LSU DL Jay'Viar Suggs enters NCAA transfer portal

LSU defensive lineman Jay’Viar Suggs has entered the NCAA transfer portal, On3 has learned.

A product of the 2019 recruiting class, he will have one year of eligibility remaining for the 2025 college football season.

Suggs logged 10 total tackles for the Tigers in 2024 including two pass breakups and 2.5 sacks. He recorded tackles in eight games for LSU this past season.

Before college, Suggs was the No. 433 overall player in his recruiting class and the No. 40 defensive lineman, according to the On3 Industry Rankings, which is a proprietary algorithm that compiles ratings and rankings from all four primary recruiting media services.

He previously played for Grand Valley State before transferring to LSU in 2023.

The LSU Tigers finished the 2024 regular season 8-4 overall and at one point was ranked as high as No. 8 in the AP Top 25 poll this year. Brian Kelly and company are set to take on Baylor in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET and will air live on ESPN.

It’s not all bad portal news for LSU on Wednesday, though. Starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier announced that he was coming back to Baton Rouge for another season. Many believed he would choose to enter the 2025 NFL Draft but is now set to lead the Tigers into the new year.

The portal officially opened on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. More than 2,800 FBS scholarship players entered their names into the NCAA’s transfer database during the 2023-24 school year. Removing those who withdrew or went pro, the final total sat at 2,707 transfers.

That means roughly 25 percent of all FBS scholarship players hit free agency in one year, per On3’s Pete Nakos.

To keep up with the latest players on the move, check out On3’s Transfer Portal wire.

The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.