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Eric Monroe commits to LSU: Tigers own nation’s No. 1 recruiting class

By Patrick Schmidt

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The LSU Tigers received the verbal commitment from No. 1 safety recruit Eric Monroe and gives head coach Les Miles the No. 1 class in the nation.

LSU continues to pluck elite talent from the state of Texas with four-star safety Eric Monroe (Houston, TX. North Shore) committing to the Tigers on Wednesday evening.

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The 6-0, 180-pound Monroe is the nation’s No. 31 overall recruit, No. 2 safety and the No. 6 recruit in the state of Texas, according to the 247Sports Composite Rankings. He ranks even higher in their rankings, sitting at No. 15 overall, No. 1 at his position and the No. 3 player in the Lone Star State.

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Monroe committed to LSU over offers from Texas A&M where former LSU defensive coordinator John Chavis was after him and from Texas where former LSU defensive line coach Brick Haley was recruiting him.

He is the second Texas native to commit to LSU today, joining three-star defensive end Rahssan Thornton (Killeen, TX. Shoemaker) who committed in the morning and the fourth from Texas with four-star linebacker Erick Fowler (Manor, TX) four-star receiver Dee Anderson (DeSoto, TX) part of the class. 

Offensive linemen Maea Tuehema and Toby Weathersby and defensive backs Jamal Adams and Edward Paris are notable top recruits from Texas to commit to LSU in the last two classes.

Overall, LSU has 17 commitments with nine coming from Louisiana, two from Florida and one from Alabama. The class moved up to the No. 1 ranking in the 247Sports team rankings, moving Florida State down to No. 2.

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