BREAKING: Arizona DL transfer Paris Shand commits to LSU
Arizona transfer defensive lineman Paris Shand committed to LSU, he announced on Twitter. He has two years of eligibility remaining.
The Loomis Chaffee School (Conn.) product just wrapped up his sophomore season with the Wildcats and Jedd Fisch. In 2022, Shand appeared in nine games with seven starts. He finished with a career-high 23 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, forced two fumbles and recovered one.
In 2021, he logged time in 11 of the Wildcats 12 games, with three starts along the defensive line. Shand totaled 16 tackles, two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, and two quarterback hurries. He set career-high marks in tackles (4) and tackles for loss (1.5) on the road at USC.
The 6-foot-5, 290 pound defender from Toronto, Ontario chose Arizona over notable offers from Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Boston College and considerable interest from Georgia Tech, California and Boise State as a high school prospect.
According to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies, Paris Shand ranked as the No. 122 overall EDGE prospect in the nation.
Brian Kelly, LSU eyeing strong recruiting finish
Kelly and his staff wrapped up hosting the last official visitors of 2022 with multiple top targets in Baton Rouge. On Wednesday, the early signing period begins and Kelly is looking at adding over 30 newcomers for 2023.
“We’re going to identify the best prospects throughout the country and you’ll see that in this signing class. We’ll have players from the northeast, the midwest, the west coast. But our base will be Louisiana and the south,” Kelly said on Saturday. “When you’re LSU and you have a brand that’s so recognizable, you can’t have blinders on either. Our scope and vision is national but it’s not like we’re pulling four guys out of every state. We’re gonna have a heavy influence in the state of Louisiana, like we should.”
LSU has 25 commitments in the 2023 recruiting class, which ranks No. 7 according to the On3 Consensus Team Recruiting Rankings. LSU also added Alabama transfer wide receiver Aaron Anderson this week.
