Lunsford transfer added to football roster – LSU

BATON ROUGE Mason Lunsford, a two-year offensive line starter at Maryland, has signed with LSU and will join the Tigers through the 2023 season.

Lunsford, of Olney, Md., comes to LSU after playing in 29 games and 26 starts at Maryland. He started 10 games as a junior in 2022 and helped the Terrapins go 8-5 overall and beat North Carolina State in the Dukes Mayo Bowl.

As a sophomore, Lunsford started all 13 games on the offensive line for Maryland as the Terrapins posted a 7-6 victory over Virginia Tech in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.

In four years at Maryland, Lunsford totaled 1,670 offensive snaps, including a team-best 917 in 2021. In 2022, Lunsford did not allow a sack on 381 pass blocks.

Lunsford was a consensus three-star recruit out of Good Counsel High School when he signed with Maryland in 2019. He was a first-team All-Metro selection by the Washington Post in 2018 and first-team All-Washington Catholic. Athletic Conference selection as a senior.