LSU Tigers Wait for Portal Dust to Settle

0:00On April 28th, LSU Tigers are moving slow on their 2026-27 roster, sitting just one player deep with the transfer portal now. Closed a week ago, and three weeks out from reopening. Mohamed Yubate is the lone commit so far, but the staff keeps grinding on a few other portal targets. Word around Ban Rouge is their eyeing 50-year seniors to bulk up quick, holding back their big moves while the dust settles. Seems like a smart play, waiting for the right pieces to shake loose from elsewhere. Meanwhile, the NBA draft news is wild only 71 early-entrance, the fewest since 2003. College ballers have sticking around campus, chasing that bag through the portal, where NIL deals have straight doubled from last year. If you're not a surefire lottery pick, why bounce early when you can cash in big-stang put? That low-draft number means a flood of talent might declare late or pull back, opening doors for teams like LSU. Keep an eye on those decisions dropping soon. The Tigers could stack their deck just in time for the next portal window.