LSU Football Transfer Tracker: Which Tigers are leaving?

Which LSU Football players won’t suit up for Lane Kiffin next season?

The NCAA Transfer Portal doesn’t open until Jan. 2 and runs through Jan. 16, a 14-day window when players can make campus visits and finalize decisions to transfer in and out of college programs.

Until the transfer portal officially opens, players will start to announce their intentions of entering the portal – and the list in Baton Rouge is growing by the day as the program transitions from Brian Kelly’s tenure to the Kiffin era.

The Bengal Tiger has the running list of LSU names set to transfer following the program’s 7-5 finish to the 2025 season, which will wrap up in the Lone Star State with a Texas Bowl matchup against Houston on December 27.

RB Ju’Juan Johnson … On December 10, On3’s Pete Nakos reported Johnson’s plans to enter the transfer portal. The former Lafayette Christian Academy star switched from offense to defense and back to offense during his time in purple-and-gold. This past season, he found a home in the running back room – and he played in big spots during a season when he logged 235 snaps for the Tigers. With Johnson’s decision to leave the program, LSU is down to two scholarship running backs: Harlem Berry and Caden Durham.

WR Kylan Billiot … The Louisiana native took a redshirt in 2024 before appearing in one game this past season, totaling just seven snaps across the team’s 12-game regular season schedule.

WR Jelani Watkins … Watkins, one of the fastest players in college football, has plans to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal – which is a much bigger hit to the LSU Track-and-Field program given his future in track. Watkins appeared in five games across two seasons with the LSU Football team, catching a pair of passes for 21 yards while getting a couple opportunities in the return game on special teams. As for his track future, Watkins clocked a head-turning 10.02 (-0.2) 100-meter dash at the NCAA Track and Field Championships in June.

DL Ahmad Breaux … Breaux is one of the most experienced LSU players to announce his intention to transfer. As a true freshman in 2024, Breaux appeared in 13 games with two starts, closing out the year with 17 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. This season, Breaux rotated in on the defensive line and finished the year with 274 snaps played. That led to 19 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. It’s worth noting Breaux played for LSU defensive tackles coach Kyle Williams as a high school prospect at Ruston High, and Williams is widely believed to be leaving the LSU staff as he steps away from coaching at the college level.

DL Sydir Mitchell … Mitchell left the team before the season began, which was a move former head coach Brian Kelly said came after Mitchell didn’t meet the “standards” set by the program. Mitchell had previously transferred to LSU from Texas, and now the New Jersey native is on the move again. In his two seasons in Baton Rouge, Mitchell logged action as a backup in five games, totaling four tackles as a Tiger.

CB Ashton Stamps … Stamps should be a hot commodity in the NCAA Transfer Portal given the playing time under his belt – even if it didn’t come this season. Stamps only played in one game for LSU in 2025, logging 18 snaps before making the decision to take a redshirt and transfer once the season ended. However, Stamps comes with experience. Between his debut season as a freshman in 2023 and going wire-to-wire as a starter in 2024, Stamps appeared in 24 games with 17 starts in purple-and-gold. He logged 74 tackles and 16 total pass breakups during that stretch. The New Orleans native ranked inside the Top 5 in the SEC in passes defended (14) in 2024.

CB Wallace Foster IV … Foster appeared in two games as a freshman in 2024, then saw just one snap in one game for the Tigers this past season. With the revamped cornerback room relying on Mansoor Delane, DJ Pickett, and PJ Woodland for most of the 2025 season, Foster is one of multiple cornerbacks who have already announced a decision to transfer out in search of playing time elsewhere.