Jordan Seaton officially enrolled at LSU at the end of January. His dramatic weight loss after just two months in Baton Rouge creates an interesting dialogue about muscle and body composition.
Is it better for an offensive lineman to play lean or to be as big as possible?
The Tigers will get their college football spring practice period underway this week. Seaton looks like a completely different person stepping on the gridiron for the first time with his new program.
Jordan Seaton transformed his body at LSU.
As a five-star prospect in the recruiting Class of 2024, Seaton ranked as the No. 1 offensive lineman in the country and a top-15 player overall. He ultimately chose to play for Deion Sanders at Colorado over 32 other offers from schools like Ohio State, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, and Maryland.
It took a few weeks for Jordan Seaton to adjust to the next level but it did not take long.
The highly-touted tackle allowed only three sacks on 612 pass-blocking snaps and was named as the All-Big 12 Coaches Honorable Mention Freshman of the Year and a consensus Freshman All-American. His sophomore season was even better.
Seaton allowed only one sack in 2025 and recorded the highest pass-blocking grade of any Power Four offensive lineman at midseason. He also reduced his penalties from 15 as a true freshman to just four. Unfortunately, a lower body kept him on the sideline for the last three games of the year.
And then Seaton hit the transfer portal in search of a massive paycheck. Oregon and Miami rolled out the red carpet but Lane Kiffin and LSU beat them both out in the end. The rising junior arrived to campus at the end of January and got straight to work in the weight room. His first spring practice with the Tigers got underway on Tuesday morning.
How much weight did he lose?
Michael Johnson of The Advocate captured a photo of the Tigers’ newest offensive lineman at Garrett Nussmeier’s Pro Day. Jordan Seaton looks completely different today than he did at Colorado.
Although he was listed at 330 pounds on the roster last season, he likely played closer to 315/320.
Seaton got up to 360 pounds by the end of his freshman year. The 6-foot-5 tackle cut down to 305 by the middle of June.
Jordan Seaton went from 360Lbs to 305Lbs Future Top5 pick foshoo 💪🏾🦬
— Tk (@tkdeezly) June 19, 2025
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He put in the work at every opportunity.
Seaton held his teammates accountable during offseason workouts.
His daily routine had him in the gym up to three times per day.
The results showed up. Seaton looked like an NFL left tackle.
Big would be an understatement.
That was last June. Jordan Seaton looks completely different at the start of his first spring practice period at LSU. The photo from Johnson really puts the transformation into perspective. It’s astonishing.
Seaton has completely leaned out over the last ~60 days.
He is nowhere near as big as he was in Boulder.
It will be interesting to see whether the Tigers choose to keep him this lean or if this is just the spring cut. They got him in the building, dropped a few pounds of fat and built him back up on muscle.
Some college football fans think Jordan Seaton is too light to play left tackle in the SEC. Others think he is going to be even more of a force now that he is lighter and quicker. I side with the SEC strength, conditioning and nutrition staff, personally. They know what they are doing.
I would also imagine Seaton will add weight to his frame in April, May, June and July to get him ready for his junior season. This initial weight transformation is just the base on which to build.