Faheem Delane Season 2026

Highly-touted safety who joins the LSU program after 1 season at Ohio State … Younger brother of LSU unanimous All-America cornerback Mansoor Delane, who played the 2025 season with the Tigers … Former 4-star prospect who was rated as one of the nation’s top safeties for the Class of 2025 … Played 13 games in a backup role at safety for the Buckeyes in 2025 … Comes to LSU after tallying 12 tackles and a tackle for loss during his 1 season at Ohio State.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2025 at Ohio State)
Appeared in 13 games as a true freshman in 2025 … Listed as the No. 2 safety on the Ohio State depth chart … Saw action on 81 defensive snaps with a season-high 23 coming in win over Grambling in week 2 … Played 18 snaps vs. UCLA and 10 vs. Purdue … Saw an additional 88 snaps on special teams (86 on kickoff coverage, 2 on field goal block) … Had 4 tackles against Rutgers … Had 2 tackles, including a tackle for a 1-yard loss at Wisconsin … Had 3 tackles against UCLA.

HIGH SCHOOL
One of the nation’s top safety prospects for the Class of 2025 … Rated with 4-stars by all major recruiting services … Listed as a national Top 50 player and ranked as the nation’s No. 8 safety and the No. 3 overall player in the state of Maryland … Named the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … Tallied 97 tackles, 7 tackles for loss, 2 sacks and 3 interceptions as a senior in 2024 … Helped Good Counsel win a WCAC championship as a junior in 2023 … Totaled 69 tackles and 18 pass breakups while earning All-Met honors by the Washington Post as a junior.

Faheem Delane’s Career Highs
Tackles: 4 vs. Rutgers, 2025
Tackles for Loss: 1 at Wisconsin, 2025
Sacks: 0
Interceptions: 0
Pass Breakups: 0