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LSU offers 2026 4-star quarterback from Greensboro, North Carolina

NC State is a 39% favorite to land Faizon Brandon per On3. 

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and his recruiting staff took a trip to Greensboro, North Carolina to extend an offer to one of the best quarterbacks in the 2026 recruiting class. Kelly will have to pry him away from the NC State Wolfpack to land him.

[autotag]Faizon Brandon[/autotag] is a 6-foot-4, 185-pound, 4-star quarterback from Greensboro, North Carolina, where he plays for Grimsley High School. The Grimsley Whirlies finished the 2023 season 13-1 with a loss to the Weddington Warriors in the fourth round of the 4A state playoffs.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections at this time for Brandon but NC State is a 39% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Brandon is a dual-threat quarterback who can do it all.

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LSU offers 2026 4-star athlete from Matthews, North Carolina

It looks like the Tigers will have to fend off NC State to land Thomas Davis Jr.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and his recruiting staff took a trip to the East Coast to extend an offer to one of the best athletes in the 2026 recruiting class. The Tigers will have to fight off the NC State Wolfpack if they want to land him.

[autotag]Thomas Davis Jr.[/autotag] is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound, four-star athlete from Matthews, North Carolina, where he plays for Weddington High School. The Weddington Warriors finished the 2023 season 14-2 with a win over Hoggard in the 4A state championship game.

There are no crystal ball projections at this time but NC State is a 52% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Davis Jr. can play multiple positions and be productive.

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LSU offers 3-star power forward from Combine Academy

LSU head coach Matt McMahon is working on the 2026 recruiting class for the Tigers.

LSU head coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] is working on the 2026 recruiting class for the Tigers, and he believes he has found a diamond in Charlotte, North Carolina.

[autotag]Rivers Knight[/autotag] is a 6-foot-8, 205-pound, three-star power forward from Charlotte, North Carolina, where he plays for Combine Academy. The Combine Academy Goats finished the 2022 season 36-5 record and were winners of the Hoopstate Championship over Winston-Salem Christian National.

There are no Crystal Ball projections for Knight at this time but High Point is a 31% favorite to land him per On3. LSU currently does not have any commitments for the 2026 recruiting class but McMahon is off to a nice start.

LSU offers 4-star guard from Greensboro, North Carolina

Matt McMahon is working on recruiting the best players in the 2025 recruiting class.

[autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] is working on recruiting the best players in the 2025 recruiting class. He recently found one of them in Greensboro, North Carolina. Plus, there aren’t a lot of blue bloods privy to him yet.

[autotag]Jaylen Cross[/autotag] is a six-foot-four, 170-pound, four-star shooting guard in the 2025 recruiting class. He is from Greensboro, North Carolina where he plays for Caldwell Academy. Caldwell Academy finished the 2022 season 19-12 with a loss to Wayne Country Day in the State Quarterfinals.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Cross and there is no favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Cross is a guard that has a really smooth shot and does a great job facilitating.

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LSU offers 4-star EDGE from Greensboro, North Carolina

Duke is the early favorite to land top-50 2025 edge rusher Bryce Davis.

LSU’s recruiting staff took a trip to Greensboro, North Carolina, to take a look at one of the best EDGE rushers in the 2025 recruiting class.

[autotag]Bryce Davis[/autotag] is a 6-foot-3, 245-pound, four-star EDGE from Greensboro, North Carolina where he plays for Grimsley High School. The Grimsley Whirlies finished the 2022 season 15-1 with a loss to New Bern in the NCHSAA 4A state championship game.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections at this time but Duke is a 32% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Davis does a great job using his hands to create separation from opposing offensive tackles.

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LSU offers 2025 4-star safety from North Carolina

Brian Kelly is looking to further secure the secondary for the future.

LSU’s recruiting staff made a trip to Wake Forest’s backyard to check out one of the best players in the 2025 recruiting class. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] is looking to further secure the secondary for the future.

[autotag]Jadon Blair[/autotag] is a 6-foot-4, 180-pound, four-star safety from Winston Salem, North Carolina where he plays for Mount Tabor High School. The Mount Tabor Spartans finished the 2022 season 9-3 with a loss to East Forsyth in the second round of the 4A playoffs.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Blair but Penn State is a 32% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Blair is a big guy that does a great job in man and zone coverages.

