#58 Jared Small Season 2025

2021 LSU Graduate (Sports Administration)

CAREER
Appeared in 17 games with no starts … Former walk-on who earned a scholarship in 2020 … Worked his way up the depth chart and entered the 2021 season as a starter at linebacker for the Tigers … Suffered season-ending injury in practice the week of the season-opener against UCLA … Missed the entire season …Returned to full strength for 2022 only to suffer another season-ending knee injury just 3 games into the season … Team leader on and off the field … Had an outstanding spring in 2021 with 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and an interception in the LSU Spring Game in April … Graduated in May of 2021 with a degree in sports administration … High school teammates with former LSU running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire.

SUPER SENIOR SEASON (2022)
Injured during the win over Mississippi State and missed the remainder of the season … Appeared in 2 games with no starts … Had 1 tackle in win over Southern in home-opener.

SENIOR SEASON (2021)
Injured the week of the season-opener against UCLA and missed the entire year.

JUNIOR SEASON (2020)
Standout special teams contributor for the Tigers … Appeared in six games.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2019)
Appeared in five games during LSU’s national championship season … Saw action on special teams, recording one tackle.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON (2018)
Played in four games, all on special teams … Saw action against Florida, Georgia, Mississippi State and Rice …Did not record any statistics.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Redshirted as a true freshman in 2017.

HIGH SCHOOL
Standout linebacker for state champion Catholic High School in Baton Rouge … Earned all-district and all-metro honors as a senior … Helped lead the Bears to a state title during his junior campaign in 2015.

Jared Small’s Career Highs
Tackles: 1, 2x (Last: vs. Southern, 2022; First: vs. Georgia Southern, 2019)
Tackles for loss: 0
Sacks: 0