#2 Kyren Lacy Season 2024
2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll
LSU’s top returning wide receiver and will be counted on to be the leader of a young, but talented group … Played alongside two of the top receivers in school history last year – Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas – and the trio formed the most productive group in college football … The group played a key role in Jayden Daniels winning the Heisman Trophy as the Tigers had the nation’s most explosive offense … LSU led the nation in scoring (45.5) and total yards per game (543.5) … LSU’s top three receivers in 2023 combined for 187 receptions totaling 3,304 yards and 38 touchdowns … Enters third year at LSU and has appeared in 27 games (12 starts) with the Tigers after transferring from Louisiana-Lafayette … Spent two years with the Cajuns, catching 50 passes for 668 yards and 10 TDs … Since arriving at LSU, has caught 54 passes for 826 yards and 7 scores … Has 2 100-yard games – both coming in 2023 … Collegiate numbers stand at 104 receptions, 1,494 yards and 17 TDs … Native of Thibodaux, Louisiana … Majoring in sports administration … Member of the 2022 SEC Academic Honor Roll.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023 at LSU)
Played in all 13 games with 10 starts, including the final 9 games … Third on team in yards (558) and TD receptions (7) and fourth in receptions (30) … Caught at least 1 pass in 10 games with a career-best 6 against Wisconsin in the ReliaQuest Bowl … 95 receiving yards vs. Wisconsin, which included a 37-yard reception on LSU’s game-winning scoring drive late in fourth quarter … Had a pair of 100-yard games – career-best 111 yards and a TD on 4 receptions vs. Auburn and 101 yards and career-high 2 TDs on 5 catches vs. Georgia State … Against Auburn, hauled in a short pass across the middle and raced 57 yards for the longest reception of his career … The 57-yard catch-and-run setup an LSU touchdown 3 plays later that extended the Tiger lead to 34-10 … Made a spectacular 26-yard catch just before halftime against Alabama, tying the game at 21-21 … Scored on a 29-yard pass just before halftime in shootout vs. Ole Miss … Caught a 15-yard TD pass from Jayden Daniels in fourth quarter win over Texas A&M, giving the Tigers a two-score lead at 42-30 with just over 4 minutes left in contest.
SOPHOMORE SEASON SEASON (2022 at LSU)
Played in all 14 games with 2 starts in first year at LSU … Starts came against Texas A&M and Purdue in the Citrus Bowl … Finished year with 24 receptions for 268 yards … Caught at least one pass in 11 games … Season-high of 4 receptions vs. New Mexico and Tennessee … Tied career-best with 57 yards on a pair of catches vs. Purdue in the Citrus Bowl … Had a 45-yard reception vs. Purdue for longest catch of season … Caught 3 passes for 43 yards vs. Georgia in SEC Championship Game.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2021 at Louisiana-Lafayette)
Played in all 13 games helping the Cajuns to a 13-1 mark and the Sun Belt Conference title … Started six games … Ranked fourth on team with 22 receptions for 304 yards … Led team with 6 TD receptions … Caught TD passes against Troy, ULM, Liberty, Appalachian State, Texas and Marshall … Caught one pass for a 9-yard TD in bowl win over Marshall … Had season-best three receptions on four occasions (vs. Texas, 40 yards; vs. Nicholls, 27 yards, vs. Georgia Southern, 40 yards, and vs. Texas State, 18 yards) … Caught a TD pass in four of ULL’s final five games, including three straight in wins over Troy, Liberty and ULM.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2020 at Louisiana-Lafayette)
Played in 11 games … Led the Cajuns in receiving with 28 receptions for 364 yards and 4 touchdowns … His four scores were tied for the most on the team and the 12th most in the Sun Belt … Was one of only 21 receivers in the Sun Belt Conference with 20 receptions and 300 yards … Caught three passes for a career-best 57 yards and his first touchdown at Georgia State … That game sparked an eight-game streak where he recorded at least two receptions … Added touchdown receptions against Texas State and ULM … Against the Warhawks, he caught a career-high five passes for 48 yards … Finished the year with four catches for 38 yards and his fourth touchdown against UTSA in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Listed as the No. 8 receiver in the state of Louisiana by 247Sports … Had an incredible senior season, tallying 54 receptions for 864 yards along with 18 touchdowns … Earned a First Team All-District nod in 2019 … Was a highly regarded high school basketball player who won the 5A State Championship.
Kyren Lacy’s Career Highs
Receptions: 6 vs. Wisconsin, 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl
Receiving Yards: 111 vs. Auburn, 2023
Receiving TDs: 2 vs. Georgia State, 2023
Long Reception: 57 vs. Auburn, 2023
Lacy’s Career 100-Yard Games (2)
2023
111 (4 rec.) vs. Auburn, Oct. 14
101 (5 rec.) vs. Georgia State, Nov. 18