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LSU Football: The elite 2021 5-star recruit the Tigers need to land

By Zach Ragan

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers watches from the sidelines against the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 13: Head coach Ed Orgeron of the LSU Tigers watches from the sidelines against the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /
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LSU football has turned their full attention to the 2021 recruiting period.

With the 2020 signing period now in the rear view, it’s time for LSU football to turn their full attention to the 2021 recruiting class.

And that’s exactly what Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron is doing.

During Coach O’s media session on National Signing Day, he pointed out that Houston and Dallas are going to be important in 2021, noting that LSU would concentrate in those areas.

There’s one player, specifically, from the Dallas area that I think LSU needs to target hard during the next recruiting cycle.

Five-star offensive tackle Tommy Brockermeyer.

The Fort Worth native is rated in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the top player in the state of Texas and the No. 3 overall 2021 player in the nation.

Brockermeyer is a Texas legacy who has a brother that already plays for the Longhorns. That alone makes it feel like Texas is the team to beat for Brockermeyer.

But I don’t think it’s that simple.

Brockermeyer is an elite recruit who likely has one eye on the NFL and the other on winning a national championship in college. The latter probably isn’t going to happen at Texas.

Tom Herman has done an ok job at Texas, but he hasn’t been able to take the Longhorns’ program to the next level. Perhaps that changes in his fourth season, but I don’t think Texas is on a championship trajectory.

LSU, however, should be very appealing to Brockermeyer.

The Tigers are coming off the one of the best seasons in college football history, while sending 16 players to the NFL draft combine (the most from any school).

If Brockermeyer wants to land in the NFL and compete for a national championship, there’s no better place than LSU.

Likewise, the Tigers should desperately want Brockermeyer.

The 6-foot-6/288 lb offensive lineman is described by 247Sports recruiting analyst Gabe Brooks as a player with an “outstanding football pedigree” and “early round draft potential”.

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There are a lot of great players in the 2021 recruiting class. But if LSU wants to dominate in the trenches, Brockermeyer is a player they need to swipe from Texas.

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