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LSU wide receiver target receives offer from Tigers track and field

A four-star LSU football target recently received a track offer, too.

Four-star Louisiana receiver [autotag]Phillip Wright[/autotag] committed to Michigan earlier this month, but that hasn’t stopped LSU from trying to flip the blue-chip prospect.

Now, Wright will have the opportunity to run track at LSU along with playing football.

Wright, who’s earned the nickname “Flash,” runs a 10.46 100m, making him one of the fastest receivers in his class. We’ve seen LSU put a premium on speed at the receiver position in recent years, making Wright a perfect fit in the [autotag]Joe Sloan[/autotag] and [autotag]Cortez Hankton[/autotag] offense.

Wright hails from Destrehan High, a place that LSU is familiar with. LSU already has one Destrehan commit in 2025 with safety [autotag]Jhase Thomas[/autotag] locked it. It’s the school that produced former LSU star [autotag]Justin Jefferson[/autotag] and current LSU running back [autotag]John Emery Jr.[/autotag]

Top prospects from Louisiana rarely leave to head up north. It’s even rarer at Destrehan. Wright was at LSU this weekend for the Bayou Splash but remained firm with his Michigan pledge for now.

LSU knows it continues to have a chance with top instate products until that dotted line is signed. Last year, the state’s top prospect [autotag]Dominick McKinley[/autotag] committed to Texas A&M, but LSU stuck with it and eventually signed the five-star defensive tackle.

The Tigers will hope for a similar outcome with Wright this year.

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Three-star WR Phillip Wright announces commitment

Elite, speedy wide receiver recruit Phillip Wright announces his commitment

Elite wide receiver recruit Phillip Wright has committed to the Michigan Wolverines over the Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers.

The 5-foot-11, 160-pound wide receiver recruit is a member of the class of 2025 and has outstanding speed. Wright is Michigan’s 16th commitment in the class of 2025. The Wolverines have the No. 11 recruiting class in the nation.

The Georgia Bulldogs already have commitments from four wide receivers in the class of 2025, so it would have been a surprise for Georgia to land the elite receiver prospect.

Wright is ranked as a three-star recruit and plays high school football for Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana. The speedy wide receiver was projected to commit to the Michigan Wolverines, per 247Sports.

The Destrehan standout is ranked the No. 541 recruit in the country and the No. 86 wide receiver. Wright is the No. 21 recruit in Louisiana.

The three-star announced his commitment via social media.

Michigan football gets second 2025 wide receiver commit from SEC country

A super-fast guy at a position of need! #GoBlue

Thus far, Michigan football is having an excellent time recruiting the state of Louisiana — a state where the Wolverines had long struggled to manage to find talent willing to migrate north. But with Ron Bellamy, a Louisiana native who wore a winged helmet, recruiting as the wide receivers coach, things have changed in a hurry.

It started with Amorion Walker in 2021 but this 2025 recruiting cycle has seen two Louisiana players (both from Marrero Archbishop Shaw) pledge to Michigan football. Running back Jasper Parker and wide receiver Jacob Washington are heading north and now a third player (from a different high school) will join them.

2025 Destrehan (La.) three-star wide receiver Phillip Wright III was considering the Wolverines, Georgia, and LSU and ultimately decided Ann Arbor was a better place to cultivate his career than Atlanta. He committed to Michigan football on Saturday.

Wright is the BLANK commit in the 2025 cycle for Michigan football. Here is how he ranks according to the recruiting services:

* Ovr. Pos. St.
247Sports Composite 3 534 33 21
On3 Industry Ranking 3 415 66 11
247Sports 3 – 30 21
On3 3 – 46 10
ESPN 3 – 84 17
Rivals 4 – 52 11

An avid track-runner, Wright ran a blazing-fast 10.62 100-meter dash in 2023.

Wright also had offers from Georgia Tech, Miami, Nebraska, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M, among others.

Elite WR Phillip Wright names top 3 schools, sets commitment date

Elite wide receiver recruit Phillip Wright names Georgia football, more to his top-three schools

Elite wide receiver recruit Phillip Wright has named his top three schools. Wright, who is a member of the class of 2025, has excellent speed.

The 5-foot-11, 160-pound wide receiver recruit considers Georgia, LSU and Michigan to be his top three. Wright plans to announce his college decision on July 13.

We don’t expect Georgia to land a commitment from the talented receiver. The Bulldogs already have commitments from four wide receivers in the class of 2025.

Wright is a three-star recruit and plays high school football for Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana. The speedy wide receiver prospect is projected to commit to the Michigan Wolverines, per 247Sports.

The Destrehan standout is ranked the No. 534 recruit in the country and the No. 31 athlete. Wright is the No. 20 athlete in Louisiana. He took June official visits to Georgia, Baylor, Michigan and Georgia Tech. The three-star announced his commitment date via social media.

Michigan football 2025 target sets commitment date

#Michigan is in great standing for him. #GoBlue

The month of June set up very nicely for Michigan football recruiting. The month of July may have a rough start.

The Wolverines already missed out on a couple of top targets, headlined by edge rusher Maxwell Roy who committed to rival Ohio State on Monday, but there should be good news coming soon for the maize and blue, assuming nothing changes.

One of the prospects Michigan football is in great standing with is 2025 Destrehan (Louisiana) three-star wide receiver Phillip Wright III, who could end up being the second wideout from WR coach Ron Bellamy’s home state of Louisiana, and third pledge from the state, should he commit.

Read our June 2025 class best guess list here.

And now we know when Wright will make his decision.

Rivals reports Wright is down to three schools — Michigan, Georgia and LSU — and plans to make his commitment on July 13.

Here is how Wright is ranked via the recruiting services:

* Ovr. Pos. St.
247Sports Composite 3 534 33 21
On3 Industry Ranking 3 415 66 11
247Sports 3 – 30 21
On3 3 – 46 10
ESPN 3 – 84 17
Rivals 4 – 52 11

An avid track athlete, Wright ran a blazing-fast 10.62 100-meter dash in 2023.

Michigan currently has a Louisiana native committed at wideout: Marrero (Louisiana) Archbishop Shaw four-star Jacob Washington. The Wolverines are also in good standing with Fulshear (Texas) Katy Jordan four-star Andrew Marsh.

LSU makes top 10 for one of Louisiana’s best 2025 recruits

LSU made the cut for one of Louisiana’s top 2025 prospects.

Four-star wide receiver released [autotag]Phillip Wright[/autotag] dropped his top 10 on Tuesday evening with the home-state Tigers making the cut.

Wright, from Destrehan, Louisiana, is the ninth-best prospect in the state, according to On3’s Industry Rankings. Nationally, Wright is 59th among receivers and 375th overall.

LSU was joined by several other SEC schools in the top 10, including Georgia, Arkansas, Missouri, Auburn and Texas A&M.

The Tigers are looking to bolster its 2025 receiver group following Dakorien Moore’s decommitment. If [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] and [autotag]Cortez Hankton[/autotag] manage to land Wright, LSU would have Louisiana’s top two 2025 receivers with Edna Karr’s TaRon Francis already in the fold.

The On3 Prediction Machine indicates LSU has some work to do with Wright. Michigan is the leading candidate at 42%, followed by Baylor at 28%, with LSU coming in third at 8.4%.

Wright is a standout on the Louisiana track circuit too, running a 10.62 100-meter as early as his sophomore year.

Rivals and On3 both rank Wright as one of the state’s top 10 recruits. Positionally, 247Sports is the highest on Wright, slotting him in the top 30 among receiving prospects.

LSU’s 2025 class ranks second in the country, trailing only Ohio State.

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