Auburn continued its roster revamp with another big transfer addition Sunday morning.

LSU linebacker transfer DeMario Tolan committed to and signed with Auburn, just four after entering his name into the transfer portal and three days after taking a visit to the Plains to meet with Hugh Freeze and staff, providing a needed boost to the team’s linebacker room.

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Tolan, a former four-star prospect out of Orlando, Fla., played in 12 games for LSU this season and finished the year with 10 total tackles and a pair of quarterback hurries. The 6-foot-2, 222-pounder was a four-star recruit in the 2022 class and rated as the No. 202 overall prospect in the nation coming out of Dr. Phillips High.

Auburn previously recruited Tolan out of high school, but the prior coaching staff was unable to land the blue-chip linebacker. After he entered the transfer portal earlier this week, Freeze and the new coaching staff wasted little time in trying to bring Tolan to the Plains.

Tolan is the sixth transfer portal addition for Auburn this offseason and the third on the defensive side of the ball. The Tigers previously signed Vanderbilt edge transfer Elijah McAllister during the early signing period last month, while Maryland defensive line transfer Mosiah Nasili-Kite committed to Auburn on Saturday.

The addition of Tolan also addresses a key need for Auburn at linebacker, where the program had yet to sign a player this cycle and just lost outgoing senior/team captain Owen Pappoe to the NFL Draft. The Tigers return five seniors at linebacker for 2023, including key contributors Cam Riley and Wesley Steiner, but only three underclassmen—former walk-on Jake Levant and redshirt freshmen Robert Woodyard and Powell Gordon. Tolan now provides Auburn with more depth moving forward, as well as a talented prospect with SEC experience already under his belt.

Tom Green is an Auburn beat reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Tomas_Verde.