Ed Orgeron and the LSU coaching staff received some great news on Friday afternoon when elite safety Jacoby Matthews announced his commitment to the Tigers.

Matthews, a five-star prospect from Ponchatoula, LA (Ponchatoula) chose LSU over Alabama, Georiga, Mississippi State, Texas, Oklahoma, and others.

The 6-2, 210-pound athlete is rated the No. 1 safety in the country and No. 1 player from the state of Louisiana for the class of 2022, according to Rivals. His verbal pledge gives LSU 13 commitments for the class.

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For more info on Mathews, visit his profile page on our 2022 Recruiting Tracker.

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CajunBullet•37 months

Welcome aboard Jacoby and "Geaux Tigers'!

Shiftyplus1•37 months

Its hilarious reading other fans' incredulity at LSU still pulling top recruits even with all of the crap in the news.

Drizzt•37 months

CEO doing work

geauxbrown•37 months

O is stockpiling those safeties.

WhiskeyPlease•37 months

6 2...dayuuum and 5 Starz!!!

Bayoubengal205•37 months

Dude is gonna be an animal with these attributes. GEAUX TIGERS

tucoco•37 months

Hell Yeah!!! The great Matthews is an instant starter, the kid is that good! He and the other 5-star safety(Sorry, forget his name as of this moment) they signed in the 2021 class will make quite a tandem.

allincontext•37 months

True...but it’s Mathews

ByUselves•37 months

Sage Ryan ring a bell?

tucoco•36 months

ByUselves - yeah, that be it, man!

GeauxsomeMeaux•37 months

Tiger keep loadin em up! Gettin ready for another run!

Cherry Cheesecake•37 months

Safety U!

CanebreakCajun•37 months

CEO just keeps working. Damn. Geaux Tigers