Seaton, a 6-foot-5, 300-pound sophomore, is widely considered one of the top players in the transfer portal regardless of position. He took trips to Mississippi State and Miami before he arrived last Sunday in Baton Rouge, and he also considered Oregon. Kiffin flew to Atlanta on Tuesday to meet with Seaton and his camp before Oregon coach Dan Lanning also arrived for an in-home visit.
Seaton has been a standout left tackle the first two years of his career. He became Colorado’s first true freshman to start at offensive tackle, and he allowed only three sacks in 612 pass-blocking snaps that season.
This past year, Seaton started the first nine games before suffering an injury that sidelined him for the rest of the season. He was still named second-team All-Big 12. Seaton has two more years of eligibility.
The addition fortifies the LSU offensive line, a position that struggled this past year and was one of the team’s most glaring concerns entering the offseason. The unit has undergone significant turnover as nine players entered the transfer portal and starting right guard Josh Thompson exhausted his eligibility.
But LSU now has added nine transfer offensive linemen, including two others with starting experience at power-conference schools in Baylor tackle Sean Thompkins and Maryland guard Aliou Bah. It also brought back center Braelin Moore and right tackle Weston Davis, who started 10 games as a redshirt freshman this past season for LSU.
