ESPN Ranks New LSU Safety Ty Benefield As Top 50 Transfer Portal Player

New LSU safety Ty Benefield was ranked No. 34 in ESPN's Top 50 ranking of the best players in the college football transfer portal. Here's what they had to say about him:

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34. Ty Benefield, S
Transferring from: Boise State
Transferring to: LSU
Years remaining: 1
HT: 6-2 | WT: 205 | Class: Junior

Background: Benefield got onto the field right away at Boise State and developed into a 32-game starter over his three seasons with the Broncos. He has been productive year after year while compiling 235 career tackles, 18 TFLs, 11 pass breakups, 5 interceptions and 2 forced fumbles. Benefield put it all together in 2025 with a team-high 107 tackles and 8.5 TFLs, earning first-team All-Mountain West honors as well as defensive MVP of the Mountain West title game.

Scout's take: A smooth, taller athlete with great length and the ability to play in the box, he has size and production. Benefield shows very good range in the middle of the field and is not afraid to participate in the run game but is not super physical. He's best in pursuit and is an effective open-field tackler who diagnoses quickly with great pre-snap awareness. He's very experienced and looks to be a leader on defense by getting guys aligned in coverage calls. -- Muench

What he brings to LSU: The Tigers' previous staff was able to bring in one of the top safeties in the portal in AJ Haulcy a year ago, and the Houston transfer earned first-team All-SEC honors in his senior year in Baton Rouge. Benefield is a great replacement, and LSU had to battle a ton of contenders for his pledge.

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