#23 Aidan Anding Season 2026
Talented cornerback who will be counted on to contribute in the secondary for the Tigers in 2026 … Enters second year at LSU … Played in 8 games – mainly on special teams – as a true freshman in 2025 … Had 2 tackles on special teams in his first year at LSU … Former 4-star cornerback from Ruston High School in north Louisiana … He was rated the No. 1 prep cornerback in Louisiana for the Class of 2025 … Played 2 years of football at Ruston, winning a state title in 2023 … Standout in basketball and track and field in high school … First-team 5A All-State selection in both football and basketball during his prep career.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2025)
Appeared in 8 games, seeing action on special teams … Played 92 special teams snaps and had 1 snap on defense (vs. Southeastern Louisiana) … Recorded 2 tackles … Had a tackle against Alabama and 1 against Western Kentucky … Made LSU debut against Southeastern Louisiana in the home opener.
HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus 4-start cornerback and one of the top players in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2025 … A multi-sport standout at Ruston High School where he participated in football, basketball and track and field … Listed as the No. 6 prospect in Louisiana and No. 25 at his position in the On3 composite … Rated as high as No. 4 in Louisiana by 247Sports and No. 19 nationally at cornerback by 247Sports … Named first-team 5A All-State in both football and basketball as a junior …. First-team 5A All-State in football as a senior … Averaged 14.8 points per game in basketball as a junior … Finished second in the long jump (7.24 m) and sixth in the 200-meters (21.73) in the 2024 Louisiana 5A state track meet … Part of Ruston’s state championship football team (Non-Select Division I) in 2023 … As a junior, tallied 34 tackles, 2 sacks, 4 interceptions and 10 pass breakups … Returned 9 punts for 205 yards and a score … In 2024, he helped lead the Bearcats to an 8-2 regular-season mark and the No. 3 seed in Division I state playoffs … Coached in football by Jerrod Baugh … High school teammates with former LSU defensive tackle Ahmad Breaux.
Aidan Anding’s Career Highs
Tackles: 1, 2x (Last: vs. Western Kentucky, 2025; First: at Alabama, 2025)
Tackles for Loss: 0
Sacks: 0
Interceptions: 0
Pass Breakups: 0