Recruiting Snapshot: LSU's double-digit commit list grows

LSU Football landed a commitment from another one of Louisiana’s top recruits, and it came with some in-state history made for a Bayou State school.

Winnsboro’s Dezyrian Ellis became the first LSU football commit in Franklish Parish school history.

LSU signed Booger McFarland out of Winnsboro in 1995 before the parish consolidated schools in 2005.

30 years after McFarland signed with the Tigers, and 20 years after the parish consolidated schools, Ellis is headed to suit up in purple-and-gold as he makes Franklin Parish history along the way.

The addition of Ellis is commitment No. 11 for LSU’s 2026 recruiting class, which ranks as a Top 5 class on the On3 Industry Football Team Recruiting Rankings.

Here’s a look at the commitments LSU has added on offense and defense as dominos begin to fall again for the Tigers on the recruiting trail.

LSU’s offense features firepower at WR, OL

Tristen Keys – 5-star WR

• Hometown/HS: Hattiesburg, MS – Hattiesburg High

• Commit Date: 3/19/2025

• Height/Weight: 6′2.5″, 185 lb    

• On3 Industry Rating: 98.43 (No. 1 WR, No. 5 overall, No. 1 in Mississippi)

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Jabari Mack – 4-star WR

• Hometown/HS: New Orleans, LA – Destrehan

• Commit Date: 3/22/2025

• Height/Weight: 6′0″, 200 lb   

• On3 Industry Rating: 94.27 (No. 8 WR, No. 60 overall, No. 4 in Louisiana)

*****

Kenny Darby – 4-star WR

• Hometown/HS: Bossier City, LA – Airline

• Commit Date: 11/12/2024

• Height/Weight: 6′0″, 175 lb  

• On3 Industry Rating: 92.00 (No. 21 WR, No. 153 overall, No. 7 in Louisiana)

*****

Brysten Martinez – 4-star OT

• Hometown/HS: Gonzales, LA – East Ascension

• Commit Date: 2/13/2025

• Height/Weight: 6′5.5″, 290 lb  

• On3 Industry Rating: 92.96 (No. 10 OT, No. 111 overall, No. 6 in Louisiana)

*****

Emmanuel Tucker – 4-star OT

• Hometown/HS: New Albany, MS – New Albany HS

• Commit Date: 6/12/2025

• Height/Weight: 6′7″, 285 lb    

• On3 Industry Rating: 91.10 (No. 16 OT, No. 204 overall, No. 9 in Mississippi)

*****

Jalan Chapman – 3-star IOL

• Hometown/HS: New Orleans, LA – Warren Easton

• Commit Date: 7/28/2024

• Height/Weight: 6′2″, 265 lb  

• On3 Industry Rating: 86.46 (No. 81 IOL, No. 828 overall, No. 25 in Louisiana)

The haul on defense is led by another 5-star

Richard Anderson – 5-star DL

• Hometown/HS: New Orleans, LA – Edna Karr

• Commit Date: 6/21/2024

• Height/Weight: 6′3.5″, 335 lb   

• On3 Industry Rating: 95.87 (No. 1 DL, No. 26 overall, No. 2 in Louisiana)

*****

Havon Finney – 4-star CB

• Hometown/HS: Los Angeles, CA – Sierra Canyon

• Commit Date: 4/28/2025

• Height/Weight: 6′2″, 170 lb  

• On3 Industry Rating: 94.23 (No. 7 CB, No. 62 overall, No. 8 in California)

*****

Dezyrian Ellis – 3-star ATH (CB)

• Hometown/HS: Winnsboro, LA – Franklin Parish HS

• Commit Date: 6/28/2025

• Height/Weight: 6′2″, 163 lb  

• On3 Industry Rating: 87.75 (No. 30 ATH, No. 571 overall, No. 17 in Louisiana)

*****

Aiden Hall – 4-star S

• Hometown/HS: New Orleans, LA – Edna Karr

• Commit Date: 8/3/2024

• Height/Weight: 6′1.5″, 195 lb    

• On3 Industry Rating: 93.51 (No. 7 S, No. 88 overall, No. 5 in Louisiana)

*****

Dylan Purter – 4-star S

• Hometown/HS: Tuskegee, AL – Booker T. Washington

• Commit Date: 3/21/2025

• Height/Weight: 6′0″, 165 lb  

• On3 Industry Rating: 91.24 (No. 17 S, No. 193 overall, No. 12 in Alabama)