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How LSU can keep adding to its 2025 defensive tackle class

Here’s how LSU can beef up its defensive line depth in the 2025 recruiting class.

Few positions are as important to LSU recruiting in 2025 than the defensive tackle spot. [autotag]Brian Kelly[/autotag] hired defensive line coach [autotag]Bo Davis[/autotag] to rebuild that room after LSU wore thin this offseason.

The 2025 class is off to a good start. Davis landed two four-stars in July, picking up commitments from [autotag]Zion Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Brandon Brown[/autotag]. But LSU won’t call it quits there, remaining involved with several uncommitted defensive tackles.

One to watch is [autotag]Walter Mathis[/autotag], a three-star out of Savannah, Georgia. The 247Sports Crystal Ball has Mathis headed to Miami, but the On3 Prediction Machine considers LSU a heavy favorite.

The 247Sports Composite rankings slate Mathis as the No. 434 ranked player in the country, placing him 49th among defensive tackles. Rivals is the highest on Mathis’ talent, giving the prospect four stars.

Another name worth remembering is [autotag]Xavier Ukponu[/autotag]. Like LSU’s two current DT commits, Ukponu is from Texas.

Schools like Arkansas, Florida, Texas and Texas A&M remain in the mix, but the On3 Prediction Machine likes LSU’s chances.

As far as longshots go, [autotag]Kevin Oatis[/autotag] is worth monitoring. He’s one of the top-ranked uncommitted defensive tackles. Out of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, LSU could have a tough time prying him away from Mississippi State and Ole Miss.

LSU’s class is secure at the top, but now, the Tigers need to establish some depth. LSU wants to avoid another situation like the one this offseason, where the staff turned to the portal just to fill out numbers on the defensive line.

Signing deep classes is a way to do that.

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Auburn among top four schools remaining in pursuit of Walter Mathis Jr.

Mathis says that Auburn continues to make him a ‘priority’ ahead of his commitment date.

It is always a great sign when your favorite program remains in the hunt to land a talented recruit ahead of his scheduled commitment date.

That is the case for Auburn football, as the Tigers remain in pursuit of [autotag]Walter Mathis[/autotag], a three-star DL from Calvary Day School in Savannah, Georgia. Mathis is weeks away from his commitment, and he tells Chad Simmons of On3 that Auburn, along with Miami, Clemson, and LSU, are the top schools making him feel “like a priority.”

After taking an official visit to the Plains in June, he told On3 that he enjoyed the community atmosphere that Auburn exhibits.

“I like the vibe at Auburn and the feeling around the area,” Mathis said in an interview with On3. “When I went up there, it was a really quiet place. It is a great place to be. Everything there is knit together. It’s one big community.”

Heading into the final stages of his recruitment, it appears that it will be a battle between LSU and Miami. On3’s Recruiting Prediction Machine gives the Bayou Bengals an 87.3% chance to land Mathis while Anna Adams of 247Sports has submitted a crystal ball in favor of the Hurricanes.

Mathis plans to commit either at the end of July or in early August according to On3, which gives Auburn a few weeks to make one last push in order to land his signature.

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UGA football offers elite Savannah DL

The Georgia Bulldogs have extended a scholarship offer to Calvary Day School defensive line recruit Walter Mathis.

The Georgia Bulldogs have extended a scholarship offer to class of 2025 defensive line recruit Walter Mathis. Mathis plays high school football for Calvary Day School in Savannah, Georgia.

Mathis is ranked as a three-star recruit, per 247Sports. He is considered the No. 47 defensive lineman in the class of 2025 and the No. 50 recruit in Georgia.

The 6-foot-3, 285-pound defensive line recruit has recently received scholarship offers from UCF, Cincinnati, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, and USC. Mathis has excellent upper body strength.

As a sophomore in high school, Mathis recorded six sacks and 50 total tackles. In 2022, Mathis was disruptive and made 22 tackles for a loss.

In his tape, Mathis shows a good bull rush. He also displays excellent effort in pursuit. Mathis projects as a 3-4 defensive end or defensive tackle, but not as a nose tackle.

Mathis announced his scholarship offer from the University of Georgia via social media:

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Kirby Smart and Georgia currently have commitments from multiple five-star recruits in the class of 2025. The Dawgs have the nation’s No. 1 recruiting class in the 2024 and 2025 recruiting cycles.