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LSU football‘s 2022 recruiting class received a big boost earlier this month when five-star defensive back Jacoby Mathews announced his commitment to the Tigers.
Mathews, 6-foot-2/205 lbs from Ponchatoula, LA (Ponchatoula), is ranked in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 2 safety in the country and the No. 30 overall player in the 2022 recruiting class.
The Louisiana native is the third five-star recruit to commit to LSU during the current recruiting cycle (joining quarterback Walker Howard and offensive lineman Will Campbell).
Mathews recently told Rivals that his Louisiana roots and the addition of recruiting specialist Mason Smith (who was previously at Mississippi State) are two of the major reasons he committed to the Tigers.