Wednesday was a monumental day in the recruiting world for LSU. The Fighting Tigers who are on their way to building one of the top recruiting classes in school history received a verbal pledge from the nation’s number one cornerback, six-foot-four 180-pound, DJ Pickett from the Tampa, Florida area.
Pickett chose LSU over Oregon and Miami. The Ducks and the Hurricanes have well-funded NIL machines, but they don’t have LSU secondary coach Corey Raymond.
On3.com quoted Pickett and his father that Raymond was the difference in the recruiting process.
Raymond is back for a second stint at LSU. His first 10-year run with the Tigers saw him coach seven first team All-Americans and had 14 players drafted out of LSU’s secondary. Pickett believes Raymond can get him to the NFL, which is more important to him than a huge bag of NIL cash.
Now it’s only a commitment and Pickett has time to change his mind before the December signing period.
But for the time being, Pickett joins a 2025 recruiting class that’s ranked third in the country according to on3.com. The Tigers have 17 verbal pledges. While Alabama and Ohio State, who are ranked one and two respectively, each have 23 commitments.
LSU’s class features the nation’s number one quarterback Bryce Underwood from Michigan and the country’s number one running back, Harlem Berry from St. Martin’s High School in Metairie.
LSU Baseball also gets a big commitment
LSU Baseball Coach Jay Johnson is also hot on the recruiting trail. The Tigers flipped left-hander pitcher Cooper Williams’ commitment from Texas A&M to LSU.
Perfect Game ranks the 6-4, 175-pound hurler from Alvin, Texas, as the 12th best left-hander in the country. Perfect Game says Williams features a 93 miles per hour fastball with a big slider and a change-up.
The Tigers are a little short on left-handed pitchers in 2025, especially with Griffen Herring expected to sign with the New York Yankees, after he was selected in the sixth round.
That leaves LSU with just Kade Anderson, DJ Primeaux and junior college transfer Conner Ware as the only other left-handed pitchers on the roster.
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