LSU football is preparing to be active in the transfer portal when it officially opens next week. A position where LSU needs to build depth is at tight end.
Junior TE Mason Taylor announced his intention to declare for the NFL draft. Taylor is the most productive tight end in LSU history and got the bulk of production at that position over his three years in Baton Rouge.
LSU has recruited tight ends well under Brian Kelly, but four-star Mac Markway stepped away before the season began and five-star freshman Trey’dez Green got more work at receiver than he did at tight end.
The Tigers will return Ka’Morreun Pimpton, who saw his role increase down the stretch. He’s a breakout candidate heading in 2025, but the Tigers need to fill out the roster behind him.
LSU signed just one tight end in its 2025 recruiting class. For LSU to have the numbers it needs, the Tigers have to look in the portal.
Expect LSU to take one or two transfers at tight end. The player doesn’t have to be a star, but LSU needs competent players that can produce. Here are some names Tiger fans should know.
Luke Hasz – Arkansas
LSU doesn’t have to look far for Hasz. He was one of the SEC’s top tight ends in 2024 playing in the state just north of LSU.
He caught 26 passes for 324 yards and four scores while posting a 62.7 run block grade. He’s one of the top tight ends on the market and would provide more than just depth. Hasz would compete for a starting role and allowed LSU to play 12 personnel with Pimpton.
There won’t be many tight ends in the portal with proven SEC experience and that should make Hasz a priority for the Tigers.
Antonio Ferguson – FIU
One way LSU can improve its transfer portal work is by taking players with several years of eligibility remaining. Antonio Ferguson has a few after finishing his redshirt freshman campaign at FIU.
Ferguson was a three-star recruit in 2023 and began his career at ECU before transferring to FIU. He started six games for the Panthers in 2024, catching seven passes for 90 yards. He played 234 run block snaps and posted a 56.0 PFF run blocking grade.
Ferguson won’t walk in and start for LSU, but he’s the type of player LSU can use to fill the room out.
Bauer Sharp – Oklahoma
Sharp is back in the portal for a second time after spending one year at Oklahoma. He’s originally from Alabama but spent two years at Southeastern Louisiana.
247Sports ranked him as a four-star on the transfer market last year and he caught 42 passes for 324 yards and two scores in Norman.
At 6’4′, he has good size. Sharp has SEC experience now and would contribute at LSU.
Kendall Karr – Coastal Carolina
Karr is another guy who likely wouldn’t start at LSU, but again, the Tigers need to build depth if they want to run any 12 personnel.
Karr will enter his fifth year of college football after spending two at UNC and two at Coastal Carolina.
He’s racked up 479 yards and six touchdowns over the last two seasons at Coastal. He averaged 17.1 yards per catch in 2024 — a solid mark for a tight end.
Landon Morris – Temple
Morris spent the first two years of his career at Utah, not seeing the field. He then sat out a year after transferring to Temple due to transfer rules.
He finally saw the field as a redshirt junior in 2024 and made an impact. His 251 yards ranked fifth among AAC tight ends and his 15.7 yards per catch led that group. His PFF run-blocking grade was above average too.
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: LSU transfer portal: Five potential targets at tight end
