3 tackle) are the two most coveted prospects from within the state. They already have a commitment from 6-foot-4, 349-pound Donavaughn Campbell, but tackles Alexander (No. The Tigers would hit a home run at one of those positions - defensive tackle - just by taking care of business in state.
Two priority positions in the 2016 class will be linebacker and defensive tackle - both spots where LSU did not sign a player in 2015. "It would be the first time on campus that we describe to them the expectations from our staff, and what we expect from them to be recruitable athletes for us at LSU." "We've done all the communication by way of email, by way of correspondence and literature, camp brochures - all the things that lead up to this point," Wilson said. Much like 2014, when in-state recruits like Leonard Fournette, Cameron Robinson, Speedy Noil, Malachi Dupre, Trey Quinn and Hootie Jones made Louisiana one of the most competitive recruiting battlegrounds in the country, 2016 is shaping up as another year where the state is loaded with high-end talent.įive of the top 29 players in the ESPN Junior 300 - defensive tackles Edwin Alexander, Rashard Lawrence, athlete Shyheim Carter, quarterback Shea Patterson and offensive tackle Willie Allen - and 12 of the top 105 hail from the Tigers' home state.Īllen was among the players who received a scholarship offer from LSU at the event last year, and there will likely be a number of offers going out this weekend, as well. This is a good time to make an impression on the prospects who visit Baton Rouge this weekend. *Committed to Alabama | #Committed to LSU Twelve players from Louisiana rank among the top 105 prospects on the ESPN Junior 300. "We'll have guys from 2016, 2017 from the state of Louisiana here on our campus," LSU recruiting coordinator Frank Wilson said Wednesday afternoon, "and so we've got Thursday, Friday, we're fighting like hell to get those guys here on campus, and Saturday it's showtime." Only three days after national signing day, LSU will stage its "Boys From the Boot" recruiting weekend where it will host many of the state's up-and-coming prospects - so getting the state's top talent on campus this weekend became an immediate top priority. LSU's coaching staff had not fully completed its 2015 signing class before 2016 was already front-and-center in the coaches' minds.
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