It’s no secret that the 2025 LSU Tigers are going to look quite a bit different on offense than they did in 2024. Yes, Garrett Nussmeier did officially announce he would be returning. Stud slot wide receiver Aaron Anderson revealed that he would be returning as well.
However, four of the five starting offensive lineman, plus wide receiers Kyren Lacyand CJ Daniels are all gone nww via the Transfer Portal or the NFL Draft. Brian Kelly and his coaching staff were clearly going to have their work cut out for them this this off-season. The good news? The LSU Tigers have already been putting in work with the portal. And as of Saturday, amid all the College Football Playoff action, the Tigers added another key transfer.
According to Hayes Fawcett off of On3, Virginia Tech interior offensive line transfer Braelin Moore has committed to LSU. He is On3’s number one interior offensive line prospect in the Transfer Portal as of this writing and brings with him plenty of experience.
Braelin Moore, Interior Offensive Lineman
Braelin Moore has logged nearly 1400 snaps at left guard and center for Virginia Tech over the last two years and very likely immediately plugs into one of the starting guard spots replacing Garrett Dellinger or Miles frazier. Paul Mubenga could continue racking up snaps along the interior too, or kick outside, depending on who else LSU adds.
LSU now easily has a top five Transfer Portal class in the nation after adding Braelin Moore. In the last few weeks they have added wide receiver Barion Brown (Kentucky), wide receiver Nic Anderson (Oklahoma), cornerback Mansoor Delane (former Virginia Tech teammate of Braelin Moore) and more.
The Transfer Portal will remain open to enter for all FBS Division I football players until December 28th. LSU Tigers could still add more players up to and after that deadline, but with the way things are going they might not need it.
DJ Chester will likely remain at center for LSU. The team just needs to figure out the offensive tackle depth and rotation now (and they have some talent there already). That won’t be an easy task to replace stars like Will Campbell and Emery Jones, but there’s still plenty of time for Brian Kelly and company.