With the 2024 college football season complete and the December early signing period rendering the “official” signing day, February 5, pretty much useless, now seems like a good time to look ahead to the 2026 recruiting cycle.
Even by Louisiana’s standards, the state has an absurdly talented class waiting for their chance to be wooed by top programs, sign in December, and enroll on campus early. Louisiana is always going to be LSU’s base, and as it stands right now the state has six players ranked in the top-78 overall prospects according to On3.
Louisiana’s 2026 class is highlighted by a pair of five-star prospects right here in Baton Rouge: Lamar Brown, from U-High, and Blaine Bradford from Catholic.