Saturday, 19 April 2025

Former College Football Star And Top NFL Draft Prospect Found Deceased

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Former LSU wide receiver Kyren Lacy was found dead Saturday night in Houston, an LSU official and his attorney confirmed.

According to Daily Mail, Lacy’s death has been reported as a suicide.

Lacy, 24, was accused of causing a car crash in December that killed a 78-year-old man and then fleeing the scene without providing aid or calling authorities.

“On Jan. 12, he turned himself in to authorities, was jailed and then released on $151,000 bail, according to police records,” ESPN noted.

Lacy was regarded among the top wide receiver prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Per ESPN:

Lafourche (Louisiana) Parish Sheriff’s Office records indicated that Lacy was charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run with death and reckless operation of a vehicle. A grand jury was to begin hearing evidence in the case Monday.

“It is with profound sorrow that we confirm the tragic passing of Kyren Lacy. First and foremost, we ask that the public and the media give his family the space and time they need to grieve this unimaginable loss in peace,” Lacy’s attorney, Matthew Ory, said in a statement to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach.

Ory added that he was “very confident the evidence, after being fully collected and reviewed, would lead to a declination of charges” and that, “we will be demanding a full and transparent review of how this investigation was conducted and why.”

According to a news release from Louisiana State Police, Lacy was allegedly driving a 2023 Dodge Charger on Louisiana Highway 20 and “recklessly passed multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed by crossing the centerline and entering the northbound lane while in a designated no-passing zone.”

“As Lacy was illegally passing the other vehicles, the driver of a northbound pickup truck abruptly braked and swerved to the right to avoid a head-on collision with the approaching Dodge,” a Louisiana State Police news release said.

“Traveling behind the pickup was a 2017 Kia Cadenza whose driver swerved left to avoid the oncoming Dodge Charger. As the Kia Cadenza took evasive action to avoid impact with the Dodge, it crossed the centerline and collided head-on with a southbound 2017 Kia Sorento.”

Police alleged that Lacy, 24, drove around the crash scene and fled “without stopping to render aid, call emergency services, or report his involvement in the crash.”

Herman Hall, of Thibodaux, Louisiana, who was a passenger in the Kia Sorento, later died from injuries suffered in the crash, according to state police.

Daily Mail reports:

Just 18 days ago – on March 26 – the wide receiver took part in the LSU pro day, when he showed off his ability in front of NFL scouts.

But on Sunday morning, it was reported that Lacy was found dead Saturday night in Houston. The Tigers confirmed his passing, writing on social media: ‘The LSU Football family mourns the loss of Kyren Lacy.’

Lacy’s friend Rontrell Sandolph posted a heartbreaking tribute on social media on Sunday, asking: ‘Why would u leave me bro?’

‘I’m so lost for words… I went to sleep 4 times and woke up to see if that was a dream,’ he wrote. ‘All the talks, all the tears, everything, you know GOD had us! Yk (you know) we protected everyday we wake up and go to sleep.

‘I promise i tell u this everyday, i prayed for ur career, ur health, everything everytime i laid my head on that pillow at night!! Even if i fell asleep without saying my prayers i wake up in middle of night and still talk to GOD for you!!! 2 why would u leave me bro?’

Sandolph continued: ‘I’ll never be good on this earth again!! We promised we had each other through it all & we did but 2 (Lacy’s jersey number) why!!?? IF NOBODY WAS HERE FOR YOU , RONTRELL IS & yk this Bro!!!!!!

‘The dreams we had started to kick in, you making it to NFL & me playing ball Overseas!!! Our dreams was coming to reality… We talked and cried and laughed it off everyday bro!!! I can’t f***ing do this s*** without you… watch over me & don’t let me quit for nothing!!! & i can’t forget, YOU WAS A LEGEND.’

Lacy had his career-best year at LSU in 2024, taking 58 catches for 866 yards and a team-high nine touchdowns in 12 games.

 


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