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LSU makes top 10 for 4-star 2025 linebacker Jaedon Harmon

Jaedon Harmon has currently received Crystal Ball projections to the Clemson Tigers but Alabama is a 92% favorite to land him per On3.

One of the best linebackers in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his list of finalists down to a top 10. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers have made the list.

[autotag]Jaedon Harmon[/autotag] is a 6-foot-1, 215-pound, four-star linebacker from Rome, Georgia, where he plays for Rome High School. The Rome Wolves finished the season 11-2 with a loss to Thomas County Central in the third round of the GHSA 6A state playoffs.

The Tigers join Alabama, Clemson, Florida State, Oklahoma, Auburn, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas and Ole Miss as the final 10 schools in the running. Harmon has currently received Crystal Ball projections to the Clemson Tigers but Alabama is a 92% favorite to land him per On3.

LSU’s 2025 recruiting class currently ranks as the No. 3 class in the country by 247Sports. The class is headlined by two of the best offensive players in the class, five-star wide receiver [autotag]Dakorien Moore[/autotag] and five-star quarterback [autotag]Bryce Underwood[/autotag].

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LSU makes top 12 for 2025 4-star WR Corey Simms

LSU joins a blue chip-heavy final 12 for St. Louis receiver Corey Simms.

One of the top wide receivers in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his list of final schools down to just 12. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers are one of those 12.

[autotag]Corey Simms[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound, four-star wide receiver from Saint Louis where he plays for Christian Brothers High School. The Christian Brothers Cadets finished the 2023 season 11-3 with a loss to Liberty North in the Class 6 State Championship Game.

LSU joins Miami, Georgia, Tennessee, USC, Penn State, Ole Miss, Michigan, Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas as the final 12 schools in contention for the talented prospect.

There are no Crystal Ball projections at this time for Simms, but the Missouri Tigers are a 39% favorite to land him per On3. LSU currently has the No. 2 overall recruiting class for 2025 according to On3. The class is headlined by the No. 1 wide receiver, [autotag]Dakorien Moore[/autotag], and the No. 1 quarterback [autotag]Bryce Underwood[/autotag] in the class.

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Tigers make the final 12 for top 50 Georgia linebacker Tavion Wallace

Tavion Wallace visited Baton Rouge earlier this month.

The LSU Tigers and coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] are off to a red-hot start on the recruiting trail in the 2025 cycle, particularly on the offensive side of the ball. Now, they’re also looking to add some elite defensive talent.

The Tigers made the top 12 for four-star Wayne County (Jesup, Ga.) linebacker [autotag]Tavion Wallace[/autotag], which was first reported on Thursday by On3’s Hayes Fawcett.

Joining LSU in Wallace’s top 12 are Tennessee, Louisville, Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Florida State, Auburn, Florida, South Carolina and Arkansas.

Wallace took a trip to Baton Rouge earlier this month, and he’s had positive things to say about LSU in the past.

“Other than Florida, LSU’s been my dream school coming up,” he said in Feburary, per On3. Then when I went to their game, they played Georgia State — it wasn’t really a big game, but the environment and everything around, Louisiana…it gets crazy down there.

“The coaching staff, when I talk with Coach (Brian) Kelly, it was really all the things he said, ‘it’s bigger than football.’ All the coaching staff, it wasn’t just football they talked about, they talked about life and everything. Family, they were big on family, so that’s what really put them up there.”

Wallace ranks as the No. 44 player nationally and the No. 4 linebacker, per On3. He holds a Crystal Ball projection in favor of Florida State, and the Seminoles are a heavy favorite to land him at 83.9% per On3.

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LSU makes the top 6 for the No. 3 tight end in the class of 2025

The Tigers are looking to add another elite offensive weapon to its 2025 class.

The No. 3 tight end in the 2025 recruiting class has narrowed his final list of schools down to only six schools. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers are still in the running for him.

[autotag]Da’Saahn Brame[/autotag] is a 6-foot-6, 235-pound, four-star tight end who is ranked as the No. 3 tight end in the country by ESPN. Brame is from Derby, Kansas, where he plays for Derby High School.

LSU made the list of final six schools with Ole Miss, Oregon, Alabama, Tennessee and Oklahoma. Brame has currently received Crystal Ball projections to go to Oregon, and the Ducks are a 95% favorite to land him per On3.

The 2025 LSU recruiting class currently ranks as the No. 2 recruiting class in the country by 247Sports. The class is headlined by five-star quarterback [autotag]Bryce Underwood[/autotag] and five-star wide receiver [autotag]Dakorien Moore[/autotag]. The class also includes the No. 2 running back in the class, [autotag]Harlem Berry[/autotag]. Brame would be another piece to an offensive juggernaut in Baton Rouge.

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LSU hosts 4-star, top 30 safety Faheem Delane for a visit

The Tigers will hope they made some headway with one of the top defensive backs in the 2025 class this weekend.

LSU continues to try to build on what could be an elite 2025 recruiting class, and it hopes it made some headway this weekend with one of the top defensive backs in the class.

Four-star Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.) safety [autotag]Faheem Delane[/autotag] checked in for a visit in Baton Rouge on Sunday, posing with head coach [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag].

Delane ranks as the No. 29 player in the nation, per the 247Sports Composite, and he ranks as the No. 2 safety and the top prospect in the state of Maryland.

The Tigers also hosted Delane for a game visit in October, and he included them in his top five alongside Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech.

