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‘Being Here is Different’: LSU Lineman Jordan Seaton Shades Colorado Culture After Leaving Boulder
Oct 11, 2025; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes offensive lineman Jordan Seaton (77) and athletic director Rick George following the win against the Iowa State Cyclones at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

‘Being Here is Different’: LSU Lineman Jordan Seaton Shades Colorado Culture After Leaving Boulder

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics
By Olamilekan Ajayi  |  Last updated Mar 27, 2026 1:33 PM ET

Jordan Seaton, the 6-foot-5 offensive tackle from Washington, D.C., turned down over $1 million in NIL offers to commit to Deion Sanders at Colorado.

That was 2024. Colorado hadn’t signed a recruit like him in years. He left Boulder in January 2026 and chose LSU, picking first-year head coach Lane Kiffin over Miami, Oregon, and others.

His words on the difference between the two programs are already spreading. In footage shared on X by @NFL_DovKleiman on March 26, Seaton said:

“Being here, it just means more. Being here is different from how we train to how we work. When it comes to work, that’s what this place is about.”

From Freshman All-American to the Most Coveted Lineman in the Portal

Seaton landed in Boulder as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the 2024 recruiting class, one of Colorado’s highest-rated signees in program history.

Starting all 13 games as a true freshman, he did not allow a sack in 11 of those contests while blocking for quarterback Shedeur Sanders. The Athletic named him a first-team freshman All-American. His sophomore season continued that trajectory.


Oct 11, 2025; Boulder, Colorado, USA; Colorado Buffaloes offensive lineman Jordan Seaton (77) and athletic director Rick George following the win against the Iowa State Cyclones at Folsom Field. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images

He earned a Second-team All-Big 12 selection in 2025 and carried a 91.4 PFF grade through the first month of the season, one of the best marks among offensive linemen nationally. He was also a Lombardi Award quarterfinalist, allowing just one sack and five pressures over 541 pass-blocking snaps before an injury ended his year early.

He entered the portal on January 12. A reported NIL package of $4 to $5 million was attached. Oregon, Texas, and Miami all had contact before LSU moved quickly and closed.

Seaton told reporters: “When I left Colorado, I felt like I was at a good point, but coming here, the transition from how I eat to how we work out here is just kind of different. My decision to come here was based off, it just means more.”

He continued: “We’re big on extra around here. Just doing what’s required is not enough.”

What Seaton described in words is apparent on the roster sheet. LSU’s spring camp listing released March 23 shows him at 307 pounds, down 23 pounds from his 330-pound listed weight at Colorado.

He’ll protect new LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt, the former Arizona State starter, at left tackle this season.

Most projections already have him as a potential first-round pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, with two years of eligibility remaining.

Seaton walking away and saying LSU is the place where work actually defines the culture puts a pointed question in front of what Boulder is still building.

This article first appeared on Gridiron Heroics and was syndicated with permission.

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