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4-star, top-50 small forward sets September official visit with LSU

Rakease Passmore has a busy fall visit schedule in place, but he’s fitting in an official trip to Baton Rouge.

LSU coach [autotag]Matt McMahon[/autotag] continues to push for some of the top talent in the 2024 class as the Tigers look to land their first commitment in the cycle.

One of those players — four-star Lincolnton (N.C.) Combine Academy small forward [autotag]Rakease Passmore[/autotag] — has now set four official visits for the fall, including a trip to LSU.

The 6-foot-5 prospect will be in Baton Rouge on Sept. 22 between trips to Mississippi State (Sept. 9), Miami (Sept. 15) and Arkansas (Oct. 6). He has already officially visited Oregon and Indiana. With no more limits on official visits, he’s considering trips to Wake Forest and Kansas, as well.

Passmore ranks as the No. 45 prospect in the country per the 247Sports Composite, and he ranks as the No. 5 player in the state of North Carolina.

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4-star OT Ethan Calloway commits to LSU

The Tigers now have 18 commitments in the 2024 class with Ethan Calloway’s commitment.

LSU coach Brian Kelly ended the month of June by adding another blue-chip prospect to the 2024 class, this time four-star offensive tackle [autotag]Ethan Calloway[/autotag].

The Mooresville, North Carolina, native stands at 6-foot-7 and weighs 300 pounds. Calloway ranks as the No. 210 player in the nation, per the 247Sports Composite.

The Tigers hosted Calloway on campus for an official visit last weekend, and he received multiple Crystal Ball projections for the Tigers in the leadup to his commitment on Friday night. Calloway also took official visits earlier this month to Florida, Georgia and Penn State.

Calloway is the first offensive tackle commit in the class for LSU, which also signed multiple blue-chip players at the position in 2023.

Calloway’s commitment gives LSU 18 pledges in the 2024 recruiting class. The Tigers’ group ranks eighth nationally.

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LSU offers 2025 defensive lineman from Snow Hill, North Carolina

LSU recently offered a defensive lineman for the 2025 recruiting class from Snow Hill, North Carolina.

LSU recently offered a defensive lineman for the 2025 recruiting class from Snow Hill, North Carolina.

[autotag]Isaiah Campbell[/autotag] is a 6-foot-5, 250-pound, four-star defensive lineman who plays for Greene Central High School. The Greene Central Rams finished the 2022 season 10-2 with a loss to Nash Central in the second round of the NCHSAA 2A state playoffs.

There are currently no Crystal Ball projections for Campbell at this time but NC State is a 43% favorite to land him per On3.

Film Analysis: Campbell is effective as a defensive tackle or as a defensive end. Wherever you line him up he can get the job done.

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High school star Elliot Cadeau to enroll early at UNC, could enter 2024 draft

Five-star point guard Elliot Cadeau announced he will reclassify and enroll early at North Carolina. The UNC PG could enter the 2024 draft.

Throughout GEICO Nationals, questions about the future of star Link Academy point guard Elliot Cadeau were swirling: Would the five-star player reclassify and enroll early at North Carolina?

In the two months since Link Academy won the national tournament, Cadeau considered his decision while playing in the Nike EYBL. He told ESPN on Tuesday that he has decided to join UNC next season, saying he believes he’s ready.

“There’s no reason to stay in high school, because I can hang with college players right now,” Cadeau said to the outlet.

Cadeau will be eligible to enter the 2024 NBA draft.

The 6-foot-1, 165-pound point guard has elite vision and passing skills. He helped lead Link Academy to a 27-1 record capped by the GEICO Nationals championship, during which he broke the tournament’s assist record by dishing 29 dimes over three games. He is currently leading the Nike EYBL with 9.3 assists per game, according to ESPN, which reported that in his game on Monday, he led New Heights Lightning (13-4) with 29 points and 15 assists.

With his reclassification to the class of 2023, Cadeau is ranked on the 247Sports Composite as the second-best point guard and No. 12 player in the class.

Cadeau is North Carolina’s highest-ranked incoming freshman. The Tar Heels will have a very different roster next season, with a pair of four-star freshman joining Cadeau and four incoming transfers — led by former five-star player Harrison Ingram — who will suit up for the team.

Cadeau is the first five-star player to enter the North Carolina as a freshman since 2020, when the Tar Heels recruited a trio of elite prospects in Caleb Love, Day’Ron Sharpe and Walker Kessler.