Top 100 EDGE Damien Shanklin commits to LSU

LSU has seen its standing in the 2025 recruiting rankings fall a bit in recent weeks, but it’s picked up quite a bit of momentum to start the July 4 weekend.

The Tigers landed a trio of commitments capped off by the addition of four-star EDGE Damien Shanklin, who committed to the Tigers on Friday. Shanklin, an Indianapolis prospect, is the No. 86 player in the nation according to On3.

Notre Dame was trending for Shanklin for a while, but LSU was the favorite down the stretch aided by a successful June official visit. He joins recently committed defensive linemen Zion Williams and Brandon Brown, the latter of which also committed on Friday after flipping from new SEC foe Texas.

Shanklin gives LSU its 15th commit in the 2025 recruiting class, which ranked as high as No. 2 earlier this month but has fallen down with some recent decommitments, notably from five-star receiver Dakorien Moore and four-star cornerback Jaboree Antoine.

But with Shanklin and the other recent commitments now on board, that class ranks sixth nationally according to 247Sports and fourth per On3.

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