LSU freshman tight end Arik Gilbert, ESPN’s No. 6 recruit in the 2020 class, on Saturday said he is entering the NCAA’s transfer portal.
“After careful consideration and collaboration with my family I’ve decided to enter the transfer portal,” Gilbert posted on Twitter on Saturday. “I’d like to thank god for bestowing his blessings upon me.”
He later deleted his tweet, and his name has not yet appeared in the transfer portal.
The 6-foot-5, 249-pound Gilbert ranked third on the team with 35 receptions and had 368 receiving yards and two touchdowns in eight games for LSU.
On Dec. 9, he opted out of the rest of LSU’s season. Coach Ed Orgeron said he hoped Gilbert would return to the Tigers in 2021.
Gilbert, ESPN’s top tight end and top Georgia prospect in the 2020 class, picked LSU over Georgia and Alabama.
