LOOK: LSU defensive coordinator Matt House at game of Tigers 4-star S commit Ryan Yaites
Denton (Texas) Guyer four-star safety Ryan Yaites originally committed to LSU on April 15. He then reaffirmed his pledge to the Tigers on Oct. 16.
Following his announcement, defensive coordinator Matt House went to see Yaites’ game on Thursday night against McKinney (Texas). Safeties coach Kerry Cooks made the trip to the Lone Star State with House.
In addition to Yaites, the Tigers’ coaches likely have their eyes on McKinney four-star safety Xavier Filsaime. A top-40 prospect in the 2024 On300, Filsaime holds an offer from LSU.
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Yaites is the No. 258 overall prospect and No. 18 safety in the 2023 cycle, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He is also the No. 47 player in Texas.
“LSU has always been ‘DBU’ and that energy and that part of the program, saying I’m a part of ‘DBU,’” Yaites told On3’s Sam Spiegelman in April. “Every time I put on those gloves, I’m a part of LSU. I’m a ‘DBU’ defensive back.”
Yaites is one of four safeties in LSU’s 2023 recruiting class. The Tigers’ group is No. 5 in the 2023 On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings and No. 3 in the SEC.
The 6-foot-1, 175-pound defensive back has an On3 NIL Valuation of $27K. The On3 NIL Valuation is an index that looks to set the standard market value for both high school and college-level athletes. 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.