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Where does LSU’s 2024 recruiting class rank after recent shakeups?

Here’s where LSU’s class ranks after some recent shakeups.

LSU’s 2024 class looks different than it did last week.

It took a hit when cornerback [autotag]Ondre Evans[/autotag] flipped to Georgia. It’s a big loss considering Evans was just one of eight top 200 commits in the class and plays a position of need.

The staff did its best to recoup the loss, though. In recent days, the Tigers got commitments from corners [autotag]PJ Woodland[/autotag] and [autotag]Bernard Causey[/autotag]. Both are three stars, but there’s optimism about what they can bring to the class.

The Tigers now sit with five corners in the 2024 class. Causey and Woodland are joined by [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Cai Bates[/autotag] and [autotag]Wallace Foster[/autotag].

Even with the new additions and the young talent already on the roster, expect LSU to be active recruiting defensive backs in the portal.

But after the recent shakeups, let’s take a look at where LSU’s class stands now.

On3: 11th

247Sports: 12th

The loss of Evans knocked LSU’s class out of the top 10, but the Tigers are in pursuit of top 100 wide receiver [autotag]Dre’lon Miller[/autotag], who decommitted from Texas A&M after a visit to Baton Rouge.

A commitment from Miller would put LSU back in the top 10.

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BREAKING: LSU lands 3-star 2024 cornerback commit

The Tigers have suffered some recent losses on the trail, but they beat out a pair of division foes for this Hattiesburg, Mississippi, prospect.

After taking a couple of recent losses in the 2024 recruiting class, including a four-star cornerback in Ondre Evans, the Tigers got their class back up to 24 commits with the addition of [autotag]PJ Woodland[/autotag] on Sunday night.

The three-star Oak Grove (Hattiesburg, Miss.) cornerback committed to LSU over in-state SEC West foes Ole Miss and Mississippi State. He had received Crystal Ball projections in favor of both schools, including a prediction for the Rebels as recently as last weekend.

But LSU received a pair of Crystal Balls on Sunday, and it was the heavy favorite according to On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Woodland ranks as the No. 526 player nationally and No. 17 overall prospect in the state of Mississippi, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. He’s one of X cornerback commits in the 2024 class, which also features [autotag]Cai Bates[/autotag], [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Wallace Foster[/autotag].

LSU’s 24-man 2024 class currently ranks 12th nationally.

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WATCH: 4-star LSU CB commit Ju’Juan Johnson dazzles with offensive ability

Ju’Juan Johnson projects as a defensive player in college, but he’s plenty explosive on the other side of the ball.

LSU is recruiting four-star Lafayette Christian Academy cornerback commit [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag] to play in the secondary, but Johnson, an all-around weapon, also makes plays as a dual-threat quarterback for his high school team.

Facing off against cross-town rival Acadiana and five-star defensive lineman [autotag]Dominick McKinley[/autotag], who committed to Texas A&M over the Tigers, Texas and others prior to the game, Johnson put on a show with his offensive abilities.

To open the second half of the game, Johnson kept one himself and found paydirt 77 yards later. It was one of four touchdowns on the ground as he finished 140 rushing yards.

In the passing game, Johnson completed 12 of 23 passes but still managed to throw for 317 yards and an additional four touchdowns, giving him eight total on the day.

Johnson still projects as a defensive player in college, but perhaps he will be able to make use of his explosiveness on the other side of the ball, as well.

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Elite Louisiana cornerback Wardell Mack commits to Florida

LSU lost out on one of the top players in the state of Louisiana.

LSU lost out on one of the top players in the state of Louisiana in the 2024 cycle on Friday as four-star Marrero (La.) John Ehret cornerback [autotag]Wardell Mack[/autotag] committed to coach Billy Napier and the Florida Gators.

Mack ranks as the No. 72 player nationally and No. 2 player in the state of Louisiana, according to On3. It’s a tough loss, but it’s softened by the fact that the Tigers already have a top-100 cornerback on board in [autotag]Cai Bates[/autotag].

