LSU football adds commitment from 4-star WR Cade Cooper

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BATON ROUGE – LSU football's 2027 recruiting class is starting to pick up a heavy steam of momentum.

Lane Kiffin and company hauled in their second commitment on Monday and fourth in the last two days as four-star wide receiver Cade Cooper announced his commitment to the Tigers via his social media pages. Three-star athlete Markez Davis committed to the Tigers earlier Monday.

Cooper, the top 40 wide receiver in the country, becomes the eighth player to join LSU's 2027 recruiting class and is the second receiver in the class with fellow four-star Ah'Mari Stevens. Cooper chose LSU over Ole Miss, who was thought to be the favorite to land his services, as well as Ohio State and Auburn.

MARKEZ DAVIS COMMITS LSU football lands 2027 3-star athlete Markez Davis

Cooper was on campus for a visit to LSU this past weekend and less than 48 hours later, the 6-3, 192-pounder has committed.

LSU saw its 2027 recruiting class ranking bump up following Cooper's announcement from No. 45 to No. 42 in the country.

LSU football 2027 recruiting class​

Cade Cooper, WR, 4-star​

National ranking: No. 297 / State ranking: No. 10 / Position ranking: No. 37

Markez Davis, CB, 3-star​

National ranking: No. 744 / State ranking: No. 21 / Position ranking: No. 59

For sometime, LSU was considered the frontrunner for Davis and not just because he's from Louisiana. The athlete projects to play cornerback for the Tigers, something he was drawn to.

Brennan Lacy, RB, 3-star​

National ranking: No. 612 / State ranking: No. 61 / Position ranking: No. 42

So far, LSU's 2027 recruiting class is heavy on offensive players and Lacy is the first running back to the join the mix. The 5-11, 190-pound playmaker is a multisport athlete.

KJ Green, DE, 5-star​

National ranking: No. 8 / State ranking: No. 2 / Position ranking: No. 2

Green is considered to be the second-best defensive end in the 2027 high school class behind Ohio State commit DJ Jacobs. Green fills void in class left by Bryant decommitment.

Ahmad Hudson, TE, 5-star​

National ranking: No. 11 / State ranking: No. 2 / Position ranking: No. 1

Hudson is the top rated tight end prospect in the country, per the 247Sports Composite. He is in line to be the next Trey'Dez Green for the Tigers.

Peyton Houston, QB, 4-star​

National ranking: No. 125 / State ranking: No. 6 / Positional ranking: No. 9

Houston, the Shreveport native, is a top-10 quarterback recruit in the country. He's been committed to the Tigers prior to Kiffin being hired.

Braylon Calais, ATH, 4-star​

National ranking: No. 188 / State ranking: No. 9 / Positional ranking: No. 10

Calais, from Carencro, is a top-10 athlete recruit in the nation. At 6-2, 200, he projects to play wide receiver at the college level.

Ah'Mari Stevens, WR, 4-star​

National ranking: N/A / State ranking: No. 27 / Positional ranking: No. 37

Stevens committed to the Tigers back on April 17 during one of the new staff's biggest recruiting weekends since they've taken over the program. At 5-11, 160-pound the speedster should play slot receiver in college.

Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: 4-star WR Cade Cooper commits to Lane Kiffin, LSU football

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