LSU’s 2027 recruiting class is piling up the kind of talent that usually puts a program in the national top 10, but there’s one glaring hole staring back at the Tigers: cornerback.
Per Rivals Industry Rankings, LSU sits at No. 11 nationally with 16 commitments, 12 of them blue-chip recruits. That’s a strong foundation. But at corner, the class has only one commitment so far - three-star Markez Davis.
The numbers around Davis show how LSU’s lone corner pledge stacks up differently depending on the service. 247Sports has him as the No. 19 cornerback in the class and the No. 12 prospect in Louisiana. Rivals is far less bullish, slotting him at No. 123 among corners.
That leaves LSU in an awkward spot. Programs usually want more than one corner in a class, and the board isn’t exactly overflowing with options.
According to the Rivals Industry Rankings, the top 59 cornerbacks are already committed, and none of them are headed to LSU. If the Tigers want to add more help at the position, they’ll likely have to work the flip market.
One name tied to LSU is Alabama native Julian McDonald, a three-star corner currently committed to Mississippi State. Even if LSU were to land him, the Tigers would still only have two three-star cornerbacks in the class - not the kind of haul LSU typically aims for.
The concern gets sharper when you zoom out to last year’s class. In 2026, LSU signed just one blue-chip corner out of high school in Havon Finney. The Tigers also added three-stars Dezyrian Ellis and Emari Peterson, but the overall picture still leaves LSU trying to avoid back-to-back years without a major cornerback win.
That matters because LSU fans have already seen what happens when the staff has to lean too hard on the transfer portal for defensive backs, and it hasn’t always worked out. If the Tigers can’t land a big cornerback flip in 2027, the homegrown depth at the position could get thin fast.
Lane Kiffin and staff have built a reputation as portal experts, which makes the current setup less alarming than it would have been under the previous staff. Still, it’s a situation worth watching closely as LSU rounds out its 2027 class.
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