No. 1 2026 prospect, New Orleans native Jahkeem Stewart reclassifies to 2025

LSU’s top target in the 2026 class has now reclassified to the current cycle.

LSU’s top target in the 2026 recruiting cycle has now reclassified to 2025.

[autotag]Jahkeem Stewart[/autotag], a New Orleans native who began his high school career at St. Augustine but transferred to Edna Karr ahead of the 2024 season, was initially the No. 1 prospect nationally in the 2026 class. But he’s now set to graduate a year early, he announced on Saturday, and will soon decide where he’ll play college ball next season.

Predictably, his ranking took a bit of a hit with his reclassification, but he remains a five-star prospect and ranks No. 19 nationally in the 2025 class according to On3’s industry rankings. Other recruiting services are yet to reevaluate him as a 2025 prospect.

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LSU is a heavy favorite to land him per On3’s recruiting prediction machine, and if it can add him to a 2025 class that already ranks No. 3 nationally, it has the chance to push for the No. 1 overall class.

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