LSU has boasted some of the SEC’s top defensive players in recent years, including several standout linebackers.
The Tigers’ upcoming recruiting class, however, is a bit short on linebacker prospects. LSU hopes that a good impression this weekend will sway a pair of top-end linebackers, which would give it a fearful trio at the position.
Jacob Phillips, who is on an unofficial visit, and Willie Gay, who is on an official visit, would make for quite the pair of 4-star prospects in LSU colors.
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— JP (@jacobphillips_1) January 21, 2017
Shown with current LSU commit Patrick Queen, Gay and Phillips would turn linebacker into a major strength for the Tigers’ Class of 2017.
Phillips is currently committed to Oklahoma, but the 247Sports Crystal Ball predictions give LSU a 44 percent chance of signing the nation’s top inside linebacker prospect. Gay, the nation’s No. 3 outside linebacker prospect, is predicted to sign with the Tigers by 46 percent of the Crystal Ball experts.
