LSU has seen its standing in the 2025 recruiting rankings fall a bit in recent weeks, but it’s picked up quite a bit of momentum to start the July 4 weekend.
The Tigers landed a trio of commitments capped off by the addition of four-star EDGE [autotag]Damien Shanklin[/autotag], who committed to the Tigers on Friday. Shanklin, an Indianapolis prospect, is the No. 86 player in the nation according to On3.
Notre Dame was trending for Shanklin for a while, but LSU was the favorite down the stretch aided by a successful June official visit. He joins recently committed defensive linemen [autotag]Zion Williams[/autotag] and [autotag]Brandon Brown[/autotag], the latter of which also committed on Friday after flipping from new SEC foe Texas.
BREAKING: #LSU has landed a commitment from Top 100 prospect Damien Shanklin.
The 4-star EDGE rusher is the No. 1 player in the state of Indiana.
Shanklin picked the Tigers over Alabama and Ohio State.
He broke down his choice with @SWiltfong_: https://t.co/As2210wz47 pic.twitter.com/kxBDY9rhgt
— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) July 5, 2024
Shanklin gives LSU its 15th commit in the 2025 recruiting class, which ranked as high as No. 2 earlier this month but has fallen down with some recent decommitments, notably from five-star receiver [autotag]Dakorien Moore[/autotag] and four-star cornerback [autotag]Jaboree Antoine[/autotag].
But with Shanklin and the other recent commitments now on board, that class ranks sixth nationally according to 247Sports and fourth per On3.
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