NATIONAL SIGNING DAY: Student-athletes ink with schools during early signing period

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Many student-athletes took advantage of the early signing period to get their paperwork to the schools they plan on attending to continue their playing careers.

National Signing Day for 2023 was held on Wednesday, Dec. 21.

LSU signed 25 new players.

Many student-athletes took advantage of the early signing period to get their paperwork to the schools they plan on attending to continue their playing careers.

LSU head coach Brian Kelly talks about the Tiger signees during the early signing period.

Michael Daugherty - Safety
Rickie Collins - Quarterback
Dylan Carpenter - Defensive End
Jalen Brown - Wide Receiver
DJ Chester - Offensive Lineman
Mac Markway - Tight End
Khai Prean - Wide Receiver
Lance Heard - Offensive Lineman
Kyle Parker - Wide Receiver
Whit Weeks - Linebacker
Jackson McGohan - Tight End
Ryan Yaites - Safety
Trey Holly - Running Back
Tyree Adams - Offensive Lineman
Da’Shawn Womack - Defensive End
Kylin Jackson - Safety
Javien Toviano - Cornerback
Ashton Stamps - Cornerback
Ka’Morreun Pimpton - Tight End
Jaxon Howard - Defensive End
Christian Brathwaite - Linebacker
Jeremiah Hughes - Cornerback
Paul Mubenga - Offensive Line
Kaleb Jackson - Running Back
Shelton Sampson Jr. - Wide Receiver

U-High linebacker Jaiden Ausberry signed with Notre Dame.

Dutchtown offensive lineman Ethan Fields signed with Ole Miss. Dutchtown linebacker Dickson Agu signed with Tulane. Dutchtown athlete Pierson Parent also signed with Tulane. Dutchtown offensive lineman Wayne McKinney III signed with Southeastern.

Zachary quarterback Eli Holstein signed with Alabama. Zachary defensive end AJ Thomas signed with Tulane. Other Zachary football signees: Parker Scott - Tufts University, Cody Smith - McNeese, AJ Thomas - Tulane, Landon Thomas - Arizona State, Ashley Williams - Arizona State, and Tylon Williams - Grambling. Zachary baseball signees: Carson Dayton - Belhaven University and Matthew Keller - Northwest Florida State. Zachary girls’ basketball signees: Alissa O’Dell - Loyola University and Bria Kaden Raymond - LSU-Alexandria. Zachary cross country/track and field: Rhen Langley - LSU, Jaydan Jackson - Louisiana-Lafayette, and Ambria Langley - North Carolina. Zachary lacrosse: William Rockwell - Florida Southern.

Hammond defensive back Jahiem Johnson signed with Tulane.

Woodlawn defensive back Jordan Matthews signed with Tennessee.

More to come.

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