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Tigers offer four-star cornerback from Texas

The Tigers continue to target talented players from the Lone Star State.

[autotag]Jaylon Braxton[/autotag] is a 6-foot, 170-pound cornerback from Frisco, Texas, where he plays for Lone Star High School. Braxton also competes in track and field. He was named Texas District 5-5A D-I Two-Way Player of the Year as a junior and played at Frisco Independence as a sophomore.

Film Analysis: Braxton is a headhunter. If you are a wide receiver that is running a bubble screen to his side of the field, be prepared to get your clock cleaned. He does a great job in coverage of sitting on a route and reading the eyes of the quarterback. That allows him to jump the route and make some interceptions.

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Tigers offer four-star offensive tackle prospect from Massachusetts

The Tigers are dipping into Brian Kelly’s home state to find a bulldozing offensive line prospect.

[autotag]Guerby Lambert[/autotag] is a 2024 four-star, 6-foot-6, 280-pound offensive tackle from West Roxbury, Massachusetts, where he plays for Catholic Memorial High School. The Catholic Memorial Knights finished last season 12-0 and won the MIAA Division 2 state championship. Along with football, Lambert also participates in track and field.

Film Analysis: Lambert is a bulldozer. He dominates his side of the line and wins at the point of attack on nearly every play. You always need that one guy on your line that, if you need a yard or two, you line up and run it behind that guy. Lambert would work very well in the type of offense that [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] wants to run at LSU.

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Tigers offer four-star safety from California in 2024 class

The Tigers are trying to land Foster Slaughter, a versatile athlete who projects as a safety.

[autotag]Foster Slaughter[/autotag] is a 6-foot, 160-pound safety from La Puente, California, where he plays for Bishop Amat Memorial High School. Slaughter just transferred to Bishop Amat from San Jacinto High School. He played for a San Jacinto team that finished last season 9-2 with a first-round playoff loss to Beaumont.

Film Analysis: Slaughter played as an outside linebacker and running back for San Jacinto, but he is projected to be a safety at the next level. He is quick, plays well in coverage, is great in run support, and does a great job shedding blocks and finding the ball carrier.

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Tigers offer four-star wide receiver from Tampa

The Tigers are targeting a 2024 pass-catcher from Florida.

[autotag]Zycarl Lewis Jr.[/autotag] is a 5-foot-10, 160-pound, wide receiver from Tampa where he plays for Carrollwood Day School. In 2020, Lewis was a MaxPreps Freshman All-American. He attended Tampa (Fla.) Jefferson where he totaled 503 yards of offense and five touchdowns on 39 touches in seven games.

Film Analysis: A common mantra on offense is “Get the ball in the hands of your best playmaker.” Lewis is that. He looks like Tyreek Hill. Once he gets the ball in his hands, he is going to shake you, outrun you, or both. He is also a weapon on special teams as he returns kicks and punts and can possibly do it at the next level.

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Tigers offer 2024 running back from the Sunshine State

The Tigers are going after versatile back in Arkese Parks.

[autotag]Arkese Parks[/autotag] is a 6-foot-2, 178-pound, three-star running back in the 2024 class from Tampa where he plays for Wharton High School. Parks is a two-sport athlete that also plays basketball. Last season, Parks was Wharton’s Offensive MVP as he ran for 570 yards and seven touchdowns on 68 carries and caught 13 passes for 165 yards and two more scores.

Film Analysis: With his height, Parks is a taller running back than usual, but that doesn’t prevent him from lowering his pad level and running through people. It looks like Parks is a one-cut back, meaning he plants one foot on the turf, makes a cut and is off to the races. He has plenty of speed to burn as well, which is evident from his kickoff return touchdowns as well as his scores from the backfield.

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Tigers offer 2023 Ohio State commit

The Tigers are trying to pull a talented Florida wideout away from the Buckeyes.

[autotag]Bryson Rodgers[/autotag] is a 6-foot-2, 170-pound wide receiver from Zephyrhills, Florida, that is currently committed to play at Ohio State. As a junior, Rodgers served as a top target for Iowa State signee Rocco Becht at Wiregrass Ranch High School. He ended up catching 42 passes for 645 yards and 14 TDs in 10 games.

Film Analysis: Rodgers does a lot of things well, but the thing he does better than just about anyone you watch is route running. His ability to run a solid route and create separation is unrivaled. You don’t always have to be the biggest and fastest guy on the field, ask DeVonta Smith. If you can run really good routes, you can make a living at wide receiver.

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Tigers offer 2025 athlete from California

Brian Kelly and the Tigers are one of the first programs to offer Jadyn Hudson.

[autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and the LSU Tigers are one of the first teams that have checked in on one of the top rising sophomores in the nation, [autotag]Jadyn Hudson[/autotag].

Hudson is a six-foot-two, 175-pound athlete from Pittsburg, California, where he plays for Pittsburg High School. Last year, the Pittsburg Pirates finished the season 9-3 with a loss in the playoffs to Liberty. During his freshman season, Hudson had six receptions for 63 yards and zero touchdowns. That will definitely trend upward as his career moves forward.

As of now, the Michigan Wolverines are a 62% favorite to land the talented athlete per On3 recruiting. Hopefully, Kelly can find a way to get the Tigers to be a top factor in the final decision.

Tigers offer three-star 2024 DB

LSU is targeting an Alabama prospect that doesn’t have a ton of recruiting interest so far.

[autotag]Kaleb Harris[/autotag] is a five-foot-eleven, 165-pound defensive back from Alabaster, Alabama, where he plays for Thompson High School. The Thompson Warriors won the 7A state championship in Alabama last year.

Not much is known about Harris yet. He is just starting to emerge on recruiting radars as he enters his junior year at Thompson. He will get plenty of looks as the nationally ranked Warriors play a tough schedule including Buford, Clay-Chalkville, and Hoover high school.

Thompson has a pretty steady pipeline of defensive backs going division one once they graduate from there. They are well-coached and very talented. Harris looks to fit that mold, and he is a player that I will surely be keeping an eye on this season.

Tigers offer up-and-coming defensive line prospect from Georgia

The Tigers are one of several prominent programs to recently offer Nasir Smith.

[autotag]Nasir Smith[/autotag] is a six-foot-four, 295-pound defensive lineman from Loganville, Georgia, where he plays for Grayson High School.

Not much is known about Smith in the recruiting world, which is evidenced by the fact that there isn’t a recruiting site that has a ranking on him. Smith is entering his junior season this fall, and he is just stepping into the spotlight as far as his recruiting goes.

He currently holds 18 Division I offers with six of those being SEC offers. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] has made a few visits to Loganville to see the Grayson Rams recently as he has offered multiple recruits from there in the past two months.

LSU offers a 5-star quarterback in 2024 class

The Tigers are looking ahead a couple cycles to try to land one of the top quarterbacks.

[autotag]Julian Sayin[/autotag] is a five-star, 6-foot-1, 185-pound quarterback from Carlsbad, California, where he plays for Carlsbad High School. During his sophomore season, Sayin threw for 2,750 yards and 34 touchdowns with a 72% completion rate. He is ranked as a five-star prospect and as high as the No. 2 quarterback for the class of 2024.

Film Analysis: Sayin can make all of the throws. He has excellent pocket presence and awareness. He’s not a one-read guy. He goes through all of his progressions and he will hit his check down if it is the only open target. He has very good escapability. When the pocket collapses and you have to make something out of nothing, Sayin seems to thrive. He can roll out and throw it on the run and flip it over a linebacker’s head for a perfect completion. He can take a three-step drop, throw a bomb down the field, and put it wherever he wants.

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