Still, it’s a bit disappointing that the Tigers have struggled to land the top players in the state in this cycle. LSU boasts commitments from eight of the top-10 players in Louisiana, but with Mack committing to Florida and No. 1 prospect [autotag]Dominick McKinley[/autotag] trending toward Texas, it seems like LSU is poised to miss on the two best prospects in the state.

In addition to Bates, LSU has commitments from cornerbacks [autotag]Ondre Evans[/autotag], [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Wallace Foster[/autotag] in the 2024 cycle.

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5-star cornerback announces his final five schools

The No. 2 cornerback in the 2024 recruiting class has trimmed his list of possible destinations down to five.

The No. 2 cornerback in the 2024 recruiting class has trimmed his list of possible destinations down to his final five schools. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] has LSU in the running to land him.

[autotag]Kobe Black[/autotag] is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound, four-star cornerback from Waco, Texas, where he plays for Connally High School. The Connally Cadets finished the 2022 season 9-3 with a loss to Hamshire-Fannett in the second round of the UIL 4A D2 playoffs.

Black has trimmed his list of schools down to LSU, Oregon, Ohio State, Texas A&M and Texas. The Texas Longhorns received a Crystal Ball projection to land him back in June and the Longhorns are a 92% favorite to land him per On3.

LSU currently has four cornerback commits for the 2024 recruiting class ([autotag]Cai Bates[/autotag], [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag], [autotag]Ondre Evans[/autotag] and [autotag]Wallace Foster[/autotag]). Two of those guys are four-stars and the other two are three-stars. Black is a five-star and the No. 2 cornerback overall so if he were to commit he would further bolster how good this class is.

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LSU lands commitment from 2024 4-star cornerback

Brian Kelly’s 2024 recruiting class got even better as the Tigers landed a four-star cornerback who is a top-100 player in the country.

Brian Kelly’s 2024 recruiting class got even better as the Tigers landed a four-star cornerback who is a top-100 player in the country.

[autotag]Cai Bates[/autotag] is a 6-foot-2, 180-pound, four-star cornerback from Orlando where he plays for Edgewater High School. Bates was down to seven schools: Alabama, LSU, Florida State, Colorado, Tennessee, Ohio State and Texas A&M.

He chose the Tigers over everyone else. Why? Because in his opinion, LSU is DBU (Defensive Back University).

With his commitment, Bates becomes the 20th recruit of the 2024 class and the fourth cornerback in the class ([autotag]Wallace Foster[/autotag], [autotag]Ondre Evans[/autotag] and [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag]) This commitment has not moved the class into the top 10 yet but there are more opportunities for Kelly to land more talented recruits.

No matter how you look at it, this is a big get for LSU. Bates has the talent to help LSU on day one of the 2024 season.

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4-star safety Joel Rogers commits to LSU

LSU picked up another in-state blue-chip recruit on Monday evening

LSU picked up its 16th commitment of the 2024 cycle on Monday night.

[autotag]Joel Rogers[/autotag], a safety from West Feliciana, put on the LSU hat, picking the Tigers over TCU, Texas, Tennessee and Alabama.

This was no surprise. Both the 247Sports Crystal Ball and the On3 Prediction Machine had LSU as the heavy favorite.

According to On3, Rogers is a consensus four-star. On3 has Rogers as the fourth-best Louisiana recruit of the cycle, making this a key in-state pickup for [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] as the staff continues to build a strong homegrown class.

Rogers is the third safety of LSU’s 2024 class, joining [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag] and [autotag]Dashawn McBryde[/autotag], both in-state players.

With two corners on board too, Rogers is the fifth defensive back.

LSU lacks depth at the safety position on the current roster, so the influx of talent set to arrive next year will be much needed.

The Tigers now have commitments from five of the top 10 2024 Louisiana recruits and remain in a good spot with several more.

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Colorado loses one 4-star athlete to LSU, adds another

Former Colorado commit Ju’Juan Johnson joins LSU’s class of 2024, while Aaron Butler picks the Buffaloes.

It’s been a whirlwind six months since Deion Sanders took over as the head coach at Colorado. His arrival has not only made Boulder a recruiting hotspot, but it also has shaken the NCAA to the core via the transfer portal.

This week the Buffaloes suffered some comeuppance by losing a four-star to the transfer portal. 

Lafayette Christian Academy (La.) four-star athlete Ju’Juan Johnson committed to LSU with this video announcement on Monday.

Johnson (5-foot-11, 188 pounds) de-committed from Colorado last month.

Going by the 247Sports composite rankings, Johnson is No. 22 among athletes, No. 7 in Louisiana and No. 267 nationally in the class of 2024. LSU’s group of 15 hard commits now ranks No. 5 in the country in the cycle.

While losing Johnson was a tough beat, Colorado made up for it on Tuesday by getting a commitment from Calabasas (Calif.) four-star athlete Aaron Butler.

Butler (6-foot-0, 165 pounds) had previously been committed to USC. He also had offers from 30 other programs, including Alabama, Georgia and Colorado State.

Asked why he picked the Buffs, Butler gave On3 a litany of reasons, among them quality education and prepping for the next level.

“NFL prep – coverage IQ & route running abilities in a face-paced “pass heavy” Coach Lewis offense which seeks to make every coverage “wrong” increasing my chances of being +1,000 yard WR year over year.”

Butler ranks No. 7 among athletes, 12th overall in the state of California and No. 95 nationally. Meanwhile, Colorado’s class of 2024 now ranks No. 34 in the nation.

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NEW: 4-star Lafayette athlete Ju’Juan Johnson commits to LSU

The Tigers added a top-10 player in Louisiana on Monday night.

Tigers coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] added the 15th commitment to his 2024 recruiting class on Monday night.

Four-star Lafayette Christian Academy athlete [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag] announced his commitment to LSU over Florida and others on The Jordy Culotta Show. A former Colorado commit, Johnson backed off his pledge to coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes on April 23 after less than three months.

Johnson ranks as the No. 220 player nationally, per On3, and he’s the No. 7 player in Louisiana. Though considered an athlete by 247Sports, On3 lists him as a cornerback, and he likely projects in the secondary at the next level.

He had several summer official visits set, including one with the Gators on June 2, but he canceled all his summer official visits last week ahead of his commitment.

Johnson becomes the fifth highest-rated recruit to join LSU’s class, which was ranked fifth nationally by 247Sports and 11th by On3 prior to Johnson’s commitment.

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NEW: 4-star TE Trey’Dez Green commits to LSU

The Tigers picked up their highest-rated commitment so far in the 2024 cycle on Wednesday.

LSU has the makings of a phenomenal tight end class in 2024.

On Wednesday, the Tigers secured the commitment of Jackson (La.) East Feliciana prospect [autotag]Trey’Dez Green[/autotag]. A four-star recruit who ranks as the No. 52 player nationally per On3, Green is the second-best prospect in the state of Louisiana in the cycle.

He chose the Tigers over Alabama, Tennessee, Texas A&M and Miami.

Listed at 6-foot-6.5 or 6-foot-5.5 depending on the recruiting service, Green is mainly considered a tight end though some sites list him as a receiver. He’s also a two-sport athlete and standout basketball prospect who plays power forward, and based on his announcement, it appears he intends to play both in college.

His addition gives LSU 14 commitments in a class that ranks in the top five nationally, per the 247Sports composite rankings.

With Green’s commitment, LSU holds pledges from three of the top 10 prospects in the state of Louisiana in 2024, and the Tigers hold Crystal Ball projections for two more in linebacker [autotag]Tylen Singleton[/autotag] and cornerbacks [autotag]Wardell Mack[/autotag] and [autotag]Ju’Juan Johnson[/autotag].

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