LSU DL Ahmad Breaux reportedly set to enter the transfer portal

LSU defensive lineman Ahmad Breaux announced his intention to enter the transfer portal, per Hayes Fawcett. 

Breaux was a fixture on the LSU defensive line over the past two seasons. This past year he tallied 19 tackles and half a sack. This year, Breaux was reunited with his high school coach at Ruston (LA) and former LSU defensive lineman Kyle Williams. Williams served as the Tigers’ defensive line coach for the 2025 season. 

In 2024, he developed into a consistent contributor on the LSU defensive line as a true freshman. Breaux appeared in 13 games with two starts. Those came in consecutive weeks against UCLA and South Alabama in September. He finished the year with 17 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. 

The Louisiana-native was rated as a three-star per the Rivals Industry rating and a top 25 player in the state of Louisiana during the 2024 cycle. 

Breaux appeared in 24 games and will have 2 years of eligibility left. 

Updated Rules for the Transfer Portal

The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee passed dates for the one-time-only college football transfer portal back in October. The 2025-26 college football transfer portal will last 15 days, spanning from Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, the NCAA announced.

Moving forward, the entire Division I football notification of transfer windows will be Jan 2-16. As has been the previous standard, athletes on College Football Playoff teams still playing would have 5 days beginning the day after their team’s final game to enter the transfer portal.

Players have 15 days to enter the portal, but are not under a deadline to commit when they enter. Traditionally, the deadline for committing is how late a school can enroll a player through admissions.

If a head coach is fired, the transfer portal will not open for players immediately. The NCAA announced on Tuesday that moving forward, players will only have 15 days to enter the portal after a coaching change instead of 30 days. Players will also have to wait five days after a new coach is hired or announced. 

Graduate transfers also cannot enter the transfer portal until Jan. 2 with the new one-time-only portal window.