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LSU offers 2026 wide receiver from Jacksonville, Florida

LSU took a trip to Jacksonville, Florida, to check out one of the best wide receivers in the 2026 recruiting class.

LSU took a trip to Jacksonville, Florida, to check out one of the best wide receivers in the 2026 recruiting class.

[autotag]Naeem Burroughs[/autotag] is a 6-foot, 155-pound wide receiver from Jacksonville, Florida where he plays for Bolles High School. The Bolles Bulldogs finished the 2022 season 9-5 with a loss to American Heritage in the 2M state semifinals.

There are currently no crystal ball projections for Burroughs at this time, but Florida is a 74% favorite per On3.

Film Analysis: Burroughs is just a freshman so he still has a lot of time to grow, but he already shows flashes of great route running and hands.

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LSU offers 4-star DL from the Florida panhandle

LSU’s coaching staff is looking to the Florida panhandle for a four-star defensive lineman in the 2024 recruiting class.

LSU’s coaching staff is looking to the Florida panhandle for a four-star defensive lineman in the 2024 recruiting class.

[autotag]Artavius Jones[/autotag] is a 6-foot-4, 285-pound, four-star defensive lineman from Blountstown, Florida, where he plays for Blountstown High School.

The Blountstown Tigers finished the 2022 season 9-5 with a loss to Hawthorne in the Class 1 Rural state semifinals.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Jones but Miami is a 58% favorite per On3.

Film Analysis: Jones lines up at defensive tackle for the Tigers and is so quick that he is able to beat most guards off of the line as soon as the ball is snapped.

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LSU offers 4-star defensive lineman from Orlando

LSU’s coaching staff is looking to bolster the defensive line in the 2024 recruiting class.

LSU’s coaching staff is looking to bolster the defensive line in the 2024 recruiting class. That search has led them to Orlando for a 4-star Florida target.

[autotag]D’antre Robinson[/autotag] is a 6-foot-4, 300-pound, four-star defensive lineman who plays for Jones High School. The Jones Tigers finished the 2022 season 11-3 with a loss to Homestead in the 3M State Semifinals.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Robinson but Florida is a 34% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Robinson works at defensive tackle for the Tigers. His large frame and brute strength demands a double team on almost every play.

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4-star receiver, LSU target TJ Moore narrows list to 13 schools

The Tigers made the cut for the talented Tampa Catholic receiver.

Class of 2024 recruit TJ Moore has narrowed down his list of schools to 13.

The four-star receiver out of Tampa Catholic has combined elite speed and athleticism with the ability to stick catches in traffic to make a name for himself as a top receiver in the class and is a top-190 recruit, per On3.

Schools on his radar include LSU, Georgia, Ohio State, Florida, and others. His highlight tape is full of one-handed grabs and contested catches. The 6’3″ receiver will likely play outside and be a big-play threat for whatever school lands him.

In his junior season at Tampa Catholic, Moore brought in 42 receptions for 1,021 yards and 13 touchdowns.

Moore’s current list consists of schools from four of the five power conferences, excluding the Big 12. His options remain open, and we can expect his list to narrow in the coming weeks as he continues to attend unofficial visits.

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LSU offers 2024 wide receiver from Orlando

LSU’s coaching staff took a trip to Orlando to check out a four-star wide receiver from the 2024 recruiting class.

LSU’s coaching staff took a trip to Orlando to check out a four-star wide receiver from the 2024 recruiting class.

[autotag]Cai Bates[/autotag] is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound, four-star wide receiver from the 2024 recruiting class. He is from Orlando, Florida, where he plays for Edgewater High School.

The Edgewater Eagles finished the 2022 season 12-1 with a loss to Jones in the third round of the 3M state playoffs.

There are no crystal ball projections currently but Kentucky is a 35% favorite per On3.

Film Analysis: Bates is a great route runner with incredible ball skills. He shows that on the offensive and defensive sides of the ball.

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LSU offers 4-star 2024 safety from Naples, Florida

LSU’s coaching staff took a trip to Florida to check out one of the best safety prospects in the 2024 class.

LSU’s coaching staff took a trip to Naples, Florida, to check out one of the best safety prospects in the 2024 class.

