re: Louisiana’s 2026 Football is STACKED

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I'm not sure I understand why you would hang out on this board if you felt this way

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Just a habit I guess. I try to keep up with all LSU news. I will still keep up with recruiting but will not get overly excited about a kid that commits until I know he is coming here. I watched underwood's interviews. He talked about nil not being a issue about where he plays. More about development at LSU. While wearing a big arse LSU jewel incrusted chain.

The kid did what was best for him. I was really looking forward to him coming here because the kid has talent.

Now when signing day comes and we get the big fishes, I will be happy as hell.

I ran across the All-State selection thought I’d pass along…. There were several 3A, 2A, 1A but they hard to project in those lower classifications but some names to note..

2026 Recruits
5A All-State
WR Kenny Darby, Airline, 6-1, 175, Jr.
OL O’Ryan Mosely, Terrebonne, 6-3, 295, Jr.
OL Leon Noil, Edna Karr, 6-4, 275, Jr.
RB Jamarcea Plater, Captain Shreve, 5-9, 180, Jr.
RB Jamarcea Plater, Captain Shreve, 5-9, 180, Jr.
DL Richard Anderson, Edna Karr, 6-4, 320, Jr.
DL Dylan Berymon, Ouachita, 6-3, 305, Jr.
LB Xzavier White, Alexandria, 6-1, 220, Jr.
DB Jayden Reed, Neville, 5-11, 175, Jr.
DB Aidan Anding, Ruston, 6-0, 170, Jr.
DB Aiden Hall, Edna Karr, 6-2, 185, Jr.

4A All State
WR Jakai Anderson McDonogh 35 6-0 165 Jr.
WR Jeremiah Bushnell Iowa 6-3 190 Jr.
OL Nathan Dubroc North DeSoto 6-1 265 Jr.
QB Dezyrian Ellis Franklin Parish 6-2 175 Jr.
LB Charlie Diedrich E.D. White 6-1 220 Jr.

2027 Recruits
5A All-State
TE Ahmad Hudson, Ruston, 6-7, 230, So.
ATH Peyton Houston, Evangel Christian, 5-11, 185, So.

4A All State
DB Rontrae Carter Shaw 6-0 170 So

True, it would be great if Louisiana had the number of highly-rated recruits that Georgia has, but that's going to be pretty much impossible to achieve in any given year.

Louisiana's small population in comparison to states like Georgia, Texas and Florida will always prohibit Louisiana from having the sheer number of elite recruits as those states.

Where LSU has an edge is having no in-state competition for the top Louisiana recruits. Even Mississippi and Alabama schools have to fight off fellow SEC schools in their own states. Also, there is a fairly common belief that Louisiana recruits are often undervalued by recruiting services. Whether or not that holds true, I can't say with certainty, but it's often mentioned.

Two of the top five safeties in the country...yes please.

At the end of the day……

It will be about Big Bags and ….
Buying Players.

We might as well prepare for some of those top end guys to go elsewhere. Money may not be the lone driving force, but it’s one of them and schools are prepared to throw bags of it at these highly touted prospects.

If Celestine had more size, he would be more sought after by LSU. Dude is lightening fast and so much fun to watch.

Every year we see this post…

I assume the 2026 ratings will change significantly before the next signing date, but ten blue chip players (four & five stars) is considerably less than most previously classes ranked by On3. You have to go back 2010 to find Louisiana class with just 10 blue chippers. On average, the state produces 16 blue chip players per year with a high of 26 in 2016.