LSU Lands Boise State Safety Ty Benefield From Transfer Portal

Overview

• The Advocate reported Tuesday that LSU is signing Benefield, following an ESPN report that he visited campus on Monday.
• Recruiting services rate him among the top portal safeties, with 247Sports listing him No. 33 overall and On3 placing him in the top 10 at his position.
• Benefield logged more than 2,000 snaps at Boise State and in 2025 recorded 80 tackles with two interceptions and three pressures.
• At 6-foot-2 and about 205 pounds, he brings a physical style that fits both box duties and coverage responsibilities.
• With TaMarcus Cooley and Da'Shawn Spears returning, coaches could deploy Benefield in multiple subpackages, including a potential STAR role in dime looks.