Louisiana State University is paying tribute to former football player Kyren Lacy after his death at age 24.
“The LSU Football family mourns the loss of Kyren Lacy,” the official LSU account wrote via X on Sunday, April 13.
Alongside the message, LSU shared a black-and-white collage of Lacy with the caption, “Kyren Lacy. 2000 – 2025.”
Lacy’s relatives confirmed his death to local Louisiana outlet WAFB 9 on Sunday. Details regarding Lacy’s death have yet to be confirmed. Us Weekly reached out for comment.
Former Louisiana State University wide receiver Kyren Lacy has died. He was 24. Lacy’s relatives confirmed his death to local Louisiana outlet WAFB 9 on Sunday, April 13. Further details, including a cause of death, have yet to be confirmed. (Us Weekly has reached out for comment.) Lacy, a standout on LSU’s football team last […]
Lacy, who was a wide receiver on LSU’s football team, declared for the NFL Draft — which is scheduled to take place from Thursday, April 24, to Saturday, April 26.
Months before Lacy’s death, he was allegedly involved in a fatal car accident. In December 2024, Lacy was arrested and charged with negligent homicide, felony hit-and-run and reckless driving. Authorities believed at the time that Lacy may have caused the accident before fleeing the scene.
“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 press release from the Louisiana State Police read. “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.”
Lacy’s agent, Rocky Arceneaux, told ESPN in a statement at the time that the former athlete was “fully cooperating with the authorities.” Lacy denied any involvement through his attorney. He was released on a $151,000 bond and a grand jury was scheduled to begin hearing evidence on Monday, April 14.
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“As the defense attorney for Kyren Lacy, I wish to address the charges of negligent homicide and clarify the facts surrounding this tragic incident,” lawyer Matthew Ory said in a February statement. “On the day of the accident, Mr. Lacy was driving on a road with two lanes, one in each direction. While he briefly passed other vehicles, he safely reentered his lane without incident.”
“The collision that resulted in the death of [another driver] was not caused by Mr. Lacy’s actions,” Ory continued. “The accident occurred directly in front of him when a second vehicle in the oncoming lane crossed the centerline and collided with [the] vehicle, in which he was a passenger.”
Ory denied the idea that Lacy caused the accident and shared that his client “cautiously went around the vehicles after passage was safe.”
“It is crucial to emphasize that Mr. Lacy did not cause or contribute to the crash. There was no suspicion of alcohol or drug use involved,” Ory concluded. “Furthermore, contrary to some media reports, Mr. Lacy never ‘returned’ to the scene of the accident. … He did not believe he was at fault for the accident, and as such, he continued with his daily activities. Throughout his career, Mr. Lacy has been an exemplary community member and teammate. We ask that he not be judged prematurely, and we are confident that further investigation will show he acted within the bounds of the law.”
