3 seasons with the Illini, appearing in 23 games with 1 start … Caught 16 passes for 213 yards and a pair of TDs … Start came against Western Illinois in the 2025 season-opener … Caught TD passes against Penn State in 2023 and Eastern Illinois in 2024 … Named Academic All-Big Ten in 2024 … One of the top prep receivers for the Class of 2023 … Brother Devonta played Division II football at Northwood (Mich.) University.

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JC Anderson - Tight End - Freshman

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Four-star tight end from Mt. Zion High School in Illinois … Rated as the nation’s No. 11 tight end prospect and No. 8 overall in Illinois in the On3/Rivals composite … Listed as high as No. 3 nationally at tight end by ESPN … Two-time all-state selection … Holds the Mt. Zion career receiving records for receptions (138) and yards (1,568) … As a senior, caught 46 passes for 578 yards and 8 TDs …. Scored a total of 13 touchdowns in 2025 … Played on both sides of the ball in high school … Caught 47 passes for 535 yards and 7 TDs in 2024 … Added 52 tackles and 5.5 sacks on defense … Also a standout for the Mt. Zion basketball team … Sister Denver Anderson plays college basketball at Southern Utah.

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Joey August - Defensive Tackle - Redshirt Junior

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Defensive tackle who joined the Tigers as a walk-on in 2023 … Enters third season with the program in 2026 … Native of New Orleans and prepped at The Willow School (formerly Lusher Charter) … Majoring in marketing.

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#87 Jared Mitchell

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Josh Jackson - Wide Receiver - Redshirt Sophomore

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New Orleans native who joins the Tigers after 1 season at McNeese … Originally spent a season (2024) at UAB before transferring to McNeese for 2025 … Prep standout at St. Augustine in New Orleans … Also starred on the St. Aug basketball team in high school … Dad, Willie Jackson Jr., played 8 seasons at wide receiver in the NFL, 2 with the Saints (2000 and 2001) … He appeared in 113 games during his NFL career with 284 receptions for 3,641 yards and 24 touchdowns … Uncle Terry Jackson played 7 seasons in the NFL

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Tyree Holloway - Wide Receiver - Redshirt Junior

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Division II standout wide receiver who joined the Tigers following an outstanding season at West Florida in 2025 … Earned second-team All-Gulf South Conference honors in 2025 after catching 34 passes for 661 yards and 8 TDs … Caught 60 passes for 1,169 yards and 13 TDs during a 3-year span that covered a pair of Division II schools in Chowan University (2023) and West Florida (2024-25) … Comes to LSU with two years of eligibility remaining … Redshirted as a sophomore in first season at West Florida after suffering an injury 3 games into the year … Signed with Chowan University out of high school before transferring to West Florida following his freshman season.

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LSUAlum2001 has the other thread and posts a former Tiger each day.

I’m focusing on the current roster. I could put a few past greats most days but wanted other posters to contribute.

I can do that going forward.