LSU seems to be officially out of the race for elite five-star athlete [autotag]Nyckoles Harbor[/autotag].
The Archbishop Carrol (Washington, D.C.) product told On3’s Joseph Hastings that he has narrowed his list down to five programs: South Carolina, Michigan, Maryland, USC and Oregon. Obviously, LSU is excluded from that list.
Harbor — a tremendous athlete who, at 6-foot-5 and 225 pounds, can play edge rusher or tight end at the next level — ranks as the No. 16 overall player in the 2023 class, per the 247Sports Composite. He was the top remaining uncommitted prospect on LSU’s board, but barring any surprises, he will be signing elsewhere.
He told Hastings he will take an official visit to Eugene before making his commitment known on Feb. 1’s national signing day.
LSU signed 25 players during the early signing period, and aside from [autotag]Daylen Austin[/autotag], who flipped to Oregon on early signing day, every player who entered the period committed has signed a letter of intent. Harbor was one of the last remaining dominoes, but with LSU out of the running, coach Brian Kelly’s class may be done in 2023.
The Tigers still have one of the nation’s best classes, which ranks seventh in the country, but landing another consensus five-star in Harbor could have boosted the class into the top five.
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