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LSU Football: 247Sports makes optimistic prediction for Tigers freshman

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LSU football signed five-star tight end Arik Gilbert during the 2020 recruiting cycle.

LSU football pulled off the heist of the decade by stealing 2020 five-star tight end Arik Gilbert out of Georgia.

Gilbert, 6-foot-5/253 lbs from Marietta, GA (Marietta), was rated in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 1 player in the state of Georgia and the No. 5 overall 2020 recruit in the nation.

The talented tight end is an athletic freak who has the potential to create mismatch nightmares for opposing defensive coordinators in the SEC.