LSU football went one for two in getting commitments from two out-of-state recruits who announced their verbal pledges on Wednesday. First, the good news for Tiger fans: four-star edge rusher Trenton Henderson from Pensacola, Florida, committed to LSU. Henderson chose the Tigers over Florida and Texas.
247 Sports ranks Henderson as the nation’s fourth-best edge rusher in the country.
LSU now has a dozen commitments for its 2026 class, and six of them are Top 100 prospects. Henderson is LSU’s second-highest ranked defensive recruit behind Edna Karr defensive lineman Richard Anderson.
But LSU missed out on three-star linebacker J.J. Bush. The Theodore, Alabama native selected Arkansas over LSU and Missouri. LSU’s 2026 class does not have a verbal pledge from a linebacker.
According to 247 Sports, LSU has the 12th-best recruiting class for 2026, but that ranking could improve if the Tigers receive a commitment next week from five-star defensive lineman Lamar Brown from University High.
Rivals has LSU ranked much. They have the Tigers’ 2026 class as the fifth-best in the country. USC is number one, followed by Georgia, Notre Dame, and Texas A&M.
