The dominoes continue to fall for [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and his coaching staff. The Tigers landed three prospects on July 4th (all class of 2023), and on July 5th, three-star in-state linebacker [autotag]Xavier Atkins[/autotag] announced his commitment to play for LSU at the next level.
Atkins is a 6-foot-1, 200-pound linebacker from Jonesboro, Louisiana, where he plays for Jonesboro-Hodge High School. The Jonesboro-Hodge Tigers finished last season 10-4 with a loss to Amite in the Louisiana Class 2A semifinals.
He becomes the second commit in the 2024 class and the first linebacker. [autotag]Maurice Williams[/autotag] is his only cohort in that class, but things could change quickly as LSU is expected to be in contention for many players as they announce their commitments this month.
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— Xavier âDEEBOâ Atkins (@XavierAtkins8) July 5, 2022
Atkins was committed to playing for Missouri until he committed from one Tiger team yesterday to join another one, one that felt more like home. It’s been a great past few days if you are a Tigers fan.
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