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LSU Football: Tigers viewed as favorites to land elite 5-star recruit

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LSU football appears to be the team to beat for an elite five-star recruit.

LSU football appears to be the program to beat for one of the nation’s top-rated 2021 recruits.

Five-star offensive tackle Tristan Leigh, 6-foot-5/270 lbs from Fairfax, VA (Robinson Secondary), is rated in 247Sports’ composite rankings as the No. 2 player in the state of Virginia and the No. 3 offensive tackle in the nation. He’s also rated as the No. 11 overall recruit in the nation.

Rivals recruiting analyst Adam Friedman recently “ranked the contenders” for Leigh and he has LSU as the most likely program to land the elite offensive lineman.