[autotag]Kensley Faustin[/autotag] is a five-foot-eleven, 170-pound, four-star safety from the 2024 recruiting class. He is from Naples, Florida, where he plays for Naples high school.

The Naples Golden Eagles finished the 2022 season 9-3 with a loss to Dunbar in the third round of the 3S playoffs.

There are no Crystal Ball projections per 247Sports and no clear favorite to land Faustin per On3.

Film Analysis: Faustin has incredible ball skills and is able to make a lot of plays in the passing game from his safety position.

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LSU offers 2026 wide receiver from Florida

The LSU recruiting staff took a trip to south Florida to check out a young wide receiver prospect who is about to enter his sophomore season.

The LSU recruiting staff took a trip to south Florida to check out a young wide receiver prospect who is about to enter his sophomore season.

[autotag]Denarius Gray[/autotag] is a 6-foot-1, 170-pound wide receiver from Boynton Beach, Florida, where he plays for Somerset Canyons High School.

The Somerset Canyons Cougars finished the 2022 season 5-5 and failed to make the playoffs.

Film Analysis: Gray had 56 receptions for 752 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns as a freshman. He is an excellent route runner that does a great job of creating separation at the line of scrimmage and high pointing passes. He will be one to watch in the future.

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LSU among this trending 2025 quarterback’s ‘big 3’

The Tigers are one of several schools making an impression on 2025 signal-caller Carter Smith.

LSU has a pretty solid outlook at the quarterback position with [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag], [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] and [autotag]Rickie Collins[/autotag] already on the roster and [autotag]Colin Hurley[/autotag] set to arrive next year as a 2024 signee.

Still, you always need to be thinking abut the long-term, especially at the quarterback position and in the transfer portal era. With that in mind, the Tigers are one of several programs making a push for Fort Myers (Fla.) Bishop Verot signal-caller [autotag]Carter Smith[/autotag].

A bit of a late bloomer, even for a rising high school junior, Smith received his first offer from Florida A&M back in October and has since received more than a dozen offers, including several from power conference teams.

There’s a lot of time before he signs on the dotted line, but he told On3 that LSU is among his “big three” alongside Florida State and Ole Miss. He grew up an LSU fan due to family in Louisiana, and he has had contact with quarterbacks coach [autotag]Joe Sloan[/autotag], who is looking to bring him in for either a spring or summer visit.

Smith is not currently ranked on the 247Sports Composite, nor according to On3, but that is likely to change given the caliber of offers he has received. LSU will hope to remain in the mix for him as his recruitment proceeds.

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LSU offers 2025 top 50 wide receiver from Florida

Brian Kelly and his staff took another trip to Jacksonville, Florida, to check out another talented wide receiver from Mandarin High School.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and his staff took another trip to Jacksonville, Florida, to check out another talented wide receiver from Mandarin High School.

[autotag]Jaime Ffrench[/autotag] is a four-star, 6-foot-1, 175-pound wide receiver from the class of 2025. He is from Jacksonville, Florida where he plays for Mandarin High School.

Ffrench is not the first athlete from Mandarin that Kelly has offered. He also offered a 2024 four-star cornerback from there.

Ffrench currently doesn’t have any Crystal Ball projections but Florida State is a 22% favorite per On3.

Film Analysis: Ffrench is a Top 50 overall recruit for the class of 2025 and it is easy to see why. He is a tremendous route runner with great hands. He can burn any defense that tries to guard him.

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LSU making a late push for elite, 5-star 2024 RB prospect

The Tigers have a lot of ground to make up in the recruitment of top 2024 RB Jerrick Gibson.

Better late than never, I suppose.

LSU recently extended an offer to five-star 2024 Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy running back [autotag]Jerrick Gibson[/autotag] — the top back in the cycle — and the Tigers will hope to make a late push for one of the nation’s elite high school prospects.

Gibson’s recruitment has mostly centered around four teams: Texas (which is heavily favored to land him), Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee. However, LSU has thrown its hat in the ring, and Gibson has said he plans to visit Baton Rouge, which he has never seen before.

It’s late in the process for a top prospect like Gibson, and given the fact that Texas holds multiple Crystal Ball projections as well as being more than a 90% favorite per On3, the Tigers are fighting an uphill battle with a lot of ground to make up.

Still, it’s clear that [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] isn’t one to shy away from recruiting battles for elite prospects.

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