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LSU Football: Tigers among top schools for elite 2021 DL

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LSU football is among the top schools for one of the best 2021 recruits in the nation.

2021 five-star defensive lineman Maason Smith revealed his top eight schools on Saturday and LSU football, unsurprisingly, made the cut (along with Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Miami, Oklahoma, Oregon, and USC).

Smith, 6-foot-5/316 lbs from Houma, LA (Terrebonne), is rated in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 1 player in the state of Louisiana and the No. 2 defensive tackle in the nation. He’s also rated as the No.