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The LSU Tigers football team added five-star linebacker Harold Perkins; he is the No. 5 prospect, No. 1 linebacker, and No. 1 in Texas according to the 247Sports composite. Perkins is from New Orleans, Louisiana but moved to Texas after Hurricane Katrina.
In high school, Perkins played on both sides of the ball. He is a very athletic linebacker that plays on the outside. Perkins is fast coming off the edge when pursuing the quarterback and can make a lot of chase-down tackles on the other side of the field.
Perkins is a good tackler, and he looks for the big hits. However, the linebacker will need to add weight to compete on the next level. With Perkins’s athleticism, added size could make him an unstoppable linebacker. Also, Perkins will have to improve his technique. Players will be bigger and just as fast as Perkins on the college level, so technique will be crucial, especially in pass coverage.
Perkins will be a great addition to the Tigers; he could develop into a dynamic player on defense that could take LSU to the next level. Perkins will join Micah Baskerville, Mike Jones Jr., Greg Penn III and Josh White at the linebacker this season.
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— Harold Perkins ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (@HP113k) February 3, 2022
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