Shea: Stock still rising for LSU TE signee Ka'Morreun Pimpton

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Pimpton “killing it” in track-and-field this spring

At 6-foot-6, 230 pounds, Pimpton is first and foremost tabbed as a pass-catching tight end.

And if his showing in track-and-field the past two years is any indication, he’s got plenty of explosiveness packed into a lengthy frame.

In March, Pimpton recorded a 53’2? shot put, which wasn’t far off from his personal best of 54’10” during outdoor season as a junior.

Then there’s the discus.

On March 25, Pimpton recorded a 182’10” discus throw at Jesuit-Sheaner relays. The throw was a head-turning 22-feet further than his personal best as a junior a year ago.

“He is in the process of killing it in shot put and discus,” LSU offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Mike Denbrock said earlier this month. “It speaks to his explosiveness as an athlete. There’s a lot of things there I can’t wait to get my hands on. That’s probably the best way to describe it.”

On3 National Director of Scouting and Rankings Charles Power shed some additional light on what the numbers mean for a tight end prospect who has one of the best catch radiuses in the 2023 cycle.

“Pimpton’s throws would be elite for a 300-pound lineman, but they are even more impressive when you consider he’s a tall, 230-pound tight end with elite length”, Power said. “When you pair the functional explosive strength with his 99th percentile length, the result is a prospect who is very unique physically.”

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Given his track record with TE’s, Kelly has high praise for Pimpton

LSU head coach Brian Kelly is no stranger to evaluating and developing elite tight ends.

During his time at Notre Dame, Kelly coached tight ends like Kyle Rudolph, Tyler Eifert, Cole Kmet and more. He also signed five-star Michael Mayer, who is expected to be a first-round pick in this year’s NFL Draft.

After a breakout season from Mason Taylor as a freshman in Baton Rouge, Kelly is eager to get Pimpton on campus to add even more weapons to the room.

“I don’t know that I’ve had somebody with his raw athletic ability,” Kelly said after the early signing period. “Certainly, there’s work to be done as it relates to the physicality of the position and whether he’s going to be an in-line (tight end). We want to develop our tight ends as complete tight ends where they can do everything, where they’re not just the guy that you can split out. We want them to be able to get in there and be part of a blocking scheme as well.

“He’s committed to that and that’s one thing that we talked about, my background in developing tight ends and Coach Denbrock is incredible. (There are a) number of tight ends that (Denbrock) has developed. We wanted that for him and that resonated with him.

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