{"id":411771,"date":"2026-01-16T22:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411771\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T22:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T22:59:09","slug":"lsu-wide-receiver-transfer-nic-anderson-commits-to-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/411771\/","title":{"rendered":"LSU wide receiver transfer Nic Anderson commits to Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kentucky needed to find a starting wide receiver in the transfer portal. That need was increased after Texas transfer DeAndre Moore Jr.<\/a> picked Colorado. The Wildcats did not need much time to pivot. Another SEC transfer is heading to Lexington.<\/p>\n

LSU wide receiver Nic Anderson<\/a> entered the portal on Wednesday. The former blue-chip recruit was on UK\u2019s campus on Thursday. A commitment<\/a> quickly followed.<\/p>\n

The Katy (Texas) High product signed with Oklahoma in the 2022 high school cycle. Nic Anderson took a redshirt in year one before a huge season as a redshirt freshman in 2023. With Dillon Gabriel<\/a> at quarterback in Norman, Anderson recorded 38 receptions for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns. The wideout had eight catches on 16 targets for 344 yards on passes of 20-plus air yards, according to PFF data. Anderson was one of the top vertical receivers in college football. Then injuries hit.<\/p>\n

Nic Anderson appeared in just one game in 2024 as the wideout dealt with a quad injury. Anderson left the Oklahoma program for LSU in 2025 and appeared in 10 games but missed time due a car wreck in July ahead of the season and then suffered a knee injury in November. The transfer finished the season with 12 receptions for 106 yards.<\/p>\n

Injuries have been a huge part of Nic Anderson\u2019s story, but when healthy, this has been an impact receiver on a good college offense. Kentucky is hopeful that another impact season will occur in Lexington.<\/p>\n

A fourth transfer addition at wide receiver has been added to Stein\u2019s first roster.<\/p>\n

Kentucky transfer commits<\/p>\n

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