LSU’s Wednesday recruiting swing took an early hit when cornerback Brandon Sherrard picked Texas, but the Tigers still have two more major decisions sitting on the board.
Sherrard, a 6-foot-1, 180-pound prospect ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 21 cornerback in the country, announced for Texas live on Rivals’ YouTube channel on Wednesday morning. The LSU target had visited Baton Rouge on June 12, one week after taking a trip to Texas on June 5.
He enters the cycle as a highly rated defensive back on multiple services. Rivals lists him as the No. 158 overall prospect, while 247sports.com has him at No. 157 nationally, No. 18 among cornerbacks and No. 22 in Texas.
LSU now turns to the rest of Wednesday’s schedule, where two more targets are set to reveal their choices. One is Ruston High safety Jayden Anding, who will decide between LSU and Ole Miss at 12:30 p.m. on the Rivals YouTube channel.
Anding, who stands 5-10 and weighs 165 pounds, is ranked by 247sports.com as the No. 26 safety in the nation and the No. 11 player in Louisiana. He visited LSU on June 19 after a June 5 trip to Ole Miss.
Rivals.com has him at No. 312 overall and No. 29 among safeties. He is also the younger brother of LSU sophomore cornerback Aidan Anding.
Later in the day, LSU is in the mix for another high-end target in athlete Tae Walden Jr. of Collierville High in Tennessee. Walden, listed at 6-2 and 165 pounds, is scheduled to announce at 2:30 p.m.
Walden is ranked as the No. 70 prospect in America by both 247sports.com and Rivals.com. Rivals has him as the No. 3 athlete in the class. He visited LSU on June 5 and is also weighing Auburn, Georgia, Ole Miss and Oregon.
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