The LSU coaching staff received some great news on Wednesday night when five-star tight end Arik Gilbert committed to LSU over Alabama, Clemson, Georiga, and Texas A&M.

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Gilbert, a 6-5, 253-pound prospect from Marietta, GA (Marietta HS) is rated the No. 1 tight end in the country for the class of 2020 and the No. 2 overall player from the state of Georgia, according to 247 Sports and Rivals.

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LSU now has 22 verbal commitments for the class of 2020 with the addition of Gilbert.

For more info on Gilbert, visit his profile page on our 2020 Recruiting Tracker.

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The Detroit Lions•74 months

Who wouldn’t want to play in this offense??

TalkingNeck•74 months

He liked what he saw

stowns•74 months

Best mom reaction since Landon Collins

HoustonGumbeauxGuy•74 months

LC's mom reaction was priceless. I remember watching that live, his choice sucked balls but his mom was hilarious

smash williams•74 months

His dad had a better reaction

GeauxsomeMeaux•74 months

Brady said over the summer, “Get your popcorn ready!” No one believed him!

southsidedell•74 months

Go ask that dude that bet on Joe winning Heisman at the beginning of the year about belief lol

GeauxsomeMeaux•74 months

People on the inside believed it, because they saw it coming!

LSU FSU Grad•74 months

WOW! Thought he would be one of those Bama followers. Turns out he wants to be a Tiger leader!

TigerPimpNationTrank•74 months

Joe Brady...epic gif

AustinKnight•74 months

Wowzers !! Guess he too is impressed with the new offense.. Life is currently really good for the Tigas

Tigerfan235•74 months

BOOM... Hold that tiger!!!!

Celery•74 months

Aww. Mom wanted him to stay home. She handled it well.

WirelessMike•74 months

Handled it better than Landon Collins's family did back in 2012. Nice to be on this side of it this time, though. I haven't forgotten how much it sucks to have a great recruit pull the rug out from under you.

alumni95•74 months

CLASSIC tweet by BIG Dong Brady.

elcid•74 months

Kole Taylor committed too! Everyone after Kole all of the sudden. We rollin!

Jabontik•74 months

Great choice young man! Welcome aboard. All of Tiger nation is behind you and rooting for your success on and off the field.

Chalkywhite84•74 months

always wonder why people write this. are you speaking to him directly?

G I Jeaux•74 months

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!

OchoDedos•74 months

Until Saban buys his Momma a new Jag