Talented LSU Football Transfer Reveals Portal Destination to North Carolina Tar Heels

The Louisiana native will head to the ACC for the 2026 season, makes move after Lane Kiffin's arrival in Baton Rouge.

Jan 1, 2024; Tampa, FL, USA; LSU Tigers running back Kaleb Jackson (28) rushes for a touchdown during the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images | Matt Pendleton-Imagn Images

LSU Tigers running back Kaleb Jackson is heading to Chapel Hill for the 2026 season after revealing a commitment to Bill Belichick and the North Carolina Tar Heels on Monday.

The Baton Rouge native signed with the LSU program as a member of the 2023 Recruiting Class after emerging as the No. 1 running back in Louisiana across his prep career.

Jackson, a four-star prospect, was unable to carve out a significant role in the LSU offense once he arrived on campus after logging 331 total yards on 82 carries with four touchdowns in 30 career games.

The 6-foot-2, 234-pounder suited up in all 13 games for the LSU Tigers in 2023 and 2024 prior to taking a redshirt year in 2025 to preserve his eligibility. Jackson will have two years remaining with the Tar Heels as he transitions

For the LSU Tigers, the program has added multiple new running backs this offseason - along with retaining Harlem Berry and Caden Durham in the backfield.

Welcome to Chapel Hill @Kaleb_TheGreat ! 🐏

The Tar Heels have signed Running Back Kaleb Jackson. pic.twitter.com/D2RWHaqsUn

— Carolina Football (@UNCFootball) January 19, 2026

The Departures [34]: Transfer Portal Edition

- WR Kylan Billiot: James Madison Dukes
- WR Jelani Watkins: Arkansas Razorbacks
- CB Ashton Stamps: Arizona State Sun Devils
- DL Ahmad Breaux: Kentucky Wildcats
- CB Wallace Foster IV: Florida Atlantic Owls
- DL Sydir Mitchell: Wake Forest Demon Deacos
- RB Ju'Juan Johnson: Syracuse Orange
- RB Kaleb Jackson: North Carolina Tar Heels
- QB Colin Hurley: Michigan Wolverines
- OL Carius Curne: Ole Miss Rebels
- OL Coen Echols: Texas A&M Aggies
- S Javien Toviano: N/A
- OL DJ Chester - Mississippi State Bulldogs
- DB Austin Ausberry - Baylor Bears
- OL Paul Mubenga - Nebraska Cornhuskers
- OL Ory Williams - Tennessee Volunteers
- LB Princeton Malbrue: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- OL Khayree Lee: South Alabama Jaguars
- S Joel Rogers: UTSA Roadruners
- TE Donovan Green: Oklahoma State Cowboys
- WR Kyle Parker: Trending to Auburn Tigers
- WR Destyn Hill: Tulane Green Wave
- OL Ethan Calloway: Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- RB JT Lindsey: Ole Miss Rebels
- QB Michael Van Buren: South Florida Bulls
- DL Zion Williams: Texas Longhorns
- WR TaRon Francis: West Virginia Mountaineers
- K Aeron Burrell: North Carolina Tar Heels
- S Jardin Gilbert: Mississippi State Bulldogs
- DL Walter Mathis: Auburn Tigers
- EDGE CJ Jackson: Vanderbilt Commodores
- OL Tyler Miller: Mississippi State Bulldogs
- DB Jacob Bradford - West Virginia Mountaineers
- WR Nic Anderson - Kentucky Wildcats

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