Four-Star WR Joseph Stone Jr. decommits from LSU

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Four-star wide receiver Joseph Stone of Fairburn (GA) Langston Hughes High announced his decommitment from LSU Tuesday morning.

The 6-foot, 180 pounder had been committed to the Tigers since July 2022.

Stone sent a statement to On3 regarding his decommitment:

I would like to thank the entire staff for taking the time to get to know me as a player and as a person. Being committed to LSU has been nothing but the greatest.

I am fortunate to be a part of something that will always be unique. Thank you to the LSU fan base for your unwavering support. 

It has been incredibly difficult to decide, but I am confident that God is perfect and makes no mistakes. With that being said I will be decommitting from LSU and reopening my recruitment!

Joseph Stone Recruiting Profile 

Stone ranks as the No. 344 player according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He also tabs in as the No. 60 wide receiver and the No. 36 player in the state of Georgia.

Scouting Summary

On3’s Ranking and Scouting Team writes about him as a prospect:

“Shows good agility and adequate play speed with the ball in his hands. Has worked out as a wide receiver on the camp circuit, but could also project as a defensive back at the next level. Shows a good feel for working in space as a ball carrier. Has grown over an inch since his sophomore year, now checking in around 5-foot-10.5, 180 pounds. Does not have many athletic testing numbers to speak of, and ran track as a sophomore with a personal best of 11.70 seconds in the 100 meters. Has some genuine positional ambiguity that should be hammered out moving forward.

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $74K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.