CJ Jimcoily holds the STAR · Backup spot in LSU Tigers’s safety room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

CJ Jimcoily is a 6'3", 218-pound sophomore safety-turned-linebacker from Nashville, Tennessee, who enters his second season with the Tigers. Signed as a consensus 4-star recruit from Lipscomb Academy, Jimcoily appeared in all 13 games during his 2025 freshman campaign, primarily contributing on special teams across four units while playing defensive snaps in five contests. He recorded 5 tackles on the season, including a career-high 2 tackles against both Ole Miss and Houston in the Texas Bowl. Jimcooly logged 187 special teams snaps and 32 defensive snaps, with a season-high 17 defensive snaps versus Houston. He majors in entrepreneurship and serves as one of the team's spiritual leaders.

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