LSU’s secondary has another Delane in the building, and this one arrives with plenty of buzz of his own.
Sophomore safety Faheem Delane transferred to LSU after spending last season at Ohio State, where he appeared in 13 games as a backup. He comes to Baton Rouge as the younger brother of LSU All-American cornerback Mansoor Delane, who joined the Tigers for the 2025 season from Virginia Tech and was drafted sixth overall in April’s NFL Draft by Kansas City.
At 6-foot-2 and 213 pounds, Faheem brings the kind of frame LSU likes in the back end, along with the résumé of a former four-star recruit who was rated among the nation’s top safeties in the Class of 2025. The expectation, though, is that his first season with the Tigers will be more about learning and waiting than starring. He is projected to back up Boise State transfer Ty Benefield this year.
The scouting report on Delane points to a young safety with ideal size, considerable upside and elite-level experience from his time as a reserve at Ohio State.
His freshman season in Columbus gave him a taste of the rotation right away. Delane was listed as the No. 2 safety on the Buckeyes’ depth chart and played in 13 games as a true freshman in 2025.
He logged 81 defensive snaps, with his busiest outing coming against Grambling in Week 2, when he played 23 snaps. He also saw 18 snaps against UCLA and 10 against Purdue, while adding 88 snaps on special teams - 86 on kickoff coverage and two on field goal block.
Delane finished his lone season at Ohio State with 12 tackles and a tackle for loss. His best statistical games included four tackles against Rutgers, two tackles and a tackle for a 1-yard loss at Wisconsin, and three tackles against UCLA.
Before college, Delane built his reputation as one of the top safety prospects in the country. He was a four-star recruit across all major services, a national top-50 player, the No. 8 safety in the class and the No. 3 overall player in Maryland.
As a senior at Good Counsel in 2024, he was named Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year after posting 97 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacks and three interceptions. He also helped Good Counsel win a WCAC title as a junior in 2023 and earned All-Met honors from the Washington Post after recording 69 tackles and 18 pass breakups that season.
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