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LSU Football: Tigers in top 6 for elite in-state safety

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2022 five-star safety Jacoby Mathews revealed his top six schools this week and he included LSU football, along with Alabama, Texas, Oklahoma, Mississippi State, and Florida.

Mathews, 6-foot-1/204 lbs from Ponchatoula, LA (Ponchatoula), is ranked in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 2 safety in the country and the No. 32 overall player in the 2022 recruiting class.

The Louisiana native is a versatile player who could play safety or linebacker at the next level.

Mathews is also a standout basketball player for his high school, which shows that he has elite athleticism.