re: Jakai Anderson from McD 35 flips his commitment from LSU to SMU

That's why we love seeing Captain Crown's thumbnail photo!

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Recruiting is so fricking retarded now.

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Yall are stupid. Kid sees the writing on the wall. He commited in June of last year as the first WR committed to LSU. Since then, LSU has gotten commitments from 3 other guys, all ranked higher, and 2 in the top 100 overall. In addition, LSU is STILL going after Feaster (top 5 WR), and other highly ranked guys. Also, I'm willing to bet he wasn't the only one in his camp thinking about finding a better situation. Hell, SMU has big money too, they probably came and talked to him about it.

It doesn't negatively affect LSU anyway.

Processed?

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We have a lot of Wr

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No we don't, though. We're *hoping* to have a lot a WR *in this signing class* - but we're not only a long way away from the projected class becoming the actual class, we're also a long way from whoever does wind up in the class becoming actual contributors that can be relied upon.


Bearing in mind that this signing class will not be on the roster until the 2026 season, let's look at our past WR classes:


From our 2021 class (will be in year 6 this year) we still have Chris hilton. He'll almost certainly be gone after this year.


From our 2022 class, there's nobody left.


From the 2023 class (will be entering their 4th year in CFB when the 2026 class are true freshmen), we have kyle parker remaining. Parker has 3 career catches and is unlikely to get much play this season.

From our 2024 class (will be entering their 3rd season), we have kylan billiot and jelani watkins, neither of whom has ever caught a pass in a game and neither of whom is likely to play much/at all this upcoming season.

The 2025 class (will be in year 2) had only 2 WRs, TaRon Francis and Phillip Wright. Obviously neither of those guys has played yet, and neither is likely to play much/at all this year.


Then you've got the guys who have transferred in:
--Zavion Thomas and Barrion Brown were originally in the 2022 class and will be using their final year of eligibility this year, so will be gone after this year.
--Aaron Anderson and Nic Anderson were also originally in the 2022 class, but will be using their 3rd year of eligibility this year. Still, they are both likely to be gone after this year. I could see an argument as to why Nic Anderson might stick around, but it would be an odd move for him to come to LSU (whose QB situation is up in the air after a year) if he's not trying to get to the NFL after one season.
--Destyn Hill... I cant even begin to sort through his eligibility situation, but he's probably gonna be here next year, I'd imagine.


So you're left with a WR room that will have Kyle Parker, Destyn Hill, Kylan Billiot, Jelani Watkins, Taron Francis, and Phillip Wright when the 2026 class are true freshmen. As of now, that entire group has combined for a grand total of 9 career catches - and they're unlikely to increase that total by much this upcoming season. Even if you have confidence in some of those guys, thats super thin overall and razor thin in terms of guys who will have actual experience.


In other words: Our WR room may be crazy deep at the moment, but from the perspective of the 2026 class, our WR room is BARREN.

Aaron Anderson is a dawg, but I feel like he would need an insane season to go pro after this year.

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Aaron Anderson is a dawg, but I feel like he would need an insane season to go pro after this year.

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Well, get ready cause he is going to have a big year.