However, on Friday, the portal got an unexpectedly huge addition when Duke star Darian Mensah became a late addition to this year’s class.

The first day back out of the recruiting dead period during this transfer portal window was an active one for LSU football.

Set to be a seventh-year senior, the 5-foot-7, 199-pound Adeyi played in four regular-season games and two postseason games while redshirting at James Madison in 2025.