Tag: 2023 Early Signing Day

LSU is deemed a winner on national signing day by On3

It was about as good an early signing day as the Tigers could ask for as they signed 25 commits.

LSU had a near-flawless national signing day as it entered the day with 25 commitments and ended it with 25 signees.

The only hiccup the Tigers had was [autotag]Daylen Austin[/autotag] flipping his commitment to Oregon, but LSU filled that spot after they flipped four-star tight end [autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag] from Vanderbilt.

Other than that, the only miss the Tigers coaching staff had was that they weren’t able to pry [autotag]Isaac Smith[/autotag] away from Mississippi State.

They were named one of the winners from national signing day by On3.

Much like Texas, nearly all of LSU’s work was done prior to Wednesday. But Brian Kelly and Co. finished strong by holding off a late charge from Auburn for offensive lineman DJ Chester and beat out Texas to flip four-star tight end Ka’Morreun Pimpton from Vanderbilt.

The Tigers still have a few names left to keep an eye on between now and February, with five-star cornerback Desmond Ricks announcing tomorrow and five-star athlete Nyckoles Harbor set to go in January.

LSU entered the day needed to address depth issues at tight end, at the defensive line, and in the secondary. The Tigers signed three tight ends (Markway, McGohan, and Pimpton) three defensive linemen (Womack, Howard, and Carpenter), and six defensive backs (Toviano, Jackson, Yaites, Daugherty, Hughes, and Stamps).

Plus they added four offensive linemen (Mubenga, Adams, Chester, and Heard) to help that group as well. I’d say it was a great day to be a fan of LSU.

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Five takeaways from LSU’s early signing day

Here’s what we learned from the first day of the early signing period.

Despite the term “early signing day,” make no mistake about it — this is where the bulk of the work is done.

Classes aren’t final and transfers will still come and go, but the majority of major high school prospects sign in December. Unless a school is going through a coaching transition, it should have a pretty good idea about how its class is shaping up by now.

Schools will receive letters of intent and commitments become official.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and LSU have to like where they sit. It’s a top 10 class at worst and top five at best. It’s a well-rounded group, with players from Louisiana and around the country, filling multiple needs for the Tigers.

Here are five takeaways from LSU’s early signing day.

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Decommitment: LSU loses 4-star cornerback to Oregon

The Tigers suffered their first major loss on Wednesday as Daylen Austin flipped to Oregon.

For all of the positives [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU staff have had on early signing day, this one is on the opposite end of the spectrum.

[autotag]Daylen Austin[/autotag] committed to LSU on May 16, but on Wednesday, he flipped his commitment and signed with the Oregon Ducks. The four-star cornerback is from Long Beach, California, where he played for Long Beach Poly, so the flip to Oregon takes him a lot closer to home.

With Austin now off the board, LSU looks towards Thursday when [autotag]Desmond Ricks[/autotag] plans to sign. If Ricks signs with LSU, it will take a lot of the sting away from losing such a great player.

LSU currently has five defensive backs signed for the 2023 class (two cornerbacks and three safeties). [autotag]Jeremiah Hughes[/autotag] is another LSU cornerback commit that has not signed yet. We will see how that plays out.

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BREAKING: LSU flips a tight end commitment away from another SEC school

The Tigers pulled off the flip of Ka’Morreun Pimpton from Vanderbilt.

The news that every Tiger fan has been waiting for on Wednesday has finally come.

[autotag]Ka’Morreun Pimpton[/autotag], once a Vanderbilt commit, has flipped his commitment on early signing day to LSU. Pimpton is a four-star, 6-foot-6, 220-pound tight end from Fort Worth, Texas.

Pimpton committed to Vanderbilt on July 26, and he stayed locked in on the Commodores until Wednesday. He spent the last two weekends taking visits to Texas and LSU so it came down to those three schools and the Tigers came out on top.

Pimpton is the third tight end signee of the 2023 recruiting class, following [autotag]Mac Markway[/autotag] and [autotag]Jackson McGohan[/autotag]. There have been some hits and misses so far for [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] on national signing day, but this one is a big win for the Tigers.

The day is still young and we could see a lot more signees rolling in soon. This recruiting class just keeps getting better.

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BREAKING: LSU defensive back target commits to Mississippi State

The Tigers missed on the top uncommitted safety on their board in Isaac Smith.

It’s been a great early signing day for the Tigers so far, but they missed one of the top remaining uncommitted prospects on their board when [autotag]Isaac Smith[/autotag] signed with Mississippi State.

The safety from Itawamba Agricultural (Fulton, Mississippi) received several Crystal Balls from 247Sports for the Tigers, but he had been trending toward Mississippi State in recent days and picked up a prediction for MSU from Steve Wiltfong Wednesday morning. His commitment to the Bulldogs doesn’t come as a major surprise.

Smith is rated as the No. 162 player in the country, per the 247Sports Composite, and he would have been the third-highest-rated defensive back in LSU’s class.

Still, the Tigers have a fantastic secondary class that includes top-100 safety [autotag]Javien Toviano[/autotag]. They also have commitments from safeties Ryan Yaites, [autotag]Michael Daugherty[/autotag] and [autotag]Kylin Jackson[/autotag].

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Early signing day tracker for LSU’s 2023 recruiting class

Here is each player who signed their letters of intent during the early signing period, which began Wednesday.

Another early signing day is finally upon us.

It’s one of the most anticipated days on the college football calendar in terms of improving your roster, and beginning on Wednesday, players will have a three-day period to sign their national letters of intent. Players who choose not to sign will have another opportunity beginning on Feb. 1.

These days, the majority of players put ink to paper on early signing day, and we can expect that a large portion of LSU’s current 25 commitments will make things official.

We’ll keep you posted on every player who has signed their NLI during the early signing period, and this tracker will be updated as more are submitted.