Ohio State seems to be the top contender here. Delane currently holds multiple Crystal Ball projections in favor of the Buckeyes, and they are a 95.4% favorite to land him per On3.

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On3 updates recruiting rankings for 2025 class with LSU leading the way

LSU now has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country for 2025 according to On3.

On3 recently released an update to its 2025 recruiting class rankings. LSU now has the No. 1 recruiting class in the country for 2025 according to On3.

The Tigers 2025 class is highlighted by two five-star players. [autotag]Bryce Underwood[/autotag], the No. 1 recruit in the country and possibly a future star quarterback, and [autotag]Dakorien Moore[/autotag], a five-star wide receiver who is the No. 1 player at his position.

Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson and Alabama join LSU to round out the top five in the recruiting rankings. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is not done getting recruits for that class either as the Tigers are in contention to land a lot more four-star players in the class, mostly from Louisiana.

Between the 2025 recruiting class out of high school and whoever Kelly pulls from the transfer portal, this could be one of the best recruiting classes LSU has ever had. [autotag]James Simon[/autotag], [autotag]DJ Pickett[/autotag], and [autotag]Jadyn Hudson[/autotag] are three more names to keep an eye on in that class.

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5-star Texas receiver target Kaliq Lockett breaks down LSU

The Tigers are looking to add another five-star wideout to their 2025 class.

LSU already has one five-star receiver on board for the 2025 cycle in Dakorien Moore, the No. 1 wideout in the nation. Now, it’s pushing to land another five-star in the class.

Sachse, Texas, receiver [autotag]Kaliq Lockett[/autotag] has yet to release a list of his top schools, but LSU seems to be squarely in the mix as he has a visit to Baton Rouge planned for next month.

The Tigers are competing with a long list of top programs, including in-state schools like Texas, which is favored to land Lockett per On3. But they’re hoping to sway the No. 12 player in the 2025 class, and he had positive things to say about LSU recently.

“That is also wide receiver-U, it’s them and Ohio State,” he said, per On3. One of my favorite players, Odell Beckham, he was at LSU. I used to watch LSU a whole bunch back when he was there. Justin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, now seeing Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas over there, they were balling and had the No. 1 offense in the country. Coach (Cortez) Hankton, me and him have a great relationship.”

LSU’s 2025 class currently ranks first nationally and boasts commitments from the top quarterback, receiver and running back.

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LSU to host 5-star Florida State OL commit Solomon Thomas this weekend

Solomon Thomas is the top interior offensive lineman in the 2025 class.

LSU already has the No. 1 class in the 2025 cycle at the moment, and it could get even better if it can pull off a colossal flip this weekend.

The Tigers are hosting five-star Florida State offensive tackle commit [autotag]Solomon Thomas[/autotag], as was first reported by Tom Loy of 247Sports. Thomas has also locked in upcoming visits with in-state programs Florida and Miami.

The Raines (Jacksonville, Fla.) prospect ranks as the No. 1 interior offensive line prospect in the nation and No. 2 player in the state of Florida. The 247Sports Composite Rankings slot him as the No. 13 overall player nationally.

He received an offer from LSU in September but pledged to the Seminoles in December. Still, he’s doing his due diligence and continues to take visits.

LSU added a commitment from blue-chip interior offensive lineman Tyler Miller a few days ago, and now it’s looking to continue to bulk up its future offensive line recruiting.

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5-star LSU WR commit Dakorien Moore sets his next visit to Baton Rouge

The Tigers continue to try to shore things up with the No. 1 receiver in America.

The No. 1 receiver in America will be returning to Baton Rouge next month.

[autotag]Dakorien Moore[/autotag] is a five-star receiver from Duncanville, Texas, who committed to the Tigers last summer and has held firm on that commitment. However, he recently revealed that he’s still considering three other schools: Ohio State, Oregon and Texas.

As top teams try to flip Moore, LSU will continue to shore things up with him. It hosted him for a visit earlier this month, and he’s now set another trip for the weekend of LSU’s spring game in April, according to LSU Country’s Zack Nagy.

Moore also reportedly visited the Buckeyes earlier this week and will take a trip to Austin with the Longhorns the weekend after he’s in Baton Rouge.

Moore is a key piece in a 2025 class that ranks first nationally for the Tigers, but they will have to withstand some pressure from other top programs as we get closer to his signing day.

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Four-star DB Tae Harris commits to Clemson over LSU, Georgia Tech

The Tigers missed out on a blue-chip defensive back prospect Monday.

LSU has the makings of an elite class in the 2025 recruiting cycle, but it missed on a blue-chip prospect on Monday.

Four-star Cedartown (Ga.) defensive back [autotag]Tae Harris[/autotag] committed to the Clemson Tigers over LSU and Georgia Tech, according to On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Harris is a top-200 prospect nationally in the 2025 class, with the 247Sports Composite ranking him as the 15th-best safety in the class, while On3 has him as a corner and is a bit lower on him.

“Mentally, I have known it was Clemson,” Harris told On3’s Chad Simmons. “Everywhere I would go, I would compare it to Clemson. I looked at the different schools and I would say, ‘These schools have to beat Clemson.’ Nobody beat them. They kept standing at the top. Every box is checked by Clemson.”

His decision doesn’t come as a major surprise. He had received multiple Crystal Ball projections in favor of Clemson, and now he’s set to join Dabo Swinney’s squad.

Even with Harris heading to the other Death Valley, LSU is in good shape in 2025 as its class currently ranks No. 1. It already has one cornerback commit from top-100 prospect [autotag]Jaboree Antoine[/autotag].

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