LSU Secondary Coach Corey Raymond walks across the field during spring football practice on Thursday, March 7, 2024 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Five-star cornerback DJ Pickett committed Wednesday night to , giving the a major recruiting win. Pickett, who's from Tampa, Florida, is a top 10 overall player in the 2025 class.
He chose LSU over Miami and Oregon. Pickett is the nation's No. 6 overall player and No.
2 cornerback, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. Every recruiting service named him a five-star prospect. "If you're a DB, and coach (Corey) Raymond is at LSU," Pickett said, "I feel like that's the right place to be at.
" He joined quarterback and running back as the third five-star prospect in an LSU class with a chance to finish No. 1 in the country. The Tigers now have two top 10 overall players with Underwood and Pickett.
As LSU has struggled at cornerback the last few years, it has not landed a cornerback like Pickett. He's the first player at the position ranked in the top 10 overall nationally to choose LSU since Derek Stingley..
