Never too early, right? So, QB Julian Lewis of Georgia (USC commit) has reclassified to the 2025 class rather than '26. He was on3.com's top prospect for '26 and with his reclassification, their top 5 now includes Nola St. Aug Jahkeem Stewart - #1 DL, #1 overall BR Catholic Blaine Bradford - #1 safety, #4 overall BR University Lamar Brown - #1 interior offensive line, #5 overall on3 currently projects Bradford (96%) and Brown (96%) overwhelningly leaning LSU, and Stewart as a slight lean to Bama (35%, to LSU 25%). BTW, Lewis enters '25 class as on3's #10 overall prospect, not supplanting Bryce Underwood.
Way too early for me. It seems that there has been more upheaval in cfb than I ever remember. Our coaching changes, the portal, Saban hanging it up, and now Harbaugh. Bring on college baseball and let my football brain hibernate.
First commit is Richard Anderson, 4-star DL from Edna Karr in nola. On3’s #7 in the state, 13th among DL.
Aiden Hall commits, Consensus 4 star S from Nola Edna Karr is also a consensus top 10 Safety in the nation. 4th commitment for the class, all 4 are Nola public school products.
Early '26 note, here's the top 10 in Louisiana according to on3, and where LSU stands with each 1. Jahkeem Stewart, DL, St. Aug, 5 star, LSU 91% over Bama 2. Lamar Brown, IOL, UHigh, 5 star, LSU 98% over Bama 3. Blaine Bradford, S, Catholic BR, 4 star, LSU 88% over Bama 4. Brysten Martinez, OT, East Ascension, 4 star, LSU 77% over Grambling 5. Aiden Hall, S, Edna Karr, 4 star, LSU commit 6. Jabari Mack, WR, Destrehan, 4 star, LSU 93% over cowbells 7. Richard Anderson, DL, Edna Karr, 4 star, LSU commit 8. Dylan Berymon, DL, Ouachita, 5 star, LSU 97% over Grambling 9. Darryus McKinley, DL, Acadiana, 4 star, LSU 42%, A&M 19% 10. Alvin Celestin, ATH, Terrebonne, 4 star, no early interest in LSU, Troy and GaTech are leaders
CBK was forced to rely heavily on the portal his first 2 yrs. He is staying true to his word to build a championship team by recruiting and developing and transitioning to using the portal to fill in specific needs.
@Hou-duco Agree, but while its encouraging how good it appears the '25 class will be, its a little disappointing that it looks like we'll get only 6 of the top ten in-state guys. '26 is looking much better, but there's a long way to go.
In a perfect world, we would meet all our needs with 5* instate players. But, our staff may believe that a out of state player has more upside than the instate guy, or better skills in the position they envision him playing. Then there is the NIL $$. But some guys just want to get out of Louisiana and see another part of the country. In the end, having a guy who wants to be at LSU means more than getting someone born in La. who can’t wait to leave.
