2021 five-star defensive lineman Damon Payne is one of the top players in the nation and LSU football is squarely in the mix to land him.
Payne, 6-foot-4/297 lbs from Belleville, MI, recently told 247Sports that LSU is among the programs in his top ten schools.
The Michigan native is rated in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 3 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 27 overall player in the nation.
Payne told 247Sports that Alabama and LSU are the schools recruiting him the hardest. He noted that the more he’s talked with Ed Orgeron and the Tigers staff, the more he’s “connected with them”.