LSU picks up commitment from talented 2020 JUCO defensive end
The LSU Tigers continue to remain hot on the recruiting trails, making some moves over the weekend. That success continued into Monday.
That’s when it was reported by 247Sports that JUCO DE Ali Gaye had committed to coach Ed Orgeron’s program.
Per the report, Gaye — a 3-star defensive end out of Washington — committed while visiting LSU over the weekend.
According to the 247Sports rankings, Gaye is the No. 5 JUCO strong-side defensive end and the No. 6 overall JUCO recruit from the state of Washington.
Gaye attended Garden City Community College last season. He is the 18th player in LSU’s 2020 class, which currently ranks No. 2 in the country and No. 1 in the SEC, per 247Sports.
Below, check out some highlights from Gaye’s high school days, courtesy of Hudl:
JUCO SDE Ali Gaye Sr. highlights looked pretty good and at 6’6″ 270 lbs has impressive size and once he gets into LSU’s weight program he should be able to pack on another 15, 20 lbs of muscle and weight and at 285, 290 lbs is more suited for an SEC 3-4 DE. Coach O and his staff are doing a dam great job on the recruiting trail bringing in the 2019 no. 5 recruiting class and as of right now the no. 2 class and the no. 1 class in the SEC for 2020. GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!PURPLEREIGN☔☔☔☔☔☔☔☔☔☔
The only thing I see is he needs to get his pad level down, but anyway I like his height and his size, as he has plenty of room to pack on more muscle. Not to mention that he looks to have plenty of speed for a defensive lineman as well.
The only thing is the recruiting services don’t rank JUCOs so he will be given just a standard three-star ranking. So it will actually hurt LSU in the recruiting rankings, but nonetheless, this is about winning football games so the sacrifice is worth it. Not to mention, that I trust the coaching staff’s evaluations far more than I trust the recruiting services’ evaluations.
I hope they get Jacobian Guillory, Jacquelin Roy, and Jalen Lee or Vernon Broughton to go along with him.