LSU Football: Top National Signing Day Targets

The LSU Tigers had an interesting 2016 college football season. With new head coach Ed Orgeron, they’re off to a fresh start, it seems.

The LSU Tigers got off to a rocky start in 2016. The Tigers lost their season opener to the Wisconsin Badgers 16-14 before falling to Auburn in Week 4 18-13. By then, Tigers administrators let go of head coach Les Miles and let Ed Orgeron take the reins.

Under Orgeron, the LSU Tigers went 6-2, finishing the year 8-4 overall. The LSU Tigers didn’t go a different direction, retaining head coach Ed Orgeron. The Tigers capped off the season with a 20-9 win over Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson and the Louisville Cardinals in the Citrus Bowl.

On the recruiting trail, their class currently ranks sixth nationally and third in the SEC. The Tigers coaching staff flipped the number one rated middle linebacker Jacob Phillips commitment from Oklahoma on January 26. The four-star prospect out of Nashville, Tennessee ranks 62nd nationally and fourth overall in the state, according to 247 Sports.

LSU has 21 commitments in their 2017 recruiting class so far. As the scoring offense was 68th in the FBS with 28.3, they’ll bring in some new blood on offense. Dual-threat quarterback Lowell Narcisse enrolled in January in order to get a headstart on things. The Tigers also earned the commitment of pro-style quarterback Myles Brennan.

The Tigers are in a few recruiting battles with SEC rival Alabama but it looks like things will work out in their favor. Here are some final targets the LSU Tigers are looking to sign on National Signing Day.