LSU has landed transfers this week from Hawaii to Pittsburgh and everywhere in between, and none hit closer to home than No. 20.
Southern safety Treylan James, a former Madison Prep standout, announced his commitment late Friday afternoon to the hometown Tigers.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound ballhawk was a multisport athlete for the Chargers in high school and spent the first two years of his college career at Prairie View A&M before transferring back to Baton Rouge this past offseason.
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After 16 tackles and a forced fumble in 10 appearances in two years for the Panthers, he totaled 26 tackles in 11 games this fall at Southern, including three stops behind the line.
He now joins LSU’s burgeoning transfer haul as the 20th player and second safety in the class, joining Ty Benefield from Boise State.
The Tigers’ secondary is one of the areas of the roster that returns some of the most notably talent in safeties Tamarcus Cooley and Dashawn Spears (Denham Springs) and cornerbacks D.J. Pickett, P.J. Woodland and Ja’Keem Jackson.
But defensive coordinator Blake Baker and position coaches Jake Olsen and Corey Raymond have continued to bolster the group with veteran help heading into 2026.
Here’s the rundown of all new players heading to Baton Rouge thus far, as of Friday afternoon:
1. WR Jackson Harris, Hawaii
2. RB Raycine Guillory, Utah
3. TE Malachi Thomas, Pittsburgh
4. WR Eugene “Tre” Brown III, Old Dominion
5. S Ty Benefield, Boise State
6. DT Stephiylan Green, Clemson
7. RB Rod Gainey Jr., Charlotte
8. WR Jayce Brown, Kansas State
9. WR Eugene “Tre” Wilson III, Florida
10. P Hayden Craig, Florida
11. LS Mack Mulhern, Florida
12. K Scott Starzyk, Arkansas
13. DL Malik Blocton, Auburn
14. EDGE Jaylen Brown, South Carolina
15. OL Ja’Quan Sprinkle, North Carolina Central
16. OL JaKolby Jones, Copiah-Lincoln CC
17. EDGE Jordan Ross, Tennessee
18. WR Malik Elzy, Illinois
19. WR Josh Jackson, McNeese State (St. Augustine)
20. S Treylan James, Southern (Madison Prep)
