LSU’s talent-rich 2025 recruiting class took successful Sunday evening after four-star, in-state cornerback Jaboree Antoine, No. 47 within the ESPN 300 and the second-ranked prospect within the state of Louisiana within the 2025 cycle, pulled his verbal pledge from coach Brian Kelly’s Tigers.
Antoine, a two-way star at Westgate Excessive in New Iberia, Louisiana, is the No. 6 cornerback within the 2025 class. His decommitment follows current official visits to Miami and Florida State, and the 6-foot-1 defensive again is anticipated to contemplate each faculties, together with LSU, upon reopening his recruitment. Previous to Sunday, Antoine was the third-highest rated prospect within the Tigers’ incoming class.
Splitting time between quarterback and cornerback at Westgate, Antoine emerged as one of many high prospects within the state for the 2025 class. He introduced his preliminary dedication to the homestate Tigers following his junior season earlier this yr Jan. 27.
“Staying house can be large realizing that my household can come to each recreation,” Antoine instructed ESPN on the time. “Enjoying for the state of Louisiana and enjoying for simply LSU itself — the group — is large.”
Upon his January dedication, Antoine was one of many cornerstones of LSU’s star-studded 2025 class alongside No. 2 quarterback Bryce Underwood (No. 2 in ESPN 300) and top-ranked operating again Harlem Berry (No. 20 in ESPN 300). However visits to Miami (March 4, Might 31) and a current journey to Florida State (June 14) sparked questions over Antoine’s future, all over to his decommitment Sunday evening.
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Antoine’s transfer marks the second high-profile decommitment in LSU’s 2025 class. 5-star vast receiver Dakorien Moore, No. 3 within the ESPN 300, pulled his pledge from the Tigers final month with Oregon, Texas, Ohio State and LSU among the many front-runners for his signature.
Antoine leaves an LSU recruiting class that sits fourth in ESPN’s newest workforce rankings for the 2025 cycle. Even with Antoine’s decommitment, Kelly’s newest class nonetheless consists of seven ESPN 300 prospects, together with Underwood, Berry and in-state offensive deal with Devin Harper (No. 15 OT in 2025), and the Tigers proceed into the summer season with the true chance that Antoine should still land in Baton Rouge come December’s early signing interval.