4-star DL Jayden Wayne locks in LSU official visit

On3 imageby:Billy Embody05/19/22

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2023 Tacoma (Wash.) Lincoln defensive lineman Jayden Wayne made the trek to Baton Rouge for an unofficial visit to LSU in April. Now Wayne announced on Thursday that he’s locked in his official visit to LSU for June 10.

The Top 100 prospect came away impressed with his latest trek to LSU, getting a chance to watch practice.

“It was a good trip,” Wayne told The Bengal Tiger. “The coaches’ energy was good. The food was good. Meeting the players and chopping it up with Maason Smith (stood out). Definitely puts them in the top somewhere. I’ll be back.”

Defensive line coach Jamar Cain impressed him during their time together, building off the West Coast bond. Head coach Brian Kelly impressed Wayne with the energy he had about taking over the Tigers.

“He (Cain) is a real coach, from the West Coast. He’s a family guy. He’ll be tough on you but care about too,” Wayne said. “His (Kelly’s) energy was really good. He just talked about the things I care about. How I can do good in school and be a leader, how bad he wants to win a Natty.”

LSU facing stiff competition for Jayden Wayne

Wayne has said Alabama is his top school while LSU joins programs like Oregon, Miami, Georgia, USC, Washington and Michigan State in his top group. He’s locked in official visits to Georgia on June 4, Miami on June 17 and Oregon on June 24.

Wayne is the nation’s No. 30 overall prospect, No. 4 defensive lineman and No. 1 player in Washington, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. Oregon has a slight edge over Alabama in the On3 Recruiting Prediction Machine.

Jayden Wayne currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $201k, ranking at No. 37 in the High School Football NIL rankings. 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.

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