LSU wide receiver Aaron Anderson will return to Baton Rouge for the 2025 season, he anounced via social media on Wednesday evening.

The Louisiana native is fresh off of a breakout campaign in 2024 after becoming one of Garrett Nussmeier’s top weapons on offense.

It’s been an interesting ride for Anderson. After signing with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2022, he elected to redshirt in his lone season in Tuscaloosa.

After one year, he made the move to return to the Bayou State where he was used sparingly as a redshirt-freshman in 2023. He tallied 12 catches for 59 yards and zero touchdowns.

Then, in 2024, it all came together for the coveted wideout. Anderson pieced together a breakout season this fall after tallying 53 receptions for 784 yards and five touchdowns.

What led to the monstrous season for Anderson this year? Brian Kelly chimed in earlier this fall:

“It’s everything he does in his life,” LSU head coach Brian Kelly said in September. “It’s going to class, being on time, his practice habits, framing the ball, catching the ball, it’s just everything. It’s the natural maturity that comes with being in the program.”

It’s been no surprise for Kelly and the LSU coaching staff.

“You could see it coming. We had a sense this was going to begin to show itself for him and there would be more production because his process is so much better,” Kelly said. “I think that is going to continue for him.”

After the program boasted a Top 5 offense in college football led by Jayden Daniels, Nabers and Thomas a season ago, picking up the pieces was always going to be difficult. Anderson assisted in filling the void.

“When you have two first-year coordinators, they’re learning their personnel, who they want to use, who are the best 11 in each situation and then what schemes put us in the best positions to succeed? Now we’ll have to go and prepare accordingly,” Kelly said.