BREAKING: West Virginia DL Jordan Jefferson commits to LSU
West Virginia transfer defensive lineman Jordan Jefferson committed to LSU, he announced on Twitter. The Navarre, Fla. native has one year of eligibility remaining.
In 2022, Jefferson notched 31 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and five pass breakups. For his career, he’s played in 40 games, making 54 career tackles, 14.5 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks and seven pass breakups.
According to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, Jordan Jefferson was the No. 144 overall defensive lineman and No. 221 overall prospect in Florida in the 2019 recruiting class.
Jordan Jefferson adds to LSU’s transfer haul
LSU head coach Brian Kelly is expecting numerous transfer additions to join the program. LSU inked 25 additions from the high school ranks and already has a few transfers committed.
“We focus strictly on recruiting to LSU, the players we want here, that we believe will be successful here and we can develop,” Kelly said on Wednesday. “That’s our mindset. We focus strictly on the job at hand and we recruit those who understand our mission to graduate champions.”
Kelly’s set on building LSU through the high school ranks, which means being particular in going after transfers.
“I don’t feel confident in the portal, I feel confident in what we’re going to use the portal for,” Kelly said. “That is strictly to bolster a position group still in need of development. This program will be built on freshman. We’re still not there in particular on the defensive side of the ball so you’ll see that as we move forward on Friday’s announcements in terms of players. I’m confident that we have a plan and the kind of players we want to bring in out of the portal.”
