LSU battling it out with Texas, Texas A&M for five-star linebacker

Top linebacker in Texas has LSU among his top 3.

There is a better than likely chance that the LSU Tigers could lose four-star linebacker commit Demario Tolan to the Georgia Bulldogs when the early signing period approaches. Tolan has taken multiple trips to Athen and with the uncertainty surrounding the head coach vacancy, it wouldn’t be that much of a surprise.

However, perhaps LSU could be getting some good news on the recruiting front? On Thursday the highly coveted five-star linebacker Harold Perkins released his top three schools. He plans on committing on Jan. 2, 2022, and signing in February on National Signing Day.

Perkins is down to LSU, Texas, and Texas A&M. Blake Baker is hoping to close the deal for the No. 2 linebacker in the country and No. 2 player in the state of Texas according to 247Sports composite rankings. Perkins can be an instant impact linebacker and could be the next top player at the position in a long line of big-time linebackers.

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Charles Powers of On3 gave a rave review for Perkins:

“He’s one of the best run and hit linebacker prospects in the last handful of classes,” Power said. “He makes big plays on both sides of the ball. Ability to chase plays from the weak-side with ease and fluidity. He’s shown improvement in taking on blocks and blowing up offensive linemen is evident on senior video. He has also improved in timing blitzes